Abstract: A tetrapeptide, capable of inducing dermal extracellular matrix protein upregulation, selected from the group consisting of tetrapeptides having the amino acid sequence U-QTAV-Z wherein Q denotes Glutamine, T denotes Threonine, A denotes Alanine and V denotes Valine, at the N-terminal end, U is independently selected from the group consisting of octanoyl (C8), decanoyl (C10), lauroyl (C12), myristoyl (C14), palmitoyl (C16), stearoyl (C18), biotinoyl, elaidoyl, oleoyle, lipoyle, at the C-terminal end, Z is selected from the group consisting of OH, O R1, NHR1 or NR1R2, R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkylaryl, alkoxy, saccharide and aryloxy group, which may be linear, branched, cyclical, polycyclic, unsaturated, hydroxylates, carbonylated, phosphorylated and/or sulphurous, said groups comprising from 1 to 24 carbon atoms and being capable of including one or more heteroatoms O, S and/or N.

Abstract: A cosmetic composition comprising the antioxidant agents: Myrtus communis leaf extract, Quercus petraea fruit extract and Pinus pinaster bark extract, and cosmetic methods of treatment and uses thereof.

Abstract: A cosmetic composition comprising the antioxidant agents: Argania spinosa leaf extract, Pinus pinaster bark extract and resveratrol, and cosmetic methods of treatment and uses thereof.

Abstract: A cosmetic composition comprising the antioxidant agents: Myrtus communis leaf extract, ginkgo extract and ferulic acid, and cosmetic methods of treatment and uses thereof.

Abstract: A cosmetic composition comprising the antioxidant agents: green tea extract, Quercus petraea fruit extract and ferulic acid, and cosmetic methods of treatment and uses thereof.

Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a kit comprising at least 2 compositions, the first compositions comprising: a. Retinoid b. Extract of Centella asiatica and the second composition comprising ingredients selected from the group consisting of ceramide, vitamin B, extract of Ophiopogonj aponicus and mixtures thereof. According to a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided a process of application of the kit of cosmetic compositions to skin by first applying the first composition and subsequently applying the second composition in one or more application events.

Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a cosmetic composition suitable for use in application to menopausal skin comprising extract of Ophiopogon japonicus and at least one ceramide.

Abstract: A cosmetic composition comprising a first antioxidant agent and a second antioxidant agent, wherein the first antioxidant agent is a Camellia japonica extract.

Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a cosmetic composition suitable for use in application to menopausal skin comprising extract of Ophiopogon japonicus and phytoestogenic isoflavone.

Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a cosmetic composition comprising a retinoid, extract of Centella asiatica and a dipeptide.

Abstract: Cosmetic compositions. kits comprising cosmetic compositions. and methods and uses thereof are provided. wherein the cosmetic compositions comprise a tetrapeptide capable of stimulating protein synthesis, skin repair and regeneration in combination with oligo-alpha glucans.

Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided composition in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion having a viscosity of between 15,000 cP (15 Pa-s) and 45,000 cP (45 Pa-s) at 23° C., having a pH of between 2 and 6 and comprising: (i) at least 1.6 wt. % of at least one cross-linked anionic polyelectrolyte resulting from the polymerisation of partially or completely salified 2-methyl 2-[(1-oxo 2-propenyl)amino]1-propane sulfonic acid, with at least one neutral monomer chosen from the N,N-dialkyl acrylamides, wherein each of the alkyl groups comprises between one and four carbon atoms, and at least one monomer of formula (B): wherein R represents a linear or branched alkyl radical comprising eight to twenty carbon atoms and n represents a number greater than or equal to one and less than or equal to twenty, in the presence of at least one cross-linking agent; (ii) at least 4 wt. % of at least one polysorbate; (iii) at least 0.1 wt. % of at least one polysaccharide gum; and (iv) between 6 wt. % and 30 wt.

Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a peptide combination, capable of inducing dermal extracellular matrix protein upregulation, comprising; a) a first peptide selected from the group consisting of tetrapeptides having the amino acid sequence U-LSXX-Z; and b) a second peptide selected from the group consisting of tetrapeptides having the amino acid sequence U-GPXG-Z.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a tetrapeptide, capable of inducing dermal extracellular matrix protein upregulation, having the amino acid sequence U-(SEQ ID No: 1)-Z, U-(SEQ ID No: 2)-Z, U-(SEQ ID No: 3)-Z, U-(SEQ ID No: 4)-Z, U-(SEQ ID No: 5)-Z, U-(SEQ ID No: 6)-Z, U-(SEQ ID No: 7)-Z, U-(SEQ ID No: 8)-Z, U-(SEQ ID No: 9)-Z, U-(SEQ ID No: 11)-Z, U-(SEQ ID No: 12)-Z, U-(SEQ ID No: 13)-Z, U-(SEQ ID No: 14)-Z, U-(SEQ ID No: 15)-Z, U-(SEQ ID No: 16)-Z, U-(SEQ ID No: 17)-Z, U-(SEQ ID No: 18)-Z, U-(SEQ ID No: 19)-Z, U-(SEQ ID No: 20)-Z, U-(SEQ ID No: 21)-Z, U-(SEQ ID No: 22)-Z, U-(SEQ ID No: 23)-Z, U-(SEQ ID No: 24)-Z, U-(SEQ ID No: 25)-Z, U-(SEQ ID No: 26)-Z, U-(SEQ ID No: 27)-Z, U-(SEQ ID No: 28)-Z, and U-(SEQ ID No: 29)-Z.

