SKIN COLLAGEN PRODUCTION PROMOTER

摘要

A problem of the present invention is to provide a skin collagen production-promoting agent without safety problems. Another problem of the present invention is to provide a skin collagen production-promoting food or drink product and a skin collagen production-promoting cosmetic product containing such a substance. TGF-² and/or a TGF-² degradation product, which is acquired by degrading TGF-² with a protease such as pepsin, pancreatin, etc., are used as a skin collagen production-promoting agent or the active ingredient of a skin collagen production-promoting food or drink product and a skin collagen production-promoting cosmetic product. The aforementioned TGF-² and/or TGF-² degradation product have an effect of increasing the collagen content of the skin.