Anti-dandruff compositions
OwnerKarsten SIEMS, Grit KLUGEinventors
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Abstract
Suggested is an anti-dandruff composition comprising (a) 1-acetoxychavicol acetate according to formula (I) or an extract comprising the same, and (b) at least one vegetable oil for use in treating or preventing Malassezia induced dandruff formation and/or Malassezia induced itching of the skin.
Claims16
An anti-dandruff composition comprising
- (a) 1-acetoxychavicol acetate according to formula (I)
- or an extract comprising the same, and
- (b) at least one vegetable oil
- for use in treating or preventing Malassezia induced dandruff formation and/or Malassezia induced itching of the skin.
The composition for use according to any of the preceding claims 1 to 3, wherein the Alpinia galanga extract is obtainable or obtained by a process comprising the following steps:
- (i) providing a source of Alpinia Galanga,
- (ii) contacting said source with a first liquid extraction agent E1 thereby forming a liquid phase L1 and a solid residue R0;
- (iii) separating said liquid L1 from said solid residue R0;
- (iv) optionally drying said liquid phase L1 to give a solid residue R1;
- (v) optionally dissolving said solid residue R1 in said first liquid extraction agent E1 or a second liquid extraction agent S2 to obtain the extract.
The composition for use according to any of the preceding claims 1 to 4, wherein the vegetable oils are selected from the group consisting of canola oil, sesame oil, peanut oil, olive oil, sunflower oil, high oleic sunflower oil, rape seed oil, high oleic rape seed oil and mixtures thereof.
The composition for use according to any of the preceding claims 1 to 6 further comprising as component (c) at least one stabilizer, preferably selected from the group consisting of ascorbic acid palmitate, butylhydroxy anisol, citric acid, potassium sorbate and mixtures thereof.
A non-therapeutic, cosmetic composition comprising
- (a) 1-acetoxychavicol acetate according to formula (I)
- or an extract comprising the same, and
- (b) at least one vegetable oil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.