Claims
- 1. A topical composition useful for delivering oil-soluble skin care actives into the skin comprising:
a) an oil-soluble skin care active; b) a silicone oil; and c) a silicone elastomer.
- 2. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the composition comprises from about 0.01% to about 40%, by weight of the composition, of the oil-soluble skin care active.
- 3. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the composition comprises from about 5% to about 99%, by weight of the composition, of the silicone oil.
- 4. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the composition comprises from about 0.1% to about 30%, by weight of the composition, of the silicone elastomer.
- 5. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the oil-soluble skin care active is selected from the group consisting of oil-soluble terpene alcohols, oil-soluble phytosterols, oil-soluble anti-acne actives, oil-soluble beta-hydroxy acids, oil-soluble vitamin B3 compounds, oil-soluble retinoids, oil-soluble anti-oxidants, oil-soluble radical scavengers, oil-soluble chelators, oil-soluble flavonoids, oil-soluble anti-inflammatory agents, oil-soluble anti-cellulite agents, oil-soluble topical anesthetics, and mixtures thereof.
- 6. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the silicone oil is selected from the group consisting of cyclomethicone, dimethicone, and mixtures thereof.
- 7. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the silicone elastomer is selected from the group consisting of emulsifying silicone elastomers, non-emulsifying silicone elastomers, and mixtures thereof.
- 8. A composition according to claim 5 wherein the oil-soluble skin care active is selected from the group consisting of farnesol, retinol, retinyl propionate, retinyl palmitate, tocopherol nicotinate, and mixtures thereof.
- 9. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the silicone elastomer is an emulsifying elastomer selected from dimethicone copolyol crosspolymers and the silicone oil is dimethicone.
- 10. A composition according to claim 7, wherein the non-emulsifying silicone elastomer is selected from the group consisting of dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymers, and mixtures thereof.
- 11. A composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition is anhydrous.
- 12. A composition according to claim 1, wherein the composition further comprises an additional skin care active selected from the group consisting of sunscreen agents, particulate materials, conditioning agents, thickening agents, water-soluble vitamins, water-dispersible vitamins, oil-dispersible vitamins, and mixtures thereof.
- 13. A topical water-in-silicone emulsion composition useful for delivering oil-soluble skin care actives into the skin, comprising an oil continuous phase and an aqueous discontinuous phase, wherein the oil phase comprises:
a) an oil-soluble skin care active; b) a silicone oil; and c) a silicone elastomer.
- 14. A composition according to claim 13, wherein the composition comprises at least 51%, by weight of the composition, of the oil phase.
- 15. A composition according to claim 13 wherein the composition comprises from about 0.01% to about 40%, by weight of the composition, of the oil-soluble skin care active.
- 16. A composition according to claim 13 wherein the composition comprises from about 5% to about 99%, by weight of the composition, of the silicone oil.
- 17. A composition according to claim 13 wherein the composition comprises from about 0.1% to about 30%, by weight of the composition, of the silicone elastomer.
- 18. A composition according to claim 13 wherein the oil-soluble skin care active is selected from the group consisting of oil-soluble terpene alcohols, oil-soluble phytosterols, oil-soluble anti-acne actives, oil-soluble beta-hydroxy acids, oil-soluble vitamin B3 compounds, oil-soluble retinoids, oil-soluble anti-oxidants, oil-soluble radical scavengers, oil-soluble chelators, oil-soluble flavonoids, oil-soluble anti-inflammatory agents, oil-soluble anti-cellulite agents, oil-soluble topical anesthetics, and mixtures thereof.
- 19. A composition according to claim 13 wherein the silicone oil is selected from the group consisting of cyclomethicone, dimethicone, and mixtures thereof.
- 20. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the silicone elastomer is selected from the group consisting of emulsifying silicone elastomers, non-emulsifying silicone elastomers, and mixtures thereof.
- 21. A composition according to claim 18 wherein the oil-soluble skin care active is selected from the group consisting of farnesol, retinol, retinyl propionate, retinyl palmitate, tocopherol nicotinate, and mixtures thereof.
- 22. A composition according to claim 20 wherein the silicone elastomer is an emulsifying elastomer selected from the group consisting of dimethicone copolyol crosspolymers and the silicone oil is dimethicone.
- 23. A composition according to claim 20, wherein the non-emulsifying silicone elastomer is selected from the group consisting of dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymers, and mixtures thereof.
- 24. A composition according to claim 13, wherein the composition is anhydrous.
- 25. A composition according to claim 13, wherein the composition further comprises an additional skin care active selected from the group consisting of sunscreen agents, particulate materials, conditioning agents, thickening agents, water-soluble vitamins, water-dispersible vitamins, oil-dispersible vitamins, and mixtures thereof.
- 26. A topical water-in-silicone emulsion composition useful for delivering oil-soluble skin care actives into the skin, comprising an oil continuous phase and an aqueous discontinuous phase, wherein the oil phase comprises:
a) from about 0.01% to about 40%, by weight of the composition, of farnesol; b) from about 5% to about 99%, by weight of the composition, of a silicone oil; and c) from about 0.1% to about 30%, by weight of the composition, of a silicone elastomer.
- 27. A method of enhancing the delivery of oil-soluble skin care actives into the skin comprising applying to the skin of a mammal in need of treatment, a safe and effective amount of the composition of claim 1.
- 28. A method of enhancing the delivery of oil soluble skin care actives into the skin comprising, applying to the skin of a mammal in need of treatment, a safe and effective amount of the composition of claim 13.
- 29. A method of enhancing the delivery of oil soluble skin care actives into the skin comprising, applying a topical composition to the skin, said composition comprising:
i) a silicone elastomer; and ii) an oil soluble skin care active.
- 30. A method of regulating the condition of skin, said method comprising the step of topically applying to the skin of mammal in need of treatment, a safe and effective amount of the composition of claim 1.
- 31. A method of regulating the condition of skin, said method comprising the step of topically applying to the skin of mammal in need of treatment, a safe and effective amount of the composition of claim 13.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 09/613,266 filed Jul. 10, 2000, incorporated herein by reference, and to which this application claims the benefit of priority.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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Parent |
09613266 |
Jul 2000 |
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Child |
09867235 |
May 2001 |
US |