Probiotic color cosmetic compositions and methods

• US 8,465,731 B2
• Filed: 03/12/2010
• Issued: 06/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ELC Management LLC (The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: ELC Management LLC (The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.)
• Inventors: Dao, Khanh Ngoc, Mercado, Clara G., Logalbo, John F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Desai, Anand
• Assistant Examiner(s): MERCIER, MELISSA S
• Application Number:
  US12/722,616
• Publication Number:
  US 20110223219A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,194 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 424/78.03
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2800/75 Anti-irritant
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/26 Aluminium; Compounds thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/9728 Fungi, e.g. yeasts
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/9789 Magnoliopsida [dicotyledons]
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/99 from microorganisms other than algae or fungi, e.g. protozoa or bacteria
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 17/00 Drugs for dermatological disorders
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 1/02 Preparations containing skin colorants, e.g. pigments preparations in powder form A61Q1/12
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 1/12 Face or body powders for grooming, adorning or absorbing

Abstract

A probiotic color cosmetic composition comprising at least one extract from a probiotic microorganism; at least one non-clay lamellar phyllosilicate mineral particulate; and at least one anti-inflammatory ingredient present in an amount sufficient to inhibit one or more of the pathways that contribute to skin inflammation; and a method for treating skin for improvement by applying to skin in need of such improvement the composition of the invention.

Claims

1. A probiotic color cosmetic composition in pigmented emulsion form comprising:

(a) at least one extract from a fermented Lactobacillus probiotic microorganism;

(b) at least one lamellar phyllosilicate mineral particulate from the mica group;

(c) at least one anti-inflammatory ingredient from the Citrus genus;

(d) at least one emulsifying siloxane elastomer;

(e) at least one silicone resin; and

(f) at least one linear silicone surfactant.

2. The composition of claim 1 wherenin the anti-inflammatory botanical extract from the Citrus genus is an inhibitor of one or more of the following pathways:

Adhesion, Chemotaxis, Collagenase, COX, Elastase, Histamine, Histamine Receptor, LO, PDE, PLA-2, or VEGF.

3. The composition of claim 2 wherein the anti-inflammatory botanical extract from the Citrus genus is an inhibitor of one or more of the Adhesion pathway, Chemotaxis pathway, Elastase Pathway, or Histamine Pathway.

5. A method for treating skin for improvement comprising applying to skin in need of improvement the color cosmetic composition according to claim 1.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein the composition is a foundation makeup, blush, eyeshadow, concealer, or lipstick.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the composition is applied once per day.

8. The method of claim 5 wherein the improvement to be treated is irritation, inflammation, or normalization of skin.

4. A pigmented anhydrous powder composition comprising(a) an anti-inflammatory ingredient from the Citrus genus;

(b) particulates comprising at least one lamellar phyllosilicate mineral particulate from the mica group; and

a Lactobacillus probiotic microorganism extract spray dried onto particulates present in the composition prior to their incorporation into the composition.

9. A method for treating skin for improvement comprising applying to skin in need of improvement the color cosmetic composition according to claim 4.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the color cosmetic composition is a foundation makeup or concealer.