Skin care compositions containing naringenin and/or quercetin and a retinoid
AssigneeChesebrough-Pond's USA Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
InventorsAllan Robert Burger, Stewart Paton Granger, Ian Richard Scott
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Abstract
Quercetin and/or naringenin in combination with either retinol or retinyl ester resulted in a synergistic inhibition of keratinocyte differentiation. The effects of the retinol or retinyl esters in combination with naringenin and/or quercetin were analogous to treatment with retinoic acid.
Claims6
A skin conditioning composition comprising
- (a) from about 0.001% to about 10% of a compound selected from the group consisting of retinol, a retinyl ester and mixtures thereof;
- (b) from about 0.0001% to about 50% of a flavonoid selected from the group consisting of naringenin, quercetin, and mixtures thereof;
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- (c) a cosmetically acceptable vehicle.
The method of treating skin conditions selected from the group consisting of dry skin, photodamaged skin, appearance of wrinkles, age spots, aged skin, acne, skin lightening, psoriasis, atopic dermatosis, and sebum secretion by applying to the skin a composition comprising:
- (a) from about 0.001% to about 10% of a compound selected from the group consisting of retinol, a retinyl ester and mixtures thereof;
- (b) from about 0.0001% to about 50% of a flavonoid selected from the group consisting of naringenin, quercetin, and mixtures thereof;
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- (c) a cosmetically acceptable vehicle.
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