Personalized skin care compositions
AssigneeKimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
InventorsKassi Kosnicki, Kathleen C. Engelbrecht
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Abstract
Described herein are personalized skin care compositions including a cultured composition including a milk sample and a skin sample. and optionally an additive. Also described herein are kits and methods for making personalized skin care compositions. Also described herein are methods of treating or preventing skin conditions using personalized skin care compositions.
Claims20
A personalized skin care composition comprising:
- a cultured composition comprising:
- a milk sample acquired from breast milk or baby formula;
- and
- a skin sample acquired from a healthy skin area of a subject;
- and
- optionally an additive.
A kit for making a personalized skin care composition, the kit comprising:
- a sterile implement;
- a sterile collection vial;
- a sterile, hydrophobic container comprising etching for biofilm formation, a lid, and a filter allowing for gas exchange;
- optionally a breast pump;
- and
- written instructions for making the personalized skin care composition, comprising the method steps of:
- i. acquiring a milk sample from breast milk or baby formula using the sterile collection vial and optionally the breast pump;
- ii. acquiring a skin sample from a healthy skin area of a subject using the sterile implement;
- iii. transferring the milk sample to the sterile, hydrophobic container and mixing the milk sample and the skin sample;
- and
- iv. culturing the milk sample and the skin sample to yield the personalized skin care composition.
A method of making a personalized skin care composition, the method comprising:
- acquiring a milk sample from breast milk or baby formula;
- acquiring a skin sample from a healthy skin area of a subject;
- mixing the milk sample and the skin sample;
- and
- culturing the milk sample and the skin sample to yield the personalized skin care composition.
A method of treating or preventing a skin condition in a skin area in need thereof, the method comprising:
- acquiring a milk sample from breast milk or baby formula;
- acquiring a skin sample from a healthy skin area of a subject;
- mixing the milk sample with the skin sample;
- culturing the milk sample and skin sample to yield a personalized skin care composition;
- and
- applying an effective amount of the personalized skin care composition to the skin area in need thereof of the subject.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.