Objective: To investigate the anti-allergic effect of extracts from Fructus Kochia Scoparia

Saposhnikovia divaricata

Peach seed

Lonicera

tea polyphenols

Chamomile Extractand and Opuntia

to evaluate their irritating effect

and to provide data for the herbal medicine as potential additives in cosmetic. Method: The method of hyaluronidase inhibition in vitro was used to explore the anti-allergic properties of the extracts of the seven Chinese herbal medicine. And hemolysis of red blood cell was used to evaluate their irritating effects. Result: The anti-allergy inhibition rates of the extracts were as following:Chamomile Extract(77.04%)>Lonicera water extract(69.54%)>tea polyphenols(68.01%)>Opuntia extract(62.67%)>S. divaricata(55.51%)>Fructus Kochia Scoparia(43.09%)>Peach seed water extract(32.74%). In the seven extracts

only tea polyphenols (concentration over 6 g·L-1) showed certain irritation

hemolysis rates of other extracts were lower than 20%

so irritation was very light. Conclusion: Extracts from seven kinds of Chinese herbal medicine show certain anti-allergic properties. And within a predetermined addition amount

their irritating can be very light. So they might be used as allergy cosmetic additives.