US 5,922,331 A · Skin cream composition

Abstract

An improved skin cream composition according to the present invention provides protection against lumpiness, edema, and other effects of liposuction and cosmetic surgery, as well as increasing the smoothness of the skin. In general, a skin cream composition according to the present invention comprises: water, and emulsified and dispersed in the water: (1) a long-chain fatty acid ester of ascorbic acid; (2) a short-chain carboxylic acid ester of tocopherol; (3) a glyceryl ester complex comprising at least one glyceryl ester selected from the group consisting of glyceryl linoleate, glyceryl linolenate, and glyceryl arachidonate; (4) a first complex consisting essentially of water, propylene glycol, lecithin, caffeine benzoate, and palmitoyl carnitine; (5) a second complex consisting essentially of water, caffeine, carnitine, and hydrolyzed glycosaminoglycans; (6) a third complex consisting essentially of glycerol, butcher broom extract, passion flower extract, glycogen, hydrolyzed collagen, and PEG 6-32; (7) calendula extract; (8) a water-glycol extract of chamomile; (9) hydrophilic microcapsules; (10) lipophilic microcapsules; and (11) microcapsules comprising methylsilanol elastinate. Other, optional cosmetic ingredients and ancillary ingredients can also be used.

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Dependent claims

A skin cream composition comprising:

water and emulsified and dispersed in the water:
(a) a long-chain fatty acid ester of ascorbic acid;
(b) a short-chain carboxylic acid ester of tocopherol;
(c) a glyceryl ester complex comprising at least one glyceryl ester selected from the group consisting of glyceryl linoleate, glyceryl linolenate, and glyceryl arachidonate;
(d) a first complex consisting essentially of water, propylene glycol, lecithin, caffeine benzoate, and palmitoyl carnitine;
(e) a second complex consisting essentially of water, caffeine, carnitine, and hydrolyzed glycosaminoglycans;
(f) a third complex consisting essentially of glycerol, butcher broom extract, passion flower extract, glycogen, hydrolyzed collagen, and PEG 6-32;
(g) calendula extract;
(h) a water-glycol extract of chamomile;
(i) hydrophilic microcapsules;
(j) lipophilic microcapsules;
and
(k) microcapsules comprising methylsilanol elastinate;
wherein each of the long-chain fatty acid ester of ascorbic acid, the short-chain carboxylic acid ester of tocopherol, the glyceryl ester complex, the first complex, the second complex, the third complex, the calendula extract, the water-glycol extract of chamomile, the hydrophilic microcapsules, the lipophilic microcapsules, and the microcapsules comprising methylsilanol elastinate are present in a quantity sufficient to increase the smoothness, decrease the lumpiness, or decrease the edema of skin to which the composition is applied.

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A skin cream composition comprising water, and emulsified and dispersed in the water:

