DERMATIC AGENT COMPOSITION FOR EXTERNAL USE

PURPOSE:To provide the subject dermatic agent composition for external use, exhibiting excellent action for preventing and improving chapped skin and skin-beautifying effect and having high safety by using a protease inhibitor and a hyaluronic acid derivative as essential components. CONSTITUTION:The objective composition contains 0.0001-10.0wt.% of a protease inhibitor and 0.0001-10.0wt.% of hyaluronic acid or its salt. It may be incorporated, as necessary, with conventional components for cosmetics, quasi-drugs and components commonly used for pharmaceuticals, water-based component, humectant, thickener, ultraviolet absorbent, preservative, perfumery, colorant, etc. It can be used in the form of a solubilized system, an emulsified system, ointment, dispersed powder, double-layer system of water and oil, triple layer system of water, oil and powder, etc. The protease inhibitor is e.g. tranexamic acid and the hyaluronic acid has an average molecular weight of 800,000 or more.