EXTERNAL PREPARATION OR INTERNAL PREPARATION FOR SKIN CONTAINING EXTRACT OF ECHINACEA WHICH IS RAISED BY BEING IRRADIATED WITH LIGHT HAVING SPECIFIC WAVELENGTH RANGE
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an external preparation or an internal preparation for skin which contains extract of echinacea which is raised by being irradiated with light having a specific wavelength range.SOLUTION: Echinacea of the present invention is raised by being irradiated with light having a specific wavelength range, the extract thereof exhibits excellent antioxidant effect, collagen production-promoting effect, matrix metalloprotease (MMP) inhibitory effect, whitening effect, cell proliferation effect and ceramide production-promoting effect and anti-inflammatory effect, and an external preparation or an internal preparation for skin containing the extract is particularly effective.