(a) ascorbyl palmitate;
(b) tocopheryl acetate;
(c) a glyceryl ester complex comprising glyceryl linoleate, glyceryl linolenate, and glyceryl arachidonate;
(d) a complex consisting essentially of water, propylene glycol, lecithin, caffeine benzoate, and palmitoyl carnitine;
(e) a complex consisting essentially of caffeine, carnitine, and hydrolyzed glycosaminoglycans;
(f) a complex consisting essentially of glycerol, butcher broom extract, passion flower extract, glycogen, hydrolyzed collagen, and PEG 6-32;
(g) calendula extract;
(h) a water-glycol extract of chamomile;
(i) hydrophilic microcapsules comprising in water:
(1) glycerol;
(2) chitin;
(3) sodium lactate;
(4) sodium pyrrolidone carboxylate;
(5) glycogen;
(6) urea;
(7) propylene glycol;
(8) sodium chloride;
(9) glycine;
(10) arginine;
(11) lysine;
(12) histidine;
(13) ornithine;
and
(14) hydrolyzed collagen;
(j) lipophilic microcapsules comprising:
(1) glycosphingolipids;
(2) phospholipids;
(3) cholesterol;
(4) stearic acid;
(5) palmitic acid;
(6) squalane;
(7) a C.sub.10 -C.sub.30 carboxylic acid ester of a sterol selected from the group consisting of cholesterol, lanosterol, and mixtures thereof;
(8) a diglyceryl succinate of a medium-chain carboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of caprylic acid, capric acid, and mixtures thereof;
and
(9) octyldodecanol;
(k) microcapsules comprising methylsilanol elastinate;
(l) glycosaminoglycans;
(m) aloe vera gel;
(n) nylon-12;
(o) a lipid-soluble component comprising:
(1) dimethicone;
(2) bisabolol;
(3) polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters;
(4) cetyl alcohol;
(5) white petrolatum;
(6) tricaprylin;
and
(7) mineral oil;
(p) an emulsifier component comprising:
(1) a mixture of mono- and distearate esters of polyoxyethylene and free polyethylene oxide;
(2) partial esters of lauric, palmitic, stearic, and oleic acids and hexitol anhydrides;
and
(3) 120-mole ethoxylated jojoba oil;
(q) an antioxidant component comprising a mixture of 70% propylene glycol, 20% propyl gallate, and 10% citric acid;
(r) a preservative component comprising:
(1) imidazolyl urea;
and
(2) a complex of propylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, and methylparaben, wherein the propylene glycol comprises from about 30% to about 45% of the complex, the phenoxyethanol comprises from about 22% to about 37% of the complex, the chlorphenesin comprises from about 11% to about 22% of the complex, and the methylparaben comprises from about 11 to about 22% of the complex;
(s) a solvent component comprising 1,3-butylene glycol;
(t) a thickener component comprising:
(1) alginate derivatives;
and
(2) preneutralized carbomer 430;
and
(u) a hydrophilic component comprising a polar complex consisting essentially of mannitol, arginine, serine, pyrrolidone carboxylate, sucrose, citrulline, glycogen, histidine, alanine, threonine, glutamic acid, and lysine, wherein the mannitol, the arginine, the serine, the pyrrolidone carboxylate, the sucrose, the citrulline, the glycogen, the histidine, the alanine, and the threonine each comprise from about 2% to about 20% of the polar complex, and the glutamic acid and the lysine each comprises from about 0.1% to about 2% of the polar complex;
wherein each of the long-chain fatty acid ester of ascorbic acid, the short-chain carboxylic acid ester of tocopherol, the glyceryl ester complex, the first complex, the second complex, the third complex, the calendula extract, the water-glycol extract of chamomile, the hydrophilic microcapsules, the lipophilic microcapsules, the microcapsules comprising methylsilanol elastinate, the glycosaminoglycans, the aloe vera gel, and the nylon-12 are present in a quantity sufficient to increase the smoothness, decrease the lumpiness, or decrease the edema of skin to which the composition is applied.

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A skin cream composition comprising:

