| abstract |
The present invention relates to a composition for improving skin conditions comprising carvacrol as an active ingredient. Carvacrol used as an active ingredient, has lower cytotoxicity compared to retinol used as anti-wrinkle agents and exhibits the inhibition effect on collagenase activity and promotion effect on collagen biosynthesis at a molecular level, contributing to excellent efficacy in improvement of skin wrinkles. In addition, carvacrol exhibits the excellent anti-oxidation, skin growth promotion or hair loss prevention effects. In addition, the composition of this invention can be applied to cosmetic, pharmaceutical and food composition having no cytotoxicities and side effects. |