IP Library Granted Patent US 11,857,658
Granted Patent B2
US 11,857,658 · App. 14/723,650 · Granted Jan 2, 2024

Cosmetic compositions with enhanced color retention for improved skin appearance

Inventors: Hiu-Ing Donna Hwang (Leonia, NJ); Grace Riccardi (Jersey City, NJ)
Assignee: Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC
A61K8/35A61K8/25A61K8/31A61K8/37A61K8/375A61K8/602A61K8/8152A61K8/8182A61K8/87A61K8/922A61K8/96A61Q1/02A61Q17/04A61K2800/43A61K2800/594
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Patent No.
US 11,857,658
App. No.
14/723,650
Granted
Jan 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cosmetic composition with enhanced water resistance, color intensity and color retention after exposure to water is disclosed herein. The composition comprises a water dispersible film former component, a skin adhesion promoter component, a color enhancer component, and one or more colorants. The synergy of the components contributes to the improved attributes of the composition.

Claims (54)

1. A cosmetic composition consisting essentially of:

one or more photoactives;

a water dispersible film former component, present in an amount of 0.5 wt. % to 10.0 wt. % based on a total weight of said composition, selected from the group consisting of acrylate/C 12-22 methacrylate copolymer, polypropylene glycol (PPG)-17/isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI)/dimethylol propionic acid (DMPA) copolymer, hydrolyzed wheat protein/polyvinyl pyrrolidone crosspolymer, maltodextrin/vinyl pyrrolidone (VP) copolymer, butylated/polyvinyl pyrrolidone copolymer, VP/polycarbamyl polyglycol ester, VP/dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate/polycarbamyl polyglycol ester, and/or VP/dimethiconyl-acrylate/polycarbamyl polyglycol ester;

a skin adhesion promoter component, present in an amount of about 0.05 wt. % to about 15.0 wt. % based on a total weight of said composition, comprising polyethylene glycol (PEG)-40 hydrogenated castor oil/IPDI copolymer, PEG-200/hydrogenated castor oil/IPDI copolymer, and/or glycereth-7/hydroxystearate/IPDI copolymer, wherein a weight ratio of said skin adhesion promoter to said photoactives is 1:80 to 1:1;

a color enhancer component comprising one or more silicon materials; and

one or more colorants.

2. The cosmetic composition of claim 1 , wherein said water dispersible film formers is acrylate/C 12-22 methacrylate copolymer, PPG-17/IPDI/DMPA copolymer, and/or VP/polycarbamyl polyglycol ester.

3. The cosmetic composition of claim 1 , wherein said water dispersible film former is acrylate/C 12-22 methacrylate copolymer.

4. The cosmetic composition of claim 1 , wherein said skin adhesion promoter further comprises bis-PPG-15 dimethicone/IPDI copolymer.

5. The cosmetic composition of claim 1 , wherein said skin adhesion promoter further comprises a mixture of polyester-7 and neopentylglycol polyester, VP/eicosene copolymer, a mixture of hydrogenated polyisobutene, butylene/ethylene/styrene copolymer, and ethylene/propylene/styrene copolymer, bis-PPG-15 dimethicone/IPDI copolymer, and/or polydiethylene glycol adipate/IPDI copolymer.

6. The cosmetic composition of claim 1 , wherein said skin adhesion promoter is present in an amount of about 0.1 wt. % to about 7.0 wt. % based on a total weight of the composition.

7. The cosmetic composition of claim 1 , wherein the silicon material is selected from the group consisting of silicone resins, silicone cross-polymers, silicone copolymers, silicone elastomers, silicone resin elastomer gels, silica, fumed silica, amorphous silica, silica dimethyl silylates, hydrophobic modified silica, and/or hydrated silica.

8. The cosmetic composition of claim 7 , wherein the silicone resins comprise trimethylsiloxysilicate/polypropylsilsesquioxane silicone resin, polymethylsilsesquioxane, polyphenylsilsesquioxane, C 30-45 alkyl dimethylsilyl polypropylsilsesquioxane, a mixture of dimethicone and polysilicone-11 crosspolymer, a mixture of dimethicone and cetearyl dimethicone crosspolymer, a mixture of dimethicone and dimethicone crosspolymer, stearoxymethicone/dimethicone copolymer, and/or a mixture of dimethicone and vinyldimethyl/trimethylsiloxysilicate/dimethicone crosspolymer.

