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AssigneeL'oreal
InventorsGuillaume Cassin, Philippe Catroux
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The invention relates in particular to the cosmetic use of a composition containing, in a physiologically acceptable medium, an effective amount of at least one mosaic-effect tensing agent for improving the thickness of the skin and/or promoting the radiance of the complexion. The invention also relates to the cosmetic use, in a composition containing a physiologically acceptable medium, of an effective amount of at least one mosaic-effect tensing agent as an agent intended to improve the firmness and/or elasticity and/or tonicity of the skin. The invention likewise relates to a cosmetic method of treatment of dull and/or poorly defined complexion that comprises the topical application of a composition comprising at least one mosaic-effect tensing agent to people who have a dull and/or poorly defined complexion. Mosaic-effect agents of this kind are selected in particular from (i) mineral tensing agents and (ii) tensing polymers.
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A method for increasing skin thickness, improving skin density, improving skin elasticity, improving skin firmness, improving skin tonicity, promoting skin regeneration, promoting skin renewal, promoting extracellular matrix regeneration, promoting extracellular matrix reorganization, or regulating the expression of genes involved in skin homeostasis via transmission of mechanical tensions involving activation of mechanoreceptors, wherein said method comprises applying a composition to skin, wherein said composition comprises a physiologically acceptable medium and at least one mosaic-effect tensing agent.
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