IP Library Granted Patent US 7,939,489
Granted Patent B2
US 7,939,489 · App. 10/328,204 · Granted May 10, 2011

Oil absorbent topical compositions and methods for using same

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Patent No.
US 7,939,489
App. No.
10/328,204
Granted
May 10, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

There are provided topical compositions and methods for cleaning oil from the skin, nail or hair. The compositions have a vehicle and an effective amount of an oil-absorbing ingredient having an ethylene mixed block copolymer. There is also provided compositions and methods for treating acne, acne-related conditions, acne-prone skin and blemishes.

Claims (25)

1. A method for cleaning oil from the skin comprising washing or cleaning the skin of the face with a composition comprising: (i) a cosmetically acceptable vehicle; (ii) an effective amount of an oil-absorbing ingredient, wherein said absorbing ingredient is an ethylene mixed block copolymer (EMB copolymer) of ethylene, propylene, and butylene having the INCI (International Cosmetic Ingredient) name butylene/ethylene/propylene copolymer; (iii) an oil dispersing ingredient comprising a member of the group consisting of a biosurfactant, polylipid protein sulfates, and sodium C 8 -C 16 alkyl succinyl lactoglubulin sulfonate; and (iv) a sebum normalizing ingredient, wherein said sebum normalizing agent is lysine carboxymethyl cysteinate/lysine thiazolidine carboxylate.

2. The method of claim 1 ; wherein the oil-dispersing ingredient is a biosurfactant.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the copolymer is present at about 0.001 wt % to about 50 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the copolymer is present at about 0.01 wt % to about 5 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein said biosurfactant is selected from the group consisting of a rhamnolipid biosurfactant and a sophorolipid biosurfactant.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the oil-dispersing ingredient is present at about 0.01 wt % to about 5 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the oil-dispersing ingredient is sodium C 8 -C 16 succinyl lactoglobulin sulfonate.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sebum-normalizing ingredient is present at about 0.001 wt % to about 5 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the copolymer has a viscosity of 50,000 cps to 100,000 cps at 25° C.

10. A method for cleaning oil from the skin comprising washing or cleaning the skin of the face with a composition comprising: (i) a cosmetically acceptable vehicle; (ii) an oil-absorbing effective amount of an ethylene mixed block copolymer (EMB copolymer) of ethylene, propylene, and butylene having the INCI (International Cosmetic Ingredient) name butylene/ethylene/propylene copolymer; (iii) a material selected from the group consisting of kaolin, cyclopentasiloxane, polydimethylsiloxane, silica and styrene/rubber elastomers; (iv) an oil-dispersing ingredient, selected from the group consisting of a biosurfactant, polylipid protein sulfates, and sodium C 8 -C 16 alkyl succinyl lactoglobulin sulfonate; and (v) a sebum normalizing agent, wherein the sebum-normalizing ingredient is lysine carboxymethyl cysteinate/lysine thiazolidine carboxylate.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the oil-dispersing ingredient is a biosurfactant.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the biosurfactant is a rhamnolipid biosurfactant or a sophorolipid biosurfactant.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the oil-dispersing ingredient is sodium C 8 -C 16 alkyl succinyl lactoglobulin sulfonate.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the oil-dispersing ingredient is a polylipid protein sulfate.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the oil-dispersing ingredient is present at about 0.01 wt % to about 5 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the oil-dispersing-ingredient is sodium. C 8 -C 16 alkyl succinyl lactoglobulin sulfonate.

17. The method of claim 10 , wherein said sebum-normalizing ingredient is present at about 0.001 wt % to about 5 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the sebum-normalizing ingredient is present at about 0.01 wt % to about 1 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.

19. The method of claim 10 , wherein said composition further comprises a keratolytic agent.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the keratolytic agent is a salicylic acid.

21. The method of claim 10 , wherein the copolymer has a viscosity a 50,000 cps to 100,000 cps at 25° C.

22. The method of claim 10 , wherein said vehicle comprises a member of the group consisting of C 1-4 alcohols, fatty alcohols, fatty-ethers, fatty esters, isododecane, polyols, glycols, liposomes. laminar lipid materials, water, or any combination thereof.

23. The method of claim 10 , wherein the said vehicle comprises isodocecane.

24. The method of claim 10 , wherein said composition comprises silica.

25. A method for treating acne comprising applying to acne-impacted skin a composition comprising: (i) a cosmetically acceptable vehicle; (ii) an oil-absorbing effective amount of an ethylene mixed block copolymer (EMB copolymer) of ethylene, propylene, and butylene having the INCE (International Cosmetic Ingredient) name butylene/ethylene/propylene copolymer; (iii) sodium C 8 -C 16 alkyl succinyl lactoglobulin sulfonate; and (iv) a sebum normalizing agent, wherein the sebum-normalizing ingredient is lysine carboxymethyl cysteinate/lysine thiazolidine carboxylate.

Assignments (2)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Aug 15, 2016
From: CITIBANK, N.A.
To: AVON PRODUCTS, INC.
Reel/Frame 039690/0331 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 12, 2015
From: AVON PRODUCTS, INC.
To: CITIBANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 035899/0776 →