Tomato Seed Extract

Extract for the Increase of Collagen and Elastin for Improved Skin* 

 Oryza has found that tomato seed contains two unique saponin compounds, lycoperoside A and H as main component and developed the powder type product which standardized these components (Tomato Seed Extract). We found that Tomato Seed Extract and its components increase collagen and elastin production, contributing to anti-wrinkle and anti-sagging as a functional ingredient of processed food and cosmetics.*

We evaluated the effect of Tomato Seed Extract and lycoperoside on collagen production by fibroblast. From these results, it is revealed that Tomato Seed Extract and its main components, lycoperoside A, increase collagen and elastin in skin fibroblast.*

We conducted the human clinical test (open trial) to evaluate the effect of Tomato Seed Extract-P on skin condition. Collagen score and thickness of dermis in cheek and inside of upper arm were measured to evaluate the skin condition. In addition, questionnaire about skin condition was also performed. As a result, collagen score in cheek and inside of upper arm were significantly increased after ingestion and thickness of dermis in inside of upper arm was also significantly increased. Moreover, questionnaire items “skin moisture”, “Improvement of sagging”, “Improvement of wrinkles” and “Elasticity” were significantly improved after ingestion. From these results, Ingestion of Tomato Seed Extract-P contributes improvement of wrinkle and sagging by increasing amount of collagen by 22% and thickness of dermis by 22%*