JP2013155139A - Composition and cosmetic - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a composition for inhibiting collagenase activity having an excellent collagenase activity inhibiting action, a composition for improving wrinkles or sagging, a composition for improving the tension of skin, a composition for improving the texture of skin, a composition for maintaining the elasticity of skin, a composition for beauty and an anti-aging composition, and cosmetics including the compositions of them.SOLUTION: A composition for inhibiting collagenase activity, a composition for improving wrinkles or sagging, a composition for improving the tension of skin, a composition for improving the texture of skin, a composition for maintaining the elasticity of skin, a composition for beauty and an anti-aging composition include an extract extracted from a plant body of the Aizoaceae. Cosmetics include the compositions of them. Preferably, the plant body of the Aizoaceae is the plant body included in an ice plant.

Description

  The present invention relates to a novel collagenase activity-inhibiting composition containing an extract obtained from a plant of the genus Camellia, a composition for improving wrinkles or tarmi, a composition for improving skin firmness, and a composition for improving skin texture The present invention relates to a product, a composition for maintaining skin elasticity, a cosmetic composition, an anti-aging composition, and a cosmetic containing these compositions.

  The epidermis and dermis of the skin are composed of epidermal cells, fibroblasts, and extracellular matrices such as elastin and collagen that are outside these cells and support the skin structure. In young skin, moisture retention, flexibility, elasticity and the like are ensured by maintaining the constancy of the interaction between these skin tissues, and the skin is maintained in a fresh and fresh state.

  However, elastin, which is a major component of the extracellular matrix, degrades or deteriorates when affected by certain external factors such as UV irradiation, significant drying of the air, excessive skin cleansing, and so on. In addition, as the amount of collagen produced decreases, the elasticity decreases due to crosslinking. As a result, the skin's moisturizing function and elasticity are lowered, and the horny layer begins to exfoliate abnormally, so that the skin loses its tension and gloss, and exhibits aging symptoms such as roughness and wrinkles.

  As described above, changes associated with skin aging, that is, wrinkles, dullness, disappearance of texture, decrease in elasticity, and the like involve reduction and degeneration of dermal extracellular matrix components such as collagen and elastin.

  In recent years, involvement of matrix proteases has been pointed out as a factor inducing this change. Among the matrix proteases, collagenase, that is, MMP-1 (matrix metalloprotease) is known as an enzyme that degrades type I and III collagens, which are main components of the dermal extracellular matrix of the skin. It is considered that it is greatly increased by irradiation of UV rays, contributes to decrease / denaturation of collagen by ultraviolet rays, and is a major factor such as the formation of wrinkles on the skin. Therefore, inhibition of collagenase activity is important for the prevention of wrinkles and tarmi formation, beauty such as improvement of rough skin, prevention of skin aging and improvement.

  Therefore, various substances that can be used as a collagenase activity-inhibiting composition that can suppress collagen degradation, prevent formation of wrinkles or tarmi, and prevent skin aging have been studied.

  To date, representative examples of plants having an inhibitory activity on collagenase activity include caffeic acid or a salt thereof (see Patent Document 1), guava leaf, Nishikawayanagi, Rishimi (see Patent Document 2), Hamamelis extract ( Patent Document 3), Cowberry, Birch, Hamasge, Bodaiju, Green Tea (refer to Patent Document 4), Shimotsuke, Mistletoe, Jojoba Leaf, Lotus Leaf, Red Clover (refer to Patent Document 5), Pine Bark Extract (refer to Patent Document 6) Germination kale (patent document 7), camcam seed extract (see patent document 8), acerola seed extract (see patent document 9) and the like are known. As described above, various plant-derived compositions have been developed as having an activity of inhibiting collagenase activity, with the expectation of safety and mildness of stimulation. A composition for inhibiting collagenase activity using a new plant that has not been prepared, a composition for improving wrinkles or tarmi, a composition for improving skin firmness, a composition for improving skin texture, a composition for maintaining skin elasticity, There is a need for further development of cosmetic compositions and anti-aging compositions.

