Use of plant extracts for tinting the skin as a function of its phototype
View Patent ↗A method for tinting, for coloring skin, or for increasing the tanned appearance of skin comprising the use of an extract of a plant from the family of Compositae or Asteraceae, preferably an extract of chicory ( Cichorium intybus L.), and a method of screening a plant for the manufacture of a cosmetic composition for coloring, particularly for tinting, at least one part of skin.
1. A method of producing an appearance of a natural tan on at least one part of skin comprising applying onto said skin an effective amount of a topical composition, wherein said topical composition comprises an aqueous root extract of Cichorium intybus , a second plant extract selected from the group consisting of:
an aqueous leaf extract of Gymnema sytvestre , and an aqueous stem or root extract of Ptychopetalum olacoides , and a topically acceptable excipient.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said second plant extract is an aqueous stem or root extract of Ptychopetalum olacoides.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein said second plant extract is an aqueous leaf extract of extract of Gymnema sylvestre.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein said composition comprises about 65% to about 85%, by weight of chicory extract and about 15% to about 35%, by weight of said second plant extract.
5. The method of claim 1 wherein an individual typology angle of said skin after application of said topical composition is between 50% and 90% of the individual typology angle of said skin before application of said topical composition.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the skin is either phototype I or phototype II and the second plant extract is an aqueous stem or root extract of Ptychopetalum olacoides .