COMPOSITION CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE HYDROXY ACID, AT LEAST ONE MONO- OR DISACCHARIDE AND AT LEAST ONE CERAMIDE, AND METHODS

Abstract

Composition which, in a preferred embodiment, contains, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one monosaccharide and/or disaccharide, at least one α-hydroxy acid, and at least one ceramide compound. Uses include topical application for the treatment of keratinous substances, in particular keratinous fibres, especially the hair.

Description

Claims

1. A composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one α-hydroxy acid, at least one saccharide selected from the group consisting of monosaccharides, disaccharides, and mixtures thereof, and at least one ceramide compound.

2. The composition according to claim 1, comprising at least one ceramide compound of formula (I):

3. The composition according to claim 1, comprising at least one ceramide compound selected from the group consisting of:

4. The composition according to claim 1, comprising at least one ceramide compound selected from the group consisting of bis(N-hydroxyethyl-N-cetyl)malonamide, the N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-(3-cetyloxy-2-hydroxypropyl)amide of cetylic acid, N-docosanoyl-N-methyl-D-glucamine, and mixtures thereof.

5. The composition of claim 1, wherein the at least one ceramide compound is present in an amount of 0.000% to 10% by weight with respect to the total weight of the composition.

6. The composition of claim 1, comprising at least one saccharide chosen from glucose, fructose, galactose, mannose, talose, sorbose, xylose, lyxose, fucose, arabinose, rhamnose, ribose, ribulose, xylulose, maltose, lactose, cellobiose, trehalose, sucrose and their mixtures.

7. The composition of claim 1, comprising at least one of D-glucose, D-fructose, sucrose and mixtures thereof.

8. The composition of claim 1, wherein the at least one saccharide selected from the group consisting of monosaccharides, disaccharides, and mixtures thereof is present in an amount of 0.05% to 10% by weight with respect to the total weight of the composition.

9. The composition of claim 1, comprising at least one α-hydroxy acid selected from the group consisting of citric acid, lactic acid, methyllactic acid, glucuronic acid, glycolic acid, pyruvic acid, 2-hydroxybutanoic acid, 2-hydroxypentanoic acid, 2-hydroxyhexanoic acid, 2-hydroxyheptanoic acid, 2-hydroxyoctanoic acid, 2-hydroxynonanoic acid, 2-hydroxydecanoic acid, 2-hydroxyundecanoic acid, 2-hydroxydodecanoic acid, 2-hydroxytetradecanoic acid, 2-hydroxyhexadecanoic acid, 2-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid, 2-hydroxytetracosanoic acid, 2-hydroxyeicosanoic acid, mandelic acid, phenyllactic acid, gluconic acid, galacturonic acid, aleuritic acid, ribonic acid, tartronic acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, fumaric acid, their salts, and mixtures thereof.

10. The composition of claim 1, comprising at least one α-hydroxy acid selected from the group consisting of citric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid or lactic acid, preferably from citric acid, lactic acid, their salts, and mixtures thereof.

11. The composition of claim 1, wherein the at least one α-hydroxy acid is present in an amount of 0.001 to 10% by weight with respect to the total weight of the composition.

12. The composition of claim 1, wherein the α-hydroxy acid(s)/mono- and/or disaccharide(s) ratio by weight ranges from 0.01 to 20.

13. The composition of claim 1, wherein the α-hydroxy acid(s)/at least one ceramide compound ratio by weight ranges from 1 to 200.

14. The composition of claim 1, wherein the mono-and/or disaccharide(s)/at least one ceramide compound ratio by weight ranges from 0.1 to 100.

15. The composition of claim 1, further comprising at least one surface-active agent chosen from anionic, cationic, nonionic or amphoteric surfactants and mixtures thereof.

16. The composition according to claim 15, wherein the at least one surface-active agent is present in an amount of 0.1-60′ by weight with respect to the total weight of the composition.

17. The composition of claim 1, further comprising at least one additive chosen from thickeners, fragrances, pearlescent agents, preservatives, sunscreens, anionic or nonionic or cationic or amphoteric polymers, proteins, protein hydrolysates, fatty acids with linear or branched C16-C40 chains, such as 18-methyleicosanoic acid, volatile or nonvolatile and organomodified or nonorganomodified silicones, vitamins, panthenol, fatty esters and mixtures thereof.

18. The composition of claim 1, further comprising at least one cationic polymer.

19. The composition of claim 1, further comprising at least one silicone.

20. The composition of claim 1, wherein the cosmetically acceptable medium comprises water and optionally at least one cosmetically acceptable solvent.

21. The composition of claim 20, wherein the cosmetically acceptable medium comprises at least one cosmetically acceptable solvent selected from the group consisting of monoalcohols, polyalcohols, polyol ethers and mixtures thereof.

22. The composition of claim 1, wherein it is in the form of a shampoo, conditioner, composition for perming, straightening, dyeing or bleaching the hair, rinse-out composition to be applied between the two stages of a dyeing, perming or hair-straightening operation, or washing composition for the skin.

23. The composition of claim 1, comprising synergistic amounts of at least one α-hydroxy acid, at least one saccharide selected from the group consisting of monosaccharides, disaccharides, and mixtures thereof, and at least one ceramide compound.

24. A method, comprising applying to a keratinous substance a composition according to claim 1 optionally followed by rinsing with water.