US20090317341A1 - Compositions for Lightening Skin Color - Google Patents

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US20090317341A1
US20090317341A1 US12/141,561 US14156108A US2009317341A1 US 20090317341 A1 US20090317341 A1 US 20090317341A1 US 14156108 A US14156108 A US 14156108A US 2009317341 A1 US2009317341 A1 US 2009317341A1
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  • the present invention is directed to a skin lightening additive as well as compositions comprising the same. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a cosmetic composition comprising a skin lightening additive whereby the skin lightening additive comprises a heterosubstituted, saturated or unsaturated aliphatic acid, or a mixture thereof.
  • the skin lightening additive when used, results in a cosmetic composition that can provide moisturizing benefits. Moreover, it has been unexpectedly discovered that such aliphatic acids have skin lightening benefits when topically applied.
  • the cosmetic compositions of the present invention preferably comprise, as a lightening additive, compounds like 12-hydroxystearic acid, ricinoleic acid or both.
  • the cosmetic compositions of this invention result in a decrease in melanin content which is at least about 8% lower (preferably, at least about 11% lower) when comparing MelanoDermTM cultures treated with the same to MelanoDerm cultures that have not been subjected to a composition with the newly discovered skin lightening additives of this invention.
  • compositions that comprise, as a lightening additive, a heterosubstituted, saturated or unsaturated aliphatic acid, or mixture thereof.
  • the present invention is directed to a skin lightening additive, the skin lightening additive comprising a heterosubstituted, saturated or unsaturated aliphatic acid, or both.
  • the present invention is directed to a cosmetic composition for skin lightening, the cosmetic composition comprising a skin lightening agent comprising the skin lightening additive of the first aspect of this invention.
  • the present invention is directed to a method for lightening skin with the cosmetic composition of the second aspect of this invention.
  • a decrease in melanin content means a melanin content decrease when comparing two (2), three week old MatTek MelanoDerm cultures that have not been treated with a composition comprising the skin lightening additive of this invention to two (2), three week old MatTek MelanoDerm cultures that have been treated with a composition comprising the skin lightening additive of this invention wherein treated means:
  • Cosmetic composition is meant to include a composition for topical application to skin of mammals, especially humans. Such a composition may be generally classified as leave-on or rinse off, and is meant to include conditioners or tonics, lipsticks, color cosmetics, and general topical compositions that in some fashion and at the very least, reduce the effect of melanin on keratinocytes.
  • Lightening and whitening as used herein are meant to mean the same and they include the lightening of skin directly as well as the lightening of spots on the skin, like age spots and freckles.
  • Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Media means the nutrient solution sold by MatTek Corporation and treated and used according to instructions supplied with the product commercially identified as MEL3001OBBLLMM.
  • Skin lightening additive means a component suitable to result in physical, but especially biological whitening (i.e., a reduction in melanin production) whereby the skin lightening additive can comprise, consist essentially of or consist of the skin lightening additive.
  • MelanoDerm means the product having normal, human-derived epidermal keratinocytes and melanocytes which have been cultured to form a multilayered, highly differentiated model of the human epidermis, all of which is made commercially available by MatTek Corporation.
  • Unsaturated, as used herein, means having at least one bond that is not sp 3 hybridized. Comprising, as used herein, is meant to include consisting essentially of and consisting of.
  • the cosmetic composition of the present invention can be in the form of a liquid, lotion, cream, serum, gel, soap bar or toner, or applied via a face mask or patch.
  • the composition of this invention is one that at the very least, lightens skin when skin is meant to include skin on the face, neck, chest, back, arms, hands, legs and scalp. All ranges identified herein are meant to implicitly include all ranges subsumed therein, if, for example, reference to the same is not explicitly made.
  • the only limitation with respect to the skin lightening additive that may be used in this invention is that the same may be used in a topical composition suitable for use on humans.
  • the preferred additive is a heterosubstituted, saturated or unsaturated aliphatic acid or a mixture thereof.
