Fucoidan-containing cosmetics
AssigneeTakara Bio Inc.
InventorsShigetoshi Mizutani, Suzu Deguchi, Eiji Kobayashi, Eiji Nishiyama, Hiroaki Sagawa, Ikunoshin Kato
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Abstract
To find a substance which has a skin cosmeticizing effect such as prevention of skin aging, amelioriation of sensitive skin, or antipruritic action, and can serve as an effective ingredient for a hair-care product, thereby providing cosmetics comprising the effective ingredient. Concretely, there are provided cosmetics characterized in that the cosmetics comprise as an effective ingredient a compound selected from a fucoidan, a degradation product thereof, a sulfated monosaccharide or a salt thereof.
Claims4
A method of restoring hair, the method comprising applying or pasting a composition to a site in need of restoring hair, said composition comprising:
- as an effective ingredient a compound selected from the group consisting of a fucoidan and a degradation product of said fucoidan;
- and
- a hair restoring action-enhancing component selected from the group consisting of minoxidil, calpronium chloride and mixtures thereof;
- wherein said degradation product is a compound represented by the following formula (V), (VI) or (VII):
- wherein R is OH or OSO3H to make the sulfated saccharide;
- wherein R is OH or OSO3H to make the sulfated saccharide;
- or
- wherein R is OH or OSO3H to make the sulfated saccharide.
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