摘要 |
The present invention relates to a composition for skin regeneration, anti-wrinkling, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and skin whitening activities. According to the present invention, n-butylidenephthalide promotes collagen synthesis of fibroblasts in the skiin and thus has effects of regenerating skin and reducing wrinkles. N-butylidenephthalide inhibits generation of free radicals and thus has an anti-oxidant effect. N-butylidenephthalide also inhibits synthesis of melanin and thus has a skin whitening effect. Therefore, the composition can be used as a pharmaceutical composition, an external use skin formulation, a cosmetic composition, or health food. The composition includes a compound represented by chemical formula 1 as an active ingredient. |