US Patent:
20150024072, Jan 22, 2015
Inventors:
- Skillman NJ, US
Yaping Hu - Somerset NJ, US
Khalid Mahmood - South Hadley MA, US
Apostolos Pappas - Bridgewater NJ, US
Ramine Parsa - Lawrenceville NJ, US
Manpreet Randhawa - Plainsboro NJ, US
Kurt Reynertson - Hopewell NJ, US
Michael D. Southall - Pennington NJ, US
Assignee:
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. - Skillman NJ
International Classification:
A61K 8/97
A61Q 19/08
A61Q 19/02
A61K 36/185
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of treating a skin condition, particularly improving skin barrier function, improving the appearance of at least one sign of aging in skin, and/or lightening skin, by applying to the skin an extract of topically to the skin in need of treatment. Topical application of non-polar and/or lipophilic extracts of have been found to be particularly effective in improving skin barrier function, improving the appearance of at least one sign of aging in skin, and/or lightening skin. The extract may be applied in a composition further comprising an agent, such as an active cosmetic agent, for further treating the skin condition.