Use of transesterified olive oil in the cosmetic field
The use of transesterified olive oil for increasing the penetration rate of cosmetically-active and/or dermatologically-active ingredients or as cosmetic moisturizer is disclosed.
1. A method of enhancing skin penetration of cosmetically-active or dermatologically-active ingredients in a cosmetic formulation comprising preparing a cosmetic formulation containing a transesterified olive oil and a cosmetically-active or dermatologically-active ingredient by:
(a) emulsifying the transesterified olive oil to form a liquid crystal; and
(b) embedding the cosmetically-active or dermatologically-active ingredient in the liquid crystal so that the cosmetically-active or dermatologically-active ingredient penetrates skin at a greater rate than its natural rate;
where the transesterified olive oil has been transesterified with cetearyl alcohol and sorbitol.
2. The method of claim 1 where the cosmetically-active or dermatologically-active ingredient is selected from the group consisting of antioxidants, free-radical scavengers, hyaluronic acid, collagen, botulinum toxin, cortison-like drugs, antibiotics, chemotherapeutic agents, wound-healing drugs, and peptides.
3. The method of claim 1 where the cosmetically-active or dermatologically-active ingredient is caffeine.
4. A method of enhancing the skin penetration of a cosmetically-active or dermatologically-active ingredient comprising administering the cosmetically-active or dermatologically-active ingredient to a person in a cosmetic formulation containing a transesterified olive oil and the cosmetically-active or dermatologically-active ingredient where the cosmetic formulation is prepared by:
(a) emulsifying the transesterified olive oil to form a liquid crystal; and
(b) embedding the cosmetically-active or dermatologically-active ingredient in the liquid crystal so that the cosmetically-active or dermatologically-active ingredient penetrates skin at a greater rate than its natural rate;
where the transesterified olive oil has been transesterified with cetearyl alcohol and sorbitol.
5. The method of claim 4 where the cosmetically-active or dermatologically-active ingredient is selected from the group consisting of antioxidants, free-radical scavengers, hyaluronic acid, collagen, botulinum toxin, cortison-like drugs, antibiotics, chemotherapeutic agents, wound-healing drugs, and peptides.
6. The method of claim 4 where the cosmetically-active or dermatologically-active ingredient is caffeine.