Abstract: A tetrapeptide, capable of inducing dermal extracellular matrix protein upregulation, selected from the group consisting of tetrapeptides having the amino acid sequence U-QTAV-Z wherein Q denotes Glutamine, T denotes Threonine, A denotes Alanine and V denotes Valine, at the N-terminal end, U is independently selected from the group consisting of octanoyl (C8), decanoyl (C10), lauroyl (C12), myristoyl (C14), palmitoyl (C16), stearoyl (C18), biotinoyl, elaidoyl, oleoyle, lipoyle, at the C-terminal end, Z is selected from the group consisting of OH, O R1, NHR1 or NR1R2, R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkylaryl, alkoxy, saccharide and aryloxy group, which may be linear, branched, cyclical, polycyclic, unsaturated, hydroxylates, carbonylated, phosphorylated and/or sulphurous, said groups comprising from 1 to 24 carbon atoms and being capable of including one or more heteroatoms O, S and/or N.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a tetrapeptide, capable of inducing dermal extracellular matrix protein upregulation, selected from the group consisting of tetrapeptides having the amino acid sequence U-LSXX-Z wherein L is used to denote amino acid Leucine and S is used to denote Serine, as per the internationally recognised single letter code for amino acids, X denotes an amino acid selected from the group consisting of Valine (V), Aspartic acid (D), Proline (P), Glycine (G) and mixtures thereof, at the N-terminal end, U is selected from the group consisting of H, —CO—R1, —SO2—R1 or a biotinyl group, at the C-terminal end, Z is selected from the group consisting of OH, O R1, NHR1 or NR1R2; wherein if U is H then Z cannot be OH and R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkylaryl, alkoxy, saccharide and aryloxy group, which may be linear, branched, cyclical, polycyclic, unsaturated, hydroxylates, carbonylated, phosphorylated and/or sulphur

Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided composition in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion having a viscosity of between 15,000 cP (15 Pa-s) and 45,000 cP (45 Pa-s) at 23° C., having a pH of between 2 and 6 and comprising: (i) at least 1.6 wt. % of at least one cross-linked anionic polyelectrolyte resulting from the polymerisation of partially or completely salified 2-methyl 2-[(1-oxo 2-propenyl)amino]1-propane sulfonic acid, with at least one neutral monomer chosen from the N,N-dialkyl acrylamides, wherein each of the alkyl groups comprises between one and four carbon atoms, and at least one monomer of formula (B): wherein R represents a linear or branched alkyl radical comprising eight to twenty carbon atoms and n represents a number greater than or equal to one and less than or equal to twenty, in the presence of at least one cross-linking agent; (ii) at least 4 wt. % of at least one polysorbate; (iii) at least 0.1 wt. % of at least one polysaccharide gum; and (iv) between 6 wt. % and 30 wt.

Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided an aqueous concentrated cosmetic composition comprising at least 20% water, at least 4.5% by weight of the composition of humectant, at least 8% of the composition of a peptide and high levels of a skin benefit active(s).

Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to a method of decreasing or preventing signs of ageing of décolleté skin and optionally the face and/or neck skin comprising topically applying to the skin a composition comprising a cosmetically acceptable medium, a vitamin C, or derivative thereof, and compound having two or more hydroxyl groups, wherein the compound has a molar mass of at least 150 g/mol and increases transglutaminase K expression in epidermal keratinocytes.

Abstract: A water-in-oil emulsion comprising less than 60% water, and wherein said emulsion comprises an oil phase and a water phase, and wherein the water phase comprises a dipeptide selected from the group consisting of acetyl dipeptide (1) cetyl ester, acetyl dipeptide (3) aminohexanoate, azelaoyl bisdipeptide (10), coumaroyl dipeptide (3), dicetyl dipeptide (9), dipeptide diamino butyroyl benzylamide diacetate, dipeptide (1), dipeptide (10), dipeptide (11), dipeptide (12), dipeptide (15), dipeptide (16), dipeptide (17), dipeptide (18), dipeptide (19), dipeptide (2), dipeptide (20), dipeptide (3), dipeptide (4), dipeptide (5), dipeptide (6), dipeptide (7), dipeptide (8), dipeptide (8) HCL, dipeptide (9), hexanoyl dipeptide (3) norleucine acetate, methyl undecylenoyl dipeptide (16), nicotinoyl dipeptide (22), nicotinoyl dipeptide (23), nicotinoyl dipeptide (24), nicotinoyl dipeptide (26), oleoyl dipeptide (15), palmitoyl dipeptide (10), palmitoyl dipeptide (13), palmitoyl dipeptidel (7), palmitoyl dipeptide (5) diami