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Stable emulsions obtained from a natural emulsifier stabilized with aloes juice
Assignee: L'Oréal SA
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Filing: 1981-07-15
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Granted: 1984-11-06
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Expires: 2001-07-15
Abstract
Abstract An emulsion of the oil-in-water type is disclosed comprising a natural emulsifier and a stabilizer, the emulsifier being a lecithin or a saponoside and the stabilizer being aloes juice. These emulsions are stable and permit the preparation of cosmetic compositions and pharmaceutical excipients.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean-Francois Grollier
- 👤 Francoise Boudy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 18:04
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/02; A61K8/04; A61K8/06; A61K8/062; A61K47/00; A61K47/44; A61K47/46; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/55; A61K8/553; A61K8/96; A61K8/97; A61K8/9783; A61K8/9789; A61K8/9794; A61K9/00; A61K9/0012; A61K9/0014; A61Q; A61Q19/00; A61Q1/00; A61Q1/02; A61Q1/10; A61Q19/007
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
44 words
In an oil-in-water cosmetic emulsion comprising a water phase, an oil phase, and 3 to 30% a lecithin or saponoside emulsifier, wherein the improvement comprises the addition of 0.3 to 30% aloes juice or an aqueous extract of aloes juice as an emulsion stabilizer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
44 words
In an oil-in-water cosmetic emulsion comprising a water phase, an oil phase, and 3 to 30% a lecithin or saponoside emulsifier, wherein the improvement comprises the addition of 0.3 to 30% aloes juice or an aqueous extract of aloes juice as an emulsion stabilizer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
An emulsion according to claim 1 wherein the lecithin emulsifier is soya lecithin or egg lecithin.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
An emulsion according to claim 1 wherein the saponoside emulsifier is in the form of a plant extract in which the sapogenins are steroidal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
An emulsion according to claim 1 wherein the saponoside emulsifier is in the form of a plant extract in which the sapogenins are triterpenoid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
An emulsion according to claim 1 wherein the stabilizer comprises aloesin, aloesin p-hydroxycinnamate, barbaloin, isobarboloin and aloe-emodin having an ultraviolet absorption spectrum which exhibits a peak at about 290-300 nm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
78 words
An emulsion according to claims 1 wherein the "oil" phase comprises at least one vegetable oil selected from the group consisting of is sweet almond oil, groundnut oil, wheatgerm oil, linseed oil, jojoba oil, apricot kernel oil, walnut oil, palm oil, pistachio oil, sesame oil, colza oil, cade oil, corn germ oil, peach kernel oil, poppyseed oil, pine oil, castor oil, soya oil, avocado oil, safflower oil, coconut oil, hazelnut oil, olive oil, grapeseed oil and sunflower oil.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
An emulsion according to claim 1 having a pH from 2 to 10.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
An emulsion according to claim 7 having a pH from 3 to 7.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
34 words
An emulsion according to claim 1 in the form of an anti-sunburn cream or milk, a cream or milk for the face, body or hands, a make-up, a foundation or an eye make-up product.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
An emulsion according to claim 1 containing at least one anti-sunburn agent which is a derivative of salicyclic acid, a derivative of cinnamic acid, a derivative of para-amino-benzoic acid, a derivative of benzophenone or a derivative of camphor.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
19 words
An emulsion according to claim 1 containing one or more cosmetic adjuvants which are dyes, pigments, perfumes or preservatives.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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