COMPOSITION FOR INHIBITING GROWTH OF BODY HAIR COMPRISING PODOPHYLLOTOXIN AS AN EFFECTIVE INGREDIENT

摘要

The present invention relates to a composition for inhibiting body hair growth including podophyllotoxin as an effective ingredient and, more specifically, to a cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting body hair growth including 0.0005 to 5 wt% of podophyllotoxin compared with total weight of the composition. The composition of the present invention effectively inhibits growth of body hair by inhibiting propagation of outer rood sheath cells by activating a promotor of TGF- β1 and increasing expression of TGF- β1. The composition of the present invention has no side effect even being applied to the body by not having toxicity, and is useful in reducing and removing hair of local parts.