US 20060293.207A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2006/0293207 A1 POrter (43) Pub. Date: Dec. 28, 2006

(54) TOBACCO ASH HAIR COLOR STAN Publication Classification REMOVER (51) Int. Cl. (76) Inventor: Shawn Porter, Los Angeles, CA (US) CLID (7/00 (2006.01) (52) U.S. Cl...... S10/405 Correspondence Address: CISLO & THOMAS, LLP 233 WILSHIRE BLVD (57) ABSTRACT SUTE 900 SANTA MONICA, CA 90401-1211 (US) Disclosed is a stain remover containing tobacco ash as a primary ingredient. The stain remover is particularly useful (21) Appl. No.: 11/169,216 for removing stains caused by hair coloring preparations. Other stain removing, cleansing, and cosmetic applications (22) Filed: Jun. 28, 2005 are also described. US 2006/0293.207 A1 Dec. 28, 2006

TOBACCO ASH HAIR COLOR STAN REMOVER structed and/or utilized. The description also sets forth the functions and the sequence of steps for constructing and BACKGROUND operating the invention in connection with the illustrated embodiments. However, it is to be understood that the same 0001) 1. Field of the Invention or equivalent functions and sequences may be accomplished 0002 The present invention relates to a stain remover, by different embodiments that are also intended to be which is particularly useful for removing stains caused by encompassed within the spirit and scope of the invention. hair dyeing preparations. 0012. The present invention is for a stain remover con 0003 2. Description of the Related Art taining tobacco ash as a primary ingredient. The stain remover is particularly Suitable for removing stains left on 0004 Conventional hair coloring preparations for perma the scalp and face by hair coloring preparations, and can be nently dyeing hair are usually applied to the hair by hand or used on Salon and personal use dyes. The stain remover can brushing. Such preparations are typically dark in color, and further be used on the scalp, to remove hair color stains, after often come in contact with, and stain the skin when applied, the hair has been shampooed with a neutralizer, without especially the scalp and face areas. Despite various efforts to removing the color from the hair itself. The stain remover improve application techniques (see for example U.S. Pat. may also be used on non-conventional hair dyeing prepa No. 6,691,712) it remains difficult to apply hair color rations, which may include henna and hair color for men. without staining the skin of the person being treated. The stain remover can further be used to remove stains from Although it may be possible to remove light stains by wood, carpet, clothing, furniture, and other such items. In scrubbing with soap and water, heavier stains, especially addition to removing stains left by hair dyes, the stain stains cause by higher quality preparations typically used in remover may also be used on most other types of stains. The salons, are particularly difficult to remove in this manner, stain remover may further be used in cosmetic applications and often the user has to wait for a number of days for the stain to fade off the skin. including as a make-up remover and/or cleanser. 0013 The remover may contain up to about 90% by SUMMARY Volume of tobacco ash, in a liquid, semi-solid and/or solid delivery system which may be in a wide variety of forms 0005 The present invention is for a stain remover con including various emulsions, liquids, creams, lotions, gels, taining tobacco ash as a primary ingredient. The stain scrubs, waxes, petroleums, pastes, butters, and mousses, and remover is particularly useful for removing stains caused by can have a broad range of viscosities, depending on the hair coloring preparations. The stain remover acts quickly specific application. and effectively to remove the dye which inevitably gets on the skin, particularly on the scalp and facial areas, when 0014. Other components which may be formulated with applying hair color. The stain remover can further be applied the tobacco ash for a topical composition, Such as a hair dye to the scalp, underneath the hair, for removing stains from stain remover, make-up remover, cleanser, or the like, the scalp, without removing the color from the hair itself. include conditioning agents, exfoliating agents, skin pro The tobacco ash stain remover works on stains which are tectants, Anti-Wrinkle, Anti-Skin Atrophy and Skin Repair difficult to remove with soap and water, and may otherwise Actives, antioxidants, Sunscreen actives, cleansing agents, Viscosity modifying agents, film formers, emollients, Sur stay on the user's skin for days. Other stain removing, factants, solubilizing agents, preservatives, fragrance, cleansing, and cosmetic applications are also described. chelating agents, foaming or antifoaming agents, pacifying OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION agents, stabilizing agents, pH adjustors, absorbents, anti caking agents, slip modifiers, various solvents, solubilizing 0006. It is an object of the present invention to provide a agents, denaturants, abrasives, bulking agents, emulsion stain remover and method for removing stains. stabilizing agents, Suspending agents, colorants, binders, 0007. It is another object of the present invention to conditioning agent-emollients, Surfactant emulsifying provide a stain remover and method for removing stains agents, biological to products, anti-acne actives, skin barrier caused by hair dyeing preparations. repair aids, cosmetic Soothing aids, topical anesthetics, skin lightening actives, antimicrobial and antifungal actives, 0008. It is yet another object of the present invention to sebum stimulators, sebum inhibitors, humectants, other dye provide a stain remover and method for removing stains removing agents, and/or combinations thereof. from the skin and Scalp of a person. 