  • the skin lightening additive employed in the present invention comprises a compound having the formulae:
  • the preferred compounds suitable for use in this invention are aleuritic acid; phloionolic acid; 9,10,13-trihydroxy-11-octadecenoic acid; 9,13-dihydroxy-12-ethoxy-10-octadecenoic acid; 9-hydroxy-10,12-octadecadienoic acid; 4,14-dihydroxy-octadecanoic acid; 12-hydroxystearic acid(12-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid); lesquerolic acid; ricinelaidic acid; ambrettolic acid, and rincinoleic acid (12-hydroxy-9-cis-octadecanoic acid) as represented by either formula I or II.
  • Other preferred compounds suitable for use in this invention include beta-dimorphecolic acid; densipolic acid; 8-methoxy-13-hydroxy-9,11-octadecadienoic acid; 7-oxo-octadecanoic acid; 9-oxo-octadecanoic acid; 12-oxo-octadecanoic acid and 10-oxo-14-methyl-pentadecanoic acid as represented by formula III.
  • Such compounds are commercially available from suppliers like Vertellus Specialties, Inc., Welch, Home & Clark Co., Inc., as well as Croda Chemicals.
  • the cosmetic compositions of the present invention typically comprise from about 0.001 to about 15% by weight, and preferably, from about 0.1 to about 12%, and most preferably, from about 1 to about 10% by weight skin lightening additive, based on total weight of the cosmetic composition and including all ranges subsumed therein.
  • the skin lightening additive of this invention comprises from about 0.2 to about 95%, and preferably, from about 10 to about 85%, and most preferably, from about 30 to about 65% by weight heterosubstituted saturated or unsaturated aliphatic acid, or a mixture thereof, based on total weight of skin lightening additive and including all ranges subsumed therein.
  • the cosmetic composition of this invention comprises from about 2 to about 9%, and preferably, from about 3 to 8%, and most preferably, from about 3 to about 6% by weight heterosubstituted, saturated or unsaturated aliphatic acid, or a mixture thereof, based on total weight of the cosmetic composition and including all ranges subsumed therein.
  • the weight ratio of heterosubstituted, saturated or unsaturated aliphatic acid to heterosubstituted, saturated aliphatic acid is from about 5:95 to about 95:5, and preferably, from about 20:80 to about 80:20, and most preferably, from about 40:60 to about 60:40, including all ratios subsumed therein.
  • the cosmetically acceptable vehicle suitable for use in this invention may be aqueous-based, anhydrous or an emulsion whereby a water-in-oil or oil-in-water emulsion is generally preferred. If the use of water is desired, water typically makes up the balance of the cosmetic composition, and preferably, makes up from about 5 to about 99%, and most preferably, from about 40 to about 80% by weight of the cosmetic composition, including all ranges subsumed therein.
  • organic solvents may be optionally included to act as carriers or to assist carriers within the compositions of the present invention.
  • organic solvents suitable for use in the present invention include alkanols like ethyl and isopropyl alcohol, mixtures thereof or the like.
  • ester oils like isopropyl myristate, cetyl myristate, 2-octyldodecyl myristate, avocado oil, almond oil, olive oil, neopentylglycol dicaprate, mixtures thereof or the like.
  • ester oils assist in emulsifying the cosmetic composition of this invention, and an effective amount is often used to yield a stable, and most preferably, water-in-oil emulsion.
  • Emollients may also be used, if desired, as carriers within the cosmetic composition of the present invention.
  • Alcohols like 1-hexadecanol (i.e., cetyl alcohol) and phenoxyethanol are often desired as are the emollients generally classified as silicone oils and synthetic esters.
  • Silicone oils suitable for use include cyclic or linear polydimethylsiloxanes containing from 3 to 9, preferably from 4 to 5, silicon atoms.
  • Nonvolatile silicone oils useful as an emollient material in the inventive cosmetic composition described herein include polyalkyl siloxanes, polyalkylaryl siloxanes and polyether siloxane copolymers.
  • the essentially non-volatile polyalkyl siloxanes useful herein include, for example, polydimethylsiloxanes.
  • ester emollients that may optionally be used are:
  • Examples thereof include isoarachidyl neopentanoate, isononyl isonanonoate, oleyl myristate, oleyl stearate, and oleyl oleate.
