Suntory Holdings Limited

Tatsuo Matsuoka

Yuko Fukui

Sayuri Kitagawa

Yuko Yoshimoto

Iwao Tatsuguchi

An object of the present invention is to provide hyaluronidase inhibitors, collagenase inhibitors, elastase inhibitors, MMP-1 production suppressors, and collagen synthesis promoters that contain as an active component one or more pigment compounds that are obtained as extracted from plants of the family Rosaceae, as well as agents for cutaneous application, skin cosmetics, and quasi-drugs that contain such pigment compounds. The present invention provides hyaluronidase inhibitors, collagenase inhibitors, elastase inhibitors, MMP-1 production suppressors, collagen synthesis promoters, agents for cutaneous application, skin cosmetics, and quasi-drugs that contain one or more compounds in a class of rosacyanins or one or more compounds in a class of rosadelphins as an active component.

Uses of rose pigment compounds

An object of the present invention is to provide a W/O/W emulsion having temporal stability, which comprises a water soluble active component in an inner aqueous phase, and a method for producing the same. This invention makes it possible to provide a W/O/W emulsion having temporal stability by incorporating a water soluble active component in an inner aqueous phase, a solid oil component and a silicone surfactant in an oil phase, and a water soluble polymer in an outer aqueous phase.

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Osaka, Japan

Tatsuo Matsuoka