JP-A-5-117145 JP-A-7-291873 JP-A-8-283133 JP 2003-12531 A JP 2003-48846 A JP 2003-238426 A JP 2010-037320 A Japanese Patent No. 3635081 JP 2007-314552 A

  This invention is made | formed in view of the said situation, and makes it a subject to achieve the following objectives. That is, the present invention relates to a collagenase activity inhibiting composition having an excellent collagenase activity inhibiting action, a composition for improving wrinkles or tarmi, a composition for improving skin firmness, a composition for improving skin texture, and skin elasticity. It is an object of the present invention to provide a maintenance composition, a cosmetic composition, an anti-aging composition, and a cosmetic containing these compositions.

  As a result of intensive studies to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present inventors have found that an extract of a plant of the family Vaccinaceae has an excellent collagenase activity inhibitory action, leading to the completion of the present invention.

The present invention is based on the above findings by the present inventors, and means for solving the above problems are as follows. That is,
<1> A collagenase activity-inhibiting composition characterized by containing an extract extracted from a plant body of the family Ciraceae.
<2> A composition for improving wrinkles or talmi, which contains an extract extracted from a plant body of the family Ciraceae.
<3> A composition for improving the elasticity of skin, comprising an extract extracted from a plant of the family Occidentalis.
<4> A composition for improving skin texture, which comprises an extract extracted from a plant body of the family Ciraceae.
<5> A composition for maintaining the elasticity of the skin, comprising an extract extracted from a plant body of the family Ciraceae.
<6> A cosmetic composition characterized by containing an extract extracted from a plant body of the family Ciraceae.
<7> An anti-aging composition characterized by containing an extract extracted from a plant body of the family Ciraceae.
<8> The composition according to any one of <1> to <7>, wherein the extract is extracted from a submerged or squeezed plant of the family Alaska.
<9> The composition according to any one of the items <1> to <8>, wherein the plant of the family Hydromyceae is a plant of the genus Mesembriantema.
<10> The composition according to any one of <1> to <9>, wherein the plant body of the family Ciraceae is a plant body contained in an ice plant.
<11> The composition according to any one of <1> to <10>, wherein a plant body of the family Ciraceae is an above-ground part of the plant body.
<12> The composition according to any one of <1> to <11>, wherein the plant body of the family Hydonicaceae is one that has been hydroponically cultivated.
<13> A cosmetic comprising the composition according to any one of <1> to <12>.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the said problems in the past can be solved, the said objective can be achieved, the composition for collagenase activity inhibition which has the outstanding collagenase activity inhibitory effect, the composition for wrinkle or talmi improvement, skin To provide a firmness improving composition, a skin texture improving composition, a skin elasticity maintaining composition, a cosmetic composition, an anti-aging composition, and a cosmetic containing these compositions Can do.

1 is a graph showing the collagenase inhibition rate of an ice plant (barafu) extract in Example 1. FIG.

(Composition for inhibiting collagenase activity, composition for improving wrinkles or tarmi, composition for improving skin firmness, composition for improving skin texture, composition for maintaining skin elasticity, cosmetic composition, and anti-aging Composition)
Composition for inhibiting collagenase activity, composition for improving wrinkles or tarmi, composition for improving skin firmness, composition for improving skin texture, composition for maintaining skin elasticity, cosmetic composition, and The composition for anti-aging (hereinafter, sometimes simply referred to as “composition”) contains at least an extract extracted from a plant of the family Apoaceae, and, if necessary, other Contains ingredients. According to the composition, as shown in the examples described later, since it has an excellent collagenase activity inhibitory action, for collagenase activity inhibition, wrinkle or tarmi improvement, skin firmness improvement, skin texture improvement, It is effective for any use for maintaining skin elasticity, cosmetics, and anti-aging.

Here, the family Azoaceae is a family of dicotyledonous plants and includes about 1,100 species of about 126 genera. It should be noted, aizoaceae is, there is confusion in the nickname, but it is also often referred to as Crna family, if the divide as Crna genus (Tetragonia) and Tribulocarpus genus narrow sense of Crna Department (Tetragoniaceae) is, in the other plant of the genus The name of the clamaceae is used (but now it is common to include tsuruna in the clamaceae). As for the family Occidentalis, common names such as pineapple family and mesenaceae are used as aliases. Scientific names are sometimes used with old names such as Tetragoniasae and Ficoideae . Moreover, since it was once classified into the same class as Pomegranateaceae ( Molulinaceae ), notations such as “Azaaceaeaceae Azoaceae ” are also seen in the old pictorial book. In this specification, to avoid confusion of terminology, an aizoaceae (Aizoaceae), Crna family, Matsubagiku family comprises Looking family, once a concept including a genus or species that have been classified into molluginaceae It shall be.

