A personal care composition
AssigneeConopco, Inc., d/b/a UNILEVER
InventorsChenliang Guo, Nan HUANG, Sheila Alves ROCHA
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Abstract
The invention relates to a personal care composition, more particularly to a composition for use to reduce or prevent inflammation on a topical surface of a human or animal body. The composition could be delivered in the form of a skin, scalp, hair or oral care product, more particularly a skin care product. The benefit is delivered via a combination of a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) or an ester thereof and a vitamin B3 compound wherein the mole ratio of the PUFA or ester thereof to the vitamin B3 compound is 1:15 to 1:500.
Claims9
A personal care composition to reduce or prevent inflammation on a topical surface of a human or animal body, comprising:
- (i) a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) or an ester thereof selected from docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), DHA-ethyl ester, EPA-ethyl ester, DHA-triglyceride, EPA-triglyceride or combinations thereof;
- (ii) a vitamin B3 compound;
- and
- (iii) a cosmetically acceptable base
- wherein the mole ratio of the PUFA or ester thereof to the vitamin B3 compound is 1:20 to 1:100.
A non-therapeutic method of reducing or preventing inflammation on a topical surface of a human or animal body comprising the step of applying a composition on to the surface, said composition comprising:
- (i) a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) or an ester thereof selected from docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), DHA-ethyl ester, EPA-ethyl ester, DHA-triglyceride, EPA-triglyceride or combinations thereof;
- (ii) a vitamin B3 compound;
- and,
- (iii) a cosmetically acceptable base
- wherein the mole ratio of the PUFA or ester thereof to the vitamin B3 compound is 1:20 to 1:100.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.