US 2026/0061019 A1 · Topical Compositions For Regulating Sebum Production

Abstract

Compositions comprising Serenoa serrulata (saw palmetto) fruit extract, Laminaria saccharina (brown algae) extract, and Glycyrrhiza inflata root extract are effective inhibit the activity of 5-alpha Reductase; lower neutral lipid content; and reduce expression of SREBP1, FASN and ACACA, in human sebocytes. By regulating excess sebum production, compositions of the invention are useful to improve the health and appearance of skin.

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Dependent claims

A topical composition for regulating the production of sebum in human skin comprising Serenoa serrulata fruit extract, Laminaria saccharina extract, and licochalcone A, wherein:

the concentration of Serenoa serrulata fruit extract ranges from 0.02% to 0.5%, by weight of the topical composition
the concentration of Laminaria saccharina ranges from 0.0015% to 0.03%, by weight of the topical composition
the concentration of licochalcone A ranges from 0.00025% to 0.004%, by weight of the topical composition.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

19/311,771Filed 27 Aug 2025

Priority

29 Aug 2024

Published

5 Mar 2026

Term ends

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Classification14 codes

A61K 36/889
Liliopsida: arecaceae, Palmae or Palmaceae , e.g. date or coconut palm or palmetto
A61K 8/35
Containing oxygen: ketones, e.g. benzophenone
A61K 8/9711
Algae: phaeophycota or Phaeophyta [brown algae], e.g. Fucus
A61K 8/9789
Angiosperms [Magnoliophyta]: magnoliopsida [dicotyledons]

Topical Compositions For Regulating Sebum Production

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