The genus Mesembryanthema is a genus of succulents included in the family Auricularia, and includes about 50 species. The Mesenburiantema genus, for example, Mesembryanthemum aitonis, Mesembryanthemum barklyi, Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum, Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, Mesembryanthemum excavatum, Mesembryanthemum fastigiatum, Mesembryanthemum gariusanum, Mesembryanthemum guerichianum, Mesembryanthemum hypertrophicum, Mesembryanthemum inachabense, Mesembryanthemum lomgistylum, M esembryanthemum nodiflorum, Mesembryanthemum pellitum, Mesembryanthemum stenandrum , Mesembryanthemum subtruncatum, Mesembryanthemum teretifolium, Mesembryanthemum teretiusculum, Mesembryanthemum ventricosum, includes species such as Mesembryanthemum violense.

  The ice plant is a species name of a plant included in the genus Mesembrianta. The name is derived from the fact that the surface of the leaves look frozen because there are cells in the epidermis to isolate salt. Ice plants are native to South Africa, native to Europe and West Asia. The ice plant is one of halophytic plants that resists drying and has high salt tolerance, and can be hydroponically cultivated even in an aqueous sodium chloride solution similar to seawater. Furthermore, the ice plant is considered to be a model organism in research on salt tolerance of plants because its life cycle is relatively short, about half a year, and easy to grow, and has attracted academic attention. However, ice plants tend to accumulate savory components when soil cultivation is performed instead of hydroponics such as hydroponics, and when the ground contains harmful heavy metals such as cadmium, Since it may absorb and accumulate more than crops, it is preferable to use hydroponics.

  As the nutrient solution and the cultivation method used for the nutrient solution cultivation, for example, those described in JP 2009-254246 A can be used.

  It is very characteristic that the ice plant performs C3 photosynthesis, which is a general photosynthesis route, when it is not subjected to drying or salt stress, and can shift to CAM type photosynthesis when subjected to drying or salt stress. . In the epidermis, cells that sequester salts that have entered the body, called capsular cells (Bladder cells, English: Blader Cell), develop. The size of this sac cell is about 2 mm, and it is transparent and shining, so it is the origin of the name Crystallinam.

In recent years, ice plants have been cultivated in Japan and have been cultivated by the Faculty of Agriculture of Saga University and introduced as a new salty vegetable. National Farm is Salt Reef (registered trademark), Saga University's Venture Co., Ltd., Nara Kendo Co., Ltd. is Baraf (registered trademark) and Crystal Leaf (registered trademark), Agri is Puccina (registered trademark), Japan Advanced Aguri in Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture Uses the trademark Tubulina (registered trademark). In Shizuoka Prefecture, it is sold under the names of Soltina and Siona. In this specification, in order to avoid confusion with these terms, an ice plant (scientific name: Mesebryanthem crystallinum ) includes baraph, crystal leaf, puccina, tubulina, saltina, siona, and the like.

  Here, “barafu” is a Saga University brand product that is researched and developed by the Faculty of Agriculture of Saga University and made into a vegetable from the plant “ice plant” native to South Africa, and is commercially available. The main feature is that the surface of leaves and stems have sparkling water droplets like jewels. Because of its appearance, it is named “Baraf” meaning “crystal” or “ice” in Swahili. Barraf is cultivated in a contract farm with Saga University's venture company, Kenkendo Co., Ltd., and is cultivated in consideration of safety and security by stabilizing the quality with the technology developed by the Faculty of Agriculture of Saga University.

  A research group from the Faculty of Agriculture of Saga University, which has been attracting attention as a new salty vegetable with a soft texture, calls for attention on soil cultivation. The main prefectural product is hydroponics, but in the case of soil cultivation, if heavy metals are contained in the soil, it can be absorbed and accumulated. Therefore, in the case of using a plant of the genus Chironomidae, it is preferable to use one that has been hydroponically cultivated.

  The group at Saga University originally studied ice plants as a crop for improving salt damage in the reclaimed land. A group at Saga University developed an edible ice plant and registered a trademark under the name “Baraf”. The group at Saga University has developed a hydroponic cultivation method as follows: “When the ground contains toxic heavy metals such as cadmium, it absorbs and accumulates more than general crops” (Prof. Akihiro Nose) Is selected. Moreover, it analyzes also about the culture medium used for cultivation and the water used for cultivation is limited to drink suitable water. The professor has cautioned that when cultivating soil, it should be cultivated after precise soil analysis, such as the presence or absence of heavy metals.

