Cosmetic compositions

US6528071B2 · kind B2 · 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 16, 2001
• Grant date: Mar 4, 2003
• Expiry date: Feb 16, 2021

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:a.) from about 0.01% to about 50%, by weight, of vitamin B3 compound;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;c.) from about 0.01% to about 40%, by weight, of a polar solvent;d.) from about 0% to about 90%, by weight, of a solidifying agent; ande.) from about 0% to about 90%, on an anhydrous basis, of a colorwherein the vitamin B3 compound is added to the composition such that the concentration of the vitamin B3 compound exceeds the saturation solubility of the vitamin B3 compound in the polar solvent.