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(12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2008/0286390 A1 Tanyi (43) Pub US 20080286390A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2008/0286390 A1 Tanyi (43) Pub. Date: Nov. 20, 2008 (54) SKIN CARE COMPOSITION Publication Classification (51) Int. Cl. A636/886 (2006.01) (76) Inventor: Judy Tanyi, Smyrna, GA (US) A63L/045 (2006.01) A6IR 36/63 (2006.01) A61O 19/00 (2006.01) Correspondence Address: (52) U.S. Cl. .......................... 424/744: 514/729: 424/725 LITMAN LAW OFFICES, LTD. (57) ABSTRACT P.O. BOX 15035, CRYSTAL CITY STATION ARLINGTON, VA 22215-0035 (US) The skin care composition is a cream or lotion that moistur izes the skin, relieving dryness, itchiness, and eczema. The skin care composition contains moisturizers and a plurality of natural oils containing essential fatty acids, the natural oils (21) Appl. No.: 12/149,153 being selected from the group consisting of borage oil, omega-3 oil, emu oil, evening primrose oil, safflower oil, hemp seed oil, flaxseed oil, and rosehip oil. The moisturizers (22) Filed: Apr. 28, 2008 include olive oil and glycerin. In addition, the skin care com position contains an anti-inflammatory agent, preferably aloe Vera juice and aloe extract, and emulsifiers, stabilizers, emol Related U.S. Application Data lients for softening the skin, and water. The skin care compo sition may also contain a fragrance and a preservative. (60) Provisional application No. 60/924,480, filed on May Optionally, the skin care composition may contain menthol 16, 2007. crystal. US 2008/0286390 A1 Nov. 20, 2008 SKN CARE COMPOSITION oil, hemp seed oil, flaxseed oil, and rosehip oil. The moistur CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED izers include olive oil and glycerin. In addition, the skin care APPLICATION composition contains an anti-inflammatory agent, preferably aloe Vera juice and aloe extract, and emulsifiers, stabilizers, 0001. This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provi emollients for softening the skin, and water. The skin care sional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/924,480, filed May 16, composition may also contain a fragrance and a preservative. 2007. Optionally, the skin care composition may contain menthol BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION crystal. 0002 1. Field of the Invention 0010. The skin care composition is formulated as a cream 0003. The present invention relates to skin care products, or lotion having a butter-like consistency. When applied topi and particularly to a skin care composition that moisturizes cally, the composition moisturizes the skin, relieves itching the skin, relieving dryness, itchiness, and eczema. and inflammation, and may aid in reducing lesions associated 0004 2. Description of the Related Art with skin ailments, such as eczema. 0005 Proper care of the skin is an important component of good hygiene. While bathing and washing one's face and 0011. These and other features of the present invention hands are essential to proper skin care, quite often soap is not will become readily apparent upon further review of the fol enough. Commercial Soaps are particularly formulated to lowing specification. remove dirt and oils from the body, and they are usually quite effective in doing so, but they are often harsh, leaving the skin DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED dry. Often bar soaps will have certain additives to enhance EMBODIMENTS advertising to attract the consumer, such as a fragrance, a deodorant, etc. A few claim to have moisturizers, but many 0012. The present invention is a skin care composition people fail to see any significant improvement after using formulated as a cream or lotion that moisturizes the skin, Such bar soaps. relieves itching and inflammation, and may aide in reducing 0006 Dry skin has many causes, from exposure to sun and lesions associated with skin ailments, such as eczema. wind to diet to exposure to bacteria, fungus, too much wash 0013. It has been noted that eczema is associated with a ing with Soap, and the like. Dry skin is often rough to the deficiency in essential fatty acids, i.e., fatty acids necessary touch, and may cause itching or irritation. In some cases, the for the maintenance of good health, but which the body is irritation may lead to excessive Scratching, redness, tiny pap unable to produce naturally. Therefore, essential fatty acids ules and vesicles, Scaling, and sometimes changes in pigmen must be provided in the diet. Essential fatty acids include tation, all telltale signs of eczema. Consequently, many linoleic acid (an omega-6 fatty acid) and alpha-linolenic acid people turn to various skin lotions for the relief of skin irri (an omega-3 fatty acid). The body cannot produce omega-6 or tation, to improve the appearance of their skin, and particu omega-3 fatty acids, since it is unable to produce a carbon larly to moisturize dry skin. carbon double bond more than nine carbon atoms from the 0007 Although organic chemists have been successful in carboxylic