摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an agent for promoting hair growth by controlling noggin and TGF-&bgr; of hair growth-related factors.SOLUTION: This invention provides a hair growth-related factor activator that comprises at least one selected from carnitine and salt thereof, and carnitine derivative and salt thereof as an active ingredient. Preferably, carnitine is represented by the general formula (1), where Rrepresents one of a 1-38C aliphatic hydrocarbon group, a hydrogen atom, and -COR, and Rrepresents a 1-37C aliphatic hydrocarbon group. |