Active compounds and cosmetic and dermatological formulations

US5723482A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• BEIERSDORF AG · DE

Inventors

• Joachim Degwert · Tostedt, DE
• Gerhard Sauermann · Wiemersdorf, DE
• Volkner Schreiner · Hamburg, DE
• Franz Stab · Echem, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 12, 1995
• Grant date: Mar 3, 1998
• Expiry date: Sep 12, 2015

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61Q19/00
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Use of carnosine or derivatives or analogs thereof or of the combination of the active compounds a) carnosine or derivatives or analogs thereof and b) urocanic acid or derivatives or analogs thereof, or in each case mixtures of these compounds, if appropriate in each case in combination with an antioxidant or a plurality of antioxidants and if appropriate with a suitable carrier, for cosmetic and dermatological purposes, in particular for the prophylaxis and treatment of photosensitive skin, in particular photodermatoses, and preferably polymorphic photodermatosis.