Bertholletia excelsa extract and use thereof
AssigneesClariant International Ltd., Clariant Brasil LTDA.
InventorsMathilde Frechet, Hanane Chajra, Sandrine Delaunois, Benoit Mignard, Daniel Nosé Sabará, Maria Célia Hibari Reimberg, Stephanie Ferreira Sanches Lopes, Bruna Aline Da Silva Merigiolli, Robson José Da Silva Cruz
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an extract of Bertholletia excelsa seeds obtained from extracting an at least partly deoiled press residue of Bertholletia excelsa seeds and to a method for preparing such extract. Furthermore, the present invention refers to a cosmetic or pharmaceutic composition comprising such extract as active ingredient and to the use of the extract or the composition for skin care.
Claims12
An extract of Bertholletia excelsa seeds obtainable from extracting an at least partly deoiled press residue of Bertholletia excelsa seeds having an oil content lower than the oil content in Bertholletia excelsa seeds before pressing with a hydroalcoholic solvent,
- wherein the extract comprises at least 1.5% by weight, referred to the total weight of the dry content of the extract, of one or more polyphenols, wherein the residual oil content is more than 15% and less than 50% by weight to the oil content referred to the Bertholletia excelsa seeds before pressing
- wherein the hydroalcoholic solvent contains between 50 and 82% (v/v) alcohol, and
- wherein the solids content in the extract represents at least 0.1% by weight, referred to the total weight of the extract.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.