Passiflora Seed Lipid Extract for Skin Hydration and Elasticity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current cosmetic and dermatological products lack effective solutions for addressing skin issues such as stretch marks, skin elasticity, and antioxidant needs, particularly from natural sources.
Innovation Solution
A lipid extract from Passiflora seeds, concentrated in its unsaponifiable fraction, is used in a composition that includes fatty acids, tocopherols, tocotrienols, sterols, and squalene, which is obtained through molecular distillation and optionally combined with other active compounds for enhanced skin benefits.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional cosmetic and dermatological products are used, then basic skin care functions are provided, but they lack effective solutions for addressing skin issues such as stretch marks, skin elasticity, and antioxidant needs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple bioactive compounds from Passiflora seeds into a single composition including fatty acids (linoleic acid, oleic acid), tocopherols, tocotrienols, sterols, and squalene. This composite approach creates a synergistic effect that addresses multiple skin concerns simultaneously - stretch marks, elasticity, hydration, and antioxidant protection - thereby resolving the contradiction between reliability for specific skin issues and adaptability for broader skin benefits
2Reliability
If lipid extract from Passiflora seeds concentrated in unsaponifiable fraction is used, then skin hydration and elasticity are improved, but the extraction and concentration process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and isolates the unsaponifiable fraction from Passiflora seed lipids through a multi-step process involving solvent extraction, filtration, and concentration. This extraction principle separates the bioactive compounds (tocopherols, tocotrienols, sterols, squalene) from the saponifiable fraction, concentrating the components most responsible for skin benefits while removing less effective substances, thus achieving reliable skin hydration and elasticity improvement
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs molecular distillation to concentrate the unsaponifiable fraction, changing the concentration parameter of bioactive compounds from trace amounts to high purity levels. This parameter change enhances the efficacy of the extract for skin hydration and elasticity while the controlled distillation process manages the complexity by using standardized operational parameters
3Manufacturing precision
If molecular distillation is used to concentrate the unsaponifiable fraction, then the purity and concentration of active compounds is increased, but the energy consumption and processing time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes molecular distillation which relies on phase transitions (evaporation and condensation) at reduced pressures to separate and concentrate the unsaponifiable fraction. By operating under vacuum conditions, the process achieves high purity and concentration of active compounds at lower temperatures compared to conventional distillation, thereby managing energy consumption while maintaining manufacturing precision
4Adaptability or versatility
If the composition includes multiple active compounds (fatty acids, tocopherols, tocotrienols, sterols, squalene), then the range of skin benefits is enhanced, but the formulation and stability becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple bioactive compounds from the Passiflora seed unsaponifiable fraction into a single integrated composition. By combining fatty acids, tocopherols, tocotrienols, sterols, and squalene in one formulation, the patent achieves synergistic effects that enhance the range of skin benefits including hydration, elasticity, antioxidant protection, and anti-inflammatory effects while managing formulation complexity through standardized extraction and concentration protocols
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The Passiflora seed extract improves skin hydration, elasticity, reduces contractile forces in stretch marks, promotes lipolysis, and offers antioxidant protection, making it suitable for anti-aging, healing, and anti-inflammatory applications.
Implementation Method 1
The lipid extract is an oil of Passiflora seeds concentrated in its unsaponifiable fraction and is obtainable by a process comprising the successive steps of a) molecular distillation of crude or refined Passiflora oil
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AI summary
A method to treat skin or mucosa cells or disorders related to dermal tissue by topically administering to a person in a need thereof a lipid extract from Passiflora seeds selected from Passiflora incarnate seeds, Passiflora edulis seeds, and a combination thereof, wherein said lipid extract is oil of Passiflora seeds concentrated in its unsaponifiable fraction containing 3 to 100 weight % of unsaponifiables relative to the total weight of the extract.