Methods of using extracts of Stephanotis jasminoides to impart anti-aging benefits to skin and/or improve skin conditions resulting from aging or damaged skin.
1. A method of improving the aesthetic appearance of an aging skin in need thereof, comprising topically applying to the skin a topical composition comprising:
(a) a Stephanotis jasminoides plant extract; and
(b) a cosmetically, dermatologically, pharmaceutically, or physiologically acceptable vehicle.
in an amount effective to improve the aesthetic appearance of skin.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein aging is due to chronological, hormonal, or environmental effects.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the improvement in aesthetic appearance is improvement in skin tone, radiance, clarity and/or tautness, skin firmness, plumpness, suppleness, and/or softness, skin texture and/or promotion of skin retexturization and moisturization; appearance of skin contours, hollow cheeks, sunken eyes, restoration of skin luster and/or brightness; replenishment of essential nutrients and/or constituents in the skin decreased by aging and/or menopause; increase in cell proliferation and/or multiplication; increase in cell metabolism decreased by aging and/or menopause; enhancement of skin thickness; reducing skin sensitivity; an increase in skin elasticity and/or resiliency, or combinations thereof.
4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the skin is sensitive skin.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the composition is topically applied at least once daily for at least one week.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the extract is present in an amount about 0.0001 wt % to about 90 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.
7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the extract is present in an amount of from about 0.01 wt % to about 10 wt % of the total weight of the composition.
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the Stephanotis jasminoides plant extract is derived from a plant tissue culture of Stephanotis jasminoides plant.
9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the improvement of the skin is due to an increase in collagen and hyaluronic acid proliferation, increase epidermis thickness, or any combination thereof.
10. A method for improving the barrier function and viability of the skin, comprising topically applying to the skin the composition according to claim 1 in an amount effective to increase collagen and hyaluronic acid synthesis, increase epidermis thickness, or any combination thereof.
11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the extract is derived from a plant tissue culture of Stephanotis jasminoides.
12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the plant extract is present in an amount of about 0.0001 wt % to about 90 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.
13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the plant extract is present in an amount of about 0.01 wt % to about 10 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.
14. A method of treating wrinkles, fine lines, or a sagging skin, comprising topically applying to the skin the composition according to claim 1 in an amount effective to treat the skin in need thereof.
15. A method of treating skin comprising topically applying to an area of the skin in need thereof an effective amount of a Stephanotis jasminoides . extract that modulates a skin biomarker, wherein the ability of the Stephanotis jasminoides extract to modulate a skin biomarker has been determined by an assay which measures the amount of change in a skin biomarker selected from the group comprising epidermal thickening; total collagen; pro-collagen; and hyaluronic acid binding protein in skin cells and/or skin cell pre-differentiation precursors that have been contacted with the Stephanotis jasminoides extract.
16. A method of lightening skin in need thereof, comprising topically applying to the skin a composition in a cosmetically acceptable vehicle comprising an extract of Stephanotis jasminoides in an amount effective to achieve a lightening benefit.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the lightening benefit is selected from the group consisting of:
(a) bleaching hyper-pigmented hair, skin, lips and/or nails;
(b) reducing age spots;
(c) evening or optimizing skin discoloration;
(d) improving the appearance of dark circles under the eyes;
(e) treating melasma, cholasma, freckles, after-burn scars, and post-injury hyperpigmentation;
(f) bleaching hair on the scalp, legs, face, and other areas where bleaching and color reduction are desired;
(e) bleaching nail stains; and combinations thereof.
18. The method of claim 16 where the lightening benefit is due to a reduction in melanin synthesis.