# US 12,109,293 B2 · Cosmetic compositions with high amounts of lactone polyols > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,109,293 B2 - Document ID: US12109293B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/148,707 - Filed: 2022-12-30 - Published: 2024-07-04 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2022-12-30 - Assignees: L'oreal - Applicants: L'oreal - Inventors: Jonathan James Faig; Yon Jae Yoon; Rukil Patel - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12109293B2 ## CPC - A61K 8/498: {having 6-membered rings or their condensed derivatives, e.g. coumarin} - A61K 8/062: {Oil-in-water emulsions} - A61K 8/342: {Alcohols having more than seven atoms in an unbroken chain} - A61K 8/345: {containing more than one hydroxy group} - A61K 8/365: Hydroxycarboxylic acids; Ketocarboxylic acids - A61K 8/676: {Ascorbic acid, i.e. vitamin C} - A61K 8/8152: {Homopolymers or copolymers of esters, e.g. (meth)acrylic acid esters; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers} - A61K 8/8158: {Homopolymers or copolymers of amides or imides, e.g. (meth) acrylamide; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers} - A61Q 19/00: Preparations for care of the skin - A61Q 19/08: Anti-ageing preparations - A61K 2800/48: Thickener, Thickening system - 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 The instant disclosure relates to a cosmetic composition containing high amounts of lactone polyols and to methods for treating skin with the compositions. The cosmetic compositions include: (a) poly C10-30 alkyl acrylate; (b) at least 5 wt. % of one or more lactone polyols; (c) one or more nonionic emulsifiers; (d) one or more fatty compounds; and (e) water. In addition, the amount of the one or more lactone polyols in the composition is typically at least 10-fold higher than the amount of the poly C10-30 alkyl acrylate in the composition. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cosmetic composition comprising: (a) about 0.3 to about 3 wt. % of poly C10-30 alkyl acrylate; (b) at least 5 wt. % of one or more lactone polyols, wherein (a) and (b) are in a weight ratio of 10:1 to 25:1 (a):(b)); (c) about 0.5 to about 6 wt. % of one or more nonionic emulsifiers; (d) one or more fatty compounds; (e) about 50 to 80 wt. % of water; and (f) about 0.1 to about 8 wt. % of one or more thickening agents; wherein the composition is an oil-in-water emulsion, and all weight percentages are based on a total weight of the composition. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more thickening agents is a taurate polymer or copolymer. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The composition of claim 2, wherein the taurate polymer or copolymer is selected from acrylamide/sodium acryloyl dimethyl taurate copolymer, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyl dimethyl taurate copolymer, ammonium acryloyldimethyl taurate/VP copolymer, sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyl dimethyl taurate copolymer, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, or mixtures thereof. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, further comprising: (g) one or more alpha hydroxy acids, beta hydroxy acids, salts thereof, or mixtures thereof. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The composition of claim 4 comprising one or more alpha hydroxy acids selected from glycolic acid, lactic acid, phytic acid, citric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, a salt thereof, or mixtures thereof. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The composition of claim 4 comprising one or more beta hydroxy acids selected from salicylic acid, beta-hydroxybutanoic acid, tropic acid, trethocanic acid, or mixtures thereof. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The composition of claim 4 comprising at least 1 wt. % of the one or more alpha hydroxy acids, beta hydroxy acids, salts thereof, or mixtures thereof. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The cosmetic composition of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more fatty compounds of (d) is a fatty alcohol. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The cosmetic composition of claim 1, wherein the fatty alcohol is selected from cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, or mixtures thereof. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The cosmetic composition of claim 8 comprising about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of the fatty alcohol. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The cosmetic composition of claim 10, wherein the composition comprises one or more fatty compounds in addition to the at least one fatty alcohol selected from mineral oil, alkanes, fatty acids, fatty alcohol derivatives, fatty acid derivatives, esters of fatty alcohols, hydroxy-substituted fatty acids, waxes, fatty esters, fatty carbonate esters, triglyceride compounds, lanolin, silicone oils, or mixtures thereof. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The cosmetic composition of claim 1 comprising about 1 to about 20 wt. % of the one or more fatty compounds. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1 wherein at least one of the one or more fatty compounds of (d) is a volatile hydrocarbon. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The composition of claim 13, wherein the volatile hydrocarbon is selected from isoparaffin, isohexadecane, isododecane, isodecane, undecane, tridecane, dodecane, isohexyl, isodecyl, neopentanoate, C15-19 alkane, or mixtures thereof. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, further comprising: (g) one or more water-soluble organic solvents selected from glycerin, C2-C5 mono-alcohols, polyols, glycols, or mixtures thereof. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1 having a pH of about 3.5 to about 6.5. ### Claim 17 A cosmetic composition comprising: (a) about 0.5 to about 1.5 wt. % of poly C10-30 alkyl acrylate; (b) at least 5 to about 15 wt. % of gluconolactone, 3-O-ethyl ascorbic acid, or a combination thereof; wherein (b) is in an amount at least 10-fold higher than (a); (c) about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of one or more nonionic emulsifiers; (d) about 5 to about 25 wt. % of a plurality of fatty compounds, wherein the plurality of fatty compounds comprises: (d)(1) about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of one or more fatty alcohols; (d)(2) about 1 to about 10 wt. % of one or more fatty compounds in addition to the one or more fatty alcohols; (e) about 50 to about 85 wt. % of water; (f) about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of one or more thickening agents, wherein at least one of the one or more thickening agents is selected from taurate polymers and copolymers; (g) about 5 to about 10 wt. % of one or more alpha hydroxy acids, beta hydroxy acids, salts thereof, or a combination thereof; (h) about 5 to about 20 wt. % of one or more water-soluble organic solvents selected from glycerin, C2-C5 mono-alcohols, polyols, glycols, or mixtures thereof; wherein the composition is an oil-in-water emulsion, and all weight percentages are based on a total weight of the composition. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) A method for treating skin comprising apply the composition of claim 1 to the skin. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition forms a dried layer that is less tacky than a comparative composition lacking poly C10-30 alkyl acrylate but is otherwise identical to the composition. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The composition of claim 17, wherein the composition forms a dried layer that is less tacky than a comparative composition lacking poly C10-30 alkyl acrylate but is otherwise identical to the composition.