Patent Grant
7758851
This application is a continuation under 35 U.S.C. 371 of PCT/EP01/09200, filed Aug. 9, 2001.
This invention relates to new preservative systems for cosmetic preparations.
Due to their composition, many cosmetic products are susceptible to act as a culture medium for micro-organisms, and this can possibly cause changes to the cosmetic preparation and constitute a risk to human heath as well. Thus, a cosmetic composition necessarily requires good protection against microbiological contamination. For this reason, a large number of preservatives to inhibit or reduce the microbial population is used.
Most of the systems currently used display incompatibilities with the human skin, such as irritations and allergies and are toxic to human beings as well. On the other hand, it has been demonstrated that cationic surfactants derived from lauric acid and arginine are protective substances against micro-organisms, in particular, the ethyl ester of the lauramide of the arginine monohydrochloride, hereafter referred to as LAE. LAE has the chemical structure of formula (1).
The compound LAE is remarkable for Its activity against different micro-organism, like the bacteria, fungi and yeast which can be present in cosmetic formulations and preparations, and its innocuity for humans.
It was the object of the present invention to provide further preservative systems for cosmetic preparations with in particular the goal of providing systems which comprise smaller amounts of the usual preservatives in view of the risk of lack of tolerance.
The object is solved by a preservative system which comprises a cationic surfactant, derived from the condensation of fatty acids and esterified dibasic amino acids, having the formula:
where:
where n is from 0 to 4, and at least one other ionic or non-ionic preservative agent.
This preservative system is characterised for its synergetic activity. It has now been found that the antimicrobial activity of the combinations of LAE and the other compounds defined by the above formula (1) with most of the common ionic and non-ionic preservatives used to protect cosmetic formulations and preparations is higher than the activity displayed by each of the components when used alone at the same dosage. There has been observed synergism when the amounts of the compounds of formula (1) and the other antimicrobial are reduced. Thus, the adverse toxic effects and/or irritation and/or allergy displayed by the combinations of the preservatives have also been reduced.
It is a preferred embodiment of the preservative system of the invention when the cationic surfactant preservative derived from the condensation of fatty acids and esterified dibasic amino acid is LAE, since this compound displays the most effective properties with respect to the antimicrobial activity in the preservative system of the invention.
LAE can be used in association with other ionic preservatives, such as 2-bromo-2-nitro-1,3-propanediol (bronopol) and/or parabens and/or imidazolidinyl urea and/or 2-phenoxyethanol and/or 1,3-dimethylol-5,5-dimethylhydantoin and/or 2-methyl-5-chloro-3,4-isothiazolinone/2-methyl-3,4-isothiazolinone and/or quatemium-15, for cosmetic formulations and preparations that are applied to the epidermis, the capillary system, lips, nails, external genital organs, or on the teeth and in the mouth cavity mucous membranes, in order to clean, perfume, or modify their aspect and/or change body smells and/or protect a good physical state. At the same time, these preservative systems based on LAE protect against the growth of micro-organisms in the cosmetic formulations and preparations in which these are susceptible to grow, and against contamination with micro-organisms which are introduced without purpose by the customer during normal use.
The preservative system of the invention comprises the cationic surfactant of formula (1) in an amount from 0.001 to 2% by weight and the concentration of the other ionic or non ionic preservative agent from 0.0001% to 3% by weight relative to whole weight of the preservative system.
The preservative system of the invention comprises more in particular a preferred amount of the ionic or non-ionic preservative agent from 0.001 to 0.1% by weight of 2-bromo-2-nitro-1,3-propanediol (bronopol) and/or from 0.002 to 0.8% by weight of parabens and/or from 0.005 to 0.6% by weight of imidazolidinyl urea and/or from 0.01 to 1% by weight of 2-phenoxyethanol and/or from 0.003 to 0.6% by weight of 1,3-dimethylol-5,5-dimethylhydantoin and/or from 0.00015% to 0.0015% by weight of 2-methyl 5-chloro-3,4-isothiazolinone /2-methyl-3,4-isothiazolinone and/or from 0.001 to 0.2% by weight of quaternium-15.
The composition of this invention comprises a medium which is compatible with the skin, the mucous membranes, and hair. These compositions may contain the usual components such as: fatty compounds such as mineral oil, animal oil, vegetal oil, from synthesis and silicon, and also alcohols, fatty acids and waxes; organic solvents, surface active agents, solubilizers and ionic and non ionic emulsifiers, thickening agents and jellying hydrophilic agents such as carboxyvinylic polymers (e.g. carbomer), acrylic copolymers (e.g. acrylates and alkylacrylates), polyacrylamides, polysaccharides, natural gums (e.g. xanthan gum); thickening agents and jellying lipophilic agents such as modified clays (ex. bentonite), fatty acid metallic salts, hydrophobic silica and polyethylene; perfumes and essential oils; softeners; excipients; antioxidants; sequestrant agents; opacifiers; filters; colouring compounds which are either hydrophilic or lipophilic, and pigments; and hydrophilic or lipophilic active ingredients. These compositions can also contain preservatives which are different from the ones defined in the claims.
The amounts of these usual components mentioned in the previous paragraph are the normal ones as used in the art. These components are added to the preservative systems of the invention without having any influence on their composition.
According to the invention the compositions can be in different cosmetic forms suitable for a topic application, such as:
The compositions previously mentioned can also be used as a spray, or as aerosol compositions and can contain a propulsion agent under pressure.
