건강 식품인 병아리콩을 화장품의 원료로 활용하기 위하여 Bacillus subtilis Natto 균주로 병아리콩을 발효한 낫토를 마스크 팩에 적용하여 피부개선 효과를 연구하였다. 병아리콩 낫토를 동결건조하여 얻은 분말을 paste 제형으로 얼굴 마사지 팩에 적용하였다. 50~60대 여성을 대상으로 낫토 팩의 피부개선 효과를 조사하였다. 낫토 팩의 처치 횟수가 증가함에 따라 피부가 개선되며 4회 처치 후 개선 효과가 두드러졌다. 4회 처치 후 수분 함량과 피지 분비량이 각각 8.4±3.6%p와 4.0±2.3%p 증가하였고, 피부 모공과 주름도 각각 1.8±0.3%p와 1.8±0.9%p 감소하였다. 피부 색소침착은 1.3±0.2%p 감소 되었고, 피부 톤은 55.2%에서 55.9%로 0.7±0.2%p 밝아졌다. 병아리콩을 발효하여 얻은 낫토 발효물이 보습, 모공, 주름, 색소침착, 피지분비, 피부톤 등의 피부개선 효과가 있으며, 다양한 기능성 화장품의 원료로 활용 가능성을 확인하였다.
In order to utilize health food chick bean as a raw material for cosmetics, the skin improvement effect of a mask pack made of chickpea Natto fermented with Bacillus subtilis Natto strain was studied. Powder obtained by lyophilization of chickpea Natto was applied to a facial mask pack as a paste formulation. This Natto pack was applied to subjects in their 50s and 60s to investigate their effect on skin improvement. As the number of treatments of Natto pack increased, the skin was improved and the improvement effect was remarkable after 4 treatments. After four times treatments, moisture content and sebaceous secretion increased by 8.4 ± 3.6%p and 4.0 ± 2.3%p, respectively. Skin pores and wrinkles were also decreased by 1.8 ± 0.3%p and 1.8 ± 0.9%p, respectively. Skin pigmentation decreased by 1.3 ± 0.2%p and skin tone also increased from 55.2% to 55.9%. These results indicate that Natto product obtained by fermenting chickpea has the effect of improving skin such as moisturizing, pore, wrinkle, pigmentation, sebum secretion and skin tone, and can be used as a raw material for various functional cosmetics.