Instant effect eye cream
AssigneeMary Kay Inc.
InventorsMichael Frushour, David Gan, Katie Gralton
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for treating skin around an eye area of a face. The method entails applying a composition that includes a unique combination of rheology-modifying agents that efficiently maintains active agents in suspension. The composition exhibits pleasing skin feel, softens skin, and attracts and retains moisture while maintaining these desirable properties over time.
Claims17
A method of stabilizing a skin care composition comprising adding attapulgite clay, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, and Acacia senegal gum-encapsulated xanthan gum to the skin care composition to form a stabilized skin care composition,
- wherein the stabilized skin care composition is provided as an aqueous mineral suspension,
- wherein the stabilized skin care composition does not include any one of or any combination of:
- hectorite;
- an effective amount of a UV absorption agent to provide a sunblock;
- an effective amount of a UV reflecting agent to provide a sunblock;
- or
- polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), and
- wherein the stabilized skin care composition is stable after one or more freeze and thaw cycles.
A method of moisturizing skin around an eye area of a face, the method comprising the step of topically applying a composition comprising sodium silicate, sodium polystyrene sulfonate, carrageenan, Acacia senegal gum-encapsulated xanthan gum, xanthan gum, and Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (guar) gum around the eye area of a face,
- wherein the composition further comprises attapulgite clay and hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer;
- and/or magnesium aluminum silicate,
- wherein the composition does not include any one of or any combination of:
- hectorite;
- an effective amount of a UV absorption agent to provide a sunblock;
- an effective amount of a UV reflecting agent to provide a sunblock;
- or
- polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP),
- wherein the skin around the eye area of the face is in need of moisture,
- wherein application of the composition attracts and retains moisture around the eye area of the face, and
- wherein applying the composition to the skin around an eye area of a face reduces puffiness, improves skin feel, and/or softens skin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.