0015 The following are non-limiting examples of such 0009. It is yet another object of the present invention to active and inactive components. provide a composition Suitable for topical applications con Conditioning Agents: taining tobacco ash as a primary ingredient. 0016 Conditioning agents may generally be used to 0010. Other objects and advantages of the present inven improve the appearance and/or feel of the skin upon and tion will be apparent from a review of the following speci after topical application via moisturization, hydration, plas fication. ticization, lubrication, and occlusion, or a combination thereof. Non-limiting examples of Suitable conditioning DETAILED DESCRIPTION agents are described in the CTFA Cosmetic Ingredient 0011. The detailed description set forth below in connec Handbook, Second Edition, 1992, which is incorporated by tion with the appended drawings is intended as a description reference herein in its entirety. of exemplary embodiments and is not intended to represent 0017 According to one exemplary embodiment, the con the only forms in which the embodiments may be con ditioning component may be composed of a water-soluble US 2006/0293.207 A1 Dec. 28, 2006 conditioning agent, an oil soluble conditioning agent, a temperature. Non-limiting examples of Solid esters include conditioning emulsion, or any combination or permutation glyceryl tribehenate, glyceryl Stearate, glyceryl palmitate, thereof. glyceryl distearate, and glyceryl dipalmitate. 0018 Non-limiting examples of oil soluble conditioning 0022. Also useful are various C1-C30 monoesters and agents include, but are not limited to, mineral oil (see The polyesters of Sugars and related materials. Depending on the Merck Index, Tenth Edition, Entry 7048, p. 1033 (1983) and constituent acid and Sugar, these esters can be in either liquid International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary, Fifth Edition, or Solid form at room temperature. Examples of liquid esters vol. 1, p. 415-417 (1993)), petrolatum (see The Merck include glucose tetraoleate, the glucose tetraesters of Soy Index, Tenth Edition, Entry 7047, p. 1033 (1983); Schindler, bean oil fatty acids (unsaturated), the mannose tetraesters of Drug. Cosmet. Ind., 89, 36-37, 76, 78-80, 82 (1961), and mixed soybean oil fatty acids, the galactose tetraesters of International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary, Fifth Edition, oleic acid, the arabinose tetraesters of linoleic acid, Xylose vol. 1, p. 537 (1993)), C7-C40 branched chain hydrocar tetralinoleate, galactose pentaoleate, Sorbitol tetraoleate, the bons, C1-C30 alcohol esters of C1-C30 carboxylic acids, Sorbitol hexaesters of unsaturated Soybean oil fatty acids, C1-C30 alcohol esters of C2-C30 dicarboxylic acids, Xylitol pentaoleate, Sucrose tetraoleate, Sucrose pentaoletate, monoglycerides of C1-C30 carboxylic acids, diglycerides of Sucrose hexaoleate. Sucrose hepatoleate. Sucrose octaoleate, C1-C30 carboxylic acids, triglycerides of C1-C30 carboxy and mixtures thereof. Examples of solid esters include: lic acids, ethylene glycol monoesters of C1-C30 carboxylic sorbitol hexaester in which the carboxylic acid ester moi acids, ethylene glycol diesters of C1-C30 carboxylic acids, eties are palmitoleate and arachidate in a 1:2 molar ratio; the propylene glycol monoesters of C1-C30 carboxylic acids, octaester of raffinose in which the carboxylic acid ester propylene glycol diesters of C1-C30 carboxylic acids, moieties are linoleate and behenate in a 1:3 molar ratio; the C1-C30 carboxylic acid monoesters and polyesters of Sug heptaester of maltose wherein the esterifying carboxylic acid ars, polydialkylsiloxanes, polydiarylsiloxanes, polyalkaryl moieties are Sunflower seed oil fatty acids and lignocerate in siloxanes, cylcomethicones having 3 to 9 silicon atoms, a 3:4 molar ratio; the octaester of sucrose wherein the vegetable oils, hydrogenated vegetable oils, polypropylene esterifying carboxylic acid moieties are oleate and behenate glycol C4-C20 alkyl ethers, di C8-C30 alkyl ethers, and in a 2:6 molar ratio; and the octaester of sucrose wherein the mixtures thereof. esterifying carboxylic acid moieties are laurate, linoleate and behenate in a 1:3:4 molar ratio. An exemplary Solid 0.019 Non-limiting examples of straight and branched material is sucrose polyester in which the degree of esteri chain hydrocarbons having from about 7 to about 40 carbon fication is 7-8, and in which the fatty acid moieties are C18 atoms include, but are not limited to, dodecane, isodode mono- and/or di-unsaturated and behenic, in a molar ratio of cane, squalane, cholesterol, hydrogenated polyisobutylene, unsaturates: behenic of 1:7 to 3:5. Another exemplary solid docosane, hexadecane, isohexadecane (a commercially Sugar polyester is the octaester of Sucrose in which there are available hydrocarbon sold as Permethyl(R) 101A by Pres about 7 behenic fatty acid moieties and about 1 oleic acid perse, South Plainfield, N.J.). Also useful are the C7-C40 moiety in the molecule. Other materials include cottonseed isoparaffins, which are C7-C40 branched hydrocarbons. oil or soybean oil fatty acid esters of Sucrose. 