Development of new materials for anti-aging, whitening cosmetics using ‘Penthorum chinense Pursh’
- 생명공학대학
- Hit2248
- 2019-04-18
Cos’in (CEO Gil Ki-woo) held a seminar "2019 International Seminar on the Trends of new technologies and materials in the cosmetics" at the KINTEX's 5th Hall on April 17.
Cho Jae-youl, a professor of Department of Integrative Biotechnology at Sungkyunkwan University, said, “We need a new approach to research by utilizing natural resources in Korea. So I propose to apply the concept of ‘Autophagy’.” Autophagy is a way to regenerate cells by removing unnecessary proteins within cells which are aging tissues.
He said,“If we regenerate the cells, they can have whitening effects by removing melanin, and also can remove pigments caused by aging. If we promote autophagy, we can get whitening and anti-aging effects.”
Penthorum chinense Pursh that inhabits East Asian countries including Korea, China and Japan has been found to be effective in cell regeneration so it is used to treat festering and burn wounds. Prof. Cho Jae-youl said, “The research that unearthed Penthorum chinense Pursh is meaningful in that it has confirmed the improvement of wrinkles, anti-inflammatory, anti-aging and whitening effects and realized its value as new cosmetics materials.” and “Further research and clinical tests are currently underway on how they can be used as cosmetics materials in the future,”
This is a translation of a summary for the orignal article written by Park Sang-hyun, Cos'in Korea.
The original text and all photos by Park Sang-hyun can be found at http://www.cosinkorea.com/news/article.html?no=31051.