  When these plant species (for example, ice plant) are used, it is preferable to use the above-ground part of the plant body. Among the plants (for example, ice plants) of the family Auricularia, the above-ground part is particularly suitable for food, so the extract used in the composition of the present invention also contains many components that are good for safety and health based on food history and the like. This is because it is preferable to use the above-ground part from the standpoint of what is expected. Here, in the present specification, the “ground part” of the plant body is a concept including a part (a leaf, a stem, etc.) located above the ground surface.

<Extract>
The said extract is extracted from the plant body of the Amaranthaceae. The extraction method is not particularly limited and can be appropriately selected according to the purpose. However, the quality of the composition of the present invention is that it is extracted from a submerged or squeezed plant of the family Auriculariaceae. It is preferable from the viewpoint of improvement and production stability. In this way, the plant of the genus Sphagnum is extracted from what is physically subdivided by, for example, a mixer or by a manual shearing force, or squeezed by a machine or by manual labor. Therefore, the risk that the active ingredient contained in the plant body of the family A. thaliana will be altered or deactivated as in hot water extraction or ethanol extraction can be reduced.

  In addition, the subdivision time for mechanically or physically subdividing the plant of the genus Phylumaceae is not particularly limited and can be appropriately selected according to the purpose, but is within one hour. Is preferable from the viewpoints of quality improvement and production stability of the composition of the present invention.

  In the subdivision or the squeezing, another solvent (for example, water or the like), an auxiliary agent (for example, a small amount of diethylene glycol or alcohol of about 0.1% by mass) or the like may be added. In addition, when squeezing the plant of the genus Sphagnum by hand, the subdivided plant of the sphagnum family may be squeezed with a press using a lever, a screw, hydraulic pressure, hydraulic pressure, or the like. Even if it does in this way, it is because it is possible to subdivide or squeeze efficiently the plant body of the genus Alaska.

  There is no particular limitation as to the method of filtering the plant of the genus Occidentalis using a mixer or the like and physically subdividing it by a shearing force by hand or using a machine or by hand or the like. For example, filter cloths, filters, membranes, metal filter media, ceramic filter media and the like can be suitably used.

  Moreover, when filtering, you may filter by applying a pressure. There is no restriction | limiting in particular as said pressure, Although it can select suitably according to the objective, It is a viewpoint of the quality improvement of the composition of this invention, and manufacturing stability to perform filtration by the pressure of about 0.1 MPa-10 MPa. To preferred.

  The extract may be used as it is, or may be used after concentration, dilution and filtration treatment, decolorization with activated carbon, deodorization treatment, or the like, if necessary. Furthermore, the extracted solution may be subjected to a treatment such as concentration to dryness, spray drying, freeze drying, etc., and used as a dried product. Among these, lyophilization is preferable from the viewpoint of the quality stability of the extract and ease of handling.

  The lyophilization time is not particularly limited and may be appropriately selected depending on the intended purpose, but is preferably within 24 hours from the viewpoint of the quality stability of the extract and ease of handling.

  When preparing the composition containing the extract, the extract may be used as it is, or may be used by simply diluting with water (purified water or the like), or the effect of the extract is not impaired. Within the scope, oils and fats, waxes, hydrocarbons, fatty acids, alcohols, esters, surfactants, metal soaps, pH adjusters, preservatives, perfumes, which are components used in the composition of the present invention, Components such as powders, ultraviolet absorbers, thickeners, pigments, antioxidants, whitening agents and chelating agents can be blended.

  There is no restriction | limiting in particular as content of the said extract contained in the composition of this invention, According to the objective, it can select suitably, According to various conditions, such as a dosage form to be used, a usage object, etc., it is in a wide range. The content can be set as appropriate. As described above, the composition of the present invention may be the extract itself (content: 100% by mass).

(Cosmetics)
The cosmetic of the present invention contains the above composition, and further contains other components as necessary. According to this composition, as shown in the examples to be described later, since it contains a composition having an excellent collagenase activity inhibitory action, it has an excellent wrinkle or tarmi improving action, a skin firmness improving action, and a skin texture improving action. Thus, a cosmetic having a skin elasticity maintaining effect, a cosmetic effect, and an anti-aging effect can be obtained.