0020. Also useful are C1-C30 alcohol esters of C1-C30 0023 Nonvolatile silicones such as polydialkylsiloxanes, carboxylic acids and of C2-C30 dicarboxylic acids, includ polydiarylsiloxanes, and polyalkarylsiloxanes are also use ing straight and branched chain materials as well as aromatic ful oils. The polyalkylsiloxanes correspond to the general derivatives, esters such as monoglycerides of C1-C30 car chemical formula RSiORSiOSiR wherein R is an alkyl boxylic acids, diglycerides of C1-C30 carboxylic acids, group (preferably R is methyl or ethyl, more preferably triglycerides of C1-C30 carboxylic acids, ethylene glycol methyl) and X is an integer up to about 500, chosen to monoesters of C1-C30 carboxylic acids, ethylene glycol achieve the desired molecular weight. Commercially avail diesters of C1-C30 carboxylic acids, propylene glycol able polyalkylsiloxanes include the polydimethylsiloxanes, monoesters of C1-C30 carboxylic acids, and propylene which are also known as dimethicones, non-limiting glycol diesters of C1-C30 carboxylic acids, including examples of which include the VICASILR series sold by straight chain, branched chain and aryl carboxylic acids, and General Electric Company and the DOW CORNING(R) 200 propoxylated and ethoxylated derivatives of these materials. series sold by Dow Corning Corporation. Specific examples Examples of these include diisopropyl sebacate, diisopropyl of polydimethylsiloxanes useful herein include DOW adipate, isopropyl myristate, isopropyl palmitate, myristyl CORNING(R) 225 fluid having a viscosity of 10 centistokes propionate, ethylene glycol distearate, 2-ethylhexyl palmi and a boiling point greater than 200° C., and DOW CORN tate, isodecyl neopentanoate, di-2-ethylhexyl maleate, cetyl ING(R) 200 fluids having viscosities of 50, 350, and 12,500 palmitate, myristyl myristate, Stearyl Stearate, cetyl Stearate, centistokes, respectively, and boiling points greater than behenyl behenrate, dioctyl maleate, dioctyl sebacate, diiso 200° C. Also useful are materials such as trimethylsiloxy propyl adipate, cetyl octanoate, diisopropyl dilinoleate, silicate, which is a polymeric material corresponding to the caprilic/capric triglyceride, PEG-6 caprylic/capric triglycer general chemical formula (CH2)SiO2SiOly, wherein ide, PEG-8 caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetyl ricinoleate, X is an integer from about 1 to about 500 and integer from cholesterol hydroxy Stearate, cholesterol isostearate, and about 1 to about 500. A commercially available trimethyl mixtures thereof. siloxysilicate is sold as a mixture with dimethicone as DOW CORNING 593 fluid. Also useful herein are dimethiconols, 0021. Also useful are various C1-C30 monoesters and which are hydroxy terminated dimethyl silicones. These polyesters of glycerin and related materials, which are materials can be represented by the general chemical for derived from glycerin and one or more carboxylic acid mulas RSiORSiOSiROH and HORSiORSiO moieties. Depending on the constituent acid and glycerin, SiROH wherein R is an alkyl group (preferably R is these esters can be in either liquid or solid form at room methyl or ethyl, more preferably methyl) and X is an integer US 2006/0293.207 A1 Dec. 28, 2006

up to about 500, chosen to achieve the desired molecular WETR IM-1000, IM-1500, and IM-2500 (available from weight. Commercially available dimethiconols are typically Celanese Superabsorbent Materials, Portsmouth, Va.); lac sold as mixtures with dimethicone or cyclomethicone (e.g. tamide monoethanolamine; acetamide monoethanolamine; DOW CORNING 1401, 1402, and 1403 fluids). Also useful and mixtures thereof. Also useful are propoxylated glycer herein are polyalkylaryl siloxanes, with polymethylphenyl ols. Other useful water Soluble conditioning agents include siloxanes having viscosities from about 15 to about 65 arginine, arginine asparate (available from Ajinomoto), centistokes at 25° C. being preferred. These materials are ARGININE PCA (available from Argidone-UCIB), 1.3 available, for example, as SF 1075 METHYLPHENYL butylene glycol, CHITOLAM NB/101 (available from Lam FLUID (sold by General Electric Company) and 556 COS berti), chitosan salts, Codiavelane (available from Secna), METIC GRADE PHENYLTRIMETHICONE FLUID (sold COLLAGENAMINO ACID (available from Crotein CAA by Dow Corning Corporation). Croda), creatine, dextran, dextrin, diglycerol, dipropylane glycol, ectoines, erythritol, FUCOGEL (available from 0024 Vegetable oils and hydrogenated vegetable oils are Solabia), fructose, glucamine salts, glucose glutamate (com also useful herein. Examples of vegetable oils and hydro mercially available as WICKENOL 545 from Caschem), genated vegetable oils include Safflower oil, castor oil, glucuronic acid salts, glutamic acid salts, glycereth 12, coconut oil, cottonseed oil, menhaden oil, palm kernel oil, glycereth 20, glycereth 7, glycerin, glyceryl PCA, glycogen, palm oil, peanut oil, Soybean oil, rapeseed oil, linseed oil, hexylene glycol, honey, hyaluronic acid, hydrogenated rice bran oil, pine oil, sesame oil, Sunflower seed oil, honey, hydrogenated Starch hydrolysates, hydrolyzed muco hydrogenated safflower oil, hydrogenated castor oil, hydro polysaccharides, hydroxy proline, Indinyl CA (available genated coconut oil, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, hydroge from Laboratoires Serobiologiques), inositol, keratin amino nated menhaden oil, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, hydro acids (commercially available as CROTEIN HKP from genated palm oil, hydrogenated peanut oil, hydrogenated Croda), konjac mannan, Larex A-200 (available from Soybean oil, hydrogenated rapeseed oil, hydrogenated lin Larex), LYSINE PLA (commercially available as LYSI seed oil, hydrogenated rice bran oil, hydrogenated Sesame DONE from UCIB), maltitol, maltose, mannitol, mannose, oil, hydrogenated Sunflower seed oil, and mixtures thereof. Mariscan (available from Pentapharm), Melhydrin (avail 0.025 Also useful are C4-C20 alkyl ethers of polypropy able from Laborotories Serobiologiques), methoxy PEG 10, lene glycols, C1-C20 carboxylic acid esters of polypropy methoxy, methyl gluceth 10 (commercially available as lene glycols, and di-C8-C30 alkyl ethers. Non-limiting GLUCAM E10 from Amerchol), methyl gluceth 20 (com examples of these materials include PPG-14 butyl ether, mercially available as GLUCAM E20 from Amerchol), PPG-15 stearyl ether, dioctyl ether, dodecyl octyl ether, and methyl glucose, 3 methyl 1.3 butandiol, N acetyl glu mixtures thereof. cosamine salts, panthenol, PEG 15 butanediol, butanediol, PEG 5 pentaerythitol, pentaerythitol, Pentaglycan (available 0026. Other useful oil soluble conditioning agents from Pentapharm), 1.2 pentanediol, phytohyaluron (jute include CREMEROL (available from Amerchol), ELDEW extract), polyglycerol