Treatment and composition for achieving skin anti-aging benefits by corneum protease activation
View Patent ↗Disclosed is a method of brightening skin or evening out the tone of skin comprising topically applying to skin in need thereof a composition comprising a chemically compatible combination of one or more surfactants and at least one chelating agent, ascorbic acid or a derivative thereof, algae extract, and kelp or sodium sulfite and sodium metabisulfite.
1. A method of brightening skin or evening out the tone of skin comprising topically applying to skin in need thereof a composition comprising:
(i) a chemically compatible combination of one or more surfactants and at least one chelating agent;
(ii) ascorbic acid or a derivative thereof;
(iii) algae extract; and
(iv) kelp or sodium sulfite and sodium metabisulfite.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition is an emulsion.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the emulsion is an oil-in-water emulsion.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition is a cream, a lotion, or a solution.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ascorbic acid derivative is an ester of ascorbic acid.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the chelating agent is EDTA, disodium EDTA or EGTA.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises kelp.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises sodium sulfite and sodium metabisulfite.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the composition further comprises water, butylene glycol, and benzyl salicylate.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the composition further comprises glycerin and propylene glycol.