water, and emulsified and dispersed in the water;
(a) about 0.75% of dimethicone;
(b) about 0.1% of bisabolol;
(c) about 0.02% of ascorbyl palmitate;
(d) about 0.5% of tocopheryl acetate;
(e) about 0.5% of a glyceryl ester complex comprising glyceryl linoleate, glyceryl linolenate, and glyceryl arachidonate, wherein the glyceryl linoleate comprises from about 65% to about 85% of the complex, the glyceryl linolenate comprises from about 5% to about 15% of the complex, and the glyceryl arachidonate comprises from about 1% to about 5% of the complex;
(f) about 1.25% of a mixture of mono- and distearate esters of polyoxyethylene and free polyethylene oxides;
(g) about 0.13% of partial esters of lauric, palmitic, stearic, and oleic acids and hexitol anhydrides;
(h) about 1.0% of 120-mole ethoxylated jojoba oil;
(i) about 2.5% of polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters;
(j) about 4.0% of cetyl alcohol;
(k) about 3.0% of white petrolatum;
(l) about 7.50% of tricaprylin;
(m) about 6.0% of mineral oil;
(n) about 0.0011% of a mixture of 70% propylene glycol, 20% propyl gallate, and 10% citric acid;
(o) about 0.0011% of imidazolyl urea;
(p) about 2.5% of a complex of propylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, and methylparaben, wherein the propylene glycol comprises from about 30% to about 45% of the complex, the phenoxyethanol comprises from about 22% to about 37% of the complex, the chlorphenesin comprises from about 11% to about 22% of the complex, and the methylparaben comprises from about 11% to about 22% of the complex;
(q) about 4.0% of 1,3-butylene glycol;
(r) about 0.2% of alginate derivatives;
(s) about 0.5% of preneutralized carbomer 430;
(t) about 3.0% of a first complex consisting essentially of water, propylene glycol, lecithin, caffeine benzoate and palmitoyl carnitine;
(u) about 2.0% of a second complex consisting essentially of water, caffeine, carnitine, and hydrolyzed glycosaminoglycans;
(v) about 0.0011% of a complex consisting essentially of glycerol, butcher broom extract, passion flower extract, glycogen, hydrolyzed collagen, and PEG 6-32;
(w) about 0.2% of calendula extract;
(x) about 0.2% of aloe vera gel;
(y) about 0.2% of a water-glycol extract of chamomile;
(z) about 1.0% of a polar complex consisting essentially of mannitol, arginine, serine, pyrrolidone carboxylate, sucrose, citrulline, glycogen, histidine, alanine, threonine, glutamic acid, and lysine, wherein the mannitol, the arginine, the serine, the pyrrolidone carboxylate, the sucrose, the citrulline, the glycogen, the histidine, the alanine, and the threonine each comprise from about 2% to about 20% of the complex, and the glutamic acid and the lysine each comprise from about 0.1% to about 2% of the complex;
(aa) about 1.0% of glycosaminoglycans;
(ab) about 0.25% of hydrophilic microcapsules, the hydrophilic microcapsules comprising in water:
(1) from about 20% to about 40% glycerol;
(2) from about 10% to about 20% chitin;
(3) from about 5% to about 15% each of sodium lactate and sodium pyrrolidone carboxylate;
(4) from about 1% to about 5% each of glycogen, urea, propylene glycol, and sodium chloride;
(5) up to about 1% each of glycine, arginine, lysine, histidine, and ornithine;
and
(6) up to about 1% of hydrolyzed collagen;
(ac) about 0.25% of lipophilic microcapsules, the lipophilic microcapsules comprising:
(1) from about 5% to about 15% each of glycosphingolipids, phospholipids, and cholesterol;
(2) from about 1% to about 5% each of stearic acid, palmitic acid, squalane, and a C.sub.10 -C.sub.30 carboxylic acid ester of a sterol selected from the group consisting of cholesterol, lanosterol, and mixtures thereof;
(3) up to about 1% of a diglyceryl succinate of a medium-chain carboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of caprylic acid, capric acid, and mixtures thereof;
and
(4) from about 60% to about 80% of octyldodecanol;
(ad) about 0.25% of microcapsules comprising methylsilanol elastinate;
(ae) about 1.2% of nylon-12;
and
(af) about 0.45% of fragrance.

