Antisebum and antioxidant compositions containing guguliped and alcoholic fraction thereof
AssigneeElizabeth Arden Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.
InventorsJohn Patrick McCook, Joseph Michael Corey, Peter Ladislaus Dorogi, John Steven Bajor, Helen Elizabeth Knaggs, Beth Anne Lange, Erwin Sharpe
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Abstract
Gugulipid (a lipophilic ethyl acetate extract from C. mukul or C. wightii) and an alcoholic fraction of gugulipid as antisebum and/or antioxidant active in cosmetic skin care compositions and methods is disclosed. Gugulipid from C. mukul and its alcoholic fraction are capable of delivering dual benefit to the skin: controlling or preventing sebum secretion (oily skin conditions) and protecting the skin from free radical damage.
Claims7
A method of obtaining an alcoholic fraction of gugulipid, comprising
- (a) mixing said gugulipid with petroleum ether,
- (b) separating the petroleum ether soluble components of gug ulipid from the non soluble components,
- (c) mixing the non soluble components from step (b) with alcohol, and (d) recovering the alcohol soluble components.
A method of obtaining a dual benefit of (i) reducing or preventing oily skin conditions and (ii) protecting skin from free radical activity, the method comprising applying to the skin a composition comprising
- (a) from about 0.0001 wt. % to about 10 wt. % of gugulipid obtained from C. mukul;
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- (b) a cosmetically acceptable vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.