Ligustrum lucidum extract useful for the treatment and/or care of the skin
AssigneeLubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc.
InventorsNúria ALMIÑANA DOMÈNECH, Mauricio VALERIO SANTIAGO, Sylesh Kumar VENKATARAMAN, JungMo KIM
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Abstract
A process for obtaining a botanical extract from fruit of Ligustrum lucidum includes subjecting fruit of Ligustrum lucidum to an extraction with subcritical water under specified conditions. The botanical extract is useful in cosmetic, non-therapeutic treatment and/or care of the skin.
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A process for obtaining a botanical extract from fruit of Ligustrum lucidum comprising subjecting fruit of Ligustrum lucidum to an extraction with subcritical water, wherein the extraction comprises contacting the fruit with subcritical water at a temperature of from 140° C. to 180° C. and at a pressure suitable to maintain the water in a liquid state for a period of at least 5 minutes to form an aqueous botanical extract.
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