Compositions of marine botanicals to provide nutrition to aging and environmentally damaged skin
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to 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 topical skin composition comprising:
(a) water;
(b) Crithmum maritimum extract;
(c) Ulva lactuca extract;
(d) Chlorella vulgaris extract;
(e) amino acids; and
(f) butylene glycol, a phospholipid, glycerin, retinyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, and magnesium ascorbyl phosphate,
wherein the composition is oil-free.
2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is a gel-based composition.
3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is a lotion.
4. A method of moisturizing skin comprising topically applying to skin in need thereof an effective amount of a composition comprising:
(a) water;
(b) Crithmum maritimum extract;
(c) Ulva lactuca extract;
(d) Chlorella vulgaris extract;
(e) amino acids; and
(f) butylene glycol, a phospholipid, glycerin, retinyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, and magnesium ascorbyl phosphate,
wherein the composition is oil-free.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the composition is a gel-based composition.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the composition is a lotion.