184 results about "Cosmetic ingredient" patented technology

An improved cosmetics dispensing system that includes a controller, a plurality of mutating pumps, a plurality of reservoirs of cosmetics ingredients, a plurality of nozzles, a manifold for concentrically supporting the nozzles, a turntable rotatably connected beneath the manifold wherein the turntable includes a through opening for permitting the passage of fluid from one of the nozzles through the turntable, a motor for rotating the turntable, and wherein the controller is linked to each of the mutating pumps and the motor and each pump is in fluid communication with one of the reservoirs and vice versa and each pump is connected to one of the nozzles and vice versa. The system is computer operated whereby the turntable can rotate in either of the clockwise or counterclockwise directions and the turntable is equipped with a container holder that can accommodate containers of varying sizes. An improved method of dispensing ingredients for a cosmetic application at a point of sale is also disclosed which avoids coating an interior wall of the container with tints or colorants which are difficult to mix into the final solution once they engage the container wall or next surface.

A composition of matter is used as an ingredient in cosmetics comprising at least 0.5% by weight and preferably 1-30% by weight of highly refined cellulose fiber in a cosmetic composition. Additionally present in the composition are other conventional cosmetic ingredients as known in the art. This composition may include at least colorants (dyes and pigments), lipophilic materials, aqueous materials (water and aqueous solutions), waxes, binding agents (polymers, thickening agents), emollients, emulsifiers, thickening agents, antioxidants, natural and synthetic oils and extracts, clays, ultraviolet radiation absorbers, and the like.

Disclosed herein are a highly purified tocopheryl phosphate and / or a salt thereof (tocopheryl phosphates) wherein a P,P'-bistocopheryl hypophosphate and / or a salt thereof (P,P'-bistocopheryl diphoshates) is contained in a proportion of not higher than 3% by weight; a process for producing a highly purified tocopheryl phosphate and / or a salt thereof, which comprises the steps of reacting a tocopherol with an oxyphosphorus trihalide followed by treating with an acid or basic aqueous solution to thereby form tocopheryl phosphates (i) in which P,P'-bistocopheryl diphoshates (ii) formed as by-products are contained, hydrolyzing the P,P'-bistocopheryl diphoshates (ii) under acid condition, and, optionally, rendering the hydrolyzate neutral or basic under basic condition; and a method of analyzing tocopheryl phosphates, comprising analyzing a sample containing components (i) and (ii) with the use of a high-performance liquid chromatograph column packed with a gel of a polymethacrylate having, bonded thereto, long-chain alkyl groups. None or only an extremely minute amount of P,P'-bistocopheryl diphoshates are contained in the highly purified tocopheryl phosphates, so that the highly purified tocopheryl phosphates exhibit antioxidant and blood circulation promoting effects, have excellent water solubility, are powdery so that the handling thereof is extremely easy, are free from cutaneous irritation and allergenecity and ensure dermal safety. Therefore, the highly purified tocopheryl phosphates are useful as cosmetic ingredients. The amounts of components (i) and (ii) can be simply measured with high accuracy by the above method.

Nicotine in base or salt form combined with cosmetic ingredients to form a lip balm or similar stick. The stick is readily dispensed not only onto a person's lips but also may be used on the skin, for example on the wrist. Packaging the nicotine this way enables a smoker to obtain nicotine discretely anywhere in public, without offending others by smoking. Furthermore, the dosage is readily controlled, and the person's hands and mouth are active, similar to the lighting and smoking of a cigarette.

A granular solid with monodisperse particle size distribution is disclosed, which may be obtained by melting an essentially anhydrous composition, which is solid at room temperature and made from at least one cosmetic ingredient. A flow of the melt is dispersed into droplets by means of a casting plate and vibration and said droplets contacted with a cooling medium, which causes the solidification thereof.

The present invention relates to a new source of high quality plant protein, termed, “quinoa protein concentrate (QPC)”, which contains at least about 50 wt % protein which is food-grade and / or pharmaceutical-grade and methods of preparing such protein concentrates as well as starch, oil, and fiber from quinoa grain. The quinoa protein concentrate of the invention is useful as food ingredients, infant formula ingredients, cosmetic ingredients, pet food ingredients, and animal feed supplements.

