Composition reducing sebum spreading

Claim 2

A composition having sebum spreading reducing effectivity on the skin surface comprising, as an active component to reduce sebum spreading, an effective amount of a dimethyl silicone polymer having the formula: wherein n is a positive integer sufficient to provide a silicone polymer having a molecular weight of 50,000 or more and a viscosity of 10,000 centistokes or more.

Claim 3

The composition of claim 1 wherein the polymer has a viscosity of more than 100,000 centistokes

Claim 6

The composition of any of claims 1 and 2 wherein the skin is characterized by an excessive secretion of sebum and the active component is in a non-toxic cosmetic carrier suitable for topical skin application.

Claim 7

The composition of any of claims 1 and 2 wherein the skin is characterized by acne and the active component is in a topical anti-acne composition.

Claim 8

The composition of any of claims 3 and 4 wherein the amount of dimethyl silicone polymer in said composition is in the range of from about 1 to about 90% by weight of the composition.

Claim 9

The composition of any of claims 3 and 4 wherein the amount of dimethyl silicone polymer in said composition is in the range of from about 3 to about 15% by weight of the composition.

Claim 10

The composition of claim 1 wherein the dimethyl silicone polymer is solubilized in a cyclodimethicone oligmer.

Claim 11

The composition of claim 7 wherein the dimethyl silicone polymer is solubilized in a solubilzing agent which is a mixture of cyclodimethicone tetramer and pentamer.

Claim 12

The composition of claim 8 wherein the solubilizing agent is a 90:10 w/w mixture of tetramer and pentamer.

Claim 13

The composition of claim 9 wherein the dimethyl silicone polymer has a molecular weight of about 330,000 in a 12.5% by weight solution of the solubilizing agent.

Claim 14

The composition of claim 2 wherein the dimethyl silicone polymer is solubilized in a cyclodimethicone oligmer.

Claim 15

The composition of claim 11 wherein the dimethyl sili - cone polymer is solubilized in a solubilizing agent which is a mixture of cyclodimethicone tetramer and pentamer.

Claim 16

The composition of claim 12 wherein the solubilizing agent is a 90:10 w/w mixture of tetramer and pentamer.

Claim 17

A topical anti-acne composition, the improvement characterized by the presence in said anti-acne composition of a sebum spreading reducing effective amount of a dimethyl silicone polymer of the formula: wherein n is a positive integer sufficient to provide a silicone polymer having a molecular weight of 50,000 or more and a viscosity of 10,000 centistokes (mm 2 /s) or more. The anti-acne composition of claim 14 wherein the viscosity of the dimethyl silicone polymer is more than 100,000 centistokes.(mm2/s) The anti-acne composition of claim 15 wherein the dimethyl silicone polymer is present in the composition in an amount of from about 3% to about 15% by weight of the composition. The anti-acne composition of claim 15 wherein the dimethyl silicone polymer is solubilized in a solubilizing agent which is a 90:10 w/w mixture of cyclodimethicone tetramer and pentamer and the dimethyl silicone polymer has a molecular weight of about 330,000 in a 12.5% by weight solution of the solubilizing agent. A topical cosmetic composition-comprising a anhydrous non-toxic cosmetic carrier suitable for topical application to skin characterized by excessive secretion of sebum, the improvement characterized by the presence in said cosmetic composition as an active component to reduce sebum spreading, a sebum spreading reducing effective amount of a dimethyl silicone polymer of the formula wherein n is a positive integer sufficient to provide a polymer having a molecular weight of 50,000 or more and a viscosity of 10,000 centistokes (mm 2 /s) or more. The cosmetic composition of claim 18 wherein the viscosity of the dimethyl silicone polymer is more than 100,000 centistokes (mm 2 /s). The cosmetic composition of claim 19 wherein the dimethyl silicone polymer is present in the composition in an amount of from about 3 to about 15% by weight. The cosmetic composition of claim 18 wherein the dimethyl silicone polymer is solubilized in a solubilizing agent which is a 90:10 w/w mixture of cyclodimethicone tetramer and pentamer and the dimethyl silicone polymer has a molecular weight of about 330,000 in a 12.5% by weight solution of the solubilizing agent. Use of a dimethyl silicone polymer having the formula: wherein n is a positive integer sufficient to provide a silicone polymer having a molecular weight of 50,000 or more and a viscosity of 10,000 centistokes (mm l /s) or more for the preparation of topical anti-acne or cosmetic compositions having a sebum spreading reducing effectivity.