Compositions and methods for mitigating skin irritation
AssigneeJohnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.
InventorsNeena Tierney, Katharine Martin, Phyllis Mitchell, Michael Southall
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Abstract
The invention relates to a composition and a method for mitigating redness or inflammation of mammalian skin comprising administering to mammalian skin a composition consisting of an effective amount of alkanolamine, feverfew or soy or mixtures thereof, one or more optional benefit agents and one or more cosmetically acceptable carriers. More particularly, it relates to a composition for mitigating skin irritations such as retinol/retinoid irritation and their applications to mammalian skin.
Claims21
A method for mitigating redness or inflammation of mammalian skin comprising topically applying to a mammal in need of treatment therefor a composition comprising:
- (a) from about 1% to about 3% by weight of dimethylaminoethanol (DMAE) or a cosmetically-acceptable salt thereof;
- (b) from about 0.2% to about 5% by weight of feverfew, and
- (c) at least one acceptable carrier.
A method for ameliorating the irritating effects of a composition containing a skin irritating benefit agent, said method comprising adding to said composition:
- (a) from about 1% to about 3% by weight of dimethylaminoethanol (DMAE) or a cosmetically-acceptable salt thereof, and
- (b) from about 0.2% to about 5% by weight of feverfew.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.