Abstract: The present invention relates to a biotechnological process for the production of a fermented pollen comprising the inoculation of pollen with at least one lactic bacterium of the species Lactobacillus kunkeei selected from Lactobacillus kunkeei PF12 (DSM 32843), PF13 (DSM 32845) and/or PL 13 (DSM 32844) and the fermentation of the pollen inoculated with said lactic bacterium. The fermented pollen obtained has nutritional and organoleptic properties similar to bee bread naturally produced inside the honeycomb of the beehive and finds application in the food and nutraceutical field. The invention further encompasses Lactobacillus kunkeei PF12 (DSM 32843), PF13 (DSM 32845) and/or PL 13 (DSM 32844) as such and compositions comprising these strains.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for pharmaceutical, nutritional or cosmetic use, suitable to preserve the physiological condition and health of skin and hair and to reestablish their regenerative functions, characterized in that it comprises a mixture of carnitine, caffeine and arginine as active principle, as such or as derivatives, such as pharmacologically acceptable salts. The effect of preserving the physiologic condition and health of skin and hair, and of reestablishing their regenerative functions is mainly achieved through an increase in ATP production by skin and hair cells.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition for pharmaceutical or nutritional or cosmetic use, formulated for oral or topical use and possessing antioxidant activity against free radicals, comprising: a) a Vitis vinifera seed, or seed and leaf, extract containing a combination of the flavonoids catechin and quercetin in a molar ratio in a range from 6:1 to 3:1, respectively, or a?) a Vitis vinifera seed, or seed and leaf, extract containing a combination of the flavonoids catechin and quercetin in a molar ratio in a range from 7:1 to 4:1, respectively, or a?) a mixture of Vitis vinifera extracts a) and a?), or a??) a mixture of catechin and quercetin in a molar ratio in a range from 7:1 to 3:1, respectively, together with b) an olive, Olea europaea L, leaf extract having a hydroxytyrosol content in a range from 1% to 30% by weight of the extract, or b?) hydroxytyrosol in an amount equal to that contained in the b) extract.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for pharmaceutical, nutritional or cosmetic use, suitable to preserve the physiological condition and health of skin and hair and to reestablish their regenerative functions, characterized in that it comprises a mixture of carnitine, caffeine and arginine as active principle, as such or as derivatives, such as pharmacologically acceptable salts. The effect of preserving the physiologic condition and health of skin and hair, and of reestablishing their regenerative functions is mainly achieved through an increase in ATP production by skin and hair cells.

Abstract: An ester of glycyrrhetinic acid with (poly)glycerol-sorbitol and cosmetic compositions thereof is described. The introduction of sorbitol in the (poly)glycerol chain determines an increase in solubility of the ester of the invention increasing solubility in water and the possibility of using glycyrrhetinic acid in cosmetic applications.

Abstract: A polyglycerol-azelaic acid polyesters and cosmetic compositions that incorporate them as active components in combination with a cosmetically acceptable vehicle. A process for producing esters and polyesters between azelaic acid and glycerol or oligomers thereof containing up to 10 monomer units.

Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention relates to a system for the modified release of one or more active ingredients, comprising a polymeric matrix based on hyaluronic acid with molecular weight ranging from 100 to 100,000 Daltons and a non-ionic polymer which jellifies in contact with water, in which one or more active ingredients are dispersed, optionally in form of microgranules or microcapsules.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition for pharmaceutical or nutritional or cosmetic use, formulated for oral or topical use and possessing antioxidant activity against free radicals, comprising: a) a Vitis vinifera seed, or seed and leaf, extract containing a combination of the flavonoids catechin and quercetin in a molar ratio in a range from 6:1 to 3:1, respectively, or a?) a Vitis vinifera seed, or seed and leaf, extract containing a combination of the flavonoids catechin and quercetin in a molar ratio in a range from 7:1 to 4:1, respectively, or a?) a mixture of Vitis vinifera extracts a) and a?), or a??) a mixture of catechin and quercetin in a molar ratio in a range from 7:1 to 3:1, respectively, together with b) an olive, Olea europaea L, leaf extract having a hydroxytyrosol content in a range from 1% to 30% by weight of the extract, or b?) hydroxytyrosol in an amount equal to that contained in the b) extract.

Abstract: An ester of glycyrrhetinic acid with (poly)glycerol-sorbitol and cosmetic compositions thereof is described. The introduction of sorbitol in the (poly)glycerol chain determines an increase in solubility of the ester of the invention increasing solubility in water and the possibility of using glycyrrhetinic acid in cosmetic applications.

Abstract: A polyglycerol-azelaic acid polyesters and cosmetic compositions that incorporate them as active components in combination with a cosmetically acceptable vehicle. A process for producing esters and polyesters between azelaic acid and glycerol or oligomers thereof containing up to 10 monomer units.

Abstract: The present invention relates, in one aspect, to an adduct of formula O-PF-A, in which O is an oil; PF is a perfluoropolyether phosphate (PFPE phosphate); A is at least one substance selected from: (X) a water-soluble polyhydroxylated substance and (Y) a water-insoluble inorganic substance and to topical applications thereof in particular in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical field.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for the release of cosmetic agents comprising at least one phospholipid, hyaluronic acid or derivatives thereof and a cationic polyurethane derivative. The system of the invention may be used in the formulation of cosmetic preparations for obtaining the protracted release of cosmetic agents or active substances to the epidermis or the keratinic structures of the human body, with a simultaneous reduction in the frequency of application.

Abstract: The present invention relates, in one aspect, to an adduct of formula O-PF-A, in which O is an oil; PF is a perfluoropolyether phosphate (PFPE phosphate); A is at least one substance selected from: (X) a water-soluble polyhydroxylated substance and (Y) a water-insoluble inorganic substance and to topical applications thereof in particular in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical field.

Abstract: According to one aspect, the present invention relates to the use of a perfluoropolyether phosphate (PFPE phosphate), dissolved in water, for the preparation of oil-in-water emuisions (O/W) with high internal phase (HIPE). The internal phase (O) typically comprises at least 74% by volume of the emulsion and includes one or more OiIs1 which acquire, after a treatment with PFPE phosphate, some typical characteristics of high fluorine content compounds, in particular lipophobicity and homophobicity, combined with limited hydrophilicity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of an agent to combat and reduce the irritating action of primary surfactants in compositions to be applied to the skin for care or cleansing of the face and body, characterized in that said agent is chosen from Cone or more salts of glycyrrhizic acid, such as monoammonium glycyrrhizinate (MAG) and dipotassium glycyrrhizinate (DPG).