Compositions containing legume products
View Patent ↗The present invention features legume products having trypsin inhibitory activity and reduced microbial content, methods of decontaminating such legume products, compositions containing such legume products, and the topical application of such legume products or compositions to skin, nails, and hair.
1. A composition for topical application comprising:
(a) a soy product having been exposed to gamma irradiation and having a trypsin inhibitory activity of at least about 15%; and
(b) a cosmetically-acceptable topical carrier.
2. A composition of claim 1 , wherein said soy product has a thiol retention activity of at least about 75%.
3. A composition of claim 1 , wherein said soy product is soymilk powder.
4. A composition of claim 1 , wherein said soy product is soybean powder.
5. A composition of claim 1 , wherein said composition further comprises vitamin A, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B12, vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin E, and derivatives thereof.
6. A composition of claim 1 , wherein said composition further comprises 2-dimethylaminoethanol.
7. A composition of claim 1 , wherein said composition further comprises salicylic acid, lactic acid, or glycolic acid.
8. A composition of claim 1 , wherein said composition further comprises N-acetyl-cysteine.
9. A composition of claim 1 , wherein said soy product has a trypsin inhibitory activity of at least about 25%.
10. A composition of claim 9 , wherein said soy product has a thiol retention activity of at least about 75%.
11. A composition of claim 9 , wherein said soy product is soymilk powder.
12. A composition of claim 9 , wherein said soy product is soybean powder.
13. A composition of claim 9 , wherein said composition further comprises vitamin A, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B12, vitamin C, vitamin K, vitamin E, and derivatives thereof.
14. A composition of claim 9 , wherein said composition further comprises 2-dimethylaminoethanol.
15. A composition of claim 9 , wherein said composition further comprises salicylic acid, lactic acid, or glycolic acid.
16. A composition of claim 9 , wherein said composition further comprises N-acetyl cysteine.