Patent Application
20170027828
This application claims the priority benefit of Taiwan application serial no. 104124921, filed on Jul. 31, 2015. The entirety of the above-mentioned patent application is hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part of this specification.
Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a sun protection composition, and more particularly, to a cosmetic and a fabric containing the sun protection composition.
Description of Related Art
UV causes damages such as sun burn and sun tan to the human skin, and can even cause, for instance, skin cancer. UV in sunlight can be categorized into three groups according to the wavelength: long-wave UV (UVA), medium-wave ultraviolet (UVB), and short-wave UV (UVC). In particular, UVA has very strong penetration power, and can reach the dermal layer of the skin, thus facilitating aging of the skin, even causing skin cancer. UVA causes chronic and long-term damage to the skin, and since UVA has the highest proportion in the components of UV in sunlight, sun protection is even more important.
Due to increased demand for sun protection, the medical and beauty industries have flourished in recent years. In general, sun protection principles are divided into two broad categories: physical sun protection and chemical sun protection. Physical sun protection blocks UV with the principle of using a sunscreen to reflect or scatter light. In chemical sun protection, UV is absorbed by using a chemical substance to convert the chemical substance into molecular vibrational energy or heat energy to eliminate UV damage.
Although many international manufacturers continuously develop new sun protection products, the sun protection efficacy of physical sun protection cannot be significantly enhanced. Both the market and the industry emphasize the nanonization of a physical sunscreen to prevent excessively white makeup; however, the nanonization of the physical sunscreen cannot provide better UV protection capability, and instead the usage amount of the physical sunscreen or the chemical sunscreen needs to be increased. However, the nanoparticles in the physical sunscreen may increase the difficulty of dispersion of a powder in an emulsion, and may also cause the potential risk of being inhaled into the body; and an increase in the chemical sunscreen causes damage to the skin.
The invention provides a sun protection composition and a cosmetic and a fabric containing the sun protection composition capable of scattering light in a wavelength range between 200 nm and 400 nm, such that the UV protection capability of the cosmetic and the fabric is enhanced.
The invention provides a sun protection composition including a UV absorber and a plurality of porous titanium dioxide microspheres. The UV absorber absorbs light of at least one of UVA radiation and UVB radiation. The particle size of the porous titanium dioxide microspheres is 100 nm to 300 nm, and the porous titanium dioxide microspheres can scatter light in a wavelength range between 200 nm and 400 nm.
In an embodiment of the invention, based on 100 wt % of the sun protection composition, the content of the porous titanium dioxide microspheres is 1 wt % to 15 wt % and the content of the UV absorber is less than 15 wt %.
In an embodiment of the invention, the UV absorber includes: a component (A), a component (B), or a combination thereof The component (A) includes: avobenzone, oxybenzone, terephthalylidene dicamphor sulfonic acid, or a combination thereof The component (B) includes: octyl methoxycinnamate, octocrylene, salicylate, or a combination thereof
In an embodiment of the invention, based on 100 wt % of the UV absorber, the content of the component (A) is less than 15 wt % and the content of the component (B) is less than 15 wt %.
hi an embodiment of the invention, the ratio of the long diameter and the short diameter of every porous titanium dioxide microsphere is between 0.5 and 1.5.
In an embodiment of the invention, the difference of any two diameters of the porous titanium dioxide microspheres is less than 50 nm.
In an embodiment of the invention, the particle size distribution of the porous titanium dioxide microspheres is less than 20%.
In an embodiment of the invention, the sun protection composition further includes a plurality of ultrafine titanium dioxide spheres. The particle size of the ultrafine titanium dioxide spheres is less than the particle size of the porous titanium dioxide microspheres.
In an embodiment of the invention, the ultrafine titanium dioxide spheres, the porous titanium dioxide microspheres, and the UV absorber are mixed to form a single agent.
The invention provides a sun protection set including the sun protection composition. The porous titanium dioxide microspheres and the UV absorber are mixed to form a first agent. The ultrafine titanium dioxide spheres with absorber are formed into a second agent.
A method of using the sun protection set includes the following steps. A first sun protection layer is formed by using the first agent. A second sun protection layer is formed by using the second agent to cover the first sun protection layer.
In an embodiment of the invention, the second sun protection layer includes one sun protection layer, two sun protection layers, or a plurality of sun protection layers.
The invention provides a cosmetic having sun protection efficacy including the sun protection composition. The cosmetic is an emulsion, a cream, a suspension, a gel, a powder, or a combination thereof.
