Carotenoid composition and method for protecting skin
AssigneeLycored Ltd.
InventorsMorris Zelkha, Zohar Nir, Tanya Sedlov
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Abstract
A method for protecting skin against damages caused by ultra-violet (uv) radiation from the sun, comprising administering to a subject in need of protection an effective amount of a composition containing lycopene from a natural source and one or more carotenoid selected from among phytoene and phytofluene or mixtures thereof.
Claims5
A method for protecting the skin of a subject against damages caused by ultra-violet (uv) radiation from the sun, comprising oral administration of an effective amount of composition to said subject, wherein said oral administration of said composition consists of administering said composition, wherein said composition consisting essentially of (a) a carotenoid fraction that has 6% to 15%, by weight relative to the weight of the composition lycopene and 0.3% to 1.5%, by weight relative to the weight of the composition phytoene, phytofluene, or mixtures thereof;
- and (b) 1.5% to 2.5%, by weight relative to the weight of the composition vitamin E, wherein said composition is devoid of pro-vitamin A carotenoid, thereby protecting the skin of the subject against damages caused by UV radiation from the sun;
- wherein said administering begins 7 to 30 days before exposure to uv radiation.
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