Shiseido Company, Limited

Yasukazu Nakayama

Nao Kojima

Mineyuki Yokoyama

Shoji Nishiyama

Shoko Yamaguchi

Okihiko Sakamoto

Yumiko Suzuki

Shigetoyo Sawaki

Hiroaki Yasuhara

Kenji Kitamura

Naoe Akiyama

Yoichi Shimatani

Hiroyuki Tsukada

Eriko Kasahara

Kazufumi Naitoh

Tetsuya Sakai

Katsuhisa Yamada

A collagen production promoter composition according to the present invention containing an extract from a shoot of a tree belonging to the Fagaceae Fagus, particularly a young shoot, as an active component, which exhibits a superior effect of prevention of aging by promoting the production of collagen, which is one of the components of the extracellular matrix, and the activation of the excellular matrix and normalization of the skin tissue based on the promotion of production of collagen.

Collagen production promoter composition

An external skin treatment composition is described that comprises a &ldquo;unicellularized&rdquo; plant. This composition exhibits superior stability of the effective plant ingredients, superior moisture retention, and superior elimination of specific free radicals, and it offers sustained release of the effective plant ingredients. Methods are disclosed to unicellularize plants with, for example, an enzyme.

External skin treatment composition

An anti-aging cosmetic composition in which is blended an enzymolyzed substance obtained by treating by one or more enzymes an alkali extract of a hypoallergenic rice obtained by treating rice in advance with a proteinase and, preferably, a UV protective agent.

Anti-aging cosmetic composition

A washing composition for a domestic or business detergent and a skin cleanser containing one or more compounds having a protease inhibitory activity.

Washing composition capable of preventing and ameliorating skin

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Yokohama, Japan

Yasukazu Nakayama