US 2013 O156711A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2013/0156711 A1 Castro (43) Pub. Date: Jun. 20, 2013 (54) TOPICAL SKIN CARE FORMULATION (52) U.S. Cl. CPC ................ A61K 8/375 (2013.01); A61O 19/08 (71) Applicant: Mary Kay Inc., Dallas, TX (US) (2013.01) USPC ............................................................ 424/59 (72) Inventor: Mauricio Castro, Carrolton, TX (US) (73) Assignee: Mary Kay Inc., Dallas, TX (US) (57) ABSTRACT (21) Appl. No.: 13/707, 176 Disclosed is a topical skin care composition, and method for its use, that includes 55 to 65% by weight of water, 15 to 20% (22) Filed: Dec. 6, 2012 by weight of a combination of 3,3,5-Trimethylcyclohexyl O O 2-hydroxybenzoate (homosalate), 1-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-3- Related U.S. Application Data (4-tert-butylphenyl)propane-1,3-dione (avobenzone), 2-eth (60) Provisional application No. 61/567,970, filed on Dec. ylhexyl 2-hydroxybenzoate (Octisalate), and 2-ethylhexyl 7, 2011. 2-cyano-3,3-diphenyl-2-propenoate (octocrylene), 3 to 4% by weight of distearlydimonium chloride, and 1 to 3% by Publication Classification weight of a combination of euterpe oleracea fruit extract, punica granatum sterols, caprooyltetrapeptide-3, tocopherol (51) Int. Cl. or tocopherol acetate, and niacinamide, wherein the compo A6 IK S/37 (2006.01) sition has a sun protection factor of at least 15 or about 15 to A61O 19/08 (2006.01) US 2013/0156711 A1 Jun. 20, 2013 TOPCAL SKN CARE FORMULATION Zoic acid (PABA), PABA esters (glyceryl PABA, amyldim ethyl PABA and octyldimethyl PABA), butyl PABA, ethyl CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED PABA, ethyl dihydroxypropyl PABA, cinnamates (octyl APPLICATIONS methoxycinnamate, isoamyl p-methoxycinnamate, octyl 0001. This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provi methoxy cinnamate, cinoxate, diisopropyl methyl cinnamate, sional Application No. 61/567,970, filed Dec. 7, 2011. The DEA-methoxycinnamate, ethyl diisopropylcinnamate, glyc contents of the referenced application are incorporated by eryl octanoate dimethoxycinnamate and ethyl methoxycin namate), cinnamate esters, homomethyl salicylate, benzyl reference. salicylate, glycol salicylate, isopropylbenzyl salicylate, BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION anthranilates, ethyl urocanate, octyl triaZone, digalloy tri oleate, glyceryl aminobenzoate, lawsone with dihydroxyac 0002 A. Field of the Invention etone, ethylhexyl triaZone, dioctyl butamido triaZone, ben 0003. The present invention relates generally to topical Zylidene malonate polysiloxane, terephthalylidene skin care compositions. dicamphor Sulfonic acid, disodium phenyl dibenzimidazole 0004 B. Description of Related Art tetrasulfonate, diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl hexyl ben 0005 Ageing, chronic exposure to adverse environmental Zoate, bis diethylamino hydroxybenzoyl benzoate, bis ben factors, malnutrition, fatigue, etc., can change the visual Zoxazoylphenyl ethylhexylimino triazine, drometrizole trisi appearance, physical properties, or physiological functions of loxane, methylene bis-benzotriazolyl skin in ways that are considered visually undesirable. tetramethylbutylphenol, bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methox Examples of Such changes include reduced skin elasticity, yphenyltriazine, 4-methylbenzylidenecamphor, and isopen reduced skin firmness, increased sagging of the skin, devel tyl 4-methoxycinnamate, etc.). The composition can also opment of lines and wrinkles, development of pits or nodules include a dermatologically acceptable vehicle which imparts in skin, development of age spots, dry skin, etc. Current a non-greasy feel when applied to skin. In particular embodi products on the market either do not provide a sufficient ments, the composition includes at least 50%, 55%, 60%, treatment option or require a multitude of different composi 65%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, or more w/w of water. In tions to treat these physiological changes to skin. certain aspects, the composition can include 1 to 3% w/w of the total combination of skin active ingredients, 15 to 20% SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION w/w of the total combination of sunscreen agents, and 3 to 4% 0006. The present invention provides an effective solution by weight of a cationic surfactant (e.g., distearyldimonium to skin exhibiting reduced elasticity, reduced firmness, chloride), and/or 5 to 10% by weight of moisturizing agents increased sagginess, dryness, flakiness, fine lines and (e.g., glycerin, butyrospermum parkii, etc.). In other aspects, wrinkles, pits or nodules, damage caused by ultraviolet radia the composition can include 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10%, tion, age spots, uneven skin, etc. In one aspect of the present or more of the total combination of skin active ingredients, 1. invention, the Solution is topical application of a composition 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20%, to skin in need of treatment. The skin can be in the décolleté or more of the total combination of Sunscreen