COSMETIC METHOD FOR SMOOTHING EXPRESSION WRINKLE BY LOCAL ADMINISTRATION OF FRAGRANT COMPOSITION

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To relax face muscles and suppress expression wrinkles by using a specific fragrant composition having relaxing characteristics to a specific striated muscle. SOLUTION: The use of this cosmetic composition containing a fragrant composition containing 5-10 wt. % essential oil and 90-95 wt. % mixture containing (a) 10-15 wt. % alcohol, (b) 10-15 wt. % aldehyde, (c) 25-30 wt. % ester, (d) 20-30 wt. % musk or ketone and (e) 5-10 wt. % solvent in a physiologically acceptable medium includes its local application onto the skin of a face. By adding the fragrant composition to a local preparation of 2 ml by 0.5 wt. % ratio and applying the preparation onto a skin part between the nose and upper lip of an individual having received with stress, 0.1 % reduction of muscle activity of the mitriform muscle measured by an electromyogram-recording method is obtained as compared with that of a non-fragrant local preparation measured under the same condition. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI