Topical skin care formulations comprising plant extracts
AssigneeMary Kay Inc.
InventorsTiffany Florence, David Gan, Michelle Hines
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Abstract
Disclosed are topical skin compositions and corresponding methods for their use that include plant extracts. One such composition can include a TNF-α inhibitor, wherein said inhibitor is an aqueous extract from the whole plant of Polygonum multiflorum, an antioxidant and a tyrosinase inhibitor, wherein said antioxidant and tyrosinase inhibitor is an aqueous extract from the whole plant of Lonicera japonica, and a dermatologically acceptable carrier, wherein the composition can include at least 50% by weight of water.
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A method for treating skin of a subject in need thereof, the method comprising topically applying to the skin of a subject a composition comprising an effective amount of an aqueous, alcoholic, or aqueous-alcoholic extract from Elaeagnus bockii, wherein the composition reduces tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) activity in the skin or reduces oxidation in the skin.
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