  The cosmetic may be used as it is, or may be used after simply diluted with water (purified water or the like), or within the range not impairing the effect of the composition. Oils and fats, waxes, hydrocarbons, fatty acids, alcohols, esters, surfactants, metal soaps, pH adjusters, preservatives, fragrances, moisturizers, powders, UV absorbers, thickeners , Pigments, antioxidants, chelating agents, and other components can be blended.

The cosmetic of the present invention is a cosmetic applied to the outer skin and the like, and can be used for any application for skin, scalp, hair, nail, shaving, deodorant, and fragrance.
The dosage form of the cosmetic is not particularly limited, and includes ampoules, capsules, powders, granules, solids, liquids, gels, bubbles, emulsions, creams, ointments, sheets, mousses. , Powder dispersion, multilayer, aerosol and the like. Specifically, basic cosmetics such as skin lotion, cosmetic liquid, milky lotion, cream, ointment, lotion, oil, pack; skin cleansing agents such as soap, cleansing cream, cleansing lotion, cleansing milk, facial cleanser; shampoo, rinse , Hair-washing cosmetics such as treatments, hair creams, hair sprays, hair tonics, hair gels, hair lotions, hair oils, hair essences, hair water, hair wax, hair forms, hair straighteners, hair growth and hair restorations, 1 agent formula Hair dyes, two-component hair dyes, hair colorings such as hair colors, permanent hair preparations such as permanent wave agents and hair straighteners, and hair cosmetics such as wave retention agents, foundations, white powder, white hair, funny, lipsticks, blushers, Makeup cosmetics such as eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara, eyebrows, eyelashes, etc .; Cosmetics for baldness; perfumes, bath preparations, other toothpastes, mouth fresheners, gargles, gums, candy, tablets and other oral compositions, anti-inflammatory agents, anti-odor agents, dandruff or itching hair makeup , Hair removal inhibitors, hair removal agents, shaving agents, sunscreen agents, acne preventing or improving agents, cosmetics for oily skin, hygiene products, sanitary cotton, wet tissue and the like.

  There is no restriction | limiting in particular as content of the said composition contained in the cosmetics of this invention, Although it can select suitably according to the objective, From a viewpoint of quality improvement and manufacturing stability, it is 0.0001 as dry mass. The content is preferably from 50% by mass to 50% by mass, and more preferably from 0.01% by mass to 10% by mass.

<Food &Drink>
You may contain the composition of this invention in food-drinks other than the said cosmetics. According to this composition, as shown in the examples described later, because it contains a composition having an excellent collagenase activity inhibitory action, it has an excellent collagenase activity inhibitory action, wrinkle or tarmi improving action, skin firmness improving action, A food / beverage product having a skin texture improving effect, a skin elasticity maintaining effect, a cosmetic effect, and an anti-aging effect is obtained.

  The food or drink may use the composition as it is, or may be used by simply diluting with water (purified water or the like), or various nutritional components within a range not impairing the effect of the composition. In addition, edible forms such as powder, granules, granules, liquids, pastes, creams, tablets, capsules, caplets, soft capsules, tablets, rods, plates, blocks, It can be formed into a pill shape, solid shape, gel shape, jelly shape, gummy shape, wafer shape, biscuit shape, bowl shape, chewable shape, syrup shape, stick shape, etc., and provided as a food material. Further, it may be used by adding to water, milk, soy milk, fruit juice drink, whey drink, soft drink, green juice, yogurt and the like.

  There is no restriction | limiting in particular as content of the said composition contained in the said food-drinks, Although it can select suitably according to the objective, 0.0001 mass% as dry mass from a viewpoint of quality improvement and manufacturing stability. It is preferably ˜50% by mass, and more preferably 0.01% by mass to 10% by mass, but the content can be appropriately set in a wide range according to various conditions such as a dosage form to be used and a target to be used.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below. It should be noted that the present invention should not be construed as being limited to the following examples, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims.

