Patent ID: 7906557

Claim:
A method of reducing at least one skin damage in a subject in need thereof, comprising orally administering to the subject in need thereof a composition comprising diacylglyceryl ether represented by the formula (I), triglyceride, and squalene; in an-amount sufficient to reduce the at least one skin damage: wherein R 1 denotes C 12-24 aliphatic hydrocarbon group having a degree of unsaturation of between 0 and 2; R 2 denotes C 12-24 acyl group having a degree of unsaturation of between 0 and 6; and R 3 denotes C 12-24 acyl group having a degree of unsaturation of between 0 and 6, and wherein the at least one skin damage is selected from the group consisting of formation of skin cancer induced by ultraviolet light, formation of pigmented spots induced by ultraviolet light, formation of freckles induced by ultraviolet light, the formation of wrinkles induced by ultraviolet light, the formation of verrucae induced by ultraviolet light, and the formation of erythema induced by ultraviolet light.