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Cosmetic composition for the skin

Assignee: Biotherm SA
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Filing: 1977-05-06
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Granted: 1980-02-05
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Expires: 1997-05-06
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Abstract

Abstract A cosmetic composition for the skin comprises in an appropriate cosmetic vehicle or base at least one non-hormonal iodinated organic compound, at least one diffusion enzyme and at least one anti-inflammatory or anti-edematous acting agent.

Inventors

  • 👤 Janine Marissal

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 07:59
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/64; A61K8/66; A61K8/63; A61K8/92; A61K8/922; A61P; A61P29/00; A61P3/00; A61P3/04; A61Q; A61Q19/00; A61Q19/06

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim 51 words
A composition for treating cellulitis or folds of fat comprising in a cosmetically acceptable vehicle, as active components (i)-(iii) wherein (i) is an iodinated vegetable oil containing about 37 to 42 percent combined iodine, (ii) is a mucopolysaccharidase selected from the group consisting of thiomucase and hyaluronidase, and (iii) is escine.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 51 words
A composition for treating cellulitis or folds of fat comprising in a cosmetically acceptable vehicle, as active components (i)-(iii) wherein (i) is an iodinated vegetable oil containing about 37 to 42 percent combined iodine, (ii) is a mucopolysaccharidase selected from the group consisting of thiomucase and hyaluronidase, and (iii) is escine.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 28 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said iodinated vegetable oil is the ethyl ester of iodinated poppy seed oil containing 37 to 40 percent by weight combined iodine.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 16 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said escine is in the form of its free acid.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 23 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said escine is in the form of a horse chestnut extract containing 70 percent by weight escine.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 27 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said iodinated vegetable oil is the ethyl ester of poppy seed oil, said mucopolysaccharidase is hyaluronidase and said escine is α-escine.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 34 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said iodinated vegetable oil is present in an amount sufficient to provide 1 to 15 weight percent of combined iodine relative to the total weight of said composition.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 32 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said iodinated vegetable oil is present in an amount sufficient to provide 1.5-6 weight percent of combined iodine relative to the total weight of the composition.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 24 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said mucopolysaccharidase is present in an amount sufficient to provide from 500 to 50,000 TRU in said composition.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 28 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the said escine is present in an amount ranging between 0.2 to 2% by weight of the total weight of said composition.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 60 words
A process for treating cellulitis or folds of fat, comprising applying to those parts of the body to be treated, an effective amount of the composition of claim 1; massaging said composition into the parts of the body to which it has been applied and continuing this treatment daily for a period of time ranging between 1 and 4 months.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 127 words
A composition for treating cellulitis or folds of fat comprising in a cosmetically acceptable vehicle, as active components (i)-(iii) wherein (i) is the ethyl ester of iodinated poppy seed oil containing about 37-40 percent combined iodine present in an amount sufficient to provide 1 to 15 percent by weight of combined iodine relative to the total weight of said composition, (ii) is a mucopolysaccharidase selected from thiomucase and hyaluronidase present in an amount sufficient to provide from 500 to 50,000 TRU in said composition; and (iii) is escine in the form of its free acid or in the form of a horse chestnut extract containing 70 percent escine present in an amount ranging between 0.2 and 2 percent by weight of the total weight of said composition.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 127 words
A composition for treating cellulitis or folds of fat comprising in a cosmetically acceptable vehicle, as active components (i)-(iii) wherein (i) is the ethyl ester of iodinated poppy seed oil containing about 37-40 percent combined iodine present in an amount sufficient to provide 1 to 15 percent by weight of combined iodine relative to the total weight of said composition, (ii) is a mucopolysaccharidase selected from thiomucase and hyaluronidase present in an amount sufficient to provide from 500 to 50,000 TRU in said composition; and (iii) is escine in the form of its free acid or in the form of a horse chestnut extract containing 70 percent escine present in an amount ranging between 0.2 and 2 percent by weight of the total weight of said composition.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1983-02-04 1983-08-06 1984-02-05 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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