Claims
- 1. A skin care composition comprising:a) a safe and effective amount of a vitamin B3 compound; b) a safe and effective amount of at least one additional skin care active selected from the group consisting of farnesol, phytantriol, and mixtures thereof; and c) a dermatologically acceptable emulsion carrier.
- 2. A skin care composition according to claim 1, wherein the vitamin B3 compound is selected from the group consisting of niacinamide, tocopherol nicotinate, and mixtures thereof.
- 3. A skin care composition according to claim 2, wherein the vitamin B3 compound is niacinamide.
- 4. A skin care composition according to claim 1, wherein the vitamin B3 compound is niacinamide and the additional skin care active is farnesol.
- 5. A skin care composition according to claim 2, wherein the vitamin B3 compound is niacinamide and the additional skin care active is phytantriol.
- 6. A skin care composition according to claim 1, further comprising one or more additional skin care actives selected from the group consisting of desquamatory actives, anti-acne actives, retinoids, peptides, hydroxy acids, anti-oxidants, radical scavengers, chelators, anti-inflammatory agents, topical anesthetics, tanning actives, skin lightening agents, anti-cellulite agents, flavonoids, antimicrobial actives, skin soothing agents, skin healing agents, antifungal actives, sunscreen actives, conditioning agents, structuring agents, thickening agents, and mixtures thereof.
- 7. A skin care composition according to claim 1, wherein the additional skin care active is selected from the group consisting of allantoin, retinyl propionate, tocopherol, tocopherol esters, peptides, peptide derivatives, phytosterol, isoflavone, panthenol, bisabolol, salicylic acid, and mixtures thereof.
- 8. A skin care composition according to claim 7, wherein the additional skin care active is selected from the group consisting of bisabolol, pentapeptides, derivatives of pentapeptides, salicylic acid, and mixtures thereof.
- 9. A skin care composition according to claim 6, wherein the additional skin care active is a retinoid selected from the group consisting of retinol, retinal, retinol esters, retinyl propionate, retinoic acid, retinyl palmitate, and mixtures thereof.
- 10. A skin care composition according to claim 7, wherein the additional skin care active is bisabolol.
- 11. A skin care composition according to claim 7, wherein the additional skin care active is salicylic acid.
- 12. A skin care composition according to claim 7, wherein the additional skin care active is selected from the group consisting of lys-thr-thr-lys-ser, gly-his-lys, beta-ala-his, arg-ser-arg-lys, arg-lys-arg, his-gly-gly, Iamin, their derivatives, and mixtures thereof.
- 13. A skin care composition according to claim 12, wherein the additional skin care active is palmitoyl-lys-thr-thr-lys-ser.
- 14. A skin care composition according to claim 7, wherein the additional skin care active is a combination of dexpanthenol and tocopherol acetate.
- 15. A skin care composition according to claim 4, wherein the additional skin care active is a particulate material selected from the group consisting of mica, mica treated with barium sulfate and TiO2, silica, nylon, polyethylene, talc, styrene, polypropylene, ethylene/acrylic acid copolymer, sericite, aluminum oxide, silicone resin, barium sulfate, titanium dioxide, iron oxide, bismuth oxychloride, calcium carbonate, cellulose acetate, polymethyl methacrylate, and mixtures thereof.
- 16. A skin care composition according to claim 4, wherein the additional skin care active is a sunscreen selected from the group consisting of inorganic sunscreens, organic sunscreens, and mixtures thereof.
- 17. A skin care composition according to claim 16, wherein the inorganic sunscreen is a metallic oxide selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide having an average primary particle size of from about 15 nm to about 100 nm, zinc oxide having an average primary particle size of from about 15 nm to about 150 nm, zirconium oxide having an average primary particle size of from about 15 nm to about 150 nm, iron oxide having an average primary particle size of from about 15 nm to about 500 nm, and mixtures thereof.
- 18. A skin care composition according to claim 16, wherein the organic sunscreen is selected from the group consisting of octylmethoxycinnamate, octyl salicylate, terephthalyidene dicamphor sulfonic acid, avobenzone, octocrylene, and mixtures thereof.
- 19. A skin care composition comprising:a) from about 0.1% to about 10%, by weight of the composition, of niacinamide; b) from about 0.1% to about 10%, by weight of the composition, of farnesol; c) from about 1×10−6% to about 0.1%, by weight of the composition, of palmitoyl-lys-thr-thr-lys-ser; and d) a dermatologically acceptable carrier.
- 20. 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.
CROSS REFERENCE
This application is a continuation-in-part of a application Ser. No. 09/541,965, filed on Apr. 4, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,284,802 which in turn claims priority under Title 35, United States Code §119(e) from Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/129,975, filed on Apr. 19, 1999. This application is also a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/441,303, filed Nov. 16, 1999 now abandoned. Furthermore, this application claims priority under Title 35, United States Code §119(e) from Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/175,315, filed Jan. 10, 2000.
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