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A skin cream composition comprising water, and emulsified and dispersed in the water:

(a) ascorbyl palmitate;
(b) tocopheryl acetate;
(c) a glyceryl ester complex comprising glyceryl linoleate, glyceryl linoleate, and glyceryl arachidonate;
(d) a complex consisting essentially of water, propylene glycol, lecithin, caffeine benzoate, and palmitoyl carnitine;
(e) a complex consisting essentially of caffeine, carnitine, and hydrolyzed glycosaminoglycans;
(f) a complex consisting essentially of glycerol, butcher broom extract, passion flower extract, glycogen, hydrolyzed collagen, and PEG 6-32;
(g) calendula extract;
(h) a water-glycol extract of chamomile;
(i) hydrophilic microcapsules comprising in water:
(1) glycerol;
(2) chitin;
(3) sodium lactate;
(4) sodium pyrrolidone carboxylate;
(5) glycogen;
(6) urea;
(7) propylene glycol;
(8) sodium chloride;
(9) glycine;
(10) arginine;
(11) lysine;
(12) histidine;
(13) ornithine;
and
(14) hydrolyzed collagen;
(j) lipophilic microcapsules comprising:
(1) glycosphingolipids;
(2) phospholipids;
(3) cholesterol;
(4) stearic acid;
(5) palmitic acid;
(6) squalane;
(7) a C.sub.10 -C.sub.30 carboxylic acid ester of a sterol selected from the group consisting of cholesterol, lanosterol, and mixtures thereof;
(8) a diglyceryl succinate of a medium-chain carboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of caprylic acid, capric acid, and mixtures thereof;
and
(9) octyldodecanol;
(k) microcapsules comprising methylsilanol elastinate;
(l) glycosaminoglycans;
(m) aloe vera gel;
(n) nylon-12;
(o) a lipid-soluble component comprising:
(1) dimethicone;
(2) bisabolol;
(3) polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters;
(4) cetyl alcohol;
(5) white petrolatum;
(6) tricaprylin;
and
(7) mineral oil;
(p) an emulsifier component comprising:
(1) a mixture of mono- and distearate esters of polyoxyethylene and free polyethylene oxide;
(2) partial esters of lauric, palmitic, stearic, and oleic acids and hexitol anhydrides;
and
(3) 120-mole ethoxylated jojoba oil;
(q) an antioxidant component comprising a mixture of 70% propylene glycol, 20% propyl gallate, and 10% citric acid;
(r) a preservative component comprising:
(1) imidazolyl urea;
and
(2) a complex of propylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, and methylparaben, wherein the propylene glycol comprises from about 30% to about 45% of the complex, the phenoxyethanol comprises from about 22% to about 37% of the complex, the chlorphenesin comprises from about 11% to about 22% of the complex, and the methylparaben comprises from about 11% to about 22% of the complex;
(s) a solvent component comprising 1, 3-butylene glycol;
and
(t) a hydrophilic component comprising a polar complex consisting essentially of mannitol, arginine, serine, pyrrolidone carboxylate, sucrose, citrulline, glycogen, histidine, alanine, threonine, glutamic acid, and lysine, wherein the mannitol, the arginine, the serine, the pyrrolidone carboxylate, the sucrose, the citrulline, the glycogen, the histidine, the alanine, and the threonine each comprise from about 2% to about 20% of the polar complex, and the glutamic acid and the lysine each comprise from about 0.1% to about 2% of the polar complex;
wherein each of the long-chain fatty acid ester of ascorbic acid, the short-chain carboxylic acid ester of tocopherol, the glycerol ester complex, the first complex, the second complex, the third complex, the calendula extract, the water-glycol extract of chamomile, the hydrophilic microcapsules, the lipophilic microcapsules, the microcapsules comprising methylsilanol elastinate, the glycosaminoglycans, the aloe vera gel, and the nylon-12 are present in a quantity sufficient to increase the smoothness, decrease the lumpiness, or decrease the edema of skin to which the composition is applied.

