Claims
- 1. A skin care composition in the form of a cream or lotion comprising:
(a) a cosmetically acceptable vehicle; and (b) 1-30% of an antioxidant and 1-30% of a carnitine; and (c) optionally 0.01-10% of coenzyme Q and/or 1-30% of creatine; whereby the cream or lotion delivers at least 40 mg/day of an antioxidant, 50 mg/day of a carnitine, and optionally at least 10 mg/day of coenzyme Q and/or at least 0.5 grams/day of creatine.
- 2. A skin care composition according to claim 1 wherein the antioxidant is lipoic acid.
- 3. A skin care composition according to claim 1 wherein the antioxidant is R-α-lipoic acid.
- 4. A skin care composition according to claim 1 wherein the carnitine is ALC.
- 5. A skin care composition according to claim 1 wherein the coenzyme Q is coenzyme Q10.
- 6. A cosmetic method of treating aged, photoaged, dry, lined or wrinkled skin, the method comprising applying to the skin a cosmetic skin care composition comprising:
(a) from 0.01-30% antioxidant and from 0.01-30% a carnitine; (b) optionally from 0.001-10% coenzyme Q and/or from 0.1-40% creatine; and (c) a cosmetically acceptable vehicle.
- 7. A cosmetic method of improving the mitochondrial function in the skin, the method comprising applying to the skin a cosmetic skin care composition comprising:
(a) from 0.01-30% antioxidant, from 0.01-30% a carnitine; (b) optionally from 0.001-10% coenzyme Q and/or from 0.1-40% creatine; and (c) a cosmetically acceptable vehicle.
- 8. A method of protecting skin from the deleterious effects of sun exposure, the method comprising applying a sunscreen composition containing 0.001-10% antioxidant, 0.001-10% carnitine, and optionally 0.001-10% coenzyme Q and/or 0.140% creatine.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/181,793, filed Feb. 11, 2000, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/223,584, filed Aug. 7, 2000.
Provisional Applications (2)
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Date |
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60181793 |
Feb 2000 |
US |
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60223584 |
Aug 2000 |
US |