In an embodiment of the invention, when the cosmetic is an emulsion, a cream, a suspension, or a gel, the cosmetic further includes a carrier oil, an emulsifier, an antibacterial agent, a humectant, and a solvent.
The invention provides a fabric having sun protection efficacy including the sun protection composition. The sun protection composition covers the surface of a substrate or is mixed in the substrate.
Based on the above, the sun protection composition of the invention has porous titanium dioxide microspheres having a particle size of 100 nm to 300 nm, such that the sun protection composition can scatter light in a wavelength range between 200 nm and 400 nm. Therefore, the cosmetic and the fabric of the invention containing the sun protection composition can scatter light in a wavelength range between 200 nm and 400 nm, such that the UV protection capability of the cosmetic and the fabric is enhanced.
In order to make the aforementioned features and advantages of the disclosure more comprehensible, embodiments accompanied with figures are described in detail below.
The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.
The invention provides a sun protection composition including a UV absorber and a plurality of porous titanium dioxide microspheres. The content of the UV absorber is less than 15 wt %. The content of the porous titanium dioxide microspheres is 1 wt % to 15 wt %. The contents described here refer to weight percentages of each component to the overall sun protection composition.
The UV absorber includes: a component (A), a component (B), or a combination thereof In the present embodiment, the component (A) includes:
avobenzone, oxybenzone, terephthalylidene dicamphor sulfonic acid (Mexoryl SX), or a combination thereof; and the component (B) includes: octyl methoxycinnamate, octocrylene, salicylate, or a combination thereof In other embodiments, the UV absorber is not particularly limited, provided the UV absorber can absorb light of at least one of UVA and UVB wave bands (radiation), and the invention is not limited thereto. In general, the UVA wavelength is about 315 nm to about 400 nm, and the UVB wavelength is about 280 nm to about 315 nm. In an embodiment, the content of the component (A) is 0 wt % to 15 wt % of the content of the UV absorber. The content of the component (B) is 0 wt % to 15 wt % of the content of the UV absorber.
Referring to
When the particle size of the porous titanium dioxide microspheres (T-PRO) of the invention is less than 300 nm, strong absorption occurs at UVB (280 nm to 315 nm) and UVA (315 nm to 400 nm) wave bands. Therefore, the porous titanium dioxide microspheres of the invention have better protection capability against UVA and UVB readily causing skin tan, sun burn, or even skin cancer.
In another embodiment, the sun protection composition can be used with various commercial sun protection products to enhance the UV protection capability thereof. More specifically, the porous titanium dioxide microspheres and the UV absorber can be mixed to form a first agent; and the ultrafine titanium dioxide spheres (i.e., commercial sun protection product) can be used as a second agent. The method in which various commercial sun protection products are used can adopt the several embodiments in the following. In an embodiment, a first sun protection layer is first formed by using the first agent. Then, a second sun protection layer is formed by using the second agent to cover the first sun protection layer. In some embodiments, the second sun protection layer can be, for instance, one sun protection layer, two sun protection layers, or a plurality of sun protection layers. In other words, the first sun protection layer (including the porous titanium dioxide microspheres of the present embodiment) is used as a bottom layer, and the second sun protection layer (including a commercial sun protection product) covering the first sun protection layer can be coated according to a user's needs. For instance, as shown in
Moreover, the ultrafine titanium dioxide spheres, the porous titanium dioxide microspheres, and the UV absorber can also be mixed to form a single agent. During use, the single agent can be directly coated on a surface of a target, and the formed sun protection thin film is as shown in
Not only can the sun protection composition of the invention be used as a single sun protection product, the sun protection composition can also be applied in a cosmetic such that the cosmetic has sun protection efficacy. In addition to the sun protection composition, the cosmetic further includes a carrier oil, an emulsifier, an antibacterial agent, a humectant, and a solvent. In an embodiment, the content of the carrier oil can be, for instance, 18 wt % to 22 wt %. The content of the emulsifier can be, for instance, 1.8 wt % to 2.2 wt %. The content of the antibacterial agent can be, for instance, 0 wt % to 1 wt %. The content of the humectant can be, for instance, 9 wt % to 11 wt %. The content of the solvent can be, for instance, 50 wt % to 65 wt %. However, the invention is not limited thereto. The contents described here refer to weight percentages of each component to the overall cosmetic. In an embodiment, the cosmetic having sun protection efficacy of the invention can be, for instance, an emulsion, a cream, a suspension, a gel, a powder, or a combination thereof
Moreover, the sun protection composition of the invention can also be applied in a fabric, such that the fabric has sun protection efficacy. The fabric having sun protection efficacy includes covering a surface of a substrate with the sun protection composition or mixing the sun protection composition in the substrate. Although the present embodiment is exemplified by a fabric, since the sun protection composition has strong absorption capability at UVB and UVA wave bands, the invention can be applied in various different substrates to form various products having sun protection efficacy. For instance, the substrate can be glass, transparent plastic, an umbrella, a fabric, or a substrate of various products requiring sun protection efficacy, and the invention does not particularly limit the application scope of the sun protection composition. To apply the sun protection composition to different substrates, those skilled in the art should know that, the sun protection composition can further include an additive such as a smooth softener, a crosslinking agent, an adhesive, and a thickener, and different contents can be adopted according to the designer's needs to apply the sun protection composition to the substrate of different products.
