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US 8,263,045 B2Granted
Sunless tanning composition and method of sunless tanning
AssigneePlaytex Products, Inc.
InventorsOlga Dueva-Koganov, Thomas Russo, James P. Sanogueira
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Abstract
A sunless tanning composition having dihydroacetone and an amphoglycinate (amphoacetate) in an amount effective for sunless tanning is provided. Also provided is a method of sunless tanning having the step of topically applying to the skin an effective amount of a sunless tanning composition having dihydroacetone and an amphoglycinate.
Claims17
A sunless tanning composition consisting of:
- dihydroacetone;
- an amphoglycinate selected from the group consisting of sodium oliveamphoacetate, sodium sunflowerseed amphoacetate, sodium cocoabutter amphoacetate, sodium sesame amphoacetate, sodium sweetalmond amphoacetate, sodium caproamphoacetate, sodium capryloamphoacetate, sodium isostearoamphoacetate, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium myristoamphoacetate, sodium oleoamphoacetate, sodium palmamphoacetate, sodium peanutamphoacetate, sodium ricinoleoamphoacetate, sodium stearoamphoacetate, sodium tallowamphoacetate, sodium undecylenamphoacetate, sodium wheat germamphoacetate, sodium cocyl glycinate, and any mixtures thereof;
- a cosmetically acceptable vehicle selected from the group consisting of water, organic solvent, and a combination thereof;
- and
- optionally, at least one additional ingredient selected from the group consisting of:
- an emulsifier selected from the group consisting of glyceryl stearate, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, PEG-40 stearate, and any combinations thereof,
- a humectant selected from the group consisting of glycerin, propylene glycol, pentylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, butylene glycol, hyaluronic acid, one or more derivatives of hyaluronic acid, and any combinations thereof, and
- a preservative selected from the group consisting of alkyl paraben, alcohol, benzoic acid salt, sorbic acid salt, and any combinations thereof.
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A method of sunless tanning comprising the step of:
- topically applying to the skin an effective amount of a sunless tanning composition, wherein said sunless tanning composition consists of:
- dihydroacetone;
- an amphoglycinate selected from the group consisting of sodium oliveamphoacetate, sodium sunflowerseed amphoacetate, sodium cocoabutter amphoacetate, sodium sesame amphoacetate, sodium sweetalmond amphoacetate, sodium caproamphoacetate, sodium capryloamphoacetate, sodium isostearoamphoacetate, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium myristoamphoacetate, sodium oleoamphoacetate, sodium palmamphoacetate, sodium peanutamphoacetate, sodium ricinoleoamphoacetate, sodium stearoamphoacetate, sodium tallowamphoacetate, sodium undecylenamphoacetate, sodium wheat germamphoacetate, sodium cocyl glycinate, and any mixtures thereof;
- a cosmetically acceptable vehicle selected from the group consisting of water, organic solvent, and a combination thereof;
- and
- optionally, at least one additional ingredient selected from the group consisting of:
- an emulsifier selected from the group consisting of glyceryl stearate, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, PEG-40 stearate, and any combinations thereof,
- a humectant selected from the group consisting of glycerin, propylene glycol, pentylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, butylene glycol, hyaluronic acid, one or more derivatives of hyaluronic acid, and any combinations thereof, and
- a preservative selected from the group consisting of alkyl paraben, alcohol, benzoic acid salt, sorbic acid salt, and any combinations thereof.
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A sunless tanning composition consisting of:
- about 1 wt % to about 10 wt % of dihydroacetone;
- about 1 wt % to about 30 wt % of an amphoglycinate selected from the group consisting of sodium oliveamphoacetate, sodium sunflowerseed amphoacetate, sodium cocoabutter amphoacetate, sodium sesame amphoacetate, sodium sweetalmond amphoacetate, sodium caproamphoacetate, sodium capryloamphoacetate, sodium isostearoamphoacetate, sodium lauroamphoacetate, sodium myristoamphoacetate, sodium oleoamphoacetate, sodium palmamphoacetate, sodium peanutamphoacetate, sodium ricinoleoamphoacetate, sodium stearoamphoacetate, sodium tallowamphoacetate, sodium undecylenamphoacetate, sodium wheat germamphoacetate, sodium cocyl glycinate, and any mixtures thereof;
- a cosmetically acceptable vehicle selected from the group consisting of water, organic solvent, and a combination thereof;
- and
- up to 30 wt % of at least one additional ingredient selected from the group consisting of glyceryl stearate, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, PEG-40 stearate, glycerin, propylene glycol, pentylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, butylene glycol, hyaluronic acid, derivatives of hyaluronic acid, alkyl paraben, alcohol, benzoic acid salt, sorbic acid salt, and any combinations thereof.
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