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Cosmetic composition and method for treating rosacea

US6174534A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 3, 1999
Grant dateJan 16, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 3, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61Q19/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a composition and method for preventing and/or treating rosacea, which includes a cosmetic composition containing at least from 1 to 5% of a C.sub.12 -C.sub.24 fatty acid, from 5 to 15% of an ester of C.sub.12 -C.sub.24 fatty acid and of a C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 polyalkylene oxide fragment containing from 2 to 100 polyalkylene oxide residues, from 1 to 20% of an optionally polyoxyalkylenated C.sub.12 -C.sub.22 fatty acid glyceride containing from 0 to 20 ethylene oxide residues, from 1 to 20% of an ester of a C.sub.12 -C.sub.24 fatty acid and of a C.sub.1 -C.sub.6 alcohol, from 0.1 to 10% of glycerol, from 0.1 to 3% of a C.sub.12 -C.sub.24 fatty alcohol and water, where the composition is free of metronidazole, lanthanide, tin, zinc, manganese, yttrium, cobalt, barium strontium salt, and non-photosynthetic filamentous bacteria.

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