sorbitol, PPG 1 glyceryl ether, proline, CL301 (available from Ajinomoto), MODULAN (an acety propylene glycol, 2 pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid and its lated lanolin which is commercially available from Croda), salts, saccharide isomerate (commercially available as PEN OHLAN (a hydroxylated lanolin which is commercially TAVITIN from Pentapharm), Seacare (available from available from Amerchol), phytantriol, Super sterol esters, Secma), Sericin (available from Pentapharm), serine, silk such as C1-C30 cholesteroltlanosterol esters, (available amino acids (commercially available as CROSLIKLIQUID from Croda), and mixtures thereof. from Croda), Sodium acetylhyaluronate, Sodium hyalur onate, sodium polyaspartate (commercially available as 0027 Non-limiting examples of conditioning agents use AQUADEW SPA-30 from Ajinomoto), sodium poly ful as water Soluble conditioning agents include those glutamate (commercially available as AJICOAT SPG from selected from the group consisting of polyhydric alcohols, Ajinomoto), sorbeth 20, sorbeth 6, sorbitol, trehalose, trig polypropylene glycols, polyethylene glycols, ureas, pyroli lycerol, trimethyolpropane, tris (hydroxymethyl) amino done carboxylic acids, ethoxylated and/or propoxylated C3-C6 diols and triols, alpha-hydroxy C2-C6 carboxylic methane salts, xylitol. Xylose, and mixtures thereof. acids, ethoxylated and/or propoxylated Sugars, polyacrylic Anti-Acne Actives: acid copolymers, Sugars having up to about 12 carbons 0028 Non-limiting examples of useful anti-acne actives atoms, Sugar alcohols having up to about 12 carbon atoms, include the keratolytics such as Salicylic acid (o-hydroxy and mixtures thereof. Specific examples of useful water benzoic acid), derivatives of Salicylic acid such as 5-oc soluble conditioning agents include materials such as urea; tanoyl salicylic acid and 4 methoxysalicylic acid, and resor guanidine:glycolic acid and glycolate salts (e.g. ammonium cinol; retinoids such as retinoic acid and its derivatives (e.g., and quaternary alkyl ammonium); lactic acid and lactate cis and trans); Sulfur-containing D and L amino acids and salts (e.g. ammonium and quaternary alkyl ammonium); their derivatives and salts, particularly their N-acetyl deriva Sucrose, fructose, glucose, eruthrose, erythritol, Sorbitol, tives, a preferred example of which is N-acetyl-L-cysteine; mannitol, glycerol, hexanetriol, propylene glycol, butylene lipoic acid; antibiotics and antimicrobials such as benzoyl glycol, hexylene glycol, and the like; polyethylene glycols peroxide, octopiroX, tetracycline, 2,4,4'-trichloro-2'-hydroxy such as PEG-2, PEG-3, PEG-4, PEG-5, PEG-6, PEG-8, diphenyl ether, 3.4,4'-trichlorobanilide, azelaic acid and its PEG-9, PEG-10, PEG-15 PEG-30, PEG-50, polypropylene derivatives, phenoxyethanol, phenoxypropanol, phenoxy glycols such as PPG-9, PPG-12, PPG-15, PPG-17, PPG-20, isopropanol, ethyl acetate, clindamycin and meclocycline; PPG-26, PPG-30, PPG-34; alkoxylated glucose: hyaluronic sebostats such as flavonoids and bioflavonoids; bile salts acid; and mixtures thereof. Also useful are materials such as Such as Scymnol Sulfate and its derivatives, deoxycholate, aloe Vera in any of its variety of forms (e.g., aloe Vera gel), and cholate; abietic acid; adapalene; allantoin, aloe extracts; chitin, starch-grafted Sodium polyacrylates such as SAN arbietic acid and its salts: aryl-2,4 dioxo oxazolidine deriva US 2006/0293.207 A1 Dec. 28, 2006

tives; ASEBIOL (available from Laboratories Serobi hydrochloride, pentamidine hydrochloride, gentamicin Sul ologiques, located in Somerville, N.J.); azaleic acid; bar fate, kanamycin Sulfate, lineomycin hydrochloride, meth berry extracts; bearberry extracts; belamcanda chinensis; acycline hydrochloride, methenamine hippurate, meth benzoquinolinones; benzoyl peroxide; berberine; BIODER enamine mandelate, minocycline hydrochloride, neomycin MINE (available from Sederma, located in Brooklyn, N.Y.); Sulfate, netilmicin Sulfate, paromomycin Sulfate, Streptomy bioflavinoids; bisabolol; S-carboxymethyl cysteine; carrot cin Sulfate, tobramycin Sulfate, miconazole hydrochloride, extracts; cassin oil; clove extracts; citral; citronellal; clima amanfadine hydrochloride, amanfadine Sulfate, octopirox, Zole; Completech MBAC-OS (available from Lipo); CRE parachlorometa Xylenol, nystatin, tolnaftate, Zinc pyrithione; MOGEN M82 (available from Dragoco, located in Totowa, clotrimazole; alantolactone; isoalantolactone; alkanet N.J.); cucumber extracts; dehydroacetic acid and its salts; extract (alaninin); anise; arnica extract (helenalin acetate and dehydroeplandersterone salicylate; dichlorophenyl imida 11, 13 dihydrohelenalin); Aspidium extract (phloro, lucinol Zoldioxolan which is commercially available as COM containing extract); barberry extract (berberine chloride); PLETECH MBAC-OS (from Lipo, located in Paterson, bay sweet extract; bayberry bark extract (myricitrin); ben N.J.); DL valine and its esters; DMDM hydantoin: Epicutin Zalkonium chloride; benzethonium chloride; benzoic acid TT (available from CLR); erythromycin; escinol; ethyl and its salts; benzoin; benzyl alcohol; blessed thistle; bletilla hexyl monoglyceryl ether, ethyl 2-hydroxy undecanoate; tuber; bloodroot; bois de rose oil; burdock; butyl paraben; famesol; farnesol acetate; geranoil; glabridin; gluconic acid; cade oil; CAE (available from Ajinomoto, located in Tea gluconolactone; glyceryl monocaprate; glycolic acid; grape neck, N.J.), cajeput oil; Cangzhu, capsicum frutescens fruit seed extract; gugu lipid, Hederagenin (available from extract; caraway oil; cascarilla bark (sold under the trade Maruzen); hesperitin; hinokitol; hops extract; hydrogenated name ESSENTIAL OIL); cedar leaf oil; chamomile; chap rosin; 10 hydroxy decanoic acid; ichtyhol; interleukin 1 arral; chlorhexidine gluconate; chlorophenesin; chlorXyle alpha antagonists; iodo-2-propynyl butyl carbamate; nol; cinnamon