Composition containing Hedychium extract and use thereof

• US 20020155138A1
• Filed: 01/18/2002
• Published: 10/24/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies Incorporated (Johnson & Johnson)
• Original Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies Incorporated (Johnson & Johnson)
• Inventors: Saliou, Claude, Martin, Katharine M.
• Application Number:
  US10/052,315
• Publication Number:
  US 20020155138A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 424/401
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2800/782 Enzyme inhibitors; Enzyme antagonists
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/9794 Liliopsida [monocotyledons]
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 17/00 Barrier preparations; Preparations brought into direct contact with the skin for affording protection against external influences, e.g. sunlight, X-rays or other harmful rays, corrosive materials, bacteria or insect stings
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 19/00 Preparations for care of the skin
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 19/004 Aftersun preparations
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 19/08 Anti-ageing preparations

Abstract

The present invention features a composition for regulating the firmness, tone, or texture of skin, or for regulating wrinkles, or for the treatment of environmental damage in skin containing a safe and effective amount of a Hedychium extract and a cosmetically-acceptable carrier, and the use thereof.

Claims

1. A composition for regulating the firmness, tone, or texture of skin or regulating wrinkles in skin comprising:

(a) a safe and effective amount of a Hedychium extract; and

(b) a cosmetically-acceptable carrier.

2. A composition of claim 1, wherein said composition is for regulating the firmness of skin.

3. A composition of claim 1, wherein said composition is for regulating the tone of skin.

4. A composition of claim 1, wherein said composition is for regulating the texture of skin.

5. A composition of claim 1, wherein said composition is for regulating wrinkles in skin.

9. A composition of claim 1, wherein said composition comprises from about 0.001%, by weight, to about 20%, by weight, of said Hedychium extract and said cosmetically-acceptable carrier is a topical carrier.

10. A composition of claim 2, wherein said composition comprises from about 0.001%, by weight, to about 20%, by weight, of said Hedychium extract and said cosmetically-acceptable carrier is a topical carrier.

11. A composition of claim 3, wherein said composition comprises from about 0.001%, by weight, to about 20%, by weight, of said Hedychium extract and said cosmetically-acceptable carrier is a topical carrier.

12. A composition of claim 4, wherein said composition comprises from about 0.001%, by weight, to about 20%, by weight, of said Hedychium extract and said cosmetically-acceptable carrier is a topical carrier.

13. A composition of claim 5, wherein said composition comprises from about 0.001%, by weight, to about 20%, by weight, of said Hedychium extract and said. cosmetically-acceptable carrier is a topical carrier.

19. A method of claim 17, wherein said composition comprises from about 0.001%, by weight, to about 20%, by weight, of said Hedychium extract.

20. A method of claim 18, wherein said composition comprises from about 0.001%, by weight, to about 20%, by weight, of said Hedychium extract.

6. A composition for the treatment of environmental damage in skin comprising:

(a) a safe and effective amount of a Hedychium extract; and

(b), a cosmetically-acceptable carrier.

7. A composition of claim 6, wherein said environmental damage is damage caused by smoke.

8. A composition of claim 6, wherein said environmental damage is damage caused by UV light.

14. A composition of claim 6, wherein said composition comprises from about 0.001%, by weight, to about 20%, by weight, of said Hedychium extract and said cosmetically-acceptable carrier is a topical carrier.

15. A composition of claim 7, wherein said composition comprises from about 0.001%, by weight, to about 20%, by weight, of said Hedychium extract and said cosmetically-acceptable carrier is a topical carrier.

16. A composition of claim 8, wherein said composition comprises from about 0.001%, by weight, to about 20%, by weight, of said Hedychium extract and said cosmetically-acceptable carrier is a topical carrier.

17. A method of regulating the firmness, tone, or texture of skin of a subject or regulating wrinkles in skin of a subject, said method comprising the topical administration to said subject a composition comprising:

(a) a safe and effective amount of a Hedychium extract; and

(b) a cosmetically-acceptable carrier.

18. A method of treating environmental damage of skin of a subject, said method comprising the topical administration to said subject a composition comprising:

(a) a safe and effective amount of a Hedychium extract; and

(b) a cosmetically-acceptable carrier.