Use of plant extracts for tinting the skin as a function of its phototype
AssigneeEngelhard Lyon
InventorsEric Perrier, Nabil Abdul-Malak
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Abstract
The invention discloses a method for tinting, for coloring skin, or for increasing the tanned appearance of skin comprising the use of an extract of a plant from the family of Compositae or Asteraceae, preferably an extract of chicory (Cichorium intybus L.), and a method of screening a plant for the manufacture of a cosmetic composition for coloring, particularly for tinting, at least one part of skin.
Claims11
A method of cosmetic care selected from the group consisting of tinting skin, coloring skin, increasing the tanned appearance of skin, and increasing the golden appearance (yellow color) of skin, said method comprising applying onto skin an extract of a plant from the family of Compositae or Asteraceae, preferably an extract of chicory (Cichorium intybus L).
A method of cosmetic care for tinting skin of phototype I and/or II comprising applying onto skin an extract of a plant from the family of Compositae or Asteraceae, preferably an extract of chicory (Cichorium intybus L).
A method of cosmetic care for tinting skin of phototype III and/or IV comprising applying onto the skin an extract of a plant from the family of Compositae or Asteraceae, preferably an extract of chicory (Cichorium intybus L).
A method of cosmetic care for reproducing a natural tan on at least one part of skin comprising applying onto skin an extract of a plant from the family of Compositae or Asteraceae, preferably an extract of chicory, in combination with an extract of a plant selected from the group consisting of:
- Menthe piperta;
- Malva silvestris;
- Cynara scolymus;
- Thea sinensis;
- Juglans regia;
- Lawsonia inermis;
- Castanea vulgaris;
- Asarum euroaeum;
- Leonurus cardiaca;
- Ballota foetida;
- Ocimum basilicum;
- Stachys officinalis;
- Brunella vulgaris;
- Calamintha officinalis;
- Thymus vulgaris;
- Rosmarinus officinalis;
- Humulus lupulus;
- Vaccinium myrtillus;
- Arctotaphylos uva-ursi;
- Calluna vulgaris;
- Artemisian abisinthium;
- Artemisia vulgaris, Artemisian abrotonum;
- Artemisia glacialis;
- Artemisia mutellina;
- Artemisia spicata;
- Chamaemelum nobile;
- Fraxinus excelsior;
- Syringa vulgaris;
- Jasminium grandiflorum;
- Lythrum salicaria;
- Althaea officinalis;
- Hysopus officinalis;
- Origanum majorana;
- Salvia officinalis;
- Melissa officinalis;
- Melittis melissophyllum;
- Lavandula officinalis, Quercus robur;
- Fagus silvatica;
- Nepta cataria;
- Origanum dictamus;
- and Thymus serpyllum, f.
A cosmetic composition comprising an extract of a plant from the family of Compositae or Asteraceae, preferably an extract of chicory, and an extract of a plant selected from the group consisting of:
- Menthe piperta;
- Malva silvestris;
- Cynara scolymus;
- Thea sinensis;
- Juglans regia;
- Lawsonia inermis;
- Castanea vulgaris;
- Asarum europaeum;
- Leonurus cardiaca;
- Ballota foetida;
- Ocimum basilicum;
- Stachys officinalis;
- Brunella vulgaris;
- Calamintha officinalis;
- Thymus vulgaris;
- Rosmarinus officinalis;
- Humulus lupulus;
- Vaccinium myrtillus;
- Arctotaphylos uva-ursi;
- Calluna vulgaris;
- Artemisian abisinthium;
- Artemisia vulgaris, Artemisian abrotonum;
- Artemisia glacialis;
- Artemisia mutellina;
- Artemisia spicata;
- Chamaemelum nobile;
- Fraxinus excelsior;
- Syringa vulgaris;
- Jasminium grandiflorum;
- Lythrum salicaria;
- Althaea officinalis;
- Hysopus officinalis;
- Origanum majorana;
- Salvia officinalis;
- Melissa officinalis;
- Melittis melissophyllum;
- Lavandula officinalis, Quercus robur;
- Fagus silvatica;
- Nepta cataria;
- Origanum dictamus;
- and Thymus serpyllum.
A method of screening a plant extract for the manufacture of a cosmetic composition for tinting at least one part of skin, comprising:
- a) determining the change in the color intensity of a skin tissue before and after tanning;
- b) applying a mixture of a plant extract or of a mixture of plant extracts onto at least one part of a skin tissue;
- c) selecting the plant extract or the mixture of plant extracts when the change in the color intensity of the skin tissue before and after application in step b) reproduces the change in the color intensity obtained in step a).
A method of screening a plant extract for the manufacture of a cosmetic composition for tinting at least one part of skin comprising:
- a) determining the change in the color intensity of a skin tissue before and after tanning;
- b) applying a mixture of an extract from the family of Compositae or Asteraceae, preferably an extract of chicory, and of a plant extract, onto at least one part of a skin tissue;
- and
- c) selecting the plant extract when the change in the color intensity of the skin tissue before and after application in step b) reproduces the change in the color intensity obtained in step a).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.