# US 11,298,306 B2 · Personal care composition

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- Number: US 11,298,306 B2
- Document ID: US11298306B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/771,852
- Filed: 2017-12-12
- Published: 2021-06-10
- Granted: 2022-04-12
- Earliest claimed: 2017-12-12
- Assignees: Colgate-Palmolive Company
- Applicants: Colgate-Palmolive Company
- Inventors: Qiang Wu; Laurence Du-Thumm; Joan Gambogi; Zeenat Nabi; Cristina Bielli; Juliana Nwosisi; Shujiang Cheng; Halyna Siomyk
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11298306B2

## CPC

- A61K 8/466: {containing sulfonic acid derivatives; Salts}
- A61K 8/922: {of vegetable origin}
- A61Q 15/00: Anti-perspirants or body deodorants (deodorisation of air A61L9/00)
- A61K: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D)
- A61Q: SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS

## Abstract

An antiperspirant and/or deodorant composition including from 0.01 weight % to 0.15 weight % flaxseed oil and from 0.5 weight % to 5.0 weight % taurine.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A personal care composition, comprising:
from 0.01 weight % to 0.15 weight % flaxseed oil; and
from 0.5 weight % to 5.0 weight % taurine, based on a total weight of the personal care composition; and
wherein the flaxseed oil and taurine are present in a 1:10 to 1:30 weight ratio of flaxseed oil to taurine, and the flaxseed oil and taurine synergistically increase the production of at least one of fibrillin-1 and procollagen in skin, and wherein the personal care composition is selected from the group consisting of an antiperspirant and/or deodorant composition, a skin lotion, and a body wash.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The personal care composition according to claim 1, wherein the personal care composition is the skin lotion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The personal care composition according to claim 1, wherein the personal care composition is the body wash.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The personal care composition according to claim 1, wherein the personal composition comprises:
from 0.01 weight % to 0.10 weight % flaxseed oil; and
from 0.75 weight % to 2.5 weight % taurine.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The personal care composition of claim 1, wherein the weight ratio of flaxseed oil to taurine is 1:20.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The personal care composition of claim 4, further comprising from 30 weight % to 70 weight % of a carrier, based on a total weight of the personal care composition.

### Claim 7 (depends on 4)

The personal care composition of claim 4, further comprising from 2.0 weight % to 25 weight % of an antiperspirant and/or deodorant active, based on the total weight of the personal care composition.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The personal care composition of claim 1, further comprising from 1.0 weight % to 7.0 weight %, of a surfactant based on the total weight of the personal care composition.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The personal care composition of claim 1, further comprising
from 0.1 weight % to 10 weight % of an emollient, based on the total weight of the personal care composition.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The personal care composition of claim 1, further comprising a fragrance.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The personal care composition of claim 1, further comprising a preservative and/or an antioxidant.

### Claim 12

A method for increasing the production of at least one of fibrillin-1 and procollagen in skin, comprising applying a personal care composition to the skin, wherein the personal care composition comprises:
from 0.01 weight % to 0.15 weight % flaxseed oil; and
from 0.5 weight % to 5.0 weight % taurine, based on a total weight of the personal care composition; and
wherein the flaxseed oil and taurine are present in a 1:10 to 1:30 weight ratio of flaxseed oil to taurine, and the flaxseed oil and taurine synergistically increase the production of at least one of fibrillin-1 and procollagen in skin, and and the personal care composition is selected from the group consisting of an antiperspirant and/or deodorant composition, a skin lotion, and a body wash.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

A method for increasing the production of at least one of fibrillin-1 and procollagen in skin, comprising applying the personal care composition of claim 11 to the skin in an amount sufficient to increase the production of at least one of fibrillin-1 and procollagen.

### Claim 14 (depends on 8)

The personal care composition of claim 8, wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of steareth-2, steareth-4, steareth-6, steareth-7, ceteareth-2, ceteareth-3, ceteareth-4, ceteareth-5, steareth-21, steareth-10, steareth-11, steareth-13, steareth-15, steareth-20, ceteareth-6, ceteareth-7, ceteareth-8, ceteareth-9, ceteareth-10, ceteareth-11, ceteareth-12, and a combination of two or more thereof.

### Claim 15 (depends on 9)

The personal care composition of claim 9, wherein the emollient is selected from the group consisting of linear silicones, cyclic silicones, hydrocarbons, polyalkyleneglycol ethers containing a polypropylene glycol moiety and terminating in an alkyl ether, and a combination of two or more thereof.

### Claim 16 (depends on 12)

The method of claim 12, wherein the personal care composition further comprises an emollient selected from the group consisting of linear silicones, cyclic silicones, hydrocarbons, polyalkyleneglycol ethers containing a polypropylene glycol moiety and terminating in an alkyl ether, and a combination of two or more thereof.

### Claim 17 (depends on 1)

The personal care composition of claim 1 further comprising at least one of caprylyl glycol, steareth-20, PPG-15 stearyl, steareth-2, and hydrogenated soybean oil.

### Claim 18 (depends on 12)

The method of claim 12, wherein the personal care composition further comprises at least one of caprylyl glycol, steareth-20, PPG-15 stearyl, steareth-2, and hydrogenated soybean oil.
