Cosmetic compositions

US6224888A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• Michael Lee Vatter · Okeana, US
• David Edmund Tarantino · Cockeysville, US
• Nichole Marie Scherneck · Baltimore, US
• Michael Armstrong · Randallstown, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 12, 1999
• Grant date: May 1, 2001
• Expiry date: Feb 12, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61Q15/00
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to cosmetic compositions, comprising: PA1 a.) from about 0.01% to about 50%, by weight, of vitamin B.sub.3 compound; PA1 b.) from about 0% to about 90%, by weight, of an emollient component comprising from 0% to about 100%, by weight, of an oil liquid at ambient temperature; PA1 c.) from about 0.01% to about 40%, by weight, of a polar solvent; PA1 d.) from about 0% to about 90%, by weight, of a solidifying agent; and PA1 e.) from about 0% to about 90%, on an anhydrous basis, of a color wherein the vitamin B.sub.3 compound is added to the composition such that the concentration of the vitamin B.sub.3 compound exceeds the saturation solubility of the vitamin B.sub.3 compound in the polar solvent.