oil; citronella oil; clove oil; Crinipan AD Kapilarine (available from Greentech); ketoconazole; lactic (available from Climbazole); 2.3-dihydro-farnesol; dehy acid; lemon grass oil; Lichochalcone LR15 (available from droacetic acid and its salts; dill seed oil; DOWICIL 200 Maruzen); linoleic acid: LIPACIDE C8CO (available from (available from Dow Chemical, located in Midland, Mich.); Seppic, located in Paris, France); lovastatin; 4 methoxysali echinacea; elenolic acid; epimedium; ethyl paraben; Fo-Ti, cylic acid; metronidazole; minocycline: mukurossi; neem galbanum; gardenbumet: GERMALL 115 and GERMALL seed oil; vitamin B compounds (such as niacinamide and II (available from ISP-Sutton Labs, located in Wayne, N.J.); nicotinic acid), nisin; 5-octanoly Salicylic acid; Octopirox; German chamomile oil; giant knotweed; GLYDANT (avail panthenol; 1-pentadecanol; peonia extract; peppermint able from Lonza, located in Fairlawn, N.J.); GLYDANT extract; phelladendron extract; 2-phenyl-benzothiophene PLUS (available from Lonza); grapefruit seed oil; 1.6 hex derivatives: phloretin: PHLOROGINE (available from anediol; hexamidine disethionate; hinokitiol; honey; hon Secma); phosphatidylcholine; proteolytic enzymes; querce eysuckle flower, hops; immortelle; iodopropynlbutyl car tin, red sandalwood extract; resorcinol; rosemary extract; bamide (available from Lonza); isobutyl paraben; isopropyl rutin, sage extract, Salicin; salicylic acid; skull cap extract; paraben: JM ACTICARE (available from Microbial Sys Siber hegner extract; Siberian saxifrage extract; silicol; tems International, located in Nottingham, NG); juniper Sodium lauryl Sulfate; sodium Sulfoacetamide; Sophora berries; KATHON CG (available from Rohm and Haas, Extract (available from Maruzen); sorbic acid; sulfur, Sunder located in Philadelphia, Pa.): kojic acid; labdanum; laven vati extract; tea tree oil; tetracyline; tetrahydroabietic acid; der; lemon balm oil; lemon grass; methyl paraben; mint; thyme extract, tioXolone; tocopherol; trehalose 6-undecyle mume; mustard, myrrh, neem seed oil; orthophenyl phenol; noate; 3 tridecene-2-ol; triclosan; tropolone; UNITRIENOL olive leaf extract (available from Bio Botanica); parsley; T27 (available from Unichem, located in Gouda, Nether patchouly oil; peony root; 1.2 pentandiol; PHENONIP lands); Vitamin D and its analogs; white thyme oil; willow (available from Nipa Labs, located in Wilmington, Del.); bark extract; Wogonin; Ylang YTang; Zinc glycerolate; Zinc phenoxyethanol; phytosphingosine; pine needle oil; PLAN linoleate; Zinc oxide; Zinc pyrithione; Zinc sulfate and mix SERVATIVE (available from Campo Research); propyl tures thereof. paraben; purslane; quillaira; rhubarb; rose geranium oil; Antimicrobial and Antifungal Actives: rosemary, sage; Salicylic acid; Sassafras; Savory; Sichuan 0029 Non-limiting examples of antimicrobial and anti lovage; sodium meta bisulfite; sodium sulfite; SOPHOLI fungal actives include beta-lactam drugs, quinolone drugs, ANCE (available from Soliance, located in Compiegne, ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, tetracycline, erythromycin, ami France); Sorbic acid and its salts; sphingosine; Stevia; storax: kacin, 2.4,4'-trichloro-2'-hydroxy diphenyl ether, 3.4,4'- Sucrose esters; tarmic acid; tea; tea tree oil (cajeput oil); trichlorobanilide, phenoxyethanol, phenoxy propanol, phe thyme; triclosan; triclocarban; tropolone; turpentine; umbel noxyisopropanol, doxycycline, capreomycin, chlorhexidine, liferone (antifungal), yucca; and mixtures thereof. chlortetracycline, oxytetracycline, clindamycin, ethambutol, Anti-Wrinkle, Anti-Skin Atrophy and Skin Repair Actives: hexamidine isethionate, metronidazole, pentarnidine, gen 0030. Other anti-wrinkle actives may also be combined tamicin, kanamycin, lineomycin, methacycline, meth with exemplary cosmetic compositions disclosed herein. enamine, minocycline, neomycin, netilmicin, paromomycin, Non-limiting examples of anti-wrinkle and anti-skin atrophy streptomycin, tobramycin, miconazole, tetracycline hydro actives include retinoic acid and its derivatives (e.g., cis and chloride, erythromycin, Zinc erythromycin, erythromycin trans); retinal; retinol; retinyl esters such as retinyl acetate, estolate, erythromycin Stearate, amikacin Sulfate, doxycy retinyl palmitate, and retinyl propionate; Vitamin B com cline hydrochloride, capreomycin Sulfate, chlorhexidine glu pounds (such as niacinamide and nicotinic acid), salicylic conate, chlorhexidine hydrochloride, chlortetracycline acid and derivatives thereof (such as 5-octanoyl salicylic hydrochloride, oxytetracycline hydrochloride, clindamycin acid, heptyloxy 4 Salicylic acid, and 4-methoxy salicylic hydrochloride, ethambutol hydrochloride, metronidazole acid); Sulfur-containing D and L amino acids and their US 2006/0293.207 A1 Dec. 28, 2006 derivatives and salts, particularly the N-acetyl derivatives, a erdine; placental extracts; pratensein, pregnenolone; preg preferred example of which is N-acetyl-L-cysteine; thiols, nenolone acetate; pregnenolone succinate; premarin; e.g. ethane thiol: hydroxy acids, phytic acid, lipoic acid; quillaic acid; raloxifene; REPAIR FACTOR 1 and REPAIR lysophosphatidic acid; skin peel agents (e.g., phenol and the FACTOR FCP (both available from Sederna); retinoates: like); Actein 27-Deoxyactein Cimicifugoside (available retinyl glucuronate; retinyl linoleate; S-carboxymethyl cys from Cirnigoside); adapalene; ademethionine; adenosine; teine; SEANAMINE FP (available from Laboratories Sero aletris extract; alkyl glutathione esters; alkoxyalkoxy biologiques); Sodium ascorbyl phosphate: Soya extracts; alkoxynbenzoic and derivatives; aloe derived lectins; amino spleen extracts; tachysterol; taurine; tazarotene; tempol, propane phosphoric acid; 3-aminopropyl dihydrogen phos thymulen; thymus extracts; thyroid hormones; tigogenin: phate; Amadorine (available from Barnet Products); anise tocopheryl retinoate; toxifolin; traumatic