Abstract: The present invention relates to an anti-aging composition for external use on skin, and more particularly, to an anti-aging composition for external use on skin comprising at least one of catechins and flavonols as an active ingredient to inhibit decomposition and promote generation or protection at the dermis-epidermis junction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an anti-aging composition for external use on skin, and more particularly, to an anti-aging composition for external use on skin comprising at least one of catechins and flavonols as an active ingredient to inhibit decomposition and promote generation or protection at the dermis-epidermis junction.

Abstract: Disclosed are an extractor having a “pottery with dark brown glaze” called “Onggi” in Korean, and a method of extracting using the same. The extractor includes a body, a body cover, a heating part, a pottery and a gas valve. The pottery is located within the body. The extractor extracts by injecting nitrogen gas, etc. into the body through a gas valve, thereby rendering the inside of the body to be high pressure state during extraction. Thus, the inside of the body is maintained under high pressure during extraction. Accordingly, an extract is located only within the pottery, and thus changes that can be caused while an extract contacts with the body can be prevented.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are cationic polymer nanocapsules encapsulating an oil-soluble active ingredient, and a cosmetic composition containing the same. The cationic polymer nanocapsules have a molecular weight of 5,000-100,000, a surface potential of 5-100 mV and a particle size of 50-500 nm. Also, disclosed is a cosmetic composition containing said cationic polymer nanocapsules.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for external skin application having a skin-moisturizing effect, which comprises gallocatechin gallate as an active ingredient. More particularly, the composition for external skin application comprises gallocatechin gallate as an active ingredient to activate peroxisome proliferator activated receptor isoform alpha (PPAR-?), to stimulate expression of filaggrin and involucrin that are skin-moisturizing factors, and thus to provide excellent anti-drying and skin-moisturizing effects. More particularly, the composition for external skin application may further comprise theobromine and quercetin in addition to gallocatechin gallate to maximize such effects.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pentaerythritol derivative represented by the following Formula 1, which improves moisture retaining ability of the stratum corneum when applied to the skin, and shows especially high moisturizing ability even in dry conditions. wherein R is independently saturated or unsaturated C6-C18 alkyl group; m and n are the same or different integers of which m is 0 to 10 and n is 1 to 10.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition containing hydrolysates of icariin, and more particularly, a cosmetic composition containing hydrolysates of icariin including icaritin, icariside I and icariside II. The hydrolysates of icariin is prepared by a method comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining an extract from a plant containing icariin using water or an organic solvent; and (b) hydrolyzing the plant extract with an acid, a base, an enzyme or a microorganism producing the enzyme. The cosmetic composition according to the present invention is employed for anti-oxidant, anti-aging, whitening or anti-wrinkling effects.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a skin external composition for alleviating dry skin symptoms, which contains an extract of Scrophularia buergeriana Miq. as a main component and further contains an extract of Poria cocos Wolf, as well as the use thereof for skin-moisturizing cosmetics. The composition contains, as active ingredients, the Scrophularia buergeriana Miq. extract and the Poria cocos Wolf extract, which are prepared by extracting each of Scrophularia buergeriana Miq. and Poria cocos Wolf using water, ethanol, methanol, hexane, ethyl acetate or butanol.

Abstract: Disclosed is a combination for skin external use, which contains as an active ingredient an herbal extract complex consisting of Chinese herbal extracts of Granate bark, seed of Prunus armeniaca, Coix lacuma-jobi, Saururus chinensis and Perilla frutescens var. acuta. More particularly, disclosed is a composition for skin external use containing an herbal extract complex, which is prepared by mixing the Chinese herbs with each other at an optimal ratio to prepare an herbal mixture and extracting the herbal mixture to prepare an herbal extract complex, and thus shows the effects of promoting the differentiation of skin keratinocytes, restoring impaired skin barrier function and increasing skin moisturization compared to extracts obtained by extracting each of the herbs alone.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for external skin application having a skin-moisturizing effect, which comprises gallocatechin gallate as an active ingredient. More particularly, the composition for external skin application comprises gallocatechin gallate as an active ingredient to activate peroxisome proliferator activated receptor isoform alpha (PPAR-?), to stimulate expression of filaggrin and involucrin that are skin-moisturizing factors, and thus to provide excellent anti-drying and skin-moisturizing effects. More particularly, the composition for external skin application may further comprise theobromine and quercetin in addition to gallocatechin gallate to maximize such effects.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sesamol derivative or its salt, and a skin external composition containing the same. More particularly, the invention relates to a sesamol derivative or its salt, which consists of sesamol and 3-aminopropane phosphoric acid, linked with each other by a phosphoric acid diester bond, and can be degraded into sesamol and 3-aminopropane phosphoric acid by enzymes present on the skin so as to simultaneously show the physiological activities of sesamol and 3-aminopropane phosphoric acid, as well as a preparation method thereof and a skin external composition containing the same.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for preparing ortho-dihydroxyisoflavones using a biotransformation system. More specifically, disclosed is a method for preparing ortho-dihydroxyisoflavones, which comprises biotransforming daidzein or genistein by actinomycete microorganisms, particularly Streptomyces avermitilis, Nocardia farcinica or Streptomyces lincolnesis, in order to efficiently prepare ortho-dihydroxyisoflavones having an excellent antioxidant function and a whitening effect.

