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US 2011/0033397 A1Published application
Anti-Aging Compositions Comprising Menyanthes Trifoliata Leaf Extracts And Methods Of Use Thereof
OwnerHugo Corstjens, Lieve Declercq +4inventors
InventorsHugo Corstjens, Lieve Declercq, Ilse Sente, Annelise Lobstein, Bernard Weniger, Robert Anton
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Abstract
An anti-aging composition comprising a skin-beneficial amount of actives identified in Menyanthes trifoliata leaf, wherein the actives are inhibitors of one or more of MMP-1, 2 and 9 and/or scavengers of peroxynitrite. Also disclosed are methods of using such a composition, which include treating the skin for signs of chronological or pre-mature aging.
Claims20
A cosmetic composition comprising:
- a skin-beneficial amount of actives identified in Menyanthes trifoliata leaf, wherein the actives are inhibitors of one or more of MMP-1, 2 or 9 and/or scavengers of peroxynitrite;
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- a cosmetically acceptable vehicle, with the condition that composition contains no Polygonum aviculare and/or no extract of horse chestnut.
A cosmetic composition comprising:
- a skin-beneficial amount of Menyanthes trifoliata leaf extract, wherein the extract inhibits one or more of MMP-1, 2 or 9 and/or scavenges peroxynitrite;
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- a cosmetically acceptable vehicle, with the condition that composition contains no Polygonum aviculare and/or no extract of horse chestnut.
A method of reducing the signs of photoaging on the skin comprising a step of applying a composition comprising:
- a skin-beneficial amount of actives identified in Menyanthes trifoliata leaf, wherein the actives are inhibitors of one or more of MMP-1, 2 or 9 and/or scavengers of peroxynitrite;
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- a cosmetically acceptable vehicle, with the condition that composition contains no Polygonum aviculare and/or no extract of horse chestnut.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.