Compositions containing at least one KAP polypeptide and at least one cosmetic ingredient chosen from conditioning agents, care agents and / or treating agents for keratin substrates, and mixtures thereof. The invention also relates to a cosmetic process for caring for, strengthening and / or repairing keratin substrates, in particular keratin fibres, using the compositions.

A cosmetic treatment system is provided having ingredients that may prevent signs of aging, improve the aesthetic appearance of skin, and promote recovery from environmental stresses. The composition includes natural ingredients, including at least one ingredient or extract from rosemary; at least one ingredient or extract from Centella, Echinacea, Alpinia or mixtures thereof; a DNA repair enzyme; and at least one pharmaceutically or cosmetically acceptable vehicle. The treatment system may further include a patch for applying the cosmetic ingredients and / or a packaging system for holding the components of the cosmetic treatment system.

The invention relates to a formula of a cookie for improving constipation laxation and a preparation method. The medical ingredients are as follows: cassia seed, fructus cannabis, cinnamon and radish seed. Extracts are obtained by using the preparation method such as squeezing and water extraction; the extracts are used with wheat flour, sugar (with or without), fat, dairy and egg as the main ingredients; emulsifier, raising agent, modifier and other excipients are added; and the cookie is made by flour mixing, forming, baking, cooling, or sandwiching, or coating and packaging process. The formula has a reasonable component; all the added Chinese herbal medicines can be used as medicine or food which can be eaten and can prevent and cure diseases; the process is advanced and practical; the made cookie has better flavor and can be used for people with constipation.

This invention relates to the use of 4-amidino benzylamine derivatives as cosmetic ingredients and to cosmetic compositions, as well as to non-therapeutic methods for the cosmetic treatment of the skin and the scalp. Said derivatives and compositions can be used as urokinase inhibitors to prevent and restore damage of the epidermal barrier. Barrier abnormalities and disruptions respectively are often the starting point of a dry skin state, of itching, of dandruff and of the perception of sensitive skin. These 4-amidino benzylamine derivatives can be used for topical skin and scalp care applications in form of creams, lotions, gels, shampoos and the like.

The present invention relates to a new source of high quality plant protein, termed, “quinoa protein concentrate” or “QPC”, which contains at least about 50 wt % protein which is food-grade and / or pharmaceutical-grade and methods of preparing such protein concentrates as well as starch, oil, and fiber from quinoa grain. The quinoa protein concentrate of the invention is useful as food ingredients, infant formula ingredients, cosmetic ingredients, pet food ingredients, and animal feed supplements.

A cosmetic composition comprises a) an N-acyl amino acid compound selected from the group consisting of N-acyl amino acid, its isomers, its salts, derivatives thereof, and mixtures thereof, and b) hexyldecanol.

Improved pharmaceutical solid oral film dosage forms for the buccal and / or sublingual delivery of pharmaceutical, nutraceutical or cosmetic ingredients are endowed with instant hydration potential and complete dissolution potentially enabling the active ingredient to become immediately available for enhanced buccal and / or sublingual absorption and / or reduced absorption through the gastrointestinal route. The improved delivery systems for solubilizing and stabilizing pharmaceutically active ingredients exhibit enhanced stability by the use of a combination of crystallization inhibitors, which together can maintain the active ingredient in a desired plurality of particles in an effective size range within a polymeric film matrix.

Many cosmetic stick compositions containing a continuous phase of a water-immiscible cosmetic oil structured by a fibre-forming amido structurant and an active cosmetic ingredient either exhibit poor physical stability when formed, or cannot be made readily using conventional processes for making stick compositions. The problem can be ameliorated or overcome by the use of a combination of amido structurants comprising in class (i) an N-acylaminoacid amide in which the N-acyl substituent has the formula —CO—RX in which RX represents a branched C6 to C11 alkyl group in combination with a further amido structurant, (class (ii), including a polyamido-substituted cyclohexane, an amido derivative of di or tricarboxylic acids or an hydroxystearamide and particularly employing an N-acylaminoacid amide in which the N-acyl substituent contains a linear alkyl group, or a cyclodipeptide.

Resin particles are produced by adding a liquid material having a boiling point of 100° C. or higher to an aqueous dispersion of resin particles to yield a mixture, recovering a wet cake from the mixture by filtration, and drying the wet cake. A water-soluble material is preferably used as the liquid material. The liquid material may also be at least one compound selected from compounds listed in The Japanese Standards of Cosmetic Ingredients, The Japanese Cosmetic Ingredients Codex, The Pharmacopoeia of Japan, and The Japan's Specifications and Standards for Food Additives. According to this method, there are provided resin particles which are resistant to coagulation upon drying and are satisfactorily dispersible in other materials.

