Claims for Patent: 8,158,136

Summary for Patent: 8,158,136

Title:	Emulsification system for use in cosmetics
Abstract:	Disclosed are cosmetic compositions containing water, at least one non-polar and/or polar oil, and an emulsification system comprising a polyoxyethylene oxide C12-C24 fatty acid ester; a sucrose fatty acid ester of vegetable origin, and a glyceryl and/or sorbitan C12-C24 fatty acid ester, and methods of making and using the compositions.
Inventor(s):	Fares; Hani (Somerset, NJ), Grosso; Rita Marie (Morris Plains, NJ), Foltis; Sidney Peter (Nutley, NJ), Hansenne; Isabelle (Westfield, NJ)
Assignee:	L\'Oreal (FR)
Application Number:	10/920,615
Patent Claims:	1. A cosmetic composition, comprising water, at least one non-polar and/or polar oil, and an emulsification system comprising a polyoxyethylene oxide C12-C24 fatty acid ester; a sucrose fatty acid ester of vegetable origin, a glyceryl C12-C24 fatty acid ester, and a sorbitan C12-C 24 fatty acid ester, wherein the ratio of said polyoxyethylene oxide C12-24 fatty acid ester to said sucrose fatty acid ester of vegetable origin is from about 5:1 to about 12:1, and wherein the combined amount of said glyceryl C12-C24 fatty acid ester and said sorbitan C12-24 fatty acid ester is from 2% to about 9%, said ratio and said amount being based on the total weight of said composition. 2. The composition of claim 1, wherein said polyoxyethylene oxide comprises polyethylene glycol (PEG) 75. 3. The composition of claim 1, wherein said polyoxyethylene oxide comprises PEG 100. 4. The composition of claim 1, wherein said C12-C24 fatty acid is stearic acid. 5. The composition of claim 1, wherein said polyoxyethylene oxide C12-C24 fatty acid comprises PEG 75 stearate. 6. The composition of claim 1, wherein said polyoxyethylene oxide C12-C24 fatty acid comprises PEG 100 stearate. 7. The composition of claim 1, wherein said sucrose fatty acid ester of vegetable origin comprises sucrose cocoate. 8. The composition of claim 1, wherein said sucrose fatty acid ester of vegetable origin comprises sucrose ricinoleate. 9. The composition of claim 1, comprising a glyceryl C12-C24 fatty acid ester. 10. The composition of claim 9, wherein said glyceryl C12-C24 fatty acid ester is glyceryl stearate. 11. The composition of claim 1, comprising a sorbitan C12-C24 fatty acid ester. 12. The composition of claim 11, wherein said sorbitan C12-C24 fatty acid ester is sorbitan stearate. 13. The composition of claim 1, comprising PEG 75 stearate, sucrose cocoate and glyceryl stearate. 14. The composition of claim 1, comprising PEG 100 stearate, sucrose cocoate and glyceryl stearate. 15. The composition of claim 1, comprising PEG 75 stearate, sucrose cocoate and sorbitan stearate. 16. The composition of claim 1, comprising PEG 100 stearate, sucrose cocoate and sorbitan stearate. 17. The composition of claim 1, comprising PEG 75 stearate, sucrose cocoate, sorbitan stearate and glyceryl stearate. 18. The composition of claim 1, comprising PEG 100 stearate, sucrose cocoate, sorbitan stearate and glyceryl stearate. 19. The composition of claim 1, comprising sorbitan stearate and sucrose cocoate. 20. The emulsification system of claim 1, comprising PEG 75 stearate and glyceryl stearate. 21. The composition of claim 1, which is in the form of a cream. 22. The composition of claim 1, which is in the form of a lotion. 23. The composition of claim 1, which is in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion. 24. The composition of claim 1, which is in the form of an water-in-oil emulsion. 25. The composition of claim 1, which is in the form of a multiple emulsion. 26. The composition of claim 1, which comprises at least one polar oil. 27. The composition of claim 26, wherein the polar oil comprises an alkyl benzoate. 28. The composition of claim 27, wherein the alkyl benzoate comprises a C12-C15 alkyl benzoate. 29. The composition of claim 1, which comprises at least one non-polar oil. 30. The composition of claim 29, wherein the non-polar oil comprises a polyisobutene. 31. The composition of claim 30, wherein the polyisobutene comprises a hydrogenated polyisobutene. 32. The composition of claim 1, comprising at least one polar oil and at least one non-polar oil. 33. The composition of claim 1, wherein said at least one polar and/or non-polar oil is present in said composition in an amount of about 18% by weight of said composition. 34. The composition of claim 1, wherein said emulsification system is present in said composition in an amount of about 2% to about 15% by weight of said composition. 35. The composition of claim 1, wherein said polyoxyethylene oxide C12-C24 fatty acid ester is present in said composition in an amount of about 0.25% to about 6% by weight of said composition. 36. The composition of claim 35, wherein the amount of said polyoxyethylene oxide C12-C24 fatty acid ester is about 3% to about 7% of said composition. 37. The composition of claim 1, wherein said sucrose C12-C24 fatty acid ester is present in said composition in an amount of about 0.05% to about 0.5% of said composition. 38. The composition of claim 37, wherein the amount of said sucrose C12-C24 fatty acid ester is about 0.1% to about 0.3%. 39. The composition of claim 1, which comprises said glyceryl C12-C24 fatty acid ester and said sorbitan C12-C24 fatty acid ester, and wherein said polyoxyethylene oxide C12-C24 fatty acid ester and said glyceryl C12-C24 fatty acid ester are present in an amount of about 3% to about 10% by weight of said composition. 40. The composition of claim 1, which comprises said glyceryl C12-C24 fatty acid ester and said sorbitan C12-C24 fatty acid ester, and wherein said sucrose C12-C24 fatty acid ester and said sorbitan C12-C24 fatty acid ester are present in an amount of about 0.5% to about 1.5% by weight of said composition. 41. The composition of claim 40, wherein the amount of said sucrose C12-C24 fatty acid ester and said sorbitan C12-C24 fatty acid ester is about 0.7% to about 1.2% by weight of said composition. 42. The composition of claim 1, further comprising a dermatological active agent. 43. The composition of claim 42, wherein said agent is selected from the group consisting of moisturizers, free-radical scavengers, keratolytic agents, vitamins, anti-elastase and anti-collagenase agents, peptides, fatty acid derivatives, steroids, trace elements, bleaching agents, extracts of algae and of planktons, sunscreens, enzymes and coenzymes, flavonoids and ceramides, .alpha.-hydroxy acids and mixtures thereof. 44. The composition of claim 1, further comprising a sunscreen agent. 45. The composition of claim 1, further comprising a thickener. 46. The composition of claim 1, further comprising a gelling agent. 47. The composition of claim 1, further comprising a cosmetically or dermatological acceptable adjuvant or additive. 48. A method of applying make-up to keratinous tissue, comprising applying the cosmetic composition of claim 1 to the keratinous tissue. 49. The method of claim 48, wherein the keratinous tissue comprises skin.

Details for Patent 8,158,136

Applicant	Tradename	Biologic Ingredient	Dosage Form	BLA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Expiredate
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	SANTYL	collagenase	Ointment	101995	06/04/1965		2039-03-29