Momotani Juntenkan and Ichimaru Falcos Co., Ltd. newly discovered that molasses-containing lees extract improves the balance of skin bacterial flora

 There are various bacteria on the skin. These bacteria are called the skin resident flora and are said to interact with human skin. Among them, Staphylococcus epidermidis has been suggested to have a positive effect on the skin, such as decomposing sebum to produce glycerin and fatty acids, which contributes to the water retention and pH maintenance of the skin.

On the other hand, Staphylococcus aureus is frequently detected in the skin of patients with atopic dermatitis and is said to be one of the causes of exacerbation of atopic dermatitis.

We are continuing various research focusing on the bacterial flora, and we think that cosmetics that balance Staphylococcus epidermidis and Staphylococcus aureus can keep the skin in a healthy state, and joint research with Ichimaru Falcos Co., Ltd. The we.

We have found molasses-containing sake lees extract as a cosmetic ingredient that suppresses Staphylococcus aureus, which is said to be one of the causes of exacerbation of atopic dermatitis. This confirmed that molasses-containing lees extract improves the balance of the skin bacterial flora.

In addition, when a one-month continuous use test of a lotion containing molasses-containing sake lees extract was conducted, it was found that in addition to suppressing Staphylococcus aureus on the skin, it also increased the cell exfoliation rate .

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

L'Oréal forms research and technology alliance with Israeli climate tech company

"THE SONOKO White Mask" for moisturizing and transparent skin of adults

L'Oreal Research & Innovation, Morishita Jintan Co., Ltd. and L'Oreal's first successful development of cutting-edge "active delivery capsules" made of useful ingredients for plant-derived cosmetics