USE OF A PLANT EXTRACT AS ACTIVE AGENT FOR INCREASING MELANIN SYNTHESIS IN MELANOCYTES

摘要

The present invention relates to the use of a plant extract in a cosmetic composition or for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition, as active agent intended to promote increased melanin synthesis in the melanocytes of the epidermis or of the hair bulb. The plant extract is mainly constituted of compounds of protein and peptide nature and is obtained from plants selected from the genus Amaranthus or Oryza or the species Pisum sativum L