acid; tricholine extracts; AOSINE (available from Secma); arginine amino citrate; trifoside: uracil derivatives: ursolic acid; vitamin D, benzoate; ASC III (available from E. Merck, located in and its analogs; vitamin K. Vitex extract, yam extract; Darmstadt, Germany); ascorbic acid; ascorbyl palmitate; yamogenin: Zeatin; and mixtures thereof. asiatic acid; asiaticosides; ARLAMOL GEOTM (available Skin Barrier Repair Actives: from ICI, located in Wilmington, Del.); azaleic acid; benzoic acid derivatives; bertholletia extracts; betulinic acid; BIO 0031 Skin barrier repair actives are those skin care CHANIN A AND BIOPEPTIDE CL (available from Sed actives that can help repair and replenish the natural mois erma, located in Brooklyn, N.Y.); BIOPEPTIDE EL (avail ture barrier function of the epidermis. Non-limiting able from Sederma); biotin; blackberry bark extract; examples of skin barrier repair actives include Alpha Lipid blackberry lily extracts; black cohosh extract; blue cohesh (available from Lucas Meyer); ascorbic acid; biotin: biotin extract; butanoyl betulinic acid; carboxymethyl 1.3 beta esters; brassicasterol; caffeine; campesterol; canola derived glucan, catecholamines; chalcones; citric acid esters; chaste sterols; Cennamides (available from Ennagram); Ceramax tree extract; clover extracts; coumestrol: CPC Peptide (avail (available from Alban Muller); CERAMAX (available from able from Barnet Products); daidZein; dang gui extract; Quest, located in Ashford, England); CERAMIDE 2 and darutoside; debromo laurinterol: 1-decanoyl-glycero-phos CERAMIDE HO3 (both available from Sederma); CERA phonic acid; dehydrocholesterol; dehydrodicreosol; dehy MIDE II (available from Quest); CERAMIDE III and IIIB drodieugenol; dehydroepiandersterone; DERMOLECTINE (both available from Cosmoferm, located in Deft, Nether (available from Sederma); dehydroascorbic acid; dehydroe lands); CERAMIDE LS 3773 (available from Laboratories piandersterone sulfate; diamethole; dihydroxybenzoic acid; Serobiologiques); CERAMINOL (available from Inocosm); 2.4 dihydroxybenzoic acid; diglycol guanidine Succinate; Cerasol and Cephalip (both available from Pentapharm): diosgenin; disodium ascorbyl phosphate, dodecanedioic cholesterol: cholesterol hydroxystearate; cholesterol isos acid; Ederline (available from Seporga); Enderline (avail tearate; 7 dehydrocholesterol: DERMATEIN BRC and able from Laboratories Seporga); equol; eriodictyol; estro DERMATEINGSL (both available from Hormel); ELDEW gen and its derivatives; ETF (available from Laboratories CL 301 AND ELDEW PS 203 (both available from Ajino Seporga); ethocyn; ELESERYL, SH (available from Labo moto); Fitobroside (available from Pentapharm); galactocer ratories Serobiologiques, located in Somerville, N.J.); ebrosides; Generol 122 (available from Henkel); glyceryl ENDONUCLEINE (available from Laboratories Serobi serine amide; hydroxyethyl isostearyl isopropanolamine; ologiques); ergosterol; eythrobic acid; fennel extract; lactic acid; Lactomide (available from Pentapharm): lanolin; fenugreek seed extract; FIBRASTIL (available from Sed lanolin alcohols; lanosterol; lauric acid N laurylglucamide; erma); FIBROSTIMULINESS and P (available from Sed lipoic acid; N-acetyl cysteine; N-acetyl-L-serine; N-methyl erma): FIRMOGEN LS 8445 (available from Laboratories L-Serine; Net Sterol-ISO (available from Barnet Products): Serobiologiques); formononetin; forsythia fruit extract; gal Vitamin B3 compounds (such as niacinamide and nicotinic lic acid esters; gamma aminobutyric acid; GATULINE RC acid); palmitic acid; panthenol; panthetine; phosphodi (available from Gattlefosse, located in Priest, France); esterase inhibitors: PHYTO/CER (available from Intergen); genistein, genisteine; genistic acid; gentisyl alcohol, gingko phytoglycolipid millet extract (available from Barnet Prod billboa extracts; ginseng extracts; ginsenoside; gluco pyra ucts Distributer, located in Englewood, N.J.); PHYTOSPH nosyl-L-ascorbate; glutathione and its esters; glyciteink; INGOSINE (available from Gist Brocades, located in King hesperitin; hexahydro curcumin; HMG-coenzyme A reduc of Prussia, Pa.); PSENDOFILAGGRIN (available from tase inhibitors; hops extracts; 11 to hydroxy undecanoic Brooks Industries, located in South Plainfield, N.J.); QUES acid; 10 hydroxy decanoic acid; 25-hydroxycholesterol: TAMIDE H (available from Quest); serine; sigmasterol: 7-hydroxylated sterols; hydroxyethyl isostearyloxy isopro sitosterol; soybean derived sterols; sphingosine; sphingo panolamine; hydroxy-tetra methyl piperidinyloxy; hypotau mylinase; S-lactoyl glutathione; Stearic acid; Structurine rine; ibukijakou extract; isoflavone SG 10 (available from (available from Silah); SUPER STEROL ESTERS (avail Barnet Products): kinetin; kohki extract; L-2-OXO-thiazo able from Croda); thioctic acid: THSC CERAMIDE OIL lidine-4-carboxylic acid esters; lactate dehydrogenase (available from Campo Research); trimethyl glycine; toco inhibitors: 1-lauryl, -lyso-phosphatidyl choline; lectins: pheryl nicotinate; vitamin D: Y2 (available from Ocean lichochalcone LF15 (available from Maruzen); is licorice Pharmaceutical); and mixtures thereof. extracts; lignan, lumisterol; lupenes; luteolin; lysophosphiti Cosmetic Soothing Actives: dic acid; margin; melatonin; melibiose; metalloproteinase inhibitors; methoprene; methoprenic acid; mevalonic acid; 0032 Cosmetic soothing actives can be effective in pre MPC COMPLEX (available from CLR); N methyl serine; N venting or treating inflammation of the skin. Non-limiting methyl taurine; N,N'-bis (lactyl) cysteamine; naringenin: examples of cosmetic soothing agents include the following neotigogenin; o-desmethylangoiensin; oat beta glucan, ole categories: propionic acid derivatives; acetic acid deriva anolic acid; pantethine; phenylalanine; photoanethone; pip tives; fenamic acid derivatives; biphenylcarboxylic acid US 2006/0293.207 A1 Dec. 28, 2006 derivatives; and