Methods for enhancing the morphology, tone, texture and/or appearance of skin or hair using a meadowlactone
View Patent ↗The present invention provides inexpensive, safe and reliable methods for improving the morphology, tone, texture and/or appearance of the skin and/or hair of a mammal, preferably without using one or more surfactants (or other chemicals) that can strip away, or otherwise remove, one or more protective lipids from the skin and/or hair. These methods comprise topically applying to the skin and/or hair at least three applications on a regular basis of a composition in an effective amount including: (a) a Meadowlactone in an amount that is effective for enhancing the morphology, tone, texture and/or appearance of the skin and/or hair, and having the chemical structure set forth herein; and (b) a cosmetically acceptable base in an amount that is effective for acting as a carrier vehicle for the Meadowlactone.
1. A method for treating wrinkles of a mammal's skin comprising topically applying to the skin at least three applications on a regular basis of a composition comprising:
(a) a Meadowlactone in an amount that is effective for treating wrinkles of the skin, wherein the Meadowlactone has the structure:
(b) a cosmetically acceptable base in an amount that is effective for acting as a carrier vehicle for the Meadowlactone;
wherein the amount of the composition that is applied to the skin is an amount that is effective for treating wrinkles of the mammal's skin; and
wherein the pH of the composition ranges from about 2 to about 11.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the amount of the Meadowlactone ranges from about 0.1 to about 20 weight percent of the total weight of the composition.
3. The method of claim 2 wherein the amount of the Meadowlactone ranges from about 1 to about 5 weight percent of the total weight of the composition.
4. The method of claim 3 wherein the amount of the Meadowlactone ranges from about 1.5 to about 4.5 weight percent of the total weight of the composition.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein the amount of the Meadowlactone ranges from about 2.0 to about 4.0 weight percent of the total weight of the composition.
6. The method of claim 5 wherein the amount of the Meadowlactone ranges from about 2.5 to about 3.5 weight percent of the total weight of the composition.
7. The method of claim 2 wherein the amount of the Meadowlactone ranges from about 0.1 to about 4 weight percent of the total weight of the composition.
8. The method of claim 2 wherein the amount of the Meadowlactone ranges from about 6 to about 20 weight percent of the total weight of the composition.
9. The method of claim 1 wherein the composition is a leave-on type composition.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the cosmetically acceptable base is a cream base that contains the following ingredients, and weight percents thereof:
Deionized water
87.0-90.0%
Self-emulsifying wax N.F.
7.75%
Methylparaben/propylparaben
0.25%.
11. The method of claim 2 wherein the composition is a leave-on type composition and the cosmetically acceptable base is a cream base that contains the following ingredients, and weight percents thereof:
Deionized water
87.0-90.0%
Self-emulsifying wax N.F.
7.75%
Methylparaben/propylparaben
0.25%.
12. The method of claim 1 wherein the composition is a rinse-off type composition, and wherein the composition is not rinsed off of, or otherwise removed from, the skin after an application of the composition to the skin for a period of time that is sufficient for conditioning the skin.
13. The method of claim 12 wherein the composition is not rinsed off of, or otherwise removed from, the skin after an application of the composition to the skin for a period of at least about six minutes after such application.
14. The method of claim 1 wherein the composition contains the following ingredients, and weight percents thereof:
Deionized water
90.0%
Self-emulsifying wax N.F.
7.75%
Methylparaben/propylparaben
0.25%
Meadowestolide
2.0%.
15. The method of claim 1 wherein the amount of the composition that is applied to the skin per each application ranges from about 1 to about 20 g or ml.
16. The method of claim 15 wherein the amount of the composition that is applied to the skin per each application ranges from about 2 to about 12 g or ml.
17. The method of claim 16 wherein the amount of the composition that is applied to the skin per each application ranges from about 3 to about 8 g or ml.
18. The method of claim 17 wherein the amount of the composition that is applied to the skin per each application ranges from about 4 to about 6 g or ml.
19. The method of claim 18 wherein the amount of the composition that is applied to the skin per each application is about 5 g or ml.
20. The method of claim 14 wherein the amount of the composition that is applied to the skin per each application ranges from about 1 to about 20 g or ml.
21. The method of claim 20 wherein the amount of the composition that is applied to the skin per each application ranges from about 2 to about 12 g or ml.
22. The method of claim 1 wherein three or more applications of the composition are applied to the skin of the mammal over a period of time ranging from about three hours to about three days.
23. The method of claim 1 wherein four or more applications of the composition are applied to the skin of the mammal over a period of time ranging from about four hours to about four days.
