Astringent, Nonfacial Patents (Class 514/827)
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Patent number: 8815265Abstract: Cosmetic compositions comprising N-substituted sulfonyloxybenzylamines and methods of using such compositions to impart anti-aging benefits to the skin are disclosed. The N-substituted sulfonyloxybenzylamines are believed to have modulatory activity against one or more biochemical pathways implicated in skin aging.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2010Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Avon Products, Inc.Inventors: Dmitri S. Ptchelintsev, John W. Lyga, Russell Wyborski, Qian Zheng, Cheng S. Hwang
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Patent number: 7033614Abstract: A rinse-off composition comprising in percent by weight 0.10–10.00 of a dispersion of bismuth oxychloride 3.50–90.00 of a surfactant, 0.001–0.050 of a dye, 3.00–15.00 of an emollient and 10.00–80.00 of water; said dispersion of bismuth oxychloride containing bismuth oxychloride platelet particles having a lateral width of 5–25 microns and a thickness of 20–200 nm, said platelet particles being substantially covered a liquid vehicle and said liquid vehicle being present in an amount sufficient to maintain a stable dispersion and to provide for facile resuspension.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2003Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: EMD Chemicals, Inc. (Previously EM Industries)Inventors: Phil Linz, Rantan K. Chaudhuri
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Patent number: 6797260Abstract: A composition is disclosed which has been shown to stop or control bleeding and seal open small blood vessels while accelerating the healing process of abraded oral “gum” and other “skin” (epithelial) tissues. The composition is preferably in the form of a paste which promotes ease of application and use of the composition. A variety of instruments can be used in application and cleanup of the composition showing versatile unparalleled friendly usage. The composition preferably comprises aluminum chloride, ferric sulfate (subsulfate), regenerated oxidized cellulose, aluminum ammonium sulfate, absorbable gelatin and a solvent. The composition has many dental and medical procedure applications.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2003Date of Patent: September 28, 2004Inventor: Terence Prevendar
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Patent number: 6503519Abstract: A dermatic cosmetic material containing as a substrate a silicone composition paste comprising (i) a cross-linked silicone polymer having hydrophilic polyoxyalkylene groups wherein polyoxyethylene moieties are comprised, which functions as a thickener component, and (ii) a silicone oil, thereby enabling stable incorporation of an antiperspirant or water-soluble vitamins and further ensuring improvements in usability.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2000Date of Patent: January 7, 2003Assignee: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.Inventor: Koji Sakuta
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Patent number: 6410034Abstract: A dermal absorption-promoting agent comprising p-methane-3,8-diol and 1,3-butylene glycol as well as a topical formulation containing the same; and a dermal absorption-promoting agent further comprising 1,3-butylene glycol, as well as a topical formulation containing such dermal absorption-promoting agents.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 1999Date of Patent: June 25, 2002Assignee: Takasago International CorporationInventors: Mitsuo Matsumoto, Makiko Fujii, Yasuhiro Takeda, Minuro Hanada
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Patent number: 6399108Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods and compositions for treating skin disorders. The present invention is easily administered and can be used for both humans and animals. The compositions of the present invention comprise borate compounds and provide relief from skin disorder symptoms and lesions. Additionally, the present invention can be used to provide long term maintenance of symptom-free skin.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2000Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: P.H.C., Inc.Inventor: Don H. Girvan
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Patent number: 6242012Abstract: An herbal composition which can be used to alleviate the symptoms associated with hormonal imbalance in women contains supercritical extracts of ginger, rosemary and evening primrose oil, and either regular or supercritical (preferably regular) extracts of black cohosh, dong quai, schizandra berry, chaste tree berry and rosemary. The herbal composition can be administered orally, topically or parenterally. In addition to promoting hormonal balance, the herbal composition also promotes normal bone growth by inhibiting the 5-lipoxygenase enzyme and sustains warmth and normal fluids for healthy sexual functioning. Furthermore, the herbal composition contains organic anti-aging constituents that inactivate free radicals, thereby providing antioxidant activity.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2000Date of Patent: June 5, 2001Inventors: Thomas Newmark, Paul Schulick
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Patent number: 6221403Abstract: A topical composition for impregnating a bandage comprises zinc oxide in a stable oil in water emulsion. The emulsion comprises one or more fats or oils, one or more emulsifying agents, at least one water soluble gum and water. No preservative is required.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 1995Date of Patent: April 24, 2001Assignee: Seton Healthcare Group PLCInventor: Michael Robert Nesbit
