- Composition for inhibiting growth of body hair comprising aloe-emodin as an effective ingredient

摘要

The present invention relates to a composition for inhibiting hair growth comprising aloe-emodin as an active ingredient. More particularly, the present invention relates to a hair growth inhibitory composition containing 0.0005 to 5% by weight of aloe-emodine A cosmetic composition or a pharmaceutical composition. The composition of the present invention activates the promoter of TGF-beta 1 and increases the expression of TGF-beta 1, thereby effectively suppressing the growth of hair follicles by inhibiting the proliferation of the appearance root cultured cells. The composition of the present invention is not toxic and has no side effects even when it is applied to a human body, and is useful for removing or reducing hairs in a local area.