Cosmetic composition containing grape sap

Abstract

To provide a grape sap which can stably be formulated in cosmetics and quasi-drugs by a prescription for suppressing the amount of a preservative to the minimum unlike a combination of an organic solvent such as 1, 3-butylene glycol, methyl p-hydroxybenzoate (methylparaben), ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate (ethylparaben) or phenoxyethanol with a preservative, and to provide cosmetics and quasi-drugs formulated with the grape sap.SOLUTION: Without using an organic solvent such as 1, 3-butylene glycol, methyl p-hydroxybenzoate (methylparaben), ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate (ethylparaben) or phenoxyethanol, the preservability of the grape sap can be enhanced by the baked powder of the scallop and the plant extract having the antiseptic auxiliary action, and the grape sap can further stably be formulated with cosmetics and quasi-drugs.SELECTED DRAWING: None

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a method for collecting sap obtained from one or a combination of two or more trees or vines of one or a combination of two or more grapes of the genus Vitis, including Nagano Purple (Vitis vinifera "Nagano Purple") or Queen Nina (Vitis labrusca), and to skin care items containing the sap, including face wash, lotion, milky lotion, cream, and serum, hair care items including shampoo and treatment, body cosmetics including body soap and soap, cosmetics including oral cosmetics, and quasi-drugs including medicated cosmetics. Technical Background

[0002] Traditionally, lotions containing grape sap have been formulated with a combination of organic solvents and preservatives, such as 1,3-butylene glycol, methyl parahydroxybenzoate (methylparaben), ethyl parahydroxybenzoate (ethylparaben), and phenoxyethanol, to prevent sedimentation or precipitation over a long period of time. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0003] The present invention aims to provide grape sap that can be stably incorporated into cosmetics and quasi-drugs through a formulation that minimizes the amount of preservatives used, unlike combinations of organic solvents such as 1,3-butylene glycol, methyl parahydroxybenzoate (methylparaben), ethyl parahydroxybenzoate (ethylparaben), and phenoxyethanol with preservatives, and to provide cosmetics and quasi-drugs that incorporate the same. [Means for solving the problem]

[0004] The grapes of the genus Vitis, including Nagano Purple (Vitis vinifera "Nagano Purple") or Queen Nina (Vitis labrusca type), used in the present invention mainly include Nagano Purple (Vitis vinifera "Nagano Purple"), Kyoho (Vitis vinifera "Kyoho"), Pione (Vitis vinifera), Pinot Gris (Vitis vinifera "Pinot Gris"), Pinot Noir (Vitis vinifera "Pinot Noir"), Black Queen (Vitis labrusca type), Delaware (Vitis labrusca "Delaware"), Yamabudo (Vitis coignetiae), Shine Muscat (Vitis vinifera "Shaine Muscat"), Nouvelle Rose (Vitis vinifera type), Queen Rouge (Vitis vinifera type), and Queen Nina (Vitis labrusca system) or a combination of two or more of them.

[0005] The sap used in the present invention is derived from one or a combination of two or more of the above-ground parts of grapevines described above, either from the tree or the vine.

[0006] In the present invention, grape sap is collected using the following procedure. This allows for a formulation that minimizes the amount of preservatives used, unlike the combination of preservatives and organic solvents such as 1,3-butylene glycol, methyl parahydroxybenzoate (methylparaben), ethyl parahydroxybenzoate (ethylparaben), and phenoxyethanol, to produce grape sap that can be stably incorporated into cosmetics and quasi-drugs, as well as cosmetics and quasi-drugs that contain the grape sap.

[0007] Disinfect the sap collection container and the materials and tools used for sap collection with a 6% solution of sodium hypochlorite.

[0008] After disinfection, place the roasted scallop powder into the sap collection container. The roasted scallop powder is used at a ratio of 1 to 2 weight percent of the container's capacity.

[0009] A tube is passed through the opening of the sap collection container containing baked scallop powder, and the container is placed under the grapevine in a sealed state.

[0010] When putting the baked scallop powder mentioned in the previous section into a sap collection container, it is better to use a plant-derived material that can be expected to help with preservation.

[0011] A tube connected to a sap collection container is placed on the grapevine or vine by making a cut in the plant so that the sap flows from the cut into the collection container through the tube.

[0012] When the sap collection container is about 80% full, disinfect the opening and closing of the container and the sap surface with a 95% ethanol solution, then seal and store in the refrigerator.