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Patent number: 6217885Abstract: The present invention relates to antipruritic cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical compositions for use on human or animal skin, comprising one or more mild local anesthetics, one or more astringents and/or, if appropriate, a substance having an antiinflammatory action.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 1998Date of Patent: April 17, 2001Assignee: Bayer AktiengesellschaftInventors: Klaus Röder, Sabine Koch
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Patent number: 6203808Abstract: The present application relates to novel ceramide compounds to their process of preparation and to their use in cosmetics or in pharmaceuticals, in particular for treating and caring for the skin, hair, nails and eyelashes.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 1999Date of Patent: March 20, 2001Assignee: L'OrealInventors: Rémy Tuloup, Michel Philippe
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Patent number: 6039963Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds corresponding to the formula: ##STR1## the compounds being in the form of mixtures of isomers at least on the amino alcohol part of the said formula (I). The invention also relates to a process for their preparation and their use, in particular for the treatment and care of the skin, the hair, the nails and the eyelashes in cosmetics or in dermatology.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 1998Date of Patent: March 21, 2000Assignee: L'OrealInventors: Michel Philippe, Bernadette Luppi, Didier Semeria
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Patent number: 6020005Abstract: A genital wart treatment for treating and removing genital warts. The genital wart treatment includes the acts of dissolving a volume of particulate potassium permanganate in a volume of water to form a treatment solution, and repeatedly performing over a duration of time a treatment application comprising the acts of applying the treatment solution on to genital warts and surrounding skin of a subject to wet the genital warts and surrounding skin with the treatment solution, applying a styptic to the wet genital warts and surrounding skin, and then removing an outermost layer of skin on the genital warts.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 1999Date of Patent: February 1, 2000Inventor: Ervin G. Weathers
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Patent number: 5730957Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for providing a supply of water-based cool mixture, the temperature of which when utilised is lower than the ambient temperature and higher than the freezing point of water, which composition consists essentially of a mixture of water and a chemical compound selected from one or more of dimethyl ether, a homologue of dimethyl ether and a chemical derivative of dimethyl ether. The present invention also provides apparatus for providing a supply of water-based cool mixture, the temperature of which when utilised is lower than the ambient temperature and higher than the freezing point of water, which apparatus comprises a pressurized dispensing container, said container containing such a composition. The present invention further provides a method of cooling, e.g. of the body, a space, a surface, or a water based liquid by utilising such a composition or such an apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 1995Date of Patent: March 24, 1998Inventor: Nelly Kamel Rizk
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Patent number: 5641481Abstract: The invention concerns a composition containing ingredients of the herb of the equisetum species and ingredients of the herb and/or of the flower of the lavandula species and used in the external prevention and control of dermatomycoses, in particular dermatophytoses, of skin ailments with the clinical appearance of tinea pedis and skin ailments caused by their pathogens at other body locations. The invention further relates to a composition as described above for the treatment and control of bromidrosis, other perspiration and unpleasant body odor, and to control dermatomycosis pathogens and pathogens able to cause the clinical appearance of tinea pedis in textiles, other wear and sanitary articles in contact with the skin, and to deodorize same, and to methods to achieve these effects and a method to prepare the composition of the invention.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 1995Date of Patent: June 24, 1997Inventor: Helmut Koniger
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Patent number: 5574050Abstract: The invention concerns the discovery of the surprising and unexpected therapeutic effects of hydroxyl ions. The observed medicinal properties of these ions are both novel and broad in scope. When used appropriately as companions with hydroxyl ions, these modulating compounds obviate and attenuate the harmful effects of hydroxyl ions, unmasking and revealing their previously unknown and undemonstratable therapeutic properties. These novel hydroxyl ion modulating compounds are generally characterized as N,N-disubstituted-aminoacetate salts and substituted N,N-substituted-aminoacetate salts. Processes for preparing the present hydroxyl ion modulating components are disclosed and are within the scope of the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 1994Date of Patent: November 12, 1996Assignee: FHJ Scientific, Inc.Inventors: Delton R. Carrell, Edward J. Cragoe, Jr.
