Claims
- 1. A composition for the treatment of the upper epidermal layers of the skin, said composition comprising, in a carrier suitable for topical application to the skin, nanocapsules of a nonbiodegradable polymer encapsulating an oily phase, said nonbiodegradable polymer is selected from the group consisting of a vinyl chloride-vinylacetate copolymer and a methacrylic acid-methacrylic acid methyl ester copolymer,
- said oily phase, encapsulated in said nanocapsules of said nonbiodegradable polymer, containing an oil selected from the group consisting of ethylhexyl p-methoxycinnamate; 4-tert-butyl-4'-methoxydibenzoylmethane; thyme oil; pentaerythritol tetra(2-ethylhexanoate) and alpha-tocopherol
- said nanocapsules of said nonbiodegradable polymer having a size ranging from 100 to 1,000 nm and being present in an amount ranging from 0.1 to 20 percent by weight based on the total weight of said composition.
- 2. The composition of claim 1 wherein said nanocapsules of said nonbiodegradable polymer have a size ranging from 200 to 800 nm.
- 3. The composition of claim 1 wherein said nanocapsules of said nonbiodegradable polymer are present in an amount ranging from 0.5 to 10 percent by weight based on the total weight of said composition.
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Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/050,315, filed as PCT/FR92/00824, on Aug. 27, 1992.
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