Skin care compositions
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsPetra Helga Beck, Robert Francis Date, Mario Elmen Tremblay
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Abstract
The present invention relates to topical compositions for effecting an immediate improvement in the appearance and feel of skin, in addition to providing chronic improvements in skin appearance. The compositions comprise from 0.5% to 25% of a first particulate material having a refractive index of from 1.3 to 1.7, the particulate material being dispersed in the composition and having a median particle size of from 2 to 30 um, and an active effective for chronically regulating skin condition selected from Vitamin B3 compounds, retinoids, and mixtures thereof. Preferred emobodiments are oil in water emulsions further comprising a second particulate material having a larger particle size than the first.
Claims13
A topical composition comprising
- a) from 0.5% to 25% of a first particulate material having a refractive index of from 1.3 to 1.7, the particulate material being dispersed in the composition and having a median particle size of from 2 to 30 μm;
- b) a safe and effective amount of an active effective for chronically regulating skin condition selected from Vitamin B3 compounds, retinoids, and mixtures thereof;
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- c) a topical carrier.
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