Compositions for Hormonally Impacted Skin
AssigneeThe Boots Company PLC
InventorsMichael David Bell, Christopher Elms, Victoria Newton
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Abstract
A composition comprising (i) a monocyclic sesquiterpene alcohol; (ii) vitamin B or a derivative thereof; and (iii) an amide of formula (I), (I), wherein X is CH or N, Y is CHR8 or O, n is 0, 1 or 2, preferably 1 or 2, R1, R2 and R3 are independently of each other selected from the group consisting of H, OH, a halogen atom, a carbamoyl group and C1-C6 alkyl group, and R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are independently of each other H or a C1-C6 alkyl group. The composition is suitable for topical application for treatment of hormonally impacted skin.
Claims15
A composition comprising
- (i) a monocyclic sesquiterpene alcohol;
- (ii) vitamin B or a derivative thereof;
- and
- (iii) an amide of formula (I)
- wherein X is CH or N,
- Y is CHR8 or O, n is 0, 1 or 2,
- R1, R2 and R3 are independently of each other selected from the group consisting of H, OH, a halogen atom, a carbamoyl group and C1-C6 alkyl group, and
- R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are independently of each other H or a C1-C6 alkyl group.
An in vitro method for assessing the effect of a test composition on hormonally impacted skin, the method comprising:
- a) applying a hormonal insult to skin cells in vitro to yield hormonally impacted skin cells;
- b) applying a test composition to the hormonally impacted skin cells;
- and
- c) measuring a change in a property of the hormonally impacted cells.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.