Cosmetic composition comprising a peppermint extract

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018263877-A1
Application number	US-201815923689-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 16, 2018
Priority date	Mar 16, 2017
Publication date	Sep 20, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

Cosmetic or dermatological composition including, in a physiologically acceptable medium, a hydrophilised extract of peppermint stems and use of such a composition as an antioxidant in a cosmetic or dermatological composition.

First claim

1 . Peppermint extract (I) obtained by the extraction of peppermint stems with a mixture of hydroalcoholic solvents and esterification with glycerol, said peppermint extract (I) comprising at least a compound of formula (I):

2 . Cosmetic or dermatological composition, comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium, a peppermint extract (I) according to claim 1 .

3 . Composition according to claim 2 , further comprising a peppermint extract (II) obtained by the extraction of stems with a mixture of hydroalcoholic solvents comprising at least a compound of formula (II):

4 . Composition according to claim 3 , wherein the ratio by weight of the extracts (I)/(II) is between 0.5 and 2.

5 . Composition according to claim 3 , wherein the hydroalcoholic extract (II) is obtained by alcohol extraction by means of a monohydric alcohol and/or a glycol.

6 . Composition according to claim 3 , further comprising a peppermint extract (III) obtained by the extraction of peppermint stems with a mixture of hydroalcoholic solvents, and esterification with octyl alcohol, said peppermint extract (III) comprising at least one compound of formula (III):

7 . Composition according to claim 6 , further comprising a mixture of extracts (I), (II) and (III), wherein the ratio by weight of the extracts (II)/(III) is between 0.5 and 1.5 and the ratio by weight of the extracts (I)/(II) is between 2 and 4.

8 . Composition according to claim 6 , characterised in that the ratio by weight of the extracts (I)/(II)/(III) is 3/1/1.

9 . Composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition is suited to topical application.

10 . Composition according to claim 1 , wherein said extract (I) or the mixture of extracts (I) and (II) represents a content ranging from 0.01% to 10% by weight, with respect to the total weight of the composition.

11 . (canceled)

12 . A method for producing an antioxidant effect by reducing a presence of free radicals involved in the phenomena of cell ageing of the skin, comprising applying an effective amount of a composition according to claim 1 .

13 . A cosmetic or dermatological composition comprising the peppermint extract (I) according to claim 1 .

14 . The peppermint extract of claim 1 , wherein the mixture of hydroalcoholic solvents is an ethanol/water mixture.

15 . The composition of claim 3 , wherein the mixture of hydroalcoholic solvents is an ethanol/water mixture.

16 . The composition according to claim 4 , wherein the ratio by weight of the extracts (I)/(II) is 1.

17 . Composition according to claim 3 , wherein the hydroalcoholic extract (II) is obtained by alcohol extraction by means of a monohydric alcohol and/or a glycol mixed with water.

18 . The composition of claim 6 , wherein the mixture of hydroalcoholic solvents is an ethanol/water mixture.

19 . Composition according to claim 1 , wherein said extract (I) or the mixture of extracts (I), (II), and (III) represents a content ranging from 0.01% to 10% by weight, in particular from 0.1% to 10% with respect to the total weight of the composition.

20 . The composition of claim 10 , wherein the content ranges from 0.1% to 10% by weight.

21 . The composition of claim 10 , wherein the content ranges from 1% to 5% by weight.

Assignees

• Chanel Parfums Beaute

Inventors

• Cocandeau Vincent
• Gillet Maeva
• Holderith Serge
• Legangneux David
• Lerisson Annie
• Rey Aurelien
• Toribio Alix
• Weinberg Lionel

Classifications

• A61P43/00

  Drugs for specific purposes, not provided for in groups A61P1/00-A61P41/00 · CPC title

• A61P39/06

  Free radical scavengers or antioxidants · CPC title

• A61K8/375 Primary

  the alcohol moiety containing more than one hydroxy group · CPC title

• A61K8/37

  Esters of carboxylic acids · CPC title

• A61Q19/08

  Anti-ageing preparations · CPC title