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Skin treatment composition
Assignee: CPPD Inc C/O CT Corp SYSTEM 208 LASALLE STREET CHICAGO ILLINOIS A CORP OF
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Filing: 1983-06-16
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Granted: 1990-08-21
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Expires: 2003-06-16
Abstract
Abstract A composition suitable for topical application to human skin comprises, in addition to a suitable vehicle and a perfume, an active ingredient which can control skin barrier functions. The active ingredient is (a) a long chain omega -hydroxy fatty acid or a carboxy-substituted derivative, (b) an hydroxy- or epoxy-derivative of an essential fatty acid or an ester formed between (a) and (b). Certain novel compounds of structures (a), (b) and (a)(b) esters are also claimed.
Inventors
- 👤 Paul A. Bowser
- 👤 Albert Froling
- 👤 Lammert Heslinga
- 👤 Udo M. T. Houtsmuller
- 👤 Diederik H. Nugteren
- 👤 Hendrik J. J. Pabon
- 👤 Colin Prottey
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CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/33; A61K8/37; A61K8/68; A61Q; A61Q17/00; C; C07; C07C; C07C59/00; C07C59/40; C07C59/42; C07H; C07H13/00; C07H13/02; C07H13/04; C07H13/06; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S424/00; Y10S424/05
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
A composition suitable for topical application to human skin for restoring or enhancing skin barrier function so as to eliminate or at least reduce moisture loss particularly when the skin surface has become excessively dry, fissured, eroded or otherwise damaged, which composition comprising: (i) from 0.001 to 5% by weight of an active ingredient; (ii) from 15 to 99.989% by weight of a vehicle to act as a diluent, dispersant or solvent for the active ingredient; and (iii) from 0.01 to 10% by weight of a perfume, the active ingredient being an ester comprising one or more compounds having the structure: ##STR65## where R is chosen from N-sphingosyl and N-(glycosylsphingosyl); Z is --OH, or an epoxy oxygen; a is an integer of from 7 to 49; b is an integer of from 10 to 98; x is an integer of from 16 to 20; y is an integer of from 24 to 36; and z is 0, or an integer of from 1 to 4; the substructure ##STR66## being an all-cis n-6,9 fatty acid.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
174 words
A composition suitable for topical application to human skin for restoring or enhancing skin barrier function so as to eliminate or at least reduce moisture loss particularly when the skin surface has become excessively dry, fissured, eroded or otherwise damaged, which composition comprising: (i) from 0.001 to 5% by weight of an active ingredient; (ii) from 15 to 99.989% by weight of a vehicle to act as a diluent, dispersant or solvent for the active ingredient; and (iii) from 0.01 to 10% by weight of a perfume, the active ingredient being an ester comprising one or more compounds having the structure: ##STR65## where R is chosen from N-sphingosyl and N-(glycosylsphingosyl); Z is --OH, or an epoxy oxygen; a is an integer of from 7 to 49; b is an integer of from 10 to 98; x is an integer of from 16 to 20; y is an integer of from 24 to 36; and z is 0, or an integer of from 1 to 4; the substructure ##STR66## being an all-cis n-6,9 fatty acid.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein in the substructure of the active ingredient: x is an integer of from 16 to 20; y is an integer of from 26 to 36; and z is 0.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
53 words
The composition of claim 2, wherein the substructure of the active ingredient is derived from an essential fatty acid selected from the group consisting of: octadeca-(n-6,9)-dienoic acid (41) octadeca-(n-6,9,12)-trienoic acid (42) eicosa-(n-6,9,12)-trienoic acid (43) octadeca-(n-6,9,13)-trienoic acid (44) eicosa-(n-6,9,13)-trienoic acid (45) eicosa-(n-6,9,12,15)-tetraenoic acid (46) octadeca-(n-3,6,9)-trienoic acid (47) eicosa-(n-3,6,9,12,15)-pentaenoic acid (48), and docosa-(n-3,6,9,12,15,18)-hexanenoic acid (49).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein the active ingredient is an ester having the structure: ##STR67## where p is an integer of from 21 to 23, and q is an integer of from 6 to 8.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The composition of claim 4, wherein the ester is selected from the group consisting of: ω-(O-linoleoyl)-ceramide (53) ω-(O-linoleoyl)-glucosylceramide (54) ω-(O-arachidonoyl)-glucosylceramide (57) ω-(O-9,10,13-trihydroxy-11-octadecenoyl)-ceramide (58) ω-(O-15-hydroxy-11,12-oxido-5,8,13-eicosatrienoyl)-ceramide(60) ω-(O-columbinoyl)-ceramide (63) ω-(O-γ-linoleoyl)-ceramide (65), and ω-(O-arachidonyl)-ceramide (67).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
A method for restoring or enhancing human skin barrier function so as to eliminate or at least reduce moisture loss, particularly when the skin surface has become excessively dry, fissured, eroded or otherwise damaged, which method comprises the step of applying topically to the skin the composition of claim 1.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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