The invention discloses a spice composition for inhibiting food spoilage microorganisms, which consists of the following raw materials in percentage by weight: 30 to 50 percent of cinnamic aldehyde, 20 to 45 percent of eugenol, 20 to 40 percent of thymol, and 5 to 25 percent of salicylaldehyde. The eugenol, the cinnamic aldehyde, the thymol and the salicylaldehyde come from essential oil or natural-identical edible spices which are rich in the spices; components of the spice composition can be directly mixed, dissolved evenly and then used according to the proportion, or are dissolved and diluted by adopting solvents such as water, edible alcohol, propanediol, and grease to use, or are dispersed evenly by adopting other carriers such as dextrine and starch to use; the material selection of the spice composition is natural, safe and nontoxic; the co-synergistic action among spice ingredients ensures that the composition is highly-efficient and broad-spectrum to inhibit the food spoilage microorganisms; the spice composition has small usage amount, and can not apparently affect the flavor of food; and the spice composition is added into various food to effectively inhibit the growth and propagation of microorganisms which cause the food to spoil and deteriorate, thereby preventing spoilage of the food and keeping the food fresh.

A preparation, in particular a cosmetic preparation, in the form of an O / W emulsion, which besides usual cosmetic ingredients, contains a wax component, a fatty acid, a polyvalent alcohol, a film-forming agent and a gel component, wherein the gel component comprises a hydrocolloid.

The invention discloses high-pigment-content pure oil non-emulsification cosmetic color paste and a preparation method. The color paste is prepared from, by weight, 65-85% of pigment, 0.2-2% of a dispersing agent, 0.2-2% of stabilizer and 12-35% of grease. The high-pigment-content pure oil non-emulsification cosmetic color paste is characterized in that the pigment content is high, and the color paste belongs to pure oil non-emulsification color paste. The utilized pigment, the grease, the dispersing agent and the stabilizer are all raw materials which are allowed to be used by a China Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary, a product is high in solid content, high in covering power, good in stability, high in safety, convenient to use, free of water, easy to add, easy to scatter, simple in preparation process and easy to produce, is the best substitute of traditional powdery pigment and is suitable for the field of cosmetics, food and the like.

The invention discloses a dissolvable microneedle system, which comprises a microneedle array and a substrate, and the microneedle array and the substrate both contain the following raw material components in weight percent: polyvinylpyrrolidone 0-80%, hyaluronic acid or its salt 0% ~80%, poloxamer 0~20%, sodium carboxymethylcellulose 0~10%; Wherein, the weight percent content of hyaluronic acid or its salt and polyvinylpyrrolidone is zero when different; Poloxamer and The weight percent content of sodium carboxymethyl cellulose is not zero at the same time. The invention also discloses the application of the above-mentioned soluble microneedle system in the preparation of cosmetics or slow-release medicines. The dissolvable microneedle system of the present invention can effectively delay the release rate of cosmetic components or medicines, obviously improve cosmetic or therapeutic effects, and has broad application prospects.

A process for the manufacture of new crystalline salts of N-[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]-1,2-dithiolane-3-pentanamide (racemic and chiral forms) is described. Such salts are stable, crystalline and have very good solubility in water. The salts exhibit antioxidant properties. They inhibit collagenase and elastase enzymes. They have excellent anti acne activity in addition tyrosinase inhibition. They are, by themselves and in combination with other known agents, important cosmetic ingredients.

Cosmetic compositions comprising bi-modal water continuous emulsions are disclosed. In particular, the cosmetic compositions comprise a bi-modal water continuous emulsion (E) comprising at least 70 weight percent of: a first dispersed phase containing a hydrophobic oil, wherein the hydrophobic oil is provided as a non-emulsified hydrophobic oil, and a second dispersed phase containing a silicone, wherein the silicone is provided from a water continuous silicone emulsion containing at least one surfactant. The cosmetic compositions further comprise at least one cosmetic ingredient (C). Optionally, the cosmetic ingredient (C) is in a cosmetically acceptable medium. Preparation methods and uses of the cosmetic compositions are also disclosed.

