abstract |
A ceramide production enhancer and a moisturizer containing, as an active ingredient, an extract of at least one plant selected from the group consisting of Chenopodium hybridum, Melia toosendan, Indigofera tinctoria, Cirsium japonicum, Catalpa ovata , and Tagetes erecta , or a compound represented by the following Formula (1): n n n n n n n n n n n n wherein, R represents an acyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atom(s). |