  • Emollients when used typically make up from about 0.1 to about 50% by weight of the cosmetic composition, including all ranges subsumed therein.
  • Fatty acids having from 10 to 30 carbon atoms may also be included as cosmetically acceptable carriers within the composition of the present invention.
  • Illustrative examples of such fatty acids include pelargonic, lauric, myristic, palmitic, stearic, isostearic, oleic, linoleic, arachidic, behenic or erucic acid, and mixtures thereof.
  • Compounds that are believed to enhance skin penetration, like dimethyl sulfoxide, may also be used as an optional carrier.
  • Humectants of the polyhydric alcohol type may also be employed in the cosmetic compositions of this invention.
  • the humectant often aids in increasing the effectiveness of the emollient, reduces scaling, stimulates removal of built-up scale and improves skin feel.
  • Typical polyhydric alcohols include glycerol, polyalkylene glycols and more preferably alkylene polyols and their derivatives, including propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, polyethylene glycol and derivatives thereof, sorbitol, hydroxypropyl sorbitol, hexylene glycol, 1,3-butylene glycol, 1,2,6-hexanetriol, ethoxylated glycerol, propoxylated glycerol and mixtures thereof.
  • the humectant is preferably propylene glycol or sodium hyaluronate.
  • the amount of humectant may range anywhere from 0.2 to 25%, and preferably, from about 0.5 to about 15% by weight of the cosmetic composition, based on total weight of the cosmetic composition and including all ranges subsumed therein.
  • Thickeners may also be utilized as part of the cosmetically acceptable carrier in the cosmetic compositions of the present invention.
  • Typical thickeners include cross-linked acrylates (e.g. Carbopol 982), hydrophobically-modified acrylates (e.g. Carbopol 1382), cellulosic derivatives and natural gums.
  • useful cellulosic derivatives are sodium carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose and hydroxymethyl cellulose.
  • Natural gums suitable for the present invention include guar, xanthan, sclerotium, carrageenan, pectin and combinations of these gums.
  • Amounts of the thickener may range from 0.0 to 5%, usually from 0.001 to 1%, optimally from 0.01 to 0.5% by weight.
  • the water, solvents, silicones, esters, fatty acids, humectants and/or thickeners will constitute the cosmetically acceptable carrier in amounts from 1 to 99.9%, preferably from 80 to 99% by weight.
  • Surfactants may also be present in cosmetic compositions of the present invention. Total concentration of the surfactant will range from about 0 to about 40%, and preferably, from about 0 to about 20%, optimally from about 0 to about 5% by weight of the composition.
  • the surfactant may be selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, cationic and amphoteric actives.
  • nonionic surfactants are those with a C 10 -C 20 fatty alcohol or acid hydrophobe condensed with from 2 to 100 moles of ethylene oxide or propylene oxide per mole of hydrophobe; C 2 -C 10 alkyl phenols condensed with from 2 to 20 moles of alkylene oxide; mono- and di- fatty acid esters of ethylene glycol; fatty acid monoglyceride; sorbitan, mono- and di- C 8 -C 20 fatty acids; block copolymers (ethylene oxide/propylene oxide); and polyoxyethylene sorbitan as well as combinations thereof.
  • Alkyl polyglycosides and saccharide fatty amides are also suitable nonionic surfactants.
  • Preferred anionic surfactants include soap, alkyl ether sulfate and sulfonates, alkyl sulfates and sulfonates, alkylbenzene sulfonates, alkyl and dialkyl sulfosuccinates, C 8 -C 20 acyl isothionates, acyl glutamates, C 8 -C 20 alkyl ether phosphates and combinations thereof.
  • Perfumes may be used in the cosmetic composition of this invention.
  • Illustrative non-limiting examples of the types of perfumes that may be used include those comprising terpenes and terpene derivatives like those described in Bauer, K., et al., Common Fragrance and Flavor Materials, VCH Publishers (1990).
  • the amount of fragrance employed in the cosmetic composition of this invention is in the range from about 0.0% to about 10%, more preferably, about 0.00001% to about 5 wt %, most preferably, about 0.0001% to about 2%.