The present invention relates to compositions for skin protection and improvement that contain dibenzo-p-dioxine derivatives as effective components. Since the compositions for skin protection and improvement that contain the dibenzo-p-dioxine derivative according to the present invention have excellent functions such as moisturizing and / or wrinkle prevention which are useful in prevention and improvement of various skin diseases, they can be extensively used as cosmetic ingredients or pharmaceutical agents for prevention and improvement of skin diseases.

The present invention relates to a new source of high quality plant protein, termed, “quinoa protein concentrate (QPC)”, which contains at least about 50 wt % protein which is food-grade and / or pharmaceutical-grade and methods of preparing such protein concentrates as well as starch, oil, and fiber from quinoa grain. The quinoa protein concentrate of the invention is useful as food ingredients, infant formula ingredients, cosmetic ingredients, pet food ingredients, and animal feed supplements.

A cosmetic composition comprises a coffee cherry preparation, and most preferably an extract from a sub-ripe quick-dried coffee cherry. Particularly contemplated cosmetic compositions are formulated as a shampoo, lotion, cream, balm, or ointment, and will have at least one of an antioxidant effect, an anti-inflammatory effect, a UV-protective effect, an antimutagenic effect, a chemoprotective effect, a scar reducing effect, a skin-lightening effect, a moisturizing effect, a wrinkle reduction effect, and an antibacterial effect.

To provide a highly storage-stable nonionic oil-in-water organosiloxane emulsion composition that substantially does not contain ionic surfactant and that on a long-term basis does not undergo separation of the emulsion composition. An oil-in-water organosiloxane emulsion composition that characteristically comprises (A) 100 weight parts of organosiloxane, (B) 0.5 to 35 weight parts of organic-modified organosiloxane, (C) 0.5 to 35 weight parts of nonionic surfactant, (D) 0.5 to 15 weight parts of water-soluble solvent, and (E) water, wherein the content of (F) ionic surfactant in the composition is less than 0.1 weight part per 100 weight parts component (A).

The invention relates to formulations that comprise non-irritating non-toxic compounds that may be applied to the skin for generally improvement of health and beauty. The formulations include core ingredients of minerals, oils, and emulsifiers. Additional ingredients may be added to provide a variety of formulations for skin hydration, softening, soothing, deodorizing, and cosmetic application. The formulations may be use as a carrier for cosmetics, fragrances, or therapeutic agents.

The invention relates to a method for the continuous production of a flexible liquid-absorbing web material having two outer layers, at least one of which is formed by a textile material, between which are inserted at least two stretchable-elastic intermediate layers that are pre-stressed with respect to said layers and comprise filaments or bands arranged running in opposite directions to each other and obliquely with respect to the production direction. The intermediate layers shorten and gather the web material substantially transversely to the production direction thereof when the intermediate layers are relieved of stress. Powder-form or fibre-form inserts, which have absorbent properties for liquids, such as urine, blood, water or sweat, or resorbing properties, such as release of medicinal substances, cosmetic ingredients or for generating heat / cold, are introduced into the free spaces of the elastic intermediate layer.

An applicator for applying cosmetic agents into human skin, comprising: (a) a base, (b) a plurality of dissolvable microneedles fixed to said base and projecting therefrom a distance sufficient to penetrate into the skin, said microneedles being made of a material that is capable of disintegration and dispersion into the skin, (c) a cosmetic agent carried by said microneedles for delivery by said microneedles into the skin, and (d) wherein said dissolvable microneedles are configured as a dissolvable exterior shell and said shell encapsulates one or more cosmetic agents.

Described herein are topical skin compositions useful for protecting the skin from the sun. The topical skin compositions comprise cosmetic ingredients such as homosalate, octisalate, oxybenzone, octocrylene, avobenzone, dimethicone, butylene glycol, styrene / acrylates copolymer, C12-15 alkyl benzoate, dicaprylyl carbonate, glycerin, ceteareth-25, dimethicone crosspolymer, magnesium aluminum silicate, acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester, Crithmum maritimum extract, hydrolyzed algin, ascorbic acid, plankton extract, and Opuntia tuna fruit extract. The compositions may also comprise other cosmetic ingredients, examples of which include film formers, preservatives, emulsifiers, conditioning agents, and moisturizers. Also disclosed are methods of using the topical skin compositions.