Thus, the compositions of the invention can have the aspect of a cream, a lotion, a milk, an emulsion, a gel or an oil for the skin, a beauty mask, a salt, a gel, a foam/spray or an oil for a bath and shower, or for make-up and make-up cleaner of the face and eyes and anyway aspect to be shown.
The compositions according to the invention have been prepared according to usual techniques well known for an expert in the matter.
Procedure to Evaluate the Efficacv of the Preservative System
The method used to evaluate the efficacy is based on the Antimicrobial Effectiveness Testing USP 24th Edition, 1999 (pp. 1809-1811), in order to demonstrate that the antimicrobial activity of the composition of the invention is effective in avoiding microbial growth which might be present during storage and use of the preparation, and preventing the adverse effects of the contamination (Real Farmacopea Española, 1st Edición, 1997).
This assay consists on the contamination of the formulations to be protected with a mixed inoculum of 108 cfu/ml concentration, in each of the micro-organisms, and see the variation of the viable cells in time. This mixed inoculum is composed of the following micro-organisms:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Staphylococcus aureus
Candida albicans
Aspergillus niger
Escherichia coli
The cosmetic composition which is the subject of the investigation is divided into containers with 50 g of product for each flask. Each container is inoculated with 0.5 ml of the inoculum (108 cfu/ml). The target concentration is 106 cfu/mL, approximately. All the containers are kept at a temperature between 20-25° C. and are protected against light.
The level of the microbial contamination is determined at 0 hours and after 7 days, 14 days and 28 days. The number of colonies is determined by dilution in buffer peptone with the appropriate neutraliser agent of the preservative. The culture media used for counting the micro-organisms were: Soya triptone agar (35-37° C., 48 hours) for the determination of bacteria; and Sabouraud agar with chloramphenicol for fungi and yeast (25° C., 3-5 days).
According to Antimicrobial Effectiveness Testing USP 24th Edition, 1999 (pp. 1809-1811), an antimicrobial preservative is considered to be effective in topically used products made with aqueous bases or vehicles, non-sterile nasal products and emulsions, including those applied to mucous membranes, if:
Different examples of cosmetic preparation formulations according to the invention have been assayed. The displayed examples are only a selection, and do not represent a restriction to the use of the preservative system in other cases.
The composition of the cosmetic formulation in oil in water emulsion with non-ionic surfactant, is (in g):
This formulation is completed with a suitable amount of the preservative system of the invention and its capacity of preservation is evaluated against formulations with preservatives used alone.
The concentrations of the preservatives systems used in this example are shown in Table 1:
The results are shown in the table 2.
After 28 days no increase was detected in comparison with the 14 days' count.
In the table 2 it is shown that the combination of LAE with other preservatives leads to effects which are regularly higher than those displayed by the common preservatives used alone, with the advantages described previously.
The general composition of a cosmetic formulation in oil in water emulsion with an ionic emulsifier, is (in g):
This formulation was completed with a suitable amount of the preservative system of the invention and its capacity of preservation was evaluated against the formulations with preservatives used alone.
The concentrations of the preservative systems used in this example are shown in Table 1.
The results are shown in the table 3.
After 28 days no increase was detected from the 14 days' count.
In the table 3 is shown that the combination of the LAE with other preservatives is equal or higher than the common preservatives used alone, with the advantages described previously
The general composition of a cosmetic formulation containing a water in oil emulsion with non-ionic emulsifier, is (in g)
This formulation was completed with the suitable amount of the preservative system of the invention and its capacity of preservation was evaluated against the formulations with preservatives used alone.
The concentrations of the preservatives systems used in this example are shown in Table 1.
The results are shown in the Table 4.
After 28 days no increase was been detected from the 14 days' count.
In the table 4 it is shown that the combination of the LAE with other preservatives is equal or higher than the common preservatives used alone, with the advantages described previously
Further formulations 4 to 15 are described hereafter. The experimental results obtained in the examples 1 to 3 are representative for the examples 1 to 15.
The composition of a formulation to obtain an aqueous solution with a mixture of surfactants, is (in g):
This formulation is applied in bath gels.
The composition of a formulation to obtain an aqueous solution with a mixture of surfactants, is (in g):
This formulation is applied in bath gels.
The composition of a formulation to obtain a hydro-alcoholic gel, is (in g):
This formulation is applied in lotions for skin care after shaving.
The composition of a formulation to obtain a tonic for the face, is (in g):
The composition of a formulation to obtain a mask-up cleaner, is (in g):
The composition of a formulation to obtain a fluid oil-in-water emulsion with non-ionic surfactants, is (in g):
This formulation is applied as a body oil.
The composition of a toothpaste formulation is (in g):
The composition to obtain an aqueous solution with surfactants, is (in g):
This formulation is applied as a shampoo.
The composition of a formulation to obtain an oil-in-water emulsion with non-ionic surfactants, is (in g):
This formulation is applied as a face cream for skin care.
The composition of a formulation to obtain an oil-in-water emulsion with non-ionic surfactants, is (in g):
This formulation is applied as a sun protector.
The composition of a formulation to obtain an oil in water emulsion with non-ionic surfactants is (in g):
This formulation is applied as a sun protector cosmetic product.
The composition of a formulation to obtain an emulsion for hands care, is (in g):
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