Products for topical applications comprising oil bodies
AssigneeSemiBioSys Genetics Inc.
InventorsHarm M. Deckers, Gijs van Rooijen, Joseph Boothe, Janis Goll, Maurice M. Moloney
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Abstract
The present invention provides novel emulsion formulations which comprise oil bodies. The invention also provides a method for preparing the emulsions and the use of the emulsions in products for topical application to the skin. The products are very mild to the skin and may be easily formulated into a wide variety of personal care and dermatological products.
Claims27
A method for preparing a topical emulsion formulation comprising:
- (1) obtaining oil bodies from a plant cell;
- (2) washing the oil bodies to obtain a washed oil body preparation comprising substantially intact oil bodies;
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- (3) formulating the washed oil body preparation into a topical emulsion for application to the surface area of the human body.
A method for preparing a topical emulsion formulation comprising:
- (1) obtaining oil bodies from plant seeds by a method that comprises:
- grinding plant seeds to obtain ground seeds comprising substantially intact oil bodies in an oil body phase and separating the oil body phase from the ground seeds;
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- (2) washing the oil body phase to yield a washed oil body preparation comprising substantially intact oil bodies;
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- (3) formulating the washed oil body preparation into a topical emulsion for application to the surface area of the human body wherein said formulating comprises stabilizing the emulsion formulation.
A method for applying an emulsion to the surface area of the human skin comprising:
- (1) obtaining oil bodies from a plant cell;
- (2) washing the oil bodies to obtain a washed oil body preparation comprising substantially intact oil bodies;
- (3) formulating the washed oil body preparation into an emulsion;
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- (4) applying the emulsion to the surface area of the human skin.
A method for applying an emulsion to the surface area of the human skin comprising:
- (1) obtaining a washed oil body preparation from plant seeds by a method comprising:
- (a) grinding plant seeds to obtain ground plant seeds comprising substantially intact oil bodies;
- (b) obtaining said substantially intact oil bodies
- (c) washing said substantially intact oil bodies to obtain a washed oil body preparation comprising substantially intact oil bodies;
- (2) formulating the washed oil body preparation into an emulsion;
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- (3) applying the emulsion to the surface area of the human skin.
A method of delivering an ingredient selected from the group consisting of surfactants, emollients, fragrances, preservative agents, anti-oxidants, emulsion stabilizing agents, active agents, moisturizers, viscosity modifying agents, chelating agents, pigments, lipids, inorganic salts, natural ingredients, thickening agents, to a surface area of the human body comprising applying an emulsion formulation comprising washed oil bodies comprising substantially intact oil bodies obtained from a plant and the ingredient to the surface of the human body.
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