PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a skin care preparation which has high safety, controls the lowering in functions essential to the skin which are caused by external factors such as daylight exposure, dry environment, and synergistically ameliorates appearance of wrinkles, flabbiness, stain, or the like, and xerosis cutis, or the like.SOLUTION: This skin care preparation is characterized by comprising vitamin A and/or its derivative and an extract of apple seed. The skin care preparation is in the form of a solubilized preparation or emulsion preparation. The skin care preparation contains a base formulated with a high-pressure homogenizer. The method for skin care preparation production comprises preparing a mixture containing the case and the extract of apple seed with the high- pressure homogenizer and adding the to the mixture and mixing them vitamin A and/or its derivative.COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO【課題】 安全性が高く、日光暴露や乾燥環境等の外的因子により引き起こされる皮膚本来の機能低下を抑制し、シワ・タルミ・シミ等の発生や皮膚乾燥などを相乗的に改善する皮膚外用剤を提供する。【解決手段】 ビタミンA及び/又はその誘導体と、リンゴ種子抽出物とを含有することを特徴とする皮膚外用剤可溶化製剤又は乳化製剤の形態である上記皮膚外用剤高圧ホモジナイザーによって調製した基剤を含む上記皮膚外用剤高圧ホモジナイザーによって基剤及びリンゴ種子抽出物を含む混合物を調製し、その混合物にビタミンA及び/又はその誘導体を添加して混合することを含む、皮膚外用剤の製造方法。
