PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide epidermal cell activators, epidermal cell growth factor production promoting agents, and epidermal cell growth factor receptor production promoting agents which can activate epidermal cell turnover affected by aging and the like, express antiaging effect and skin-beautifying effect for preventing skin dullness and aging conditions, and can keep the skin healthy, by having an EGF production-promoting effect and an EGFR production-promoting effect.SOLUTION: Provided are an epidermal cell activator, epidermal cell growth factor production promoting agent, and epidermal cell growth factor receptor production promoting agent which contain one or more selected from Lithospermum erythrorhizon extract and Japanese valerian extract as an active ingredient.SELECTED DRAWING: NoneCOPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】 EGF産生促進作用とEGFR産生促進作用を兼ね備えることにより、老化等により引き起こされた表皮細胞のターンオーバーを活性化し、くすみや皮膚老化状態を予防する老化防止効果及び美肌効果を発現し、皮膚を健やかに保つことのできる、表皮細胞賦活剤、表皮細胞成長因子産生促進剤、表皮細胞成長因子受容体産生促進剤、を提供する。【解決手段】ムラサキ抽出物、カノコソウ抽出物から選択される1種又は2種を有効成分とする表皮細胞賦活剤、表皮細胞成長因子産生促進剤、表皮細胞成長因子受容体産生促進剤。【選択図】 なし