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US 2010/0143267 A1Published application
Extracts of tetraselmis sp.
AssigneeSymrise AG
InventorsPaolo Pertile, Lorenzo Zanella, Martina Herrmann, Holger Joppe, Sandra Gaebler
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Abstract
The present invention relates to extracts of Tetraselmis sp., preferably Tetraselmis suecica, its cosmetic, dermatological and/or therapeutic uses and compositions and cosmetic, dermatological or therapeutic products comprising such an extract of Tetraselmis sp., preferably Tetraselmis suecica.
Claims25
A method of obtaining a composition for influencing or modifying
- a) growth of human hair and/or
- b) pigmentation of human hair and/or
- c) pigmentation of human skin and/or
- d) level of cornified envelope (CE) protein components,
- comprising the step of extracting viable, freeze-dried or or dried cells of Tetraselmis sp., with a liquid extractant selected from the group consisting of hexane, ethyl acetate, ethanol, water, methanol, isopropanol and mixtures of two or more of these extractants, and optionally adjusting the phototoxicity of the composition to a phototoxicity index of less than 5,
- wherein the extraction comprises a) exposition of the cell material to the extractant for up to 24 h at a temperature of not more than 50° C., and b) removal of the cell material to obtain an extract, the extract being the composition or being further processed into the composition.
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