Shiseido and Kirin Brewery Research: Hop Extract May Stop Hair Turned to Grey
Tokyo, July 26, 2004 (JCN) - Japanese leading cosmetic company Shiseido announced on July 23 that its research group has discovered a unique property of an extract from hops in collaboration with Kirin Brewery.
The joint research shows that the hop extract helps activate melanocyte cells and, furthermore, it can control Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF), a gene involved in the activity of melanocyte cells.
The two companies have concluded that the hop extract plays an important role in the mechanism of hair turning gray and white. Based on this result, Shiseido plans to introduce new hair-care products.
Detailed research results will be co-presented by the two companies at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Pharmacognosy held in September.
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