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Cosmetic

Assignee: Mikimoto Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
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Filing: 1994-11-21
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Granted: 1996-07-23
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Expires: 2014-11-21
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Abstract

Abstract A cosmetic containing a solvent extract of trapae fructus according to the present invention has a large skin depigmental action, and inhibits a hyaluronidase action. In consequence, the lubricity and flexibility of the skin are maintained and aging is also prevented. In addition, the cosmetic of the present invention inhibits the production of active oxygen and has antioxydation, and therefore the oxidation of fatty acids is prevented, so that the production of peroxides is suppressed, which leads to the prevention of the aging of the skin. Therefore, the cosmetic of the present invention prevents rough skin and keep skin luster and skin elasticity in a good state. The safety of the trapae fructus to the skin of humans has been assured by using it as food for a long period of time.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kenji Shimomura
  • 👤 Masami Nakamura

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 22:25
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61Q; A61Q19/00; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/96; A61K8/97; A61K8/9783; A61K8/9789; A61P; A61P17/00; A61P43/00; A61K2800/00; A61K2800/74; A61K2800/78; A61K2800/782; A61Q19/02; A61Q19/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim 25 words
A cosmetic comprising a solvent extract of the whole fruit of trapae natans 1, fructus, wherein the extract is obtained by a single solvent extraction.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 25 words
A cosmetic comprising a solvent extract of the whole fruit of trapae natans 1, fructus, wherein the extract is obtained by a single solvent extraction.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 18 words
The cosmetic according to claim 1 wherein the extraction solvent is ethanol, containing up to 50 % water.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 19 words
The cosmetic according to claim 1 wherein the solvent extract is a powder obtained by lyophilizing a liquid extract.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 26 words
The cosmetic according to claim 1 wherein the conformation of the cosmetic is one selected from the group consisting of lotion, cream, milky lotion and pack.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 26 words
The cosmetic according to claim 2 wherein the conformation of the cosmetic is one selected from the group consisting of lotion, cream, milky lotion and pack.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 26 words
The cosmetic according to claim 3 wherein the conformation of the cosmetic is one selected from the group consisting of lotion, cream, milky lotion and pack.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 19 words
The cosmetic according to claim 2 wherein said extraction solvent is in the range of 50% to 100% ethanol.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 13 words
The cosmetic according to claim 7 wherein said extraction solvent is 50% ethanol.

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