MOISTURIZING AGENT, CELL-ACTIVATING AGENT, SKIN-WHITENING AGENT, AND ANTIOXIDANT AGENT

摘要

An active ingredient having excellent moisturizing, cell-activating, skin-whitening or anti-oxidant effect is now found. Provided is a moisturizing agent, a cell-activating agent, a skin-whitening agent or an antioxidant agent which can be widely applied to the fields of external preparations to the skin and foods. An extract of a plant belonging to the genus Androsace, which has an excellent moisturizing, cell-activating, skin-whitening or anti-oxidant effect, is used as an active ingredient of a moisturizing agent, a cell-activating agent, a skin-whitening agent or an anti-oxidant agent. The extract of a plant belonging to the genus Androsace can be added to a composition such as an external preparation for the skin and a food. Thus, it becomes possible to provide various compositions having an excellent moisturizing, cell-activating, skin-whitening or anti-oxidant effect.