Compositions of marine botanicals to provide nutrition to aging and environmentally damaged skin
View Patent ↗Methods and compositions comprising marine botanicals for treating aged, mature, nutritionally-compromised, or environmentally-damaged skin. These methods and compositions provide improvements in the skin's visual appearance, physiological functions, clinical properties, and biophysical properties.
1. A method of treating damaged skin comprising topically applying to skin an effective amount of a composition comprising:
(a) algae extract;
(b) sea fennel Crithmum maritimum ; and
(c) Codium tomentosum extract,
wherein topical application of the composition to skin treats aged or damaged skin.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition is comprised in a cosmetic vehicle.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition is applied at least once a day or at least twice a day.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the cosmetic vehicle comprises an emulsion, a cream, a lotion, a solution, an anhydrous base, a gel, or an ointment.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the cosmetic vehicle is an emulsion.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the emulsion is an oil-in-water emulsion or a water-in-oil emulsion.
7. The method of claim 4 , wherein the cosmetic vehicle is a solution, and wherein the solution is an aqueous solution or hydro-alcoholic solution.
8. The method of claim 4 , wherein the cosmetic vehicle is an anhydrous base, and wherein the anhydrous base is a lipstick or a powder.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition is comprised in an anti-aging product or a moisturizing product.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the algae extract is further defined as a green flower algae extract.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the green flower algae extract is obtained from Monostroma.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the Monostroma is selected from the group consisting of Monostroma nitidium, Monostroma zostericola, Monostroma angicava, Monostroma latissimum, Monostroma bulbosum, Monostroma arcticum, Monostroma arcolatum, Monostroma fractum, Monostroma fuscum, Monostroma grevillei, Monostroma leptodermum, Monostroma quaternarium, Monostroma zostericola, Monostroma oxysperum , and Monostroma pulchrum.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the algae extract is obtained from Chlorella.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the Chlorella is selected from the group consisting of Chlorella pyrenoidosa, Chlorella regularis , and Chlorella vulgaris.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the algae extract is obtained from Ulva lactuca.
16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the algae extract comprises Monostroma, Chlorella , and Ulva lactuca.
17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises from about 0.001% to about 5.0% by weight of algae extract.
18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises from about 0.001% to about 5.0% by weight of sea fennel Crithmum maritimum.
19. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises from about 0.001% to about 5.0% by weight of Codium tomentosum extract.
20. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises:
(a) from about 0.001% to about 5.0% by weight of algae extract;
(b) from about 0.001% to about 5.0% by weight of sea fennel Crithmum maritimum ; and
(c) from about 0.001% to about 5.0% by weight of Codium tomentosum extract.