Cosmetic compositions containing resveratrol and retinoids

• US 6,358,517 B1
• Filed: 09/18/2000
• Issued: 03/19/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care Usa Division Of Conopco, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care Usa Division Of Conopco, Inc.
• Inventors: Mahajan, Manisha Narayan, Barratt, Marieann, Granger, Stewart Paton, Pillai, Sreekumar, Pocalyko, David Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): Dudash, Diana
• Assistant Examiner(s): Haghighatian, Mina
• Application Number:
  US09/663,764
• Time in Patent Office: 547 Days
• Field of Search: 424/616, 424/401, 424/448, 424/58
• US Class Current: 424/401
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/347 Phenols
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/671 Vitamin A; Derivatives thereof, e.g. ester of vitamin A acid, ester of retinol, retinol, retinal
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 17/00 Drugs for dermatological disorders
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 17/04 Topical preparations for affording protection against sunlight or other radiation; Topical sun tanning preparations
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 19/00 Preparations for care of the skin
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 19/004 Aftersun preparations
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 19/007 Preparations for dry skin
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 19/08 Anti-ageing preparations

Abstract

Cosmetic skin care compositions containing resveratrol in combination with selected retinoids.

Claims

1. A cosmetic skin care composition comprising:

(i) resveratrol in an amount of from 0.00001 to 10 wt. %;

(ii) a retinoid selected from the group consisting of retinoic acid, retinol, and retinyl acetate; and

(iii) a cosmetically acceptable vehicle;

wherein said retinoid is present in an amount of about 0.001 to about 10 wt. %.

2. A cosmetic method of improving the appearance of wrinkled, lined, dry, flaky, aged or photodamaged skin and improving skin thickness, elasticity, flexibility and plumpness, the method comprising applying to the skin the composition of claim 1.

3. A cosmetic method of increasing the level of cellular retinoic acid binding protein in the skin, the method comprising applying to the skin the composition of claim 1.