PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an external preparation for skin which is natural origin, is excellent in biosafety, improves rough and dry skin, atopic dermatitis, acne, wrinkles and sagging of the skin, and tension and gloss of the skin, and also stains and freckles, or exerts the preventive and improving effects of skin damage caused by external factors such as ultraviolet light, and keeps the skin youthful and healthy, by an anti-oxidant effect, an anti-inflammatory effect, a skin turnover normalization effect, a barrier function improving effect, and a sebum secretion inhibitory effect.SOLUTION: An external preparation for skin contains extract of the plants belonging to Paeoniaceae Paeonia, extract of the plants belonging to Rosaceae Prunus, and extract of the plants belonging to Lamiaceae Perilla. Specifically, the external preparation for skin contains the extracts extracted by dipping method or supercritical fluid extraction and the like, with various solvents, using as raw material plants the entire plant, each part of it, and the seed, etc. of Paeoniae Radix, Paeonia japonica, Paeonia obovata, and Paeonia suffruticosa belonging to Paeonia, Amygdalus persica L., Japanese apricot, Prunus salicina, etc. belonging to Prunus, and Perilla frutescens var. crispa, Perilla frutescen var. crispa, Perilla frutescens var. crispa f. crispa, and f. rosea (G. Nicholson) Kudo, etc. belonging to Perilla.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT【課題】天然物由来で生体安全性に優れ、抗酸化作用、抗炎症作用、皮膚のターンオーバー正常化作用、バリア機能改善作用及び皮脂分泌抑制作用により、肌荒れやアトピー性皮膚炎、ニキビ、肌のシワ、タルミを改善し、肌のハリ、ツヤを向上させ、更には、シミ、ソバカスの改善や、紫外線等の外的要因による肌のダメージの予防及び改善効果を示し、皮膚を若々しく健全な状態に保持する皮膚外用剤の提供。【解決手段】ボタン科ボタン属に属する植物の抽出物、バラ科サクラ属に属する植物の抽出物、及びシソ科シソ属に属する植物の抽出物を含有する皮膚外用剤。具体的にはボタン属では芍薬、山芍薬、紅花山芍薬、牡丹等であり、サクラ属では桃、梅、李等であり、シソ属では青紫蘇、赤紫蘇、縮緬紫蘇、斑紫蘇等を原料植物として全草、各部位、種子等を用いて、各種溶媒により浸漬法又は超臨界抽出法等を用いて抽出した抽出物を含有する皮膚外用剤。【選択図】なし
