Cosmetic compositions

US6309657A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• Michael Lee Vatter · Okeana, US
• David Andrew Jakubovic · Staines-upon-Thames, GB

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 28, 1999
• Grant date: Oct 30, 2001
• Expiry date: Dec 28, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61Q1/10
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Disclosed are cosmetic compositions, including lipsticks, comprising from 0.01% to about 50%, by weight, of cylindrical crystalline vitamin B.sub.3 particles having a particle size distribution such that at least about 70% of the crystalline particles have a height to width ratio greater than 1; from about 1% to about 90%, by weight, of an emollient component; from about 1% to about 90%, by weight, of a solidifying agent; and from about 1% to about 90%, on an anhydrous basis, of a color. The compositions provide improved skin feel of crystalline vitamin B3 compounds when applied to skin.