  • Actives are defined as skin benefit agents other than emollients and other than ingredients that merely improve the physical characteristics of the composition. Although not limited to this category, general examples include talcs and silicas, as well as alpha-hydroxy acids, beta-hydroxy acids, peroxides, zinc salts, and sunscreens.
  • Beta-hydroxy acids include salicylic acid, for example.
  • Zinc pyrithione is an example of the zinc salts useful in the cosmetic composition of the present invention.
  • Sunscreens include those materials commonly employed to block ultraviolet light.
  • Illustrative compounds are the derivatives of PABA, cinnamate and salicylate.
  • avobenzophenone Parsol 1789®
  • octyl methoxycinnamate and 2-hydroxy-4-methoxyl benzophenone also known as oxybenzone
  • Octyl methoxycinnamate and 2-hydroxy-4-methoxy benzophenone are commercially available under the trademarks, Parsol MCX and Benzophenone-e, respectively.
  • the exact amount of sunscreen employed in the compositions can vary depending upon the degree of protection desired from the sun's UV radiation. Additives that reflect or scatter the suns rays may also be employed. These additives include oxides like zinc oxide and titanium dioxide.
  • Suitable preservatives include alkyl esters of p-hydroxybenzoic acid, hydantoin derivatives, propionate salts, and a variety of quaternary ammonium compounds.
  • Particularly preferred preservatives of this invention are methyl paraben, propyl paraben, phenoxyethanol and benzyl alcohol. Preservatives will usually be employed in amounts ranging from about 0.1% to 2% by weight of the composition.
  • Still other optional ingredients that may be used with the cosmetic composition of this invention include dioic acids (e.g., malonic acid, sebacic acid), antioxidants like vitamin E, vitamins, like niacinamide and vitamin C and its derivatives, recorcinols and its derivatives (including those esterified with, for example, ferulic acid, vanillic acid or the like) and retinoids, including retinoic acid, retinal, retinol and retinyl esters, conjugated linoleic acid, petroselinic acid and mixtures thereof, as well as any other conventional ingredients well known for wrinkle-reducing, skin whitening, anti-acne effects and reducing the impact of sebum.
  • dioic acids e.g., malonic acid, sebacic acid
  • antioxidants like vitamin E
  • vitamins like niacinamide and vitamin C and its derivatives
  • recorcinols and its derivatives including those esterified with, for example, ferulic acid, vanillic acid or the
  • the cosmetic compositions of the present invention are intended for use primarily as a product for topical application to human skin, especially and at least as a product for lightening the skin.
  • the described aliphatic acids have excellent skin lightening capabilities whereby the same may be employed as skin lightening additives in topical cosmetic compositions that are applied topically to areas of the skin where lightening or whitening is desired.
  • Other benefits may include skin moisturizing, decreasing the effect of sebum on the skin and skin wrinkle reducing.
  • the cosmetic composition of the present invention has a melting point from about 30° C. to about 45° C., including all ranges subsumed therein.
  • the cosmetic composition of the present invention has a pH from about 4.5 to about 7.5, including all ranges subsumed therein.
  • the desired ingredients are mixed in no particular order and usually at temperatures from about 70 to about 80° C. and under atmospheric pressure.
  • the packaging for the composition of this invention can be a patch, bottle, tube, roll-ball applicator, propellant driven aerosol device, squeeze container or lidded jar.
  • Each treatment condition was done in duplicate and three (3) sets were made for each treatment, as well as for a control (culture not treated with the aliphatic acid).
  • the cultures were maintained at a temperature of about 37° C. and incubated in a humidified, 5% CO 2 incubator during the dosing period, but removed while being dosed.
  • the MelanoDerm cultures were removed and solubilized in a centrifuge tube containing 250 microliters of Solvable reagent (GNE9100, Packard) for sixteen (16) hours (overnight) in a 60° C. oven. Following solubilization, the centrifuge tube containing the sample was spun at 12,000 g for five (5) minutes. Two hundred (200) microliters of supernatant were removed and placed in a ninety-six (96) well plate. A spectrophotometer was used to measure the absorbance of the supernatant at 490 nm. A standard curve using synthetic melanin was set up in parallel to allow quantitation of melanin, in micrograms, of the samples. The results are provided below:

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