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A skin cream composition comprising:

water and emulsified and dispersed in the water:
(a) about 0.75% of dimethicone;
(b) about 0.1% of bisabolol;
(c) about 0.02% of ascorbyl palmitate;
(d) about 0.5% of tocopheryl acetate;
(e) about 0.05% of a glyceryl ester complex comprising glyceryl linoleate, glyceryl linolenate, and glyceryl arachidonate, wherein the glyceryl linoleate comprises from about 65% to about 85% of the complex, the glyceryl linolenate comprises from about 5% to about 15% of the complex, and the glyceryl arachidonate comprises from about 1% to about 5% of the complex;
(f) about 1.25% of a mixture of mono-and distearate esters of polyoxyethylene and free polyethylene oxides;
(g) about 0.13% of partial esters of lauric, palmitic, stearic, and oleic acids and hexitol anhydrides;
(h) about 1.0% of 120-mole ethoxylated jojoba oil;
(i) about 2.5% of polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters;
(j) about 4.0% of cetyl alcohol;
(k) about 3.0% of white petrolatum;
(l) about 7.5% of tricaprylin;
(m) about 6.0% of mineral oil;
(n) about 0.0011% of a mixture of 70% propylene glycol, 20% propyl gallate, and 10% citric acid;
(o) about 0.0011% of imidazolyl urea;
(p) about 2.5% of a complex of propylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, chlorphenesin, and methylparaben, wherein the propylene glycol comprises from about 30% to about 45% of the complex, the phenoxyethanol comprises from about 22% to about 37% of the complex, the chlorphenesin comprises from about 11% to about 22% of the complex, and the methylparaben comprises from about 11% to about 22% of the complex;
(q) about 4.0% of 1, 3-butylene glycol;
(r) about 3.0% of a first complex consisting essentially of water, propylene glycol, lecithin, caffeine benzoate, and palmitoyl carnitine;
(s) about 2.0% of a second complex consisting essentially of water, caffeine, carnitine, and hydrolyzed glycosaminoglycans;
(t) about 0.0011% of a complex consisting essentially of glycerol, butcher broom extract, passion flower extract, glycogen, hydrolyzed collagen, and PEG 6-32;
(u) about 0.2% of calendula extract;
(v) about 0.2% of aloe vera gel;
(w) about 0.2% of a water-glycol extract of chamomile;
(x) about 1.0% of a polar complex consisting essentially of mannitol, arginine, serine, pyrrolidone carboxylate, sucrose, citrulline, glycogen, histidine, alanine, threonine, glutamic acid, and lysine, wherein the mannitol, the arginine, the serine, the pyrrolidone carboxylate, the sucrose, the citrulline, the glycogen, the histidine, the alanine, and the threonine each comprise from about 2% to about 20% of the complex, and the glutamic acid and the lysine each comprise from about 0.1% to about 2% of the complex;
(y) about 1.0% of glycosaminoglycans;
(z) about 0.25% of hydrophilic microcapsules, the hydrophilic microcapsules comprising in water:
(1) from about 20% to about 40% glycerol;
(2) from about 10% to about 20% chitin;
(3) from about 5% to about 15% each of sodium lactate and sodium pyrrolidone carboxylate;
(4) from about 1% to about 5% each of glycogen, urea, propylene glycol, and sodium chloride;
(5) up to about 1% each of glycine, arginine, lysine, histidine, and ornithine;
and
(6) up to about 1% of hydrolyzed collagen;
(aa) up to about 0.25% of lipophilic microcapsules, the lipophilic microcapsules comprising:
(1) from about 5% to about 15% each of glycosphingolipids, phospholipids, and cholesterol;
(2) from about 1% to about 5% each of stearic acid, palmitic acid, squalane, and a C.sub.10 -C.sub.30 carboxylic acid ester of a sterol selected from the group consisting of cholesterol, lanosterol and mixtures thereof;
(3) up to about 1% of a diglyceryl succinate of a medium-chain carboxylic acid selected from the group consisting of caprylic acid, capric acid, and mixtures thereof;
and
(4) from about 60% to about 80% of octyldodecanol;
(ab) about 0.25% of microcapsules comprising methylsilanol elastinate;
(ac) about 1.2% of nylon-12;
and
(ad) about 0.45% of fragrance.

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