PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To discover an ingredient having an anti-aging action, a skin-whitening action, a hair-growing action, an anti-androgen action, an anti-inflammatory action, an anti-obesity action, a cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase activity inhibitory action, a suppressing action on glutathione decrease, or a dipeptidyl peptidase IV activity inhibitory action and to provide an anti-aging agent, a skin-whitening agent, a hair-growing agent, anti-androgen agent, an anti-inflammatory agent, an anti-obesity agent, a cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase activity inhibitor, an agent for suppressing glutathione decrease, or a dipeptidyl peptidase IV activity inhibitor, which contains the ingredient as an active ingredient.SOLUTION: An anti-aging agent, a skin-whitening agent, a hair-growing agent, an anti-androgen agent, an anti-inflammatory agent, an anti-obesity agent, a cyclic AMP phosphodiesterase activity inhibitor, an agent for suppressing glutathione decrease, and a dipeptidyl peptidase IV activity inhibitor contain 4-vinyl catechol as an active ingredient. The 4-vinyl catechol is blended in the skin cosmetic, the hair cosmetic and the food and drink of the present invention.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】優れた抗老化作用、美白作用、育毛作用、抗男性ホルモン作用、抗炎症作用、抗肥満作用、サイクリックAMPホスホジエステラーゼ活性阻害作用、グルタチオン低下抑制作用またはジペプチジルペプチダーゼIV活性阻害作用を有するものを見出し、それを有効成分とする抗老化剤、美白剤、育毛剤、抗男性ホルモン剤、抗炎症剤、抗肥満剤、サイクリックAMPホスホジエステラーゼ活性阻害剤、グルタチオン低下抑制剤またはジペプチジルペプチダーゼIV活性阻害剤を提供する。【解決手段】本発明の抗老化剤、美白剤、育毛剤、抗男性ホルモン剤、抗炎症剤、抗肥満剤、サイクリックAMPホスホジエステラーゼ活性阻害剤、グルタチオン低下抑制剤およびジペプチジルペプチダーゼIV活性阻害剤の有効成分として、4-ビニルカテコールを含有させる。また、本発明の皮膚化粧料、頭髪化粧料および飲食品に、4-ビニルカテコールを配合する。【選択図】なし