acid end of the molecule. Omega-6 and omega-3 isolating various compounds and active ingredients beneficial fatty acids are precursors to the production of prostaglandins, to the skin, and Subsequently synthesizing Such compounds which help to regulate the body's inflammatory response via from simpler compounds in the laboratory, many people feel the formation of arachidonic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid. a higher level of comfort using skin care products that are 0014 Whether the deficiency of essential fatty acids is due formulated primarily from substances that have been formed to dietary insufficiency or due to a deficiency in the enzymes or extracted from natural botanical or animal products. Such necessary to convert essential fatty acids to prostaglandins formulations are often felt to have fewer adverse skin reac resulting from stress, bacterial infection, or other causes is an tions, to have enhanced effectiveness through synergy open question. While some skin care formulations include between the “active ingredient' and other related compounds one or another of the essential fatty acids, it has been found native to the natural product, and to contain ingredients that that a skin care formulation that is effective for one person have acquired a reputation for effectiveness through custom, may not be effective for another person. Without wishing to folklore, anecdotal evidence, and through a few scientific be bound by theory, the skin care composition of the present studies by doctors of natural medicine and related health care invention may derive its effectiveness from providing a plu practitioners. rality of essential fatty acids of different types derived from a 0008 Nevertheless, it is generally acknowledged that plurality of natural sources, coupled with moisturizers, emol there is no one single effective substance or remedy for dry lients for softening the skin, and an anti-inflammatory agent. skin, so that every formulation depends upon combinations of The essential fatty acids are readily transported through the different natural products. Further, due to the different causes skin cells to remedy the fatty acid deficiency without blocking for dry skin and the differences in each person's genetic makeup, it may be that different combinations of natural the skin pores, while the oils and emollients provide humec ingredients are beneficial in moisturizing dry skin for differ tants to attract moisture to the skin and an occlusive effect to ent groups of people. Thus, a skin care composition solving prevent moisture from escaping the skin. 0015 The skin care composition contains moisturizers, the aforementioned problems is desired. including olive oil and glycerin, which act as humectants to SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION increase the capacity of the stratum corneum, or outer layer of 0009. The skin care composition is a cream or lotion that the skin, to retain moisture. Moisturizers help to relieve dry moisturizes the skin, relieving dryness, itchiness, and ness of the skin, which can lead to itching. eczema. The skin care composition contains moisturizers and 0016. The skin care composition contains a plurality of a plurality of natural oils containing essential fatty acids, the essential fatty acids derived from natural oils, which include natural oils being selected from the group consisting of bor both botanicals and oils derived from animal sources. The age oil, omega-3 oil, emu oil, evening primrose oil, safflower natural oils are selected from the following: borage oil, which US 2008/0286390 A1 Nov. 20, 2008 contains about 60% omega-6 fatty acids, including about 24% gamma-linolenic acid, an intermediate produced in the TABLE I-continued metabolism of linoleic acid to arachidonic acid, omega-3 oil, which may be derived from a variety of Sources, most com SAMPLE SKIN CARE COMPOSITION monly from fish oil; emu oil, derived from the emu bird and Component Quantity which contains 70% unsaturated fatty acids, the majority of which is oleic acid (an omega-9 fatty acid), but also includes Shea butter 3.5 oz.-99.23g Cocoa butter 1 oz.-28.35 g 20% linoleic acid and/2% omega-3 fatty acids; evening prim Evening primrose oil 2.5 oz.-73.93 ml rose oil, which contains 70% omega-6 fatty acids, including Emu oil 4 oz.-118.28 ml 10% gamma-linolenic acid; safflower oil, which contains Rosehip oil 2 thS-29.57 ml Vitamin E 2 thS-29.57 ml 70% linoleic acid; hemp seed oil, which contains 60% Jojoba oil 3tbS-44.53 ml omega-6 and 20% omega-3 fatty acids; flaxseed oil, which Borage oil 3tbS-44.53 ml contains 40-60% alpha-linolenic acid and about 15% linoleic Hemp oil 1 tsp-4.93 ml acid; and rosehip oil, which contains about 45% linoleic acid Olive oil 2 ox-59.14 ml and 32% linolenic acid. Safflower oil 1 tsp-4.93 ml Aloe extract /2 tsp-2.46 ml 0017. The skin care composition contains at least one sta Flaxseed oil 1 tsp-4.93 ml bilizer to prevent decomposition or degradation of the essen Omega-3 extract /2 tsp-2.46 ml tial fatty acids.
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