The present invention provides a moisturizing agent including an inositol derivative as an active ingredient in which saccharide of three or more monosaccharide unit is bonded to per molecule of inositol.

Compositions for topical use and having a melanin synthesis-inhibiting activity that include an amount of a botanical extract of at least one of Aspalathus Linearis, Matricaria, Saxifraga, Astragalus, Taraxacum officinale/mongolicum, Ferula varia/foetida, Carthamus tinctorius, Sophora flavescentis, or Chrysanthemum morifolium effective to reduce melanin synthesis are described. Methods for inhibiting melanin synthesis and for skin whitening are also described.

Disclosed are compositions containing a lactoferrin hydrolysate, glycerophosphorylinositol or salts thereof and/or verbascoside which are useful for the prevention and/or treatment of dermatological, otological and stomatological inflammations and infections, in particular in the veterinary sphere.

The present invention relates to a cosmetic and/or dermatological composition comprising as an active ingredient at least one glycosylated flavonoid, characterized in that it further comprises, as an active ingredient, a compound capable of limiting or preventing the penetration into the keratinocytes of a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon such as benzo[a]pyrene, cyclopenta[c,d]pyrene, dibenzo[a,h]anthracene or dibenzo[a,l]pyrene and/or a compound characterized by its ability to absorb blue light.

A porous silica particle with the small specific surface area and large pore volume, which is contained as the scrubbing agent in the cleansing cosmetics is provided. The porous silica particle has high collapsibility, and therefore the damage of the skin can be prevented. A porous silica particle according to the present invention has: an average circularity of 0.1 to 0.5; a pore volume of 0.1≦Pv<1.0 ml/g; a specific surface area of 5 to 60 m.sup.2/cm.sup.3; a median size of 100 to 1000 μm; a ratio of a maximum particle diameter to the median size, of 3.0 or less; and a median size of 5 to 40 μm and a maximum particle diameter of 15 to 200 μm, after rubbing for 30 seconds with a load of 1.0 to 1.4 KPa.

The present invention relates to a surfactant composition, consisting of 70 wt %-99.9 wt % sophorolactone, 0-1 wt % sophorolipid acid, less than 0.1% residual substrate, and remainder water. The invention further relates to products comprising this composition or hydrolysates thereof. The invention also relates to uses of these products and hydrolysates.

The invention relates to extracts and compositions from Gentum africanum. It also concerns plant extracts enriched in resveratrol and methods for obtaining the same. Described herein are processed plant materials which comprise about 20 resveratrol per gram of dried plant material and plant extracts which comprise at least about 0.002% w/w resveratrol. Also described are resveratrol glycosides and compositions comprising same. The invention further encompasses food products, nutraceutical products, pharmaceutical compositions which comprise processed plant materials, plant extracts and/or resveratrol glycosides.

Disclosed are a method for potentiating a sirtuin gene in a living body, provided to the living body as a pharmaceutical product, a cosmetic product, or a food product including a sirtuin gene potentiator. The sirtuin gene potentiator of the present invention contains a given polyphenol and/or terpenoid as an active component. The polyphenol and/or the terpenoid can be contained in the form of a plant such as pomegranate or a plant extract thereof. The sirtuin gene potentiator of the present invention is available from a familiar material to avoid concerns such as side effects on the human body in advance. Such a sirtuin gene potentiator is useful as a novel material in the fields of pharmaceutical products, cosmetic products, and food products.

This document provides methods and materials for delivering agents to hair, skin, and/or nails using one or more adhesive molecules alone or in combination with one or more interlocking metals, one or more dyes, and/or one or more polypeptides. For example, methods and materials for delivering interlocking metals, dyes, or polypeptides to hair, skin, or nails of a mammal (e.g., a human) are provided.

The present application is directed, generally, to an array of products and methods for treating periorbital dyschromia. More specifically, the present application discloses an array of products and methods for treating different types of periorbital dyschromia. The products and methods utilize extracts of Cucurbita pepo.