Personal care composition
The invention relates to a personal care composition, more particularly to a composition for application to a topical surface that prevents or reduces inflammation. The composition could be delivered in the form of a skin, scalp, hair or oral care product, more particularly a skin care product. The benefit is delivered via a combination of a polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) or ester thereof selected from docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), DHA-ethyl ester, EPA-ethyl ester, DHA-triglyceride, EPA-triglyceride, dihomogamma-Linolenic Acid (DGLA), DGLA-ethyl ester, DGLA-triglyceride or combinations thereof and a 4-substituted resorcinol compound, wherein the mole ratio of the PUFA or ester thereof to the 4-substituted resorcinol compound is 5:1 to 1:5.
1. A personal care composition comprising:
(i) 0.01 to 10% of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) by weight of the personal care composition;
(ii) 4-hexyl resorcinol and,
(iii) a cosmetically acceptable base,
wherein the mole ratio of the docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) to the 4-hexyl resorcinol compound is 5:1 to 1:5.
2. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , comprising 0.01 to 5% docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) thereof by weight of the composition.
3. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , comprising 0.01 to 10% 4-hexyl resorcinol compound by weight of the composition.
4. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cosmetically acceptable base comprises water, oil, surfactant, an emulsifying agent, a gelling agent or combinations thereof.
5. The composition as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said composition is in the form of an oral care, or a skin, scalp or hair care product.
6. A non-therapeutic method of reducing or preventing inflammation on a topical surface of a human or animal body comprising the step of applying the composition as claimed in claim 1 on to the surface.
7. The non-therapeutic method as claimed in claim 6 wherein the composition further comprises niacinamide.
8. The non-therapeutic method as claimed in claim 6 wherein the composition further comprises sunscreen.
9. The non-therapeutic method, as claimed in claim 6 wherein the composition further comprises green tea extract, ascorbic acid or both.