24. The method of claim 1 wherein five or more applications of the composition are applied to the skin of the mammal over a period of time ranging from about five hours to about five days.
25. The method of claim 1 wherein six or more applications of the composition are applied to the skin of the mammal over a period of time ranging from about six hours to about six days.
26. The method of claim 1 wherein seven or more applications of the composition are applied to the skin of the mammal over a period of time ranging from about seven hours to about seven days.
27. The method of claim 1 wherein eight or more applications of the composition are applied to the skin of the mammal over a period of time ranging from about eight hours to about eight days.
28. The method of claim 1 wherein nine or more applications of the composition are applied to the skin of the mammal over a period of time ranging from about nine hours to about nine days.
29. The method of claim 1 wherein ten or more applications of the composition are applied to the skin of the mammal over a period of time ranging from about ten hours to about ten days.
30. The method of claim 1 wherein eleven or more applications of the composition are applied to the skin of the mammal over a period of time ranging from about eleven hours to about eleven days.
31. The method of claim 1 wherein twelve or more applications of the composition are applied to the skin of the mammal over a period of time ranging from about twelve hours to about twelve days.
32. The method of claim 1 wherein thirteen or more applications of the composition are applied to the skin of the mammal over a period of time ranging from about thirteen hours to about thirteen days.
33. The method of claim 1 wherein fourteen or more applications of the composition are applied to the skin of the mammal over a period of time ranging from about fourteen hours to about fourteen days.
34. The method of claim 1 wherein fifteen or more applications of the composition are applied to the skin of the mammal over a period of time ranging from about fifteen hours to about fifteen days.
35. The method of claim 1 wherein sixteen or more applications of the composition are applied to the skin of the mammal over a period of time ranging from about sixteen hours to about sixteen days.
36. The method of claim 1 wherein seventeen or more applications of the composition are applied to the skin of the mammal over a period of time ranging from about seventeen hours to about seventeen days.
37. The method of claim 1 wherein eighteen or more applications of the composition are applied to the skin of the mammal over a period of time ranging from about eighteen hours to about eighteen days.
38. The method of claim 1 wherein nineteen or more applications of the composition are applied to the skin of the mammal over a period of time ranging from about nineteen hours to about nineteen days.
39. The method of claim 1 wherein twenty or more applications of the composition are applied to the skin of the mammal over a period of time ranging from about twenty hours to about twenty days.
40. The method of claim 1 wherein twenty one or more applications of the composition are applied to the skin of the mammal over a period of time ranging from about twenty one hours to about twenty one days.
41. The method of claim 1 wherein twenty two or more applications of the composition are applied to the skin of the mammal over a period of time ranging from about twenty two hours to about twenty two days.
42. The method of claim 1 wherein twenty three or more applications of the composition are applied to the skin of the mammal over a period of time ranging from about twenty three hours to about twenty three days.
43. The method of claim 1 wherein twenty four or more applications of the composition are applied to the skin of the mammal over a period of time ranging from about twenty four hours to about twenty four days.
44. The method of claim 1 wherein from about twenty five to about sixty applications of the composition are applied to the skin of the mammal over a period of time ranging from about twenty five hours to about fifty days.
45. The method of claim 1 wherein from about sixty one to about one hundred and twenty applications of the composition are applied to the skin of the mammal over a period of time ranging from about sixty one hours to about sixty days.
46. The method of claim 1 wherein from about one hundred and twenty one to about two hundred and forty applications of the composition are applied to the skin of the mammal over a period of time ranging from about one hundred and twenty one hours to about eighty days.
47. The method of claim 1 wherein the composition does not include a hydroxyphenyltriazine compound or an HDI/trimethylol hexyl-lactone crosspolymer.
48. The method of claim 1 wherein the composition does not include a bioactive glass, or a composition derived from an aqueous extract of bloactive glass.
49. The method of claim 1 wherein the composition does not include cystine, a cystine derivative, or a salt thereof.
50. The method of claim 1 wherein the composition does not include meadowfoam oil or any components of meadowfoam oil.
51. A method for treating wrinkles of a mammal's skin comprising topically applying to the skin at least three applications on a regular basis of a composition consisting of:
(a) a Meadowlactone in an amount that is effective for treating wrinkles of the skin, wherein the Meadowlactone has the structure:
(b) a cosmetically acceptable base in an amount that is effective for acting as a carrier vehicle for the Meadowlactone;
wherein the amount of the composition that is applied to the skin is an amount that is effective for of the mammal's skin;
wherein the pH of the composition ranges from about 2 to about 11.