Personal care compositions comprising a methyl naphthalenyl ketone or a derivative thereof

US9044429B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Gillette Company LLC · US

Inventors

• Katharine Anne Bakes · Cincinnati, US
• Timothy Woodrow Coffindaffer · Loveland, US
• John Christian Haught · Sharonville, US
• Helen Rochelle Kemp · Cincinnati, US
• Yakang Lin · Monroe, US
• Kotikanyadanam Sreekrishna · Mason, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 10, 2011
• Grant date: Jun 2, 2015
• Expiry date: Sep 13, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61K2800/75
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A personal care composition comprising a methyl naphthalenyl ketone or a derivative thereof, such as 1-(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro-2,3,8,8-tetramethyl-2naphthalenyl)-ethan-1-one, for down regulating at least one TRP receptor associated with a pain response, including but not limited to TRPV1 and TRPA1 receptors to reduce skin irritation associated with hair removal.