Cosmetic compositions comprising at least one peptide with at least one immobilized aromatic cycle
AssigneeSederma
InventorsKarl Lintner, Olivier Peschard
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Abstract
Topical cosmetic use as a whitening active ingredient of at least one peptide, comprising at least one blocked aromatic cycle and having the general formula (I): A-(Xa)m-Xc-(Xb)n-B. The invention also discloses a cosmetic composition comprising at least said peptide and a method of decreasing skin pigmentation, whitening or lightening human skin, comprising a topical application of said composition.
Claims11
A method of decreasing skin pigmentation comprising applying to the skin of a human in need thereof an effective amount of a composition comprising a dermatologically acceptable carrier and at least one peptide of sequence A-His-Leu-Asp-Ile-Ile-Trp-B wherein
- A is H, or an N-acyl group selected from the group consisting of elaidoyl, myristoyl, biotinyl, octanoyl, stearoyl, acetyl, and palmitoyl;
- and
- B is OR1 or NR2R3, in which
- R1, R2 and R3 are, independently of each other, H or an alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, acyl, alcohol, sulfonyl, sugar or alkoxy chain.
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