Passion flower seed extract, and cosmetic, pharmaceutical or dermatological compositions containing same
AssigneeLaboratoires Expanscience
InventorsSophie Leclere-Bienfait, Stéphanie Bredif
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Abstract
The invention relates to a polyphenolic extract of passion flower seeds, in particular Passiflora incarnata or Passiflora edulis seeds, comprising at least 30 percent by weight polyphenols, expressed as gallic acid equivalent, relative to the weight of the dry extract. The invention also relates to a method for preparing an extract of said type, a composition containing same, and the cosmetic, dermatological or therapeutic use thereof.
Claims22
A method for preventing and/or treating:
- disorders or pathologies of the skin and/or of the mucous membranes and/or of the skin appendages, advantageously inflammatory reactions, oxidation reactions, disorders relating to radical attacks optionally linked to pollution, disorders of the barrier or of homeostasis, of ageing, notably of chronological and/or actinic ageing, of the skin and/or of the mucous membranes and/or of the skin appendages, and/or
- vascular disorders, and/or
- damaged adipose tissue,
- said method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof of a composition comprising an effective amount of a polyphenolic extract of seeds of passion flower, in particular of Passiflora incarnata or Passiflora edulis, and a suitable excipient, said polyphenolic extract of seeds of passion flower comprising at least 30 wt % polyphenols, expressed as gallic acid equivalents, relative to the weight of the dry extract, and at least 10 wt % organic acids, relative to the weight of the dry extract.
A method for cosmetic care of the skin and/or of the skin appendages and/or of the mucous membranes, for improving the condition and/or the appearance thereof, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a composition comprising an effective amount of a polyphenolic extract of seeds of passion flower, in particular of Passiflora incarnata or Passiflora edulis, and a suitable excipient, said polyphenolic extract of seeds of passion flower comprising at least 30 wt % polyphenols, expressed as gallic acid equivalents, relative to the weight of the dry extract, and at least 10 wt % organic acids, relative to the weight of the dry extract.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.