Claims
- 1. A method of delivering a hydroxycarboxylic acid to the epidermis without apparent corrosion or burning of the epidermis or stratum corneum, said method comprising applying a cosmetic formulation comprising a bis(triorganosilyl)hydroxycarboxylate in an aprotic media to the epidermis.
- 2. A method as defined in claim 1 wherein statistically significant reductions of one or more of fine lines, coarse wrinkling, roughness, erythema, mottled pigmentation and yellowing are obtained within a twelve week period.
- 3. A method as defined in claim 1 wherein said bis(triorganosilyl)hydroxycarboxylate comprises a compound of the general formulaeR3SiO—CHR1—COO—SiR3 R3SiO—CHR1—R2COO—SiR3 wherein each R is independently a monovalent straight or branched chain alkyl or alkenyl group having from 1 to about 6 carbon atoms, or an aryl group, R1 is hydrogen, a monovalent straight or branched chain alkyl group having from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, or an aryl group, R2 is a divalent straight or branched chain alkyl group having from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, an aryl group, or a straight or branched chain alkaryl group having from 7 to about 18 carbon atoms.
- 4. A method as defined in claim 3 wherein said bis(triorganosilyl)hydroxycarboxylate is selected from the group consisting of bis(trimethylsilyl)-glycolate, bis(trimethylsilyl)lactate, bis(trimethylsilyl)-salicylate and mixtures of any of the foregoing.
- 5. A method as defined in claim 3 wherein said bis(triorganosilyl)hydroxycarboxylate is at least about 99% pure.
- 6. A method as defined in claim 1 wherein said aprotic media is selected from the group consisting of dimethicones, cyclomethicones, alkyl methicones, alkyl dimethicones, alkyl trimethicones, aryl trimethicones, polybutenes, acyl triglycerides and mixtures of any of the foregoing.
- 7. A method as defined in claim 1 wherein said bis(triorganosilyl)hydroxycarboxylate is dissolved in said aprotic media at from about 10 to about 40% (w/w).
- 8. A method as defined in claim 7 wherein said bis(triorganosilyl)hydroxycarboxylate is dissolved in said aprotic media at about 25% (w/w).
- 9. A method as defined in claim 3 wherein said hydroxycarboxylic acid is of the general formulae:HO—CHR1—COOH HO—CHR1—R2COOH wherein R1 is hydrogen, a monovalent straight or branched chain alkyl group having from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, or an aryl group, and R2 is a divalent straight or branched chain alkyl group having from 1 to about 18 carbon atoms, an aryl group, or a straight or branched chain alkaryl group having from 7 to about 18 carbon atoms.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/148,675, filed Sep. 4, 1998, now allowed, which in turn is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/041,173, filed Mar. 12, 1998, now abandoned.
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