Lip care composition containing acexamic acid, and uses thereof
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorsPascal Arnaud, Lionel Breton
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Abstract
A lip care composition, in particular an anhydrous composition, containing, as physiologically acceptable active care agent, acexamic acid, preferably dissolved or dispersed in a fatty phase. This composition can be in the form of a stick, in particular a stick of lipstick or of lip balm, to protect the lips in particular against bad weather and thus to prevent them from drying out and/or from cracking and chapping.
Claims30
A care or make-up composition for the lips comprising a fatty phase comprising acexamic acid as a physiologically acceptable active care agent and at least one oil selected from hydrocarbon-based oils having at least 4 carbon atoms, silicone oils, and fluorinated oils.
A thickened anhydrous make-up composition for the lips, comprising a fatty phase containing acexamic acid as a physiologically acceptable active care agent and a thickener.
A method of treating the human lips comprising applying an effective amount of acexamic acid to limit or prevent drying out of the lips.
A method of treating the human lips comprising applying an effective amount of acexamic acid to limit or prevent oedema of the lips.
A method of treating the human lips comprising applying an effective amount of acexamic acid to limit or prevent cracking of the lips.
A method of treating the human lips comprising applying an effective amount of acexamic acid to limit or prevent chapping of the lips.
A method of treating the human lips comprising applying an effective amount of acexamic acid to protect the lips against weather otherwise adversely affecting said lips.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.