<Production Example 1: Preparation of Extract 1>
The above-ground part of the ice plant (barafu) refrigerated at 4 ° C. to 10 ° C. for 2 hours or more was pulverized with a mixer at room temperature (15 ° C. to 25 ° C.) for 20 minutes. The crushed ice plant (barafu) was filtered using a filter cloth, and the filtrate was freeze-dried (18 hours). This was designated as Extract 1 and stored at -80 ° C. in the dark until it was used for testing.

(Example 1: Evaluation test of collagenase activity inhibition)
The collagenase activity inhibitory action of the extract obtained from the ice plant (barafu) was tested as follows.

The extract 1 is obtained by diluting 1 tablet of Dulbecco's Phosphate Buffered Saline (D-PBS (-), manufactured by Takara Bio Inc.) in 100 mL of purified water. The sample solution was filtered through a 0.2 μm filter. The final concentrations were 1,500 μg / mL, 750 μg / mL, 375 μg / mL, 187.5 μg / mL, and 93.8 μg / mL, respectively.
Collagenase B (manufactured by Roche, Cat No. 1088 807) was prepared to a concentration of 10 μg / mL using a PBS (−) solution containing 0.1% by mass BSA (bovine serum albumin) to prepare an enzyme solution. Fluorescent substrate _{(MOCAc-Pro-Leu-Gly} -Leu-A 2 pr (Dnp) -Ala-Arg-NH 2, Code 3163-v, manufactured by Peptide Institute) was 0.1 mass dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) % BSA-containing PBS (−) solution was used to prepare a fluorescent substrate solution at 5 μmol / L.

<Measurement of collagenase activity inhibition rate>
Each sample was prepared according to the prescription in Table 1 below. Specifically, the sample test solution was prepared as follows. Each sample solution was added to a 96-well black plate at 50 μL / well. Thereafter, the enzyme solution was added at 100 μL / well and incubated at 37 ° C. for 10 minutes. Further, after adding a fluorescent substrate solution at 50 μL / well and incubating at 37 ° C. for 60 minutes, it was excited at 320 nm using a spectrophotometer (manufactured by Thermo Fisher Scientific Co., Ltd.), and the fluorescence intensity at 405 nm was measured. did.

  In the preparation of the sample test sample, a sample blank sample was obtained by changing the enzyme solution to D-PBS (−). Moreover, in the sample test sample and the sample blank sample, samples obtained by changing the sample to an equal amount of D-PBS (−) were used as a control test sample and a control blank sample, respectively.

The measurement of collagenase activity inhibition was expressed by the inhibition rate obtained from the following formula. The IC ₅₀ value was determined by preparing an approximate curve from the dilution series. The results are shown in FIG.
Collagenase activity inhibition rate (%) = [1-{(Sample _test- Sample _blank ) / (Control _test- Control _blank )}] × 100
Sample _test : fluorescence intensity of the sample test sample at a wavelength of 405 nm Sample _blank : fluorescence intensity of the sample blank sample at a wavelength of 405 nm Control _test : fluorescence intensity of the control test sample at a wavelength of 405 nm Control _blank : control blank sample at a wavelength of 405 nm Fluorescence intensity

  From FIG. 1 and Table 2, it was found that the extract of ice plant (barafu) has a collagenase activity inhibitory action. Since the composition of the present invention has such a high collagenase activity inhibitory effect, it is also useful in applications such as improving wrinkles or tarmi, improving skin firmness, improving skin texture, maintaining skin elasticity, beauty, and anti-aging. It is considered that.

  The composition of the present invention is characterized in that it contains an extract extracted from a plant of the genus Phyllidae, and has an excellent collagenase activity inhibitory action. Therefore, it is used for inhibiting collagenase activity, for improving wrinkles or tarmi, It is effective for applications such as elasticity improvement, skin texture improvement, skin elasticity maintenance, cosmetics, and anti-aging. The composition of the present invention can be suitably used as a cosmetic as it is or with various components added.

Claims (4)

  A composition for inhibiting collagenase activity, which comprises an extract extracted from a plant of the family Occidentalis.   It contains an extract extracted from the plant body of the genus Camellia, and is used for any of the purposes of anti-aging, improvement of wrinkles or tarmi, improvement of skin firmness, improvement of skin texture, maintenance of skin elasticity, and beauty. A composition characterized by the above.   The composition according to any one of claims 1 to 2, wherein the plant body of the family Ciraceae is a plant body contained in an ice plant.   A cosmetic comprising the composition according to any one of claims 1 to 3.