Asian J Beauty Cosmetol. 2008; 6: 0.
The tendency of study on the improving ingredient of the scalp and hair loss of the Opuntia ficus-indica extract
ABSTRACT
The recognition of consumers is gradually diffused about a scalp and hair care and this industry has been conspicuous. It is becoming a larger interested in the economic value about a natural substance from advanced country. and they have the intensive investment to development of a natural substance and an industrialization. In Korea, they have tried application to the superior effect as the cosmetics subject use of the specialized products, cactus in Cheju. Recently it was a powerful oxidation ingredient, flavonoid in cactus and Clinical studies have shown the poisonous deoxidation ability was excellent. It has the result that regarded the composition and an effect of ingredient of the cactus which is used widely the medical use for a long time. This research present the affirmative effect as a solution method about a scalp and hair loss. Understanding studies tendency of cactus, it is presumed that the fruit and the stem of the cactus is a clause inflammation effect, few virulence, inhibitive action of an edema and a white blood corpuscle with pain killer action. This is evaluated the clause as the anti-inflammation which has the remedial value of the stomach damage. It is expected through antioxidation action it is promoted the circlation of the blood of the scalp and control aging. In consequence, If the research continuously is advanced about clause inflammation action and the separation ingredient of the cactus, it is expected a great availability that the development of the function cosmetics matter for the infection treatment of the resistant bacteria.
Keywords :
scalp and hair, Opuntia ficus-indica extract