agents, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7,8,9, 10%, or more of a cationic surfactant, and/or 1, region (e.g., neck, shoulders, and/or upper chest), facial skin, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 29%, and/or body skin (e.g., arms, hands, chest, abdomen, upper or more by weight of moisturizing agents. The composition and lower back, legs, buttocks, feet, etc.) of a human. In can be fragrance-free in that it does not have a discernable particular embodiments, the skin can be in the décolleté odor. The composition can include a combination of odor region and/or hands. The composition can include a combi neutralizing ingredients, which can help produce a fragrance nation of skin active ingredients, wherein the skin active free composition. In particular aspects, the combination of ingredients include euterpe oleracea fruit extract, punica odor neutralizing ingredients includes at least 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or granatum sterols, caprooyltetrapeptide-3, tocopherol ortoco all 6 of the following: ethylene brassylate, isobutyl methyl pherol acetate, or niacinamide, or any combination thereof, or all of these ingredients. The composition can also include a tetrahydropyranol; methyl linalool; methylenedioxyphenyl combination of skin moisturizing agents, wherein the mois methylpropanal; phenylisohexanol; and cyclamen aldehyde. turizing agents include glycerin or butyrospermum parkii or In certain aspects, the composition has a viscosity ranging both. The composition can also include a photo stable com from 20,000 cps to 500,00 cps, as measured on a Brookfield bination of Sunscreen agents providing the composition with Viscometer using a TC spindle at 2.5 rpm at 25°C. (or any a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least about 15 or about 15 range or integer therein—e.g., 30,000, 40,000, 50,000, to 20. Photo-stable refers to the ability of the composition to 60,000, 70,000, 80,000, 90,000, 100,000, 110,000, 120,000, maintain an SPF of at least about 15 for a sufficient period of 130,000, 140,000, 150,000, 160,000, 170,000, 180,000, 190, time after exposure to UV rays such as from the sun. In 000, 200,000, 250,000, 300,000, 400,000, 450,000, 475,000, particular embodiments, the Sunscreen agents include 3.3.5- etc.). In certain aspects, the composition is formulated a Trimethylcyclohexyl 2-hydroxybenzoate (homosalate), 1-(4- cream. The cream can be an oil-in-water emulsion. The com Methoxyphenyl)-3-(4-tert-butylphenyl)propane-1,3-dione position can be a multi-functional composition capable of (avobenzone), 2-ethylhexyl 2-hydroxybenzoate (octisalate), hydrating skin, increasing the firmness of skin, reducing the and/or 2-ethylhexyl 2-cyano-3,3-diphenyl-2-propenoate (oc appearance of fine lines or wrinkles on skin, and reducing the tocrylene). In some instances, the composition does not appearance of age spots on skin. include Sunscreen agents such as anyone of or all of 2-Hy 0007. The plant extracts (e.g., euterpe oleracea, punica droxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-phenylmethanone (oxybenzone), granatum, etc.) identified throughout this specification can be physical Sunscreen agents (e.g., kaoline, talc, petrolatum, obtained from any part of the plant. Non-limiting examples titanium oxide, titanium dioxide, Zinc oxide, etc.) and/or include extracts obtain from the whole plant, leaves, stems, additional chemical Sunscreen agents (e.g., para-aminoben flowers, flower buds, bark, roots, fruit, seeds, and any mixture US 2013/0156711 A1 Jun. 20, 2013 of such parts. By way of example, the extract can be obtained having fine lines and wrinkles, or skin pits or nodules com from the whole fruit (e.g., fruit pulp and seeds), the whole prising topically applying to the skin any one of the compo plant (e.g., the entire plant is used to produce the extract), a sitions disclosed throughout this specification. particular part of the plant at the exclusion of another part 0015. Also disclosed is a method of reducing free-radical (e.g., seed extract isolated from other parts of the plant), etc. damage in skin or reducing oxidation of skin cells while also The extract can be water-based, alcohol-based, oil-based, moisturizing skin. The method can include applying any one gel-based etc. of the compositions of the present invention to skin in need of 0008. In particular aspects, the compositions can be for Such treatment. mulated as emulsions (e.g., oil-in-water, water-in-oil, sili 0016. In other aspects, any one of the compositions dis cone-in-water, water-in-silicone, water-in-oil-in-water, oil closed throughout this specification can be used to treat or in-water, oil-in-water-in-oil, oil-in-water-in-silicone, etc.), prevent a wide variety of skin conditions (in addition to those creams, lotions, Solutions (e.g., aqueous or hydro-alcoholic previously mentioned). Non-limiting examples of skin con Solutions), anhydrous bases (e.g., lipstick or a powder), gels, ditions include pruritus, spider veins, lentigo, age spots, ointments, milks, pastes, aerosols, Solid forms, eye jellies, senile purpura, keratosis, melasma, blotches, fine lines or etc.