Increasing skin cell renewal with water-soluble Vitamin E
AssigneeAccess Business Group International LLC
InventorsLouise M. Schneider, Melissa L. Hundey, John V. Scimeca
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method of enhancing the rate of skin exfoliation by incorporating a water-soluble Vitamin E derivative into a cosmetic composition that contains water and is suitable for application to mammalian skin. The composition has a pH from about 4.5 to 9 and can increase the rate of natural skin exfoliation by at least 10%.
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A method of enhancing the natural rate of mammalian skin exfoliation comprising topically applying to the skin a composition comprising from 0.05% to about 30% of a water-soluble Vitamin E derivative wherein the water soluble Vitamin E derivative is selected from the group consisting of Sodium Vitamin E Phosphate, Lauryl Imino Dipropionic acid Tocopheryl Phosphate, Tocopheryl Glucoside, Tocopheryl Succinate, Tocophersolan (Tocopheryl Polyethylene Glycol 1000 Succinate), Tocophereth-5, Tocophereth-10, Tocophereth-12, Tocophereth-18, Tocophereth-50, and mixtures thereof and a carrier comprising water, wherein the composition has a pH from about 4.5 to 9.
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