Compositions and methods for improved skin care
OwnerMark A. Pinskyinventor
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Abstract
Compositions and methods for administering collagen to a human subject have been developed. The collagen-containing lipid vesicles of the invention provide a delivery system for human collagen which eliminates problems associated with chemical and physical instability of the collagen as well as immune responses to non-human collagen.
Claims18
A liposome comprising at least one component selected from the group consisting of hyaluronic acid and collagen.
A composition for delivering an agent into the skin of a subject wherein said composition comprises a cyclodextrin having associated therewith the agent, wherein the agent is selected from the group consisting of collagen and hyaluronic acid.
A method for administering an agent into the skin of a subject, the method comprising the step of contacting the skin of the subject with a composition comprising a carrier comprising a cavity having encapsulated therein an agent selected from the group consisting of collagen and hyaluronic acid, wherein said carrier is a liposome or a cyclodextrin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.