A method for treating skin of a person is disclosed. The method can include topically applying to the skin of the person a composition comprising an effective amount of an aqueous, alcoholic, or aqueous-alcoholic extract from Callicarpa macrophylla, wherein the composition reduces TNF-? activity in skin, increases antioxidant activity in the skin, and/or increases skin moisture content.

Disclosed is a method for moisturizing skin in need thereof, the method comprising topically applying to the skin a composition that includes effective amounts of an extract from Echinacea purpurea, an extract from Silybum marianum, and glycerin, wherein topical application of the composition activates human cannabinoid receptor type 2 and inhibits fatty acid amide hydrolase activity in the skin and treats the skin.

Disclosed is a method for moisturizing skin in need thereof, the method comprising topically applying to the skin a composition that includes effective amounts of an extract from Echinacea purpurea, an extract from Silybum marianum, and glycerin, wherein topical application of the composition activates human cannabinoid receptor type 2 and inhibits fatty acid amide hydrolase activity in the skin and treats the skin.

The present invention provides a crude extract from the bark of an Acer rubrum (AR) tree and/or Picea mariana (PM), method of preparation and its use for inhibiting the signs of skin aging (such as wrinkles and/or dehydration) caused by at least one of: increased elastase activity, increased collagenase activity, decreased elastin synthesis, decreased collagen synthesis or decreased involucrin synthesis, in skin fibroblast cells, particularly those of a human subject.

The present invention provides a crude extract from the bark of an Acer rubrum (AR) tree and/or Picea mariana (PM), method of preparation and its use for inhibiting the signs of skin aging (such as wrinkles and/or dehydration) caused by at least one of: increased elastase activity, increased collagenase activity, decreased elastin synthesis, decreased collagen synthesis or decreased involucrin synthesis, in skin fibroblast cells, particularly those of a human subject.

Disclosed is a method for treating dry or erythemic skin in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising topically applying to the skin a composition that includes effective amounts of an extract from Echinacea purpurea and an extract from Silybum marianum, wherein topical application of the composition activates human cannabinoid receptor type 2 and inhibits fatty acid amide hydrolase activity in the skin and treats the skin.

The present invention provides an antimicrobial composition comprising a) Thymol; b) Terpineol; c) Niacinamide or its derivatives thereof; and d) a cosmetically acceptable base.

The present invention relates to a functional composition for surface modification. The composition for surface modification, according to the present invention, comprises functional components having functional groups, which can be covalently bound to cysteine residues in proteins of hair, skin, fingernails or toenails, hide, or fiber, to form covalent bonds without damaging the hair, skin, fingernails or toenails, hide, or fiber, thereby remarkably improving the effects of the functional components, thus providing a desired surface modification effect semi-permanently.

Disclosed is a method for treating pruritus comprising topically applying a composition that includes effective amounts of an extract from Echinacea purpurea and an extract from Silybum marianum fruit to skin in need thereof, wherein topical application of the composition activates human cannabinoid receptor type 2 and inhibits fatty acid amide hydrolase activity in the skin and treats pruritus.

The embodied invention generally pertains to compositions, and the methods of making and using said compositions for promoting hair growth, slowing hair loss, and for preventing or minimizing hair loss that are effective and able to treat multiple aspects of the problem in one product and additionally is comprised of natural oils and minerals which greatly reduce the toxicities and side effect issues associated with present products. The compositions or formulations of the present invention relate to a hair loss solution that solves the problems associated with the loss, and damage of hair by working from the root to the surface of the scalp and to the hair shaft by treating a plurality of the causes and/or triggers associated with hair loss, or the prevention of hair re-growth.