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AssigneeBASF Beauty Care Solutions France S.A.S.
InventorsDelphine Rival, Sebastien Bonnet, Isabelle Orly, Eric Perrier
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The invention relates to substances which are capable of protecting FGF-2, to a composition for preventing or controlling degradation of FGF-2, and a method of protecting FGF-2 in the skin from degradation. In particular, the invention relates to an extract of Hibiscus Abelmoschus or ambrette, a rebokza extract, a gougizi berry extract, a banha extract, a lessonia extract, a mustard flour extract, a wooyin extract, a barley extract, and/or a sesame extract, in amounts effective to protect FGF-2 from its degradation. Further, the present invention allows the extracellular matrix to be restructured, particularly at the dermis, which is useful, for example, for controlling aging.
A method for protecting FGF-2 in aging human skin, the method comprising applying to the skin a cosmetic composition comprising an effective amount of an extract of seeds of Hibiscus abelmoschus obtained by using a solvent consisting essentially of water or a water/alcohol mixture, wherein said solvent has a ratio of water to alcohol from 85/15 to 100/0, and a cosmetically acceptable excipient.
A method for protecting FGF-2 in aging human skin, the method comprising applying to the skin a cosmetic composition comprising an effective amount of an extract of seeds of Hibiscus abelmoschus obtained by using a solvent consisting essentially of water or a water/alcohol mixture, wherein said solvent has a ratio of water to alcohol from 85/15 to 100/0, and a cosmetically acceptable excipient, wherein said effective amount is an amount sufficient to protect FGF-2 against thermal degradation.
A method for protecting FGF-2 in aging human skin, the method comprising applying to the skin a cosmetic composition comprising an effective amount of an extract of the seeds of Hibiscus abelmoschus obtained by using water as solvent and a cosmetically acceptable excipient.
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