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US 2002/0119173 A1Published application
Cosmetic compositions for preventing skin irritation
OwnerSamuel Qcheng Lin, Ronni Lynn Weinkauf +5inventors
InventorsSamuel Qcheng Lin, Ronni Lynn Weinkauf, Uma Santhanam, David Roland Otts, Beth Anne Lange, David John Tyrrell, Chantel Spring Buhrow
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Abstract
A cosmetic composition is provided that includes petroleum jelly and an anti-irritant agent which achieves at least a 10% reduction of Interleukin-1 alpha in an EpiDerm™ Skin Culture Model. The agent may be a botanical active or a decoupling polymer. Particularly preferred botanicals are echinacea, yucca, green tea and willow herb.
Claims10
A cosmetic composition comprising:
- (i) from about 0.1 to about 99% by weight of petroleum jelly;
- and
- (ii) an anti-irritant agent which achieves at least a 10% reduction of Interleukin-1 alpha in an EpiDerm™ Skin Culture Model, the agent being selected from the group consisting of extracted botanical actives, decoupling polymers and mixtures thereof.
A method for preventing skin irritation comprising applying to the skin a cosmetic composition comprising:
- (i) from about 0.1 to about 99% by weight of petroleum jelly;
- and
- (ii) an anti-irritant agent which achieves at least a 10% reduction of Interleukin-1 alpha in an EpiDerm™ Skin Culture Model, the agent being selected from the group consisting of extracted botanical actives, decoupling polymers and mixtures thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.