Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
100 words
Filtering cosmetic composition for protecting the skin and the hair against ultraviolet rays, which comprises, in a cosmetically acceptable substrate, as a compound filtering out the ultraviolet radiation of wavelengths between 300 and 400 nm, an effective quantity of at least one 2-hydroxychalcone compound of the formula: ##STR7## in which R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 denote, independently of each other, a hydrogen atom, a straight- or branched-chain C 1 -C 12 alkyl group, a straight- or branched-chain C 1 -C 12 alkoxy group or a straight- or branched-chain C 2 -C 20 acyloxy group.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
100 words
Filtering cosmetic composition for protecting the skin and the hair against ultraviolet rays, which comprises, in a cosmetically acceptable substrate, as a compound filtering out the ultraviolet radiation of wavelengths between 300 and 400 nm, an effective quantity of at least one 2-hydroxychalcone compound of the formula: ##STR7## in which R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 denote, independently of each other, a hydrogen atom, a straight- or branched-chain C 1 -C 12 alkyl group, a straight- or branched-chain C 1 -C 12 alkoxy group or a straight- or branched-chain C 2 -C 20 acyloxy group.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
Cosmetic composition according to claim 1, which comprises, as a compound of the formula of claim 1, at least one compound selected from the group consisting of 2-hydroxychalcone, 2-hydroxy-4'-methoxychalcone, 2-hydroxy-4'-hexyloxychalcone, 2-hydroxy-4'-methylchalcone, 2-hydroxy-3'-hexyloxychalcone, 2-hydroxy-4-hexyloxy-4'-methylchalcone and 2-hydroxy-4-hexanoyloxy-4'-methoxychalcone.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
Cosmetic composition according to claim 1 which comprises from 0.5 to 10 % by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, of one or more compounds of 2-hydroxychalcone of the formula of claim 1.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
Cosmetic composition according to claim 1, intended to be applied to the skin, which is in the form of an oily or oleoalcoholic lotion, an emulsion, an oleoalcoholic or alcoholic gel, a solid stick or an aerosol.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
35 words
Cosmetic composition according to claim 4, which additionally contains cosmetic adjuvants selected from the group consisting of thickeners, softeners, humectants, surfactants, preservatives, antifoams, perfumes, oils, waxes, lanolin, lower monoalcohols and polyalcohols, propellants, colorants and pigments.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
Cosmetic composition according to claim 4, which is presented in the form of a sunscreen composition, which additionally contains an agent filtering out the UV-B or UV-A rays.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
50 words
Cosmetic composition according to claim 6, wherein the UV-B filter is selected from the group consisting of 4-(2-oxo-3-bornylidenemethyl)phenyltrimethylammonium methyl sulphate, salts of 4-(2-oxobornylidenemethyl)benzenesulphonic acid, of 2-methyl-5-(2-oxo-3-bornylidenemethyl)benzenesulphonic acid and of 2-phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulphonic acid, coffee oil, salicylic acid esters, cinnamic acid esters, p-aminobenzoic acid esters, benzophenone derivatives, 3-benzylidenecamphor, 3-(4'-methylbenzylidene) camphor and dialkyl benzalmalonates.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
Cosmetic composition according to claim 6, wherein the UV-A filter is chosen from dibenzoylmethane derivatives and the derivatives of benzene[di(methylidenecamphor)]sulphonated on the methyl radical in position 10 of camphor.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
Cosmetic composition according to claim 1, which additionally contains at least one cosmetic adjuvant selected from the group consisting of surface-active agents, thickeners, polymers, softeners, preservatives, foam stabilizers, electrolytes, organic solvents, silicone derivatives, oils, waxes, antigrease agents, colorants and pigments.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
42 words
Process for protecting the skin and the hair against ultraviolet radiation, which consists in applying to the skin or the hair an effective quantity of a cosmetic composition containing at least one derivative of 2-hydroxychalcone of formula (I) according to claim 1.