Cosmetic use of microorganisms for the treatment of oily skin
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to the cosmetic use of an effective amount of at least one probiotic microorganism and/or a fraction thereof and/or a metabolite thereof, as an agent for treating and/or preventing oily skin or skin with an oily tendency and the associated skin disorders.
1. A method of treating oily skin or skin with an oily tendency and an associated skin disorder, the method comprising orally administering a cosmetic composition comprising an effective amount of a single probiotic microorganism Lactobacillus paracasei , to a subject in need thereof, wherein the composition does not include a divalent inorganic cation.
2. The method of claim 1 , comprising treating an associated skin disorder and wherein the associated skin disorder is a retentional lesion of open or closed comedone type or a skin imperfection selected from the group consisting of dull skin, glistening skin, muddy skin, dyschromia, redness, and rough skin.
3. The method of claim 1 , comprising treating an associated skin disorder and wherein the associated skin disorder is a seborrhoeic dermatosis.
4. The method of claim 1 , comprising treating an associated skin disorder and wherein the associated skin disorder is acne.
5. The method of claim 1 , comprising treating an associated skin disorder and wherein the associated skin disorder is seborrhoea.
6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the acne is comedonal acne, papulopustular acne, nodular acne, acne conglobata or exogenous acne.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the probiotic microorganism is Lactobacillus paracasei CNCM 1-2116.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the probiotic microorganism is present in an amount of from 0.0001% to 20% by weight relative to the total weight of the cosmetic composition.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the probiotic microorganism is administered present in an amount of from 0.001% to 15% by weight relative to the total weight of the cosmetic composition.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the probiotic microorganism is administered present in an amount of from 0.01% to 10% by weight relative to the total weight of the cosmetic composition.