A plurality of experimental examples is provided below to further describe the sun protection composition of the invention and the cosmetic and the fabric containing the sun protection composition. In the following, the degree of absorption for a wavelength of 200 nm to 800 nm was tested with a NanoDrop spectrophotometer (made by J&H Technology Co., Ltd.)
In experimental example 1, porous titanium dioxide microspheres having a particle size of 200 nm to 250 nm were synthesized in an autoclave by using a self-sacrificing template method. Then, the porous titanium dioxide microspheres having a concentration of 0.02 wt % were placed in a quartz cuvette having a light transmission path of 1 mm, and a UV-visible light absorption spectrum test was performed by using an ultramicro spectrophotometer. The results thereof are as shown in
The difference between comparative examples 1 to 3 and experimental example 1 is that in comparative examples 1 to 3, different commercial titanium dioxides were respectively used to perform a UV-visible light absorption spectrum test, and the test method thereof is the same as that of experimental example 1. Specifically, in comparative example 1, a titanium dioxide pigment (product of DuPont, model: R102) having a concentration of 0.02 wt % was used. In comparative example 2, a titanium dioxide pigment (product of DuPont, model: R706) having a concentration of 0.02 wt % was used. In comparative example 3, titanium dioxide (made by Sigma-Aldrich Corporation) having a concentration of 0.02 wt % and a particle size of 5 nm was used. UV-visible light absorption spectrum tests were respectively performed by using the ultramicro spectrophotometer. The results are as shown in
The results of
The sample of experimental example 2 was porous titanium dioxide microspheres having a particle size of 200 nm to 250 nm synthesized in an autoclave by using a self-sacrificing template method. Then, the porous titanium dioxide microspheres having a concentration of 1 wt % were coated on a transparent substrate by using a spin coating method to form a titanium dioxide thin film. Then, a UV-visible light absorption spectrum test was performed by using an ultramicro spectrophotometer.
The results thereof are as shown in
The difference between comparative examples 4 to 5 and experimental example 2 is that various commercial titanium dioxides were used for the samples of comparative examples 4 to 5. Specifically, a titanium dioxide pigment (product of DuPont, model: R102) having a concentration of 1 wt % was used for the sample of comparative example 4. The sample of comparative example 5 was a photocatalyst (made by Evonik Industries, model: P25) having a concentration of 1 wt %, and the results thereof are as shown in
The results of
The difference between experimental example 3 and experimental example 2 is that, in addition to the 1 wt % of porous titanium dioxide microspheres of experimental example 2, 2.5 wt % of UVB absorber-octyl methoxycinnamate was also added in the sample of experimental example 3. The results are as shown in
The difference between comparative examples 6 to 11 and experimental example 3 is that the samples of comparative examples 6 and 8 to 11 adopt various commercial zinc oxides respectively containing or not containing a UVB absorber. The results thereof are as shown in
The results of
A titanium dioxide stacked structure TPP shown in
The method of experimental examples 5 to 6 is similar to that of experimental example 4, and the difference is that the formed structures are respectively the titanium dioxide stacked structures PTP and PPT of
The method of comparative example 12 is similar to that of experimental example 4, and the difference is that the formed structure is the titanium dioxide stacked structure PPP of
The titanium dioxide structure 50 wt % T+50 wt % P as shown in
For the UV test paper test, the greater the degree of coloration, the worse the effect of UV absorption or blocking by the titanium dioxide stacked structure on the UV test paper. The results of
Moreover, for different titanium dioxide stacked structures, the effect of UV blocking of the titanium dioxide stacked structure TPP of experimental example 4 is greater than the effect of UV blocking of the titanium dioxide stacked structure PTP of experimental example 5. The effect of UV blocking of the titanium dioxide stacked structure PTP of experimental example 5 is greater than the effect of UV blocking of the titanium dioxide stacked structure PPT of experimental example 6. In other words, the porous titanium dioxide microspheres of the invention were used as a bottom layer, such that the effect of UV absorption of a physical sunscreen can be enhanced.
