FERMENTED MILK FOR SKIN IMPROVEMENT AND/OR TREATMENT AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
The present invention provides a composition and fermented milk, which is derived from natural product, is highly safe, exhibits improvement effect and/or therapeutic effect on skin, and comprises fermented lactic acid bacteria excellent in manufacturability. Disclosed are: use of Streptococcus thermophilus OLS3059 in skin improvement and/or treatment; a composition for skin improvement and/or treatment comprising Streptococcus thermophilus OLS3059 and/or a culture thereof; food and drink comprising the composition; fermented milk for skin improvement and/or treatment prepared by using Lactobacillus delbrueckii subspecies bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus OLS3059; and the fermented milk for skin improvement and/or treatment further comprising collagen peptide and/or ceramide.
1 . Use of Streptococcus thermophilus OLS3059 in skin improvement and/or treatment.
2 . A composition for skin improvement and/or treatment, which comprises Streptococcus thermophilus OLS3059 and/or a culture thereof.
3 . The composition for skin improvement and/or treatment according to claim 2 , which further comprises Lactobacillus delbrueckii subspecies bulgaricus OLL1073R-1 and/or a culture thereof.
4 . Food and drink comprising the composition of claim 2 .
5 . Fermented milk for skin improvement and/or treatment prepared by using Lactobacillus delbrueckii subspecies bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus OLS3059.
6 . The fermented milk for skin improvement and/or treatment according to claim 5 , which further comprises collagen peptide and/or ceramide.
7 . A process for producing the fermented milk for skin improvement and/or treatment of claim 5 , which comprises preparing raw milk, adding Lactobacillus delbrueckii subspecies bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus OLS3059 as starters to the milk, charging the resulting milk into a container, and fermenting it to form curd followed by cold-storage thereof.
8 . A process for producing the fermented milk for skin improvement and/or treatment of claim 5 , which comprises preparing raw milk, adding Lactobacillus delbrueckii subspecies bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus OLS3059 as starters to the milk, fermenting the resulting milk to form curd, disrupting the curd, and charging it into a container followed by cold-storage thereof.
9 . A process for producing the fermented milk for skin improvement and/or treatment of claim 5 , which comprises preparing raw milk, adding Lactobacillus delbrueckii subspecies bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus OLS3059 as starters to the milk, fermenting the milk to form curd, disrupting the curd, cooling it, and charging it into a container followed by cold-storage thereof.
10 . Food and drink comprising the composition of claim 3 .
11 . A process for producing the fermented milk for skin improvement and/or treatment of claim 6 , which comprises preparing raw milk, adding Lactobacillus delbrueckii subspecies bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus OLS3059 as starters to the milk, charging the resulting milk into a container, and fermenting it to form curd followed by cold-storage thereof.
12 . A process for producing the fermented milk for skin improvement and/or treatment of claim 6 , which comprises preparing raw milk, adding Lactobacillus delbrueckii subspecies bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus OLS3059 as starters to the milk, fermenting the resulting milk to form curd, disrupting the curd, and charging it into a container followed by cold-storage thereof.
13 . A process for producing the fermented milk for skin improvement and/or treatment of claim 6 , which comprises preparing raw milk, adding Lactobacillus delbrueckii subspecies bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus OLS3059 as starters to the milk, fermenting the milk to form curd, disrupting the curd, cooling it, and charging it into a container followed by cold-storage thereof.