9. The cosmetic composition of claim 7 , wherein the silica is selected from hydrated silica, fumed silica, pyrogenic silica, and/or hydrophobic modified silica.

10. The cosmetic composition of claim 1 , wherein a weight ratio of said color enhancer to said one or more colorants is about 1:50 to about 1:0.05.

11. The cosmetic composition of claim 1 , wherein said one or more colorants comprise hennas, caramels, malva extracts, hibiscus extracts, tyrosines, green teas, glyceraldehydes, ginsengs, erythruloses, iron oxides, annattos, ultramarine pigments, beta-carotenes, carmines, chrome oxides, titanium oxide, zinc oxide, bismuth compounds, water-soluble dyes, copper powders, guanines, walnut extracts, and/or micas.

12. The cosmetic composition of claim 1 , wherein said one or more colorant comprises hennas, caramels, micas, pearl pigments, and/or pearlescent pigments.

13. The cosmetic composition of claim 1 , wherein said one or more photoactives selected from the group consisting of p-aminobenzoic acid and derivatives thereof, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, benzophenones, hydroxy-substituted benzophenones, methoxy-substituted benzophenones, benzophenone-1, benzophenone-2, benzophenone-3, benzophenone-4, benzophenone-6, benzophenone-8, benzophenone-12, methoxycinnamate, ethyl dihydroxypropyl-p-aminobenzoate, glyceryl-p-aminobenzoate, homosalate; methyl anthranilate, octocrylene, octyl dimethyl-p-aminobenzoate, octyl methoxycinnamate, octyl salicylate, 2 phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulphonic acid, triethanolamine salicylate, 3-(4-methylbenzylidene)-camphor, red petrolatum,3-(4-methylbenzyldine)boran-2-one(methylbenzindinecamphor), benzotriazole, salicylates, phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid, methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutyl phenol, avobenzone, 4-isopropyldibenzoylmethane, butylmethoxydibenzoylmethane, octocrylene, octisalate, oxybenzone, bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxy triazine, 4-isopropyl-dibenzoylmethane, metal oxides, octyltriethoxy silanol, alumina, and/or triethoxysilane.

14. The cosmetic composition of claim 1 , wherein said composition is a lotion, cream gel, or a spray.

15. The cosmetic composition of claim 1 , further including a self-tanner.

16. A sunscreen composition comprising:

one or more photoactives present in an amount of about 0.1 wt. % to about 40.0 wt. % based on a total weight of said composition;

a water dispersible film former comprising an acrylate/C 12-22 alkylmethacrylate copolymer, polypropylene glycol (PPG)-17/isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI)/dimethylol propionic acid (DMPA) copolymer, and/or VP/polycarbamyl polyglycol ester;

a skin adhesion promoter, present in an amount of about 0.05 wt. % to about 15.0 wt. % based on a total weight of said composition, comprising bis-PPG-15 dimethicone/IPDI copolymer, wherein a weight ratio of said skin adhesion promoter to said photoactives is 1:150 to 1:1;

a color enhancer; and

one or more colorants.

17. The sunscreen composition of claim 16 , wherein said one or more photoactives is selected from the group consisting of homosalate, octisalate, octocrylene, avobenzone, oxybenzonec, bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine, octyltriethoxy silanol, triethoxysilane, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, and/or alumina.

18. The sunscreen composition of claim 16 , wherein said one or more photoactives comprises homosalate, octisalate, octocrylene, and/or avobenzone.

19. The sunscreen composition of claim 16 , wherein said water dispersible film former is present in an amount of about 0.5 wt. % to about 3.0 wt. % based on a total weight of said composition.

20. The sunscreen composition of claim 16 , wherein said skin adhesion promoter is present in a weight ratio of about 1:150 to about 1:0.1 to the photoactives of said sunscreen composition.

21. The sunscreen composition of claim 16 , wherein said skin adhesion promoter is present in a weight ratio of about 1:80 to about 1:1 to the photoactives of said sunscreen composition.

22. The sunscreen composition of claim 16 , wherein said color enhancer is present in a weight ratio of about 1:50 to about 1:0.05 to said colorants.

23. The sunscreen composition of claim 16 , wherein said color enhancer is present in a weight ratio of about 1:10 to about 1:0.1 to said colorants.

24. The sunscreen composition of claim 16 , wherein said color enhancer is present in a weight ratio of about 1:4 to about 1:0.4 to said colorants.