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Patent number: 5512629Abstract: Aqueous dispersions of polymers which have a high glass transition temperature and a low average molecular weight and contain a specific amount of methacrylic acid as polymerized units are suitable, in liquid or dried form, as additives for improving the flow behavior of cement-containing mineral building materials having binding properties.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 1994Date of Patent: April 30, 1996Assignee: BASF AktiengesellschaftInventors: Wilhelm F. Beckerle, Rolf Petri, Bernhard Dotzauer, Manfred Schwartz, Maximilian Angel
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Patent number: 5409691Abstract: Solution comprising a mixture of aluminum acetate topical solution and glycerin useful as a skin moisturizer and/or a food particulate repellant for preventing chewed food particles from sticking to the teeth. When combined with a flavoring agent, the solution of aluminum acetate topical solution and glycerin is also effective as a saliva substitute for relieving the symptoms of xerostomia or "dry mouth syndrome.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 1993Date of Patent: April 25, 1995Inventor: Dan E. Swain
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Patent number: 5350774Abstract: A therapeutic preparation for topical application to the skin for treating skin disorders such as minor burns, abrasions and the like, which contains myrrh oil.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 1992Date of Patent: September 27, 1994Inventor: Cathy Palou
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Patent number: 5268180Abstract: This composition consists in an aqueous dispersion D, lamellar structure lipid vesicles encapsulating an aqueous phase E; it is characterised by the fact that the lipid phase forming the layers of the said vesicles is at least partly made up of a compound as formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R represents a linear saturated on unsaturated hydrocarbonated chain containing 9 to 17 carbon atoms. The compounds (I) have the advantage that they are easily biodegradable and of very low cytotoxicity.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 1991Date of Patent: December 7, 1993Assignee: L'OrealInventors: Jean-Luc Morancais, Michel Philippe
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Patent number: 5171573Abstract: A novel glycoside, 4.sup.G -alpha-D-glucopyranosyl rutin, is formed by a saccharide-transferring enzyme and glucoamylase in a solution which contains rutin together with glucoamylase. The 4.sup.G -alpha-D-glucopyranosyl rutin formed in such a solution is purified with a synthetic macroreticular resin, and crystallization in an organic solvent yields a complex crystal with the organic solvent. 4.sup.G -Alpha-D-glucopyranosyl rutin exhibits the same molecular absorption coefficient as intact rutin, and is readily water-soluble, substantially tasteless and odorless, and readily hydrolyzable in vivo to exhibit physiological activities inherent to rutin. These render 4.sup.G -alpha-D-glucopyranosyl rutin very useful as a highly-safe, natural yellow coloring agent, antioxidant, stabilizer, quality-improving agent, preventive, remedy, uv-absorbent and deterioration-preventing agent in foods, beverages, tobaccos, cigarets, feeds, pet foods, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and plastics.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 1991Date of Patent: December 15, 1992Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Hayashibara Seibutsu Kagaku KenkyujoInventors: Yukio Suzuki, Kei Suzuki, Masaru Yoneyama, Toshio Miyake
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Patent number: 5041284Abstract: A method for preventing frostbite of body portions is disclosed. The method includes applying an antiperspirant composition to the body portion and covering the body portion with a thermally insulating material.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1989Date of Patent: August 20, 1991Inventor: Alphonso L. Mack
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Patent number: 5013473Abstract: The use of frangible microcapsules in cleansing creams and cold creams and other cosmetic products improves their cleansing, cleaning, and removal properties without damage to the skin.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 1988Date of Patent: May 7, 1991Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Robert J. Norbury, Robert W. H. Chang, Lowell C. Zeller
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Patent number: 4963591Abstract: Skin care cosmetic formulations which include a cellulosic polymer/solvent system capable of dispersing thin, substantive films on the skin are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 1985Date of Patent: October 16, 1990Assignee: Carter-Wallace Inc.Inventors: Robert G. Fourman, Richard P. Dixon, Hans Breuer
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Patent number: 4933177Abstract: A cosmetic composition for the treatment of the hair and skin comprises at least 5 weight percent of pulverized particles of at least one plant. The particles have a granulometry lower than 125 microns. The compositions also includes a cohesion agent in an amount to maintain the homogeneity of the composition.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 1988Date of Patent: June 12, 1990Assignee: Societe Anonyme dite: L'OREALInventors: Jean-Francois Grollier, Josiane Allec, Chantal Fourcadier, Georges Rosenbaum, Patrick Darmenton
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Patent number: 4879116Abstract: A skin protein precipitation potentiating lotion or cream utilizing aluminum acetate and the cationic surfactant salts of strong acids to promote the healing of damaged skin cells.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 1988Date of Patent: November 7, 1989Inventors: Charles Fox, John W. DeWitt, John D. Rothenberger, Jr.