Title:
COMPOSITIONS WHICH ARE USED TO CARE FOR SKIN SUFFERING FROM A HORMONAL IMBALANCE AND WHICH CONTAIN ONE OR MORE RESVERATROL OLIGOMERS, PARTICULARLY DOLLAR G(E)-VINIFERIN, AND/OR CERTAIN DERIVATIVES THEREOF
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004026222
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The invention relates to compositions which are used to care for skin suffering from a hormonal imbalance and which contain one or more resveratrol oligomers, particularly epsilon -viniferin, and/or certain derivatives thereof. Hormonal imbalances have negative effects on the condition of the skin, nails, hair, lips, external genital organs, oral mucous membranes, and the menopause essentially causes relatively significant hormonal imbalances. Products containing those hormones which the skin lacks have been developed solely in the pharmaceutical field as said hormones are prohibited for use in cosmetics. Non-steroid phytohormones have also been used, but most research with said products has been carried out by means of oral treatment. There has been no very explicit research relating to topical treatments. Retinoids represent another category of molecules which are used to treat the cutaneous symptoms of hormonal imbalances but retinoid acid is prohibited in cosmetics as it is teratogenic and extremely irritant. However, research has been carried out, and patents issued, relating to products based on a stilbene, namely Resveratrol. A test performed on the skin of post-menopausal women, non-substituted, shows that epsilon -viniferin (a dimer of Resveratrol) and a vegetable extract containing same produce hormonal and retinoid effects on the deficient skin. This type of activity has never been described before. The invention relates to cosmetic products, pharmaceutical products and food supplements which are intended to prevent and combat the negative effects caused by a hormonal imbalance affecting the skin and the appendages thereof. The inventive compositions contain at least one Resveratrol oligomer and/or one derivative and/or one vegetable extract containing same.
Inventors:
FRUCTUS ALAIN (FR)
Application Number:
PCT/FR2003/002755
Publication Date:
June 03, 2004
Filing Date:
September 19, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
AF CONSULTING (FR)
FRUCTUS ALAIN (FR)
FRUCTUS ALAIN (FR)
International Classes:
A23L1/30; A23L33/00; A61K8/34; A61K8/49; A61K36/00; A61K36/14; A61K36/17; A61K36/87; A61P17/00; A61Q19/00; A61Q1/02; A61Q5/00; A61Q11/00; A61Q17/04; A61Q19/08; (IPC1-7): A61K7/48; A23L1/30; A61K7/06; A61K7/15; A61K7/26; A61K7/42; A61K35/78
Domestic Patent References:
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Foreign References:
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Other References:
DATABASE CA [online] CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS SERVICE, COLUMBUS, OHIO, US; XP002244636, Database accession no. 2000:316933
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 12 3 January 2001 (2001-01-03)
DATABASE WPI Week 199624, Derwent World Patents Index; AN 1996-235933, XP002244637
KE-XU YAN ET AL.: "A novel oligostilbene named (+)-viniferol A", TETRAHEDRON, vol. 57, no. 14, 2 April 2001 (2001-04-02), pages 2711 - 2715, XP004232230
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 2000, no. 12 3 January 2001 (2001-01-03)
DATABASE WPI Week 199624, Derwent World Patents Index; AN 1996-235933, XP002244637
KE-XU YAN ET AL.: "A novel oligostilbene named (+)-viniferol A", TETRAHEDRON, vol. 57, no. 14, 2 April 2001 (2001-04-02), pages 2711 - 2715, XP004232230
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