[0013] A plant-derived material that is expected to further aid in preservation is added to the refrigerated sap to produce a sap material that can be incorporated into cosmetics and quasi-drugs. [Effects of the Invention]

[0014] The grape sap obtained by the present invention is a material that can be stably blended without the addition of preservatives into skin care items including face wash, lotion, emulsion, cream, and serum, hair care items including shampoo and treatment, whole body cosmetics including body soap and soap, cosmetics including oral cosmetics, and quasi-drugs including medicated cosmetics.

[0015] Furthermore, the grape sap obtained by the present invention can be stably incorporated into skin care items including face washes, lotions, emulsions, creams, and serums, hair care items including shampoos and treatments, whole-body cosmetics including body washes and soaps, cosmetics including oral cosmetics, and quasi-drugs including medicated cosmetics, without the addition of preservatives.

[0016] However, skin care items including face washes, lotions, emulsions, creams, and serums containing grape sap as described in the preceding paragraph, hair care items including shampoos and treatments, body cosmetics including body washes and soaps, cosmetics including oral cosmetics, and quasi-drugs including medicated cosmetics may contain organic solvents and preservatives for the purpose of preserving the products.

[0017] It is generally known that grape sap contains sugars such as fructose and glucose, organic acids such as malic acid and succinic acid, amino acids such as glutamic acid, glutamine, citrulline, tyrosine, and gamma-aminobutyric acid, minerals such as sodium, potassium, and calcium, and proteins.

[0018] The ingredients contained in grape sap mentioned above are also known to be useful in the field of skin care.

[0019] For example, the sap of the wild grape (Vitis coignetiae) contains the sugars fructose and glucose, organic acids malic acid and succinic acid, amino acids glutamic acid, glutamine, citrulline, tyrosine, and gamma-aminobutyric acid, trace amounts of amino acids arginine, aspartic acid, serine, valine, methionine, isoleucine, leucine, phenylalanine, lysine, and histidine, minerals sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, aluminum, and manganese, as well as proteins. (Reference: Hokkaido Institute of Health Research, Rep. Hokkaido Inst. Pub. Health, 51, 7-12 (2001)) DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0020] The following describes the implementation of the present invention. [Example]

[0021] Dilute a 6% solution of sodium hypochlorite with water at a ratio of 1:100 to disinfect the sap collection container and the materials and tools used to collect sap.

[0022] After disinfection, place 180 grams of baked scallop powder into an 18-liter sap collection container.

[0023] A tube connected to a sap collection container is placed on the grapevine or vine by making a cut in the plant so that the sap flows from the cut into the collection container through the tube.

[0024] When the sap collection container is about 80% full, disinfect the opening and closing of the container and the sap surface with a 95% ethanol solution.

[0025] After disinfecting the sap, add 900ml of wasabi root extract, mix, and store in the refrigerator.

[0026] The lotion is made using the grape sap and wasabi root extract mixed in the previous section as a solvent.

[0027] The lotion described above may also contain plant extracts containing terpene components, plant-derived organic solvents, moisturizing components, whitening components, moisturizing components, and the like. [Industrial Applicability]

[0028] The present invention is applicable to the cosmetics and quasi-drug manufacturing industries.

[0029] Since the present invention is an aqueous liquid component, it can be used in a variety of products, such as face washes, makeup removers, lotions, emulsions, creams, beauty serums, beauty oils, and cosmetic soaps.

Claims

1. A method for collecting sap from one or a combination of two or more trees or vines of one or a combination of two or more grapes of the genus Vitis, including Nagano Purple (Vitis vinifera "Nagano Purple") or Queen Nina (Vitis labrusca), is provided for utilizing the sap as a material that can be used in cosmetics and quasi-drugs.

2. Cosmetics including facial cleansers, lotions, emulsions, creams, and serums containing sap obtained from one or a combination of two or more trees or vines of grapes of the genus Vitis, including Nagano Purple (Vitis vinifera "Nagano Purple") or Queen Nina (Vitis labrusca), as well as skin care items including shampoos and treatments, hair care items including body soaps and soaps, and cosmetics including oral cosmetics.

3. Quasi-drugs, including medicated cosmetics, containing sap obtained from one or a combination of two or more trees or vines of one or a combination of two or more grapes of the genus Vitis, including Nagano Purple (Vitis vinifera "Nagano Purple") or Queen Nina (Vitis labrusca).