25. The sunscreen composition of claim 16 , wherein said one or more colorants comprise hennas, caramels, malva extracts, hibiscus extracts, tyrosines, green teas, glyceraldehydes, ginsengs, erythruloses, ferric compounds, annattos, ultramarine pigments, beta-carotenes, carmines, chrome oxides, titanium oxide, zinc oxide, bismuth compounds, water-soluble dyes, copper powders, guanines, walnut extracts, iron oxides, and/or micas.

26. The sunscreen composition of claim 16 , wherein said one or more colorants comprise hennas, caramels, micas, pearl pigments, and/or pearlescent pigments.

27. The sunscreen composition of claim 16 , wherein said one or more colorants are present in an amount of about 0.01 wt. % to about 20.0 wt. % based on a total weight of said composition.

28. The sunscreen composition of claim 16 , wherein said one or more colorants are present in an amount of about 0.05 wt. % to about 10.0 wt. % based on a total weight of said composition.

29. The sunscreen composition of claim 16 , wherein said one or more colorants are present in an amount of about 0.05 wt. % to about 2.5 wt. % based on a total weight of said composition.

30. The sunscreen composition of claim 16 , wherein said composition is a lotion, cream gel, or spray.

31. The sunscreen composition of claim 16 , further including a self-tanner.

32. A sunscreen composition consisting essentially of:

one or more photoactives present in an amount of about 0.1 wt. % to about 40.0 wt. % based on a total weight of said composition;

a water dispersible film former comprising an acrylate/C 12-22 alkylmethacrylate copolymer;

a skin adhesion promoter, present in an amount of about 0.05 wt. % to about 15.0 wt. % based on a total weight of said composition, comprising polydiethyleneglycol adipate/isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI) copolymer;

a color enhancer comprising silicone resins, silicone cross-polymers, silicone copolymers, silicone elastomers, silicone resin elastomer gels, silica, fumed silica, amorphous silica, silica dimethyl silylates, hydrophobic modified silica, hydrated silica, and/or silicates; and

one or more colorants.

33. The sunscreen composition of claim 32 , wherein said water dispersible film former is present in an amount of about 0.5 wt. % to about 3.0 wt. % based on a total weight of said composition.

34. The sunscreen composition of claim 32 , wherein said skin adhesion promoter is present in an amount of about 0.1 wt. % to about 7.0 wt. % based on a total weight of said composition.

35. The sunscreen composition of claim 32 , wherein said color enhancer is present in an amount of about 0.2 wt. % to about 2.5 wt. % based on a total weight of said composition.

36. The sunscreen composition of claim 32 , wherein said composition has a sun protection factor (SPF) of 4 and said one or more photoactive comprise octisalate, octocrylene and avobenzone present in an amount of about 2.0 wt. %.

37. The sunscreen composition of claim 32 , wherein said composition has an SPF of 8 and said one or more photoactive comprise octisalate, octocrylene and avobenzone present in an amount of about 5.0 wt. %.

38. The sunscreen composition of claim 32 , wherein said composition has an SPF of 15 and said one or more photoactive comprise octisalate, octocrylene and avobenzone present in an amount of about 8.0 wt. %.

39. The sunscreen composition of claim 32 , wherein said composition has an SPF of 30 and said one or more photoactive comprise homosalate, octisalate, octocrylene and avobenzone present in an amount of about 13.0 wt. %.

Assignments (8)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 15, 2020
From: HWANG, HUI-ING DONNA
To: EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE BRANDS, LLC
Reel/Frame 052940/0669 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 12, 2020
From: RICCARDI, GRACE
To: EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE BRANDS, LLC
Reel/Frame 052635/0645 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 8, 2020
From: EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE BRANDS, LLC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 052341/0735 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 16, 2016
From: EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC
To: EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 039764/0409 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 17, 2016
From: EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, LLC
To: EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE BRANDS, LLC
Reel/Frame 039710/0009 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 8, 2015
From: EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC.
To: EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, LLC
Reel/Frame 036566/0411 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 8, 2015
From: EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, LLC
To: EDGEWELL PERSONAL CARE BRANDS, LLC
Reel/Frame 036566/0477 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 28, 2015
From: HWANG, HUI-ING DONNA; RICCARDI, GRACE
To: EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY INC
Reel/Frame 036444/0852 →