Compositions comprising
View Patent ↗Provided are compositions comprising an extract of Lilium martagon and a carrier. Also provided are methods of lightening the skin comprising the step of applying to skin in need of skin lightening treatment an extract of Lilium martagon.
1. A composition comprising an extract comprising a nonpolar Lilium martagon flower extract, a non-polar Lilium martagon bulb extract, or a combination or two or more thereof, a carrier, and a material selected from the group consisting of surfactants, chelating agents, emollients, humectants, conditioners, preservatives, opacifiers, fragrances, and combinations of two or more thereof.
2. The composition of claim 1 wherein said non-polar extract was extracted using one or more solvents selected from the group consisting of C1-C8 alkanes and chloroform.
3. The composition of claim 1 wherein said extract comprises a non-polar extract of Lilium martagon bulb.
4. The composition of claim 1 wherein said extract comprises a non-polar extract of Lilium martagon flower.
5. The composition of claim 1 wherein said composition comprises from greater than zero to about 20% of Lilium martagon extract.
6. The composition of claim 1 wherein said composition comprises from about 0.01 to about 5% of the Lilium martagon extract.
7. The composition of claim 1 wherein said composition is in the form of a solution, suspension, lotion, cream, serum, gel, stick, spray, ointment, liquid wash, soap bar, shampoo, hair conditioner, paste, foam, powder, mousse, shaving cream, hydrogel, or film-forming product.
8. The composition of claim 1 wherein said composition further comprises an additional skin lightening active agent.
9. The composition of claim 8 wherein said additional skin lightening agent is selected from the group consisting of Phenylethyl resorcinol, 4-hexyl resorcinol, α-arbutin, Kojic acid, Nivitol, ascorbyl-2-glucoside, soy extract, niacinamide, and combinations of two or more thereof.
10. The composition of claim 1 wherein said carrier comprises an emulsion.
11. A composition comprising an extract selected from the group consisting of non-polar Lilium martagon flower extracts, non-polar Lilium martagon bulb extracts, and combinations or two or more thereof, and an additional skin lightening active agent.
12. The composition of claim 11 wherein said additional skin lightening agent is selected from the group consisting of Phenylethyl resorcinol, 4-hexyl resorcinol, α-arbutin, Kojic acid, Nivitol, ascorbyl-2-glucoside, soy extract, niacinamide, and combinations of two or more thereof.
13. The composition of claim 11 wherein said composition comprises from about 0.001 to about 5% of the Paulownia tomentosa wood extract.
14. The composition of claim 13 further comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of surfactants, chelating agents, humectants, conditioners, preservatives, opacifiers, fragrances, and combinations of two or more thereof.
15. A facial mask comprising a mask substrate and a composition of claim 1 .
16. A facial mask comprising a mask substrate and a composition of claim 11 .
17. A facial mask comprising a mask substrate and a composition of claim 14 .