Abstract: Disclosed is a combination for skin external use, which contains as an active ingredient an herbal extract complex consisting of Chinese herbal extracts of Granate bark, seed of Prunus armeniaca, Coix lacuma-jobi, Saururus chinensis and Perilla frutescens var. aceta. More particularly, disclosed is a composition for skin external use containing an herbal extract complex, which is prepared by mixing the Chinese herbs with each other at an optimal ratio to prepare an herbal mixture and extracting the herbal mixture to prepare an herbal extract complex, and thus shows the effects of promoting the differentiation of skin keratinocytes, restoring impaired skin barrier function and increasing skin moisturization compared to extracts obtained by extracting each of the herbs alone.

Abstract: Disclosed are an extractor having a “pottery with dark brown glaze” called “Onggi” in Korean, and a method of extracting using the same. The extractor includes a body, a body cover, a heating part, a pottery and a gas valve. The pottery is located within the body. The extractor extracts by injecting nitrogen gas, etc. into the body through a gas valve, thereby rendering the inside of the body to be high pressure state during extraction. Thus, the inside of the body is maintained under high pressure during extraction. Accordingly, an extract is located only within the pottery, and thus changes that can be caused while an extract contacts with the body can be prevented.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for the preparation of kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside and a composition of a skin external application comprising kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside as an active ingredient. The method for isolating kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside through hydrolysis uses an enzyme or microbe that removes the sugar selectively from kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside glycosides in a plant extract. Disclosed also is a composition of a skin external application comprising kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside that prevents skin wrinkle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for stabilizing enzyme and water- and oil-soluble active components using polyol/polymer microcapsules, and to a cosmetic composition containing the enzyme and the microcapsules. More particularly, the present invention relates to polyol/polymer microcapsules which effectively stabilize the enzyme and active components, which are unstable in the formulations, through increasing the solubility thereof in hydrophobic polymer by using polyol, and to a method for preparing the polyol/polymer microcapsules.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a skin external composition for alleviating dry skin symptoms, which contains an extract of Scrophularia buergeriana Miq. as a main component and further contains an extract of Poria cocos Wolf, as well as the use thereof for skin-moisturizing cosmetics. The composition contains, as active ingredients, the Scrophularia buergeriana Miq. extract and the Poria cocos Wolf extract, which are prepared by extracting each of Scrophularia buergeriana Miq. and Poria cocos Wolf using water, ethanol, methanol, hexane, ethyl acetate or butanol.

Abstract: A percutaneous releasing material and agent having characteristics that include a high stability of an active agent in the formulation, a high topical absorption rate, decreased irritation on the skin, and an increased tactile comfort. The percutaneous releasing material incorporates an external application agent composition that is prepared by using nanometer-sized polymer particles, i.e., particles having a size or diameter between approximately 1 nm and approximately 500 nm, and more preferably having a size between about 30 nm and about 150 nm. Further, the percutaneous releasing material and agent according to the present invention incorporate polymer particles that preferably contain a physiologically active agent that more readily penetrates through the stratum corneum to the upper layer of the dermis, whereby the physiologically active agent is effused into the skin while staying in the upper layer of dermis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for external skin application having a skin-moisturizing effect, which comprises gallocatechin gallate as an active ingredient. More particularly, the composition for external skin application comprises gallocatechin gallate as an active ingredient to activate peroxisome proliferator activated receptor isoform alpha (PPAR-?), to stimulate expression of filaggrin and involucrin that are skin-moisturizing factors, and thus to provide excellent anti-drying and skin-moisturizing effects. More particularly, the composition for external skin application may further comprise theobromine and quercetin in addition to gallocatechin gallate to maximize such effects.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition containing hydrolysates of icariin, and more particularly, a cosmetic composition containing hydrolysates of icariin including icaritin, icariside I and icariside II. The hydrolysates of icariin is prepared by a method comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining an extract from a plant containing icariin using water or an organic solvent; and (b) hydrolyzing the plant extract with an acid, a base, an enzyme or a microorganism producing the enzyme. The cosmetic composition according to the present invention is employed for anti-oxidant, anti-aging, whitening or anti-wrinkling effects.