The forming method of experimental example 4a is similar to that of experimental example 4, and the difference thereof is that a UVA absorber was added in the titanium dioxide stacked structure TPP formed in experimental example 4a. Specifically, porous titanium dioxide microspheres having a concentration of 1 wt % and a particle size of 200 nm to 250 nm were added in 2 wt % of 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone, wherein 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone is the UVA absorber. Then, the mixture was coated on an UV test paper using a spin coating method to form a titanium dioxide thin film T. Then, after 2 wt % of 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone was added in titanium dioxide having a concentration of 1 wt % (made by Sigma-Aldrich), the mixture was coated on the porous titanium dioxide microspheres using a spin coating method to form two titanium dioxide sphere thin films P. Then, the UV test paper was continuously irradiated by UV for 1 minute to measure the degree of coloration of the UV test paper. The results thereof are as shown in
In experimental example 8, porous titanium dioxide microspheres having a concentration of 1 wt % and a particle size of 200 nm to 250 nm were added in 2 wt % of 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone, wherein 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone is a UVA absorber. Then, the porous titanium dioxide microspheres were coated on a UV test paper to form three titanium dioxide thin films T. Then, the UV test paper was continuously irradiated by UV for 2 minute to measure the absorption spectrum of the
UV test paper. The results thereof are as shown in
The forming method of comparative example 13 is similar to that of experimental example 8, and the difference thereof is that in comparative example 13, a commercial titanium dioxide was used to form three titanium dioxide thin films P to perform a UV test paper test. Specifically, in comparative example 13, the degree of coloration of the UV test paper was measured by adding 2 wt % of 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone in titanium dioxide having a concentration of 1 wt % (made by Parsol). The results thereof are as shown in
As shown in
Moreover, it can be known from
A sun protection factor (SPF) test and a protection of UVA (PA) test were performed on 5 wt %, 10 wt %, and 15 wt % of the porous titanium dioxide microspheres having a particle size of 200 nm to 250 nm synthesized in an autoclave by using a self-sacrificing template method. The results thereof are as shown in Table 1 and Table 2.
A sun protection factor (SPF) test and a protection of UVA (PA) test were performed on a commercial titanium dioxide (product of Merck, model: UV TITAN M160) in concentrations of 5 wt %, 10 wt %, and 15 wt %. The results thereof are as shown in Table 1 and Table 2.
It can be known from Table 1 that, in 5 wt % and 10 wt % concentrations, the SPF value of the porous titanium dioxide microspheres of experimental example 9 is greater than the SPF value of the commercial titanium dioxide of comparative example 14. It can therefore be known that, the titanium dioxide having a particle size of 200 nm to 250 nm of experimental example 9 has better protection capability against UV of UVB wave band.
Table 2 lists the PA values after a protection of UVA (PA) test of 5 wt % of experimental example 9 and comparative example 14, wherein a greater PA value represents better UVA protection capability.
It can be known from Table 2 that, the sun protection factor of the porous titanium dioxide microspheres having a particle size of 200 nm to 250 nm of experimental example 9 is the same as that of the commercial titanium dioxide of comparative example 14 for UV of UVA wave band. In other words, the protection capabilities of the two are similar.
Based on the above, the sun protection composition of the invention has porous titanium dioxide microspheres having a particle size of 100 nm to 300 nm, such that the sun protection composition can scatter light in a wavelength range between 200 nm and 400 nm. Therefore, the cosmetic and the fabric of the invention containing the sun protection composition can also scatter light in a wavelength range between 200 nm and 400 nm, such that the UV protection capability of the cosmetic and the fabric is enhanced. Moreover, by using the sun protection composition of the invention as a bottom layer and further including other commercial sun protection products, the UV protection capability of the other commercial sun protection products can be enhanced.
Although the invention has been described with reference to the above embodiments, it will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art that modifications to the described embodiments may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the invention is defined by the attached claims not by the above detailed descriptions.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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| 104124921 | Jul 2015 | TW | national |