oxicams. Non-limiting examples of useful sebum deficient. Non-limiting examples of sebum Stimulat cosmetic soothing actives include acetyl salicylic acid, ibu ing actives include bryonolic acid, completech MBAC-DS, profen, naproxen, benoxaprofen, flurbiprofen, fenoprofen, dehydroetiandrosterone (also known as DHEA), orizanol fenbufen, ketoprofen, indoprofen, pirprofen, carprofen, and mixtures thereof. oxaprozin, pranoprofen, miroprofen, tioxaprofen, Suprofen, alminoprofen, tiaprofenic acid, fluprofen, bucloxic acid, Sebum Inhibitors: absinthium, acacia, aescin, alder buckthorn extract, allan 0034 Sebum inhibitors can decrease the production of toin, aloe, APT (available from Centerchem), arnica, sebum by the sebaceous glands. Non-limiting examples of astragalus, astragalus root extract, aZulene, Baicalin SR 15 sebum inhibiting actives include aluminum hydroxy chlo (available from Barnet Products Dist.), baikal skullcap. ride, ASEBIOL (available from Laboratories Serobi baizhu, balsam canada, bee pollen, BIOPHYTEX (available ologiques), BIODERMINE (available from Sederma), from Laboratories Serobiologiques), bisabolol, black climbazole, COMPLETECH MBAC-OS (available from cohosh, black cohosh extract blue cohosh, blue cohosh Lipo), corticosteroids, cucumber extracts, dehydroacetic extract, boneset, borage, borage oil, bradykinin antagonists, acid and its salts, dichlorophenyl imidazoldioxolan (avail bromelain, calendula, Calendula extract, Canadian Willow able from Elubiol), gugulipiu, ketoconazole, Lichochalcone bark Extract (available from Fytokem), candelilla wax, LR 15 (available from Maruzen), niacinamide, phloretin, Cangzhu, canola phytosterols, capsicum, carboxypeptidase, PHLOROGINE (available from Secma), Phycosaccharide celery seed, celery stem extract, CENTAURIUM (available Anti-Acne (available from Codif), S-carboxylmethyl cys from Sederma), centaury extract, chamaZulene, chamomile, teine, sepicontrol AS, Spironolactone, tioXolone, tocopherol, chamomile extract, chaparral, chaste tree, chaste tree extract, tranexamic acid, UNITRIENOL T27 (available from chickweed, chicory root, chicory root extract, chirata, Unichem), Zincidone (UCIB), and mixtures thereof. chishao, collodial oatmeal, comfrey, comfrey extract, CRO MOIST CM GLUCAN (available from Croda), darutoside, Protease Inhibitors: dehurian angelica, devil's claw, divalent metals (such as, 0035. Non-limiting examples of protease inhibitors magnesium, strontium, and manganese), dog grass, dog which are useful in the exemplary cosmetic compositions wood, Eashave (available from Pentapharm), eleuthero, are selected from the group consisting of A E Complex ELHIBIN (available from Pentapharm), ENTELINE 2 (available from Barnet Products); ALE (available from (available from Secna), ephedra, epimedium, esculoside; Seporga); allicin; alpha lupaline: Aosaine (available from ethacrynic acid, evening primrose, eyebright, Extract Secma); Aprotinin (available from Pentapharm); areca cat LE-100 (available from Sino Lion), Fangfeng, feverfew, echu (Betel Nut) extract; areca catechu extracts; Blue Algae ficin, forsythia fruit, Fytosterol 85 (available from Extract (available from Collaborative Labs); Centaurium Fytokem), ganoderma, gaoben, Gatuline A (available from (available from Sederma); cholesterol sulfate; CMST (avail Gattefosse), gentian, germanium extract, gingko billboa able from Bioetica); Dermoprotectine (available from Sed extract, ginkgo, is ginseng extract, goldenseal, gorgonian erma); Disacoside HF 60 (available from Barnet Products); extract, gotu kola, grape fruit extract, guaiac wood oil, Elhibin (available from Pentapharm); Fluid Out Colloid guggal extract, helenalin esters, henna, honeysuckle flower, (available from Vegetech); Hypotaurine (available from horehound extract, horsechestnut, horsetail, huzhang, Sogo Pharmaceutical); In Cyte Heathes (available from hypericum, ichthyol, immortelle, ipecac, job’s tears, jujube, Collaborative Labs); Micromerol (available from Collabo kola extract, LANACHRYS 28 (available from Lana Tech), rative Labs); Pefabloc SP (available from Pentapharm): lemon oil, liandiao, licorice root, ligusticum, ligustrum, Sepicontrol AS (available from Seppic); Siegesbeckia lovage root, luffa, mace, magnolia flower, manjistha extract, (available from Sederma); Sophorine (available from Barnet margaspidin, matricin, melatonin, MICROAT IRC (avail Products); Thiotaine (available from Barnet Products); able from Nurture), mints, mistletoe, Modulene (available uncaria gambis roxburgh extract, Zinc and mixtures thereof. from Seporga), mono or diglucosides of glabridin, mono or diglucosides of gentisin, MTA (5'-deoxy-5'-methythioad Skin Tightening Agents: enosine), mung bean extract, musk, N-methyl arginine, oat 0036) The cosmetic compositions may also include skin beta glucan, oat extract, orange, panthenol, papain, phe tightening agents as active ingredients. Non-limiting noxyacetic acid, peony bark, peony root, Phytoplenolin examples of skin tightening agents which are useful in the (available from Bio Botanica), phytosphingosine, Preregen compositions of the present invention are those selected (available from Pentapharm), purslane, QUENCH T (avail from the group consisting of Biocare SA (available from able from Centerchem), quillaia, red sage, rehmannia, rhu Amerchol); egg albumen; Flexan 130 (available from barb, rosemary, rosmarinic acid, royal jelly, rue, rutin, National Starch); Gatuline Lifting (available from Gatte sandlewood, sanqi, sarsaparilla, saw palmetto, SENSILINE fosse); Pentacare HP (available from Pentapharm); Veg (available from Silab), SIEGESBECKIA (available from eseryl (available from Laboratories Serobioloques) and mix Sederma), stearyl glycyrrhetinate, Stimutex (available from tures thereof. Pentapharm), storax, strontium nitrate, Sweet birch oil, Sweet Woodruff, tagetes, tea extract, thyme extract, tienchi gin Viscosity Modifiers: seng, tocopherol, tocopheryl acetate, triclosan, turmeric, 0037 Suitable thickeners and viscosity modifiers include urimei, ursolic acid, white pine bark, witch hazel Xinyi, water-soluble polyacrylic and hydrophobically modified yarrow, yeast extract, yucca, and mixtures thereof. polyacrylic resins such as Carbopol and Pemulen, starches Sebum Stimulators: Such as corn starch, potato starch, tapioca, gums such as guar 0033 Sebum stimulators can increase the production of gum, gum Arabic, cellulose ethers such as hydroxypropyl sebum by the sebaceous glands. These skin care actives are cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, especially useful for post menopausal women who are and the like. US 2006/0293.207 A1 Dec. 28, 2006

