Topical skin care formulations comprising plant extracts
View Patent ↗Disclosed are topical skin compositions and corresponding methods for their use that include plant extracts. One such composition can include a TNF-α inhibitor, wherein said inhibitor is an aqueous extract from the whole plant of Polygonum multiflorum , an antioxidant and a tyrosinase inhibitor, wherein said antioxidant and tyrosinase inhibitor is an aqueous extract from the whole plant of Lonicera japonica , and a dermatologically acceptable carrier, wherein the composition can include at least 50% by weight of water.
1. A method for treating skin of a subject in need thereof, the method comprising topically applying to the skin of a subject a composition comprising an effective amount of an aqueous, alcoholic, or aqueous-alcoholic extract from Elaeagnus bockii , wherein the composition reduces tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) activity in the skin or reduces oxidation in the skin.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition is applied to a fine line or wrinkle.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition is applied to inflamed skin.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition reduces TNF-α activity in skin.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition is an emulsion.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the composition is an oil-in-water emulsion.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition is a cream or a lotion.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition is a solution.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition is anhydrous.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises 0.001% to 5%, by weight, of the extract.
11. The method of claim 1 , where the composition further comprises
(a) water;
(b) a chelating agent;
(c) a moisturizing agent;
(d) a preservative; and
(e) a thickening agent.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises at least 40% by weight of water.
13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the extract is in liquid form and comprises the extracting solvent.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the extract is a lyophilized extract in powdered form.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the extract is from the whole plant of Elaeagnus bockii.
16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the extract is an alcoholic extract.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the alcoholic extract is an ethanolic extract.