GYMNEMA-CONTAINING LIP BALM COMPOSITIONS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS

• US 20100135945A1
• Filed: 12/01/2009
• Published: 06/03/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kreations By Kristin LLC
• Original Assignee: Kreations By Kristin LLC
• Inventors: Murdock, Angela D., Murdock, Kristin Kelly
• Application Number:
  US12/628,896
• Publication Number:
  US 20100135945A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 424/64
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/9789 Magnoliopsida [dicotyledons]
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/9794 Liliopsida [monocotyledons]
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 19/001 Preparations for care of the lips
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 19/06 for countering cellulitis

Abstract

Extracts of members of the plant family Asclepiadaceae can alter or diminish a person'"'"'s ability to taste some sugars. As such, the extracts can be used help a person reduce their caloric intake and thereby reduce their body weight or body fat percentage. An extract of the plant Gymnema sylvestre can be used as an ingredient in a lip balm. The Gymnema-containing lip balm can be applied to a person'"'"'s lips before they eat a sugar-containing food item. The lip balm can also contain other weight-loss promoting substances such as jasmine, grapefruit, vanilla, lemon, peppermint, oregano, ylang ylang, and combinations of the preceding substances.

Claims

1. A composition for application to a person'"'"'s lips, comprising an extract of at least one member of the plant family Asclepiadaceae.

2. The composition of claim 1, wherein the extract of at least one member of the plant family Asclepiadaceae comprises at least one individual component of an extract of the plant family Asclepiadaceae.

3. The composition of claim 1, wherein the at least one extract comprises an extract of the plant Gymnema sylvestre.

4. The composition of claim 3, wherein the composition comprises between about 0.1% and about 50% by weight Gymnema sylvestre extract.

5. The composition of claim 2, wherein the at least one individual component of an extract of the plant family Asclepiadaceae comprises gymnemic acid.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the composition comprises between about 0.1% and about 50% by weight gymnemic acid.

7. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition comprises a lip balm.

8. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition comprises a lip stick.

9. The composition of claim 1, further comprising at least one wax.

10. The composition of claim 9, wherein the wax comprises candelilla wax, ozokerite, or a combination of candelilla wax and ozokerite.

11. The composition of claim 9, further comprising at least one fat.

12. The composition of claim 11, wherein the fat comprises shea butter.

13. The composition of claim 11, further comprising at least one oil.

14. The composition of claim 13, wherein the oil comprises castor seed oil, hydrogenated castor oil, or a combination of both castor seed oil and hydrogenated castor oil.

15. The composition of claim 13, further comprising at least one emulsifier.

16. The composition of claim 15, wherein the emulsifier comprises sorbitan oleate.

17. The composition of claim 15, wherein the composition further comprises a substance selected from the group consisting of jasmine, grapefruit, vanilla, lemon, peppermint, oregano, ylang ylang, sweet almond oil, barley extract, sandalwood extract, amur corktree bark extract, aloe vera, sunflower seed oil, rosemary, and combinations of the preceding substances.

18. The composition of claim 17, wherein the wax comprises candelilla wax, ozokerite, or a combination of candelilla wax and ozokerite.

19. The composition of claim 17, wherein the fat comprises shea butter.

20. The composition of claim 17, wherein the oil comprises castor seed oil, hydrogenated castor oil, or a combination of both castor seed oil and hydrogenated castor oil.

21. The composition of claim 17, wherein the emulsifier comprises sorbitan oleate.

22. A composition comprising:

between about 0.1% and about 50% by weight Gymnema sylvestre extract;

greater than about 1 percent by weight oil;

greater than about 1 percent by weight wax;

greater than about 1 percent by weight emulsifier; and

,

less than about 1 percent by weight of one or more essential oils.

23. The composition of claim 22, wherein each of the one or more essential oils comprises between about 0.0001% and about 0.9999%, by weight.

24. The composition of claim 22, wherein the composition comprises a substance selected from the group consisting of jasmine, grapefruit, vanilla, lemon, peppermint, oregano, ylang ylang, sweet almond oil, barley extract, sandalwood extract, amur corktree bark extract, aloe vera, sunflower seed oil, rosemary, and combinations of the preceding substances.

25. The composition of claim 24, wherein the composition comprises a substance selected from the group consisting of jasmine, grapefruit, vanilla, lemon, peppermint, oregano, ylang ylang, sweet almond oil, barley extract, sandalwood extract, amur corktree bark extract, aloe vera, sunflower seed oil, rosemary, and

wherein each of the preceding substances comprises no more than 0.9999% by weight of the composition.

32. The method of claim 25, further comprising at least one wax.

33. The method of claim 32 wherein the wax comprises candelilla wax, ozokerite, or a combination of candelilla wax and ozokerite.

34. The method of claim 32, further comprising at least one fat.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein the fat comprises shea butter.

36. The method of claim 34, further comprising at least one oil.

37. The method of claim 36, wherein the oil comprises castor seed oil, hydrogenated castor oil, or a combination of both castor seed oil and hydrogenated castor oil.

38. The method of claim 36, further comprising at least one emulsifier.

39. The method of claim 38, wherein the emulsifier comprises sorbitan oleate.

40. The composition of claim 38, wherein the composition further comprises a substance selected from the group consisting of jasmine, grapefruit, vanilla, lemon, peppermint, oregano, ylang ylang, sweet almond oil, barley extract, sandalwood extract, amur corktree bark extract, aloe vera, sunflower seed oil, rosemary, and combinations of the preceding substances.

41. The composition of claim 40, wherein the wax comprises candelilla wax, ozokerite, or a combination of candelilla wax and ozokerite.

42. The composition of claim 40, wherein the fat comprises shea butter.

43. The composition of claim 40, wherein the oil comprises castor seed oil, hydrogenated castor oil, or a combination of both castor seed oil and hydrogenated castor oil.

44. The composition of claim 40, wherein the emulsifier comprises sorbitan oleate.

26. A method for reducing a person'"'"'s body weight, comprising the steps of:

providing a composition comprising an extract of at least one member of the plant family Asclepiadaceae, wherein the composition is configured to be applied to a person'"'"'s lips; and

,

applying the composition prior to consuming a food item containing sugar.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the extract of at least one member of the plant family Asclepiadaceae comprises an extract of the plant Gymnema sylvestre.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the composition comprises a lip balm.

29. The method of claim 27, wherein the composition comprises a lip stick.

30. The method of claim 27, wherein the composition comprises between about 0.1% and about 50% by weight Gymnema sylvestre extract.

31. The method of claim 27, wherein the composition comprises between about 0.1% and about 50% by weight gymnemic acid.

45. A method for preparing a composition comprising a Gymnema sylvestre extract, comprising the steps of:

providing a Gymnema sylvestre extract;

providing a room temperature solid;

combining the Gymnema sylvestre extract with the room temperature solid.

46. The method of claim 45, wherein the room temperature solid comprises a wax.

47. The method of claim 45, wherein the room temperature solid comprises a butter.

48. The method of claim 45, wherein combining the Gymnema sylvestre extract with the room temperature solid comprises melting the room temperature solid, adding the extract, and mixing the two.

49. The method of claim 45, further comprising the steps of:

providing an extract selected from the group consisting of jasmine, grapefruit, vanilla, lemon, peppermint, oregano, ylang ylang, and combinations of the preceding substances; and

,

combining the substance with the Gymnema sylvestre extract and the room temperature solid.

50. The method of claim 45, further comprising the steps of:

providing at least one oil; and

,

combining the at least one oil with the Gymnema sylvestre extract and the room temperature solid.