Apple Leaf Extract for Skin Firming via Elastase Inhibition
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cosmetic compositions lack effective solutions for addressing skin aging, particularly in inhibiting elastase activity and promoting elastin and collagen synthesis, which are crucial for skin firmness and elasticity.
Innovation Solution
A topical cosmetic composition utilizing an apple leaf extract that inhibits elastase activity, increases glycosaminoglycan and collagen synthesis, and exhibits antioxidant effects, thereby improving skin firmness and elasticity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional cosmetic compositions are used, then basic skin care functions are maintained, but they lack effective elastase inhibition and elastin/collagen synthesis promotion
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the chemical composition parameter by introducing apple leaf extract containing specific flavonoids (quercetin, kaempferol, myricetin) and polyphenols, which possess elastase inhibitory activity and antioxidant properties not present in conventional compositions, thereby enhancing anti-aging effectiveness
Solution Approach 2:
The invention creates a composite cosmetic composition by combining apple leaf extract with other active ingredients including vitamins (C, E), peptides, and hyaluronic acid, where each component contributes specific functions (elastase inhibition, antioxidant protection, hydration) that collectively address multiple aspects of skin aging
2Reliability
If apple leaf extract is incorporated into the composition, then elastase inhibition and antioxidant effects are achieved, but formulation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and isolates the active anti-aging components (flavonoids, polyphenols, elastase inhibitors) from apple leaf material, concentrating them into a standardized extract that can be precisely dosed in the formulation, thereby managing complexity while maintaining efficacy
Solution Approach 2:
The apple leaf extract serves multiple functions simultaneously: elastase inhibition, antioxidant protection, and collagen synthesis promotion, allowing a single ingredient to address multiple aging mechanisms and reducing the need for numerous separate additives
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The apple leaf extract composition significantly inhibits elastase, enhances elastin and collagen production, and provides marked antioxidant benefits, resulting in improved skin firmness, elasticity, and hydration, effectively addressing signs of skin aging.
Implementation Method 1
The studies carried out by the applicant on human fibroblasts in culture have unexpectedly shown that an extract of apple leaves as described in the claims has a significant inhibitory effect on elastases
Implementation Method 2
Apple also contains polyphenols with anti-oxidant action
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to a composition for use in cosmetics. The composition comprises an effective quantity of an apple tree leaf extract that improves the skin's resistance to the effects of ageing, by means of an elastase inhibiting effect. The invention is suitable for cosmetic compositions intended to counteract the effects of skin ageing.