Skin care composition
Disclosed is a skin care composition providing anti-inflammation benefits. The composition is comprising of coffee seed oil and a hydroxy-substituted C 8 -C 24 fatty acid being 12-hydroxy stearic acid, wherein the weight ratio of the coffee seed oil to the hydroxy-substituted C8-C24 fatty acid is 1:5 to 15:1.
1 . A skin care composition comprising:
(a) coffee seed oil; and
(b) a hydroxy-substituted C 8 -C 24 fatty acid being 12-hydroxystearic acid,
wherein the weight ratio of the coffee seed oil to the hydroxy-substituted C 8 -C 24 fatty acid is 1:5 to 15:1.
2 . The skin care composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises coffee seed oil extracted from roasted seeds of coffee selected from Coffea arabica, Coffea canephora and Coffea liberic.
3 . The skin care composition according to claim 1 , wherein the coffee seed oil is present in an amount of 0.00001 to 1% by weight of the composition.
4 . The skin care composition according to claim 1 , wherein the hydroxy-substituted C 8 -C 24 fatty acid is present in an amount of 0.000001 to 5% by weight of the composition.
5 . The skin care composition according to claim 1 , wherein the weight ratio of the coffee seed oil to the 12-hydroxy stearic acid-is is 1:4 to 10:1.
6 . The skin care composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises an additional skin benefit agent.
7 . The skin care composition according to claim 6 , wherein the skin benefit agent is selected from Vitamin B3 compounds, resorcinol compounds and mixtures thereof.
8 . The skin care composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises water in an amount of 10 to 90% by weight of the composition.
9 . The skin care composition according to claim 1 , wherein the viscosity of the composition is in the range of 1,000 to 20,000 mPa·s.
10 . The skin care composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition is of the leave-on or of the wash-off type.
11 . The skin care composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition is in the form of a liquid, lotion, cream, foam, scrub, or gel.
12 . The skin care composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises a carrier.
13 . The skin care composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises coffee seed oil extracted from roasted seeds of coffee from Coffea arabica.
14 . The skin care composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises water in an amount of 35 to 85% by weight of the composition.
15 . The skin care composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition is of the wash-off type.
16 . The skin care composition according to claim 12 , wherein the carrier comprises a water-in-oil or oil-in-water emulsion.
17 . The skin care composition according to claim 12 , wherein the carrier comprises an oil-in-water emulsion.
18 . The skin care composition according to claim 1 , wherein the coffee seed oil is present in an amount of 0.0001 to 5% by weight of the composition.
19 . A method for providing benefits selected from anti-inflammation, anti-aging, and anti-acne comprising the step of applying the skin care composition according to claim 1 , to the skin of an individual in need thereof.