Emulsifiers: 0044) It is believed that chromium and/or chromium 0038 A wide variety of emulsifiers are useful herein and cholinate or other metal, which is an ingredient in tobacco include, but not limited to, Sorbitan esters, glyceryl esters, ash, may be a key ingredient in effectuating stain removal, polyglyceryl esters, methyl glucose esters. Sucrose esters, although the tobacco ash has been found to be more effective ethoxylated fatty alcohols, hydrogenated castor oil ethoxy than chromium by itself. Other components contained in lates, Sorbitan ester ethoxylates, polymeric emulsifiers, sili tobacco, which may also effectuate its stain removing capa cone emulsifiers, glyceryl monoesters, preferably glyceryl bilities, especially in combination with one another, possibly monoesters of C16-C22 saturated, unsaturated and branched include aluminum, chlorine, barium, bromine, copper, cal chain fatty acids such as glyceryl oleate, glyceryl monostear cium, cesium, europium, iron, hafnium, potassium, lantha ate, glyceryl monopalmitate, glyceryl monobehenate, and num, magnesium, manganese, Sodium, nickel, rubidium, mixtures thereof; polyglyceryl esters of C16-C22 saturated, antimony, Scandium, selenium, strontium, thorium, titanium, unsaturated and branched chain fatty acids, Such as polyg Vanadium, Zinc, oxalic, malic, and citric acids, glucose, lyceryl-4 isostearate, polyglyceryl-3 oleate, diglycerol Sucrose, Sylvite, arcanite, fairchildite, calcite, calcium oxide, monooleate, tetraglycerol monooleate and mixtures thereof. quarts, mica, quartz, and buetschlite. Additionally, the methyl glucose esters, preferably methyl glucose esters of tobacco ash has minimal nicotine content, and is non C16-C22 saturated, unsaturated and branched chain fatty irritating to the skin. acids such as methyl glucose dioleate, methyl glucose ses 0045. In closing, it is to be understood that the exemplary quisostearate, and mixtures thereof. Sucrose fatty acid embodiments described herein are illustrative of the prin esters, preferably Sucrose esters of C12-C Saturated, ciples of the present invention. Other modifications that may unsaturated and branched chain fatty acids such as Sucrose be employed are within the scope of the invention. Thus, by Stearate. Sucrose trilaurate. Sucrose distearate (e.g., CROD way of example, but not of limitation, alternative configu ESTA F10), and mixtures thereof; C12-C22 ethoxylated rations may be utilized in accordance with the teachings fatty alcohols such as oleth-2, oleth-3, Steareth-2, and mix herein. Accordingly, the drawings and description are illus tures thereof hydrogenated castor oil ethoxylates such as trative and not meant to be a limitation thereof. PEG-7 hydrogenated castor oil; sorbitan ester ethoxylates such as PEG-40 sorbitan peroleate, Polysorbate-80, and 1. (canceled) mixtures thereof; polymeric emulsifiers such as ethoxylated 2. (canceled) dodecyl glycol copolymer, and silicone emulsifiers such as 3. A method of removing stains comprising: laurylmethicone copolyol, cetyldimethicone, dimethicone providing a composition containing tobacco ash or at least copolyol, and mixtures thereof. one metal component isolated therefrom; Humectants: applying said composition onto an area containing said 0039) Non-limiting examples of humectants include stain; and glycerin, propylene glycol, and laminaria digitata extract. removing said composition from said area. 4. The method of claim 3 wherein said stain is from a hair Abrasives: coloring preparation. 0040. Non-limiting examples of abrasives include pum 5. The method of claim 3 wherein said composition ice and the like as well as oxides Such as alumina, silica, contains up to about 90% by volume of tobacco ash. mica, Zirconia, titania (both anatase and rutile), and the like, 6. The method of claim 3 wherein said composition ground nut shells, ground apricot kernel, sand, and salt. contains from about 60 to 80% by volume of tobacco ash. 0041. The stain remover can be applied to the skin by any 7. The method of claim 3 wherein said tobacco ash is suitable method including dabbing or rubbing it onto the present in a topical carrier. skin with a finger, Q-tip, or cloth. 8. The method of claim 3 wherein said composition is applied to a person’s skin. 0042. According to a preferred embodiment, the remover 9. The method of claim 3 wherein said composition is prepared by mixing water with tobacco ash in a volume contains other skin benefiting agents. ratio of about 20 to 40% water and from about 80 to 60% 10. A method of removing stains left by hair coloring tobacco ash, to form a paste. This formulation works almost preparations, said stain remover comprising: instantaneously on light stains. For heavy stains, this for mulation may be left on the skin for several minutes or may a chromium component; and be applied a second time. a carrier component, wherein said stain remover is Suit 0043. According to another embodiment, up to about able for topical application and for removing hair dying 90% ash may be mixed with aloe barbadensis leaf juice, preparation stains. mineral oil, pumice, castile Soap, silica dimethyl sylilate, glycerin, vitamin E, fragrance, and DMDM Hydantoin. k k k k k