Unilever Home and Personal Care Usa, Division of Conopco, Inc.

Conopco, Inc.

Unilever Home & Personal Care Usa, a Division of Conopco, Inc.

John Steven Bajor

Bijan Steven Harichian

Carol Annette Bosko

Jose Guillermo Rosa

David Joseph Pocalyko

Diana Jean Drennan

Michael James Barratt

Laurence Boen

Laura Rose Palanker

John Chun-Sing Nip

Uma Santhanam

Van Au

Sreekumar Pillai

John Kenneth Dickson, Jr

Stephan Samuel Habif

Manisha Narayan Mahajan

Ian Stuart Cloudsdale

Surajit Mukherjee

Thomas Eugene Januario

Bian Harichian

A personal care photoprotective composition is provided having a UV-A and UV-B sunscreen in conjunction with a tricyclodecane amide. The tricyclodecane amide functions to boost UV-A, UV-B and SPF performance when the personal care composition is applied to skin or hair of the human body.

Personal care photoprotective compositions with tricyclodecane amides

Skin care compositions comprising certain substituted diamines, which are particularly beneficial for skin lightening and achieving evenness of color, especially for face and underarm skin.

Skin care compositions comprising substituted diamines

Certain novel substituted 3-(phenoxymethyl) benzyl amines and personal care compositions comprising such, which are particularly beneficial for skin lightening and achieving evenness of color, especially for face and underarm skin.

Substituted 3-(phenoxymethyl) benzyl amines and personal care compositions

Skin care compositions comprising certain phenoxyalkylamines, which are particularly beneficial for skin lightening and achieving evenness of color, especially for face and underarm skin.

Skin care compositions comprising phenoxyalkyl amines

Skin care compositions comprising certain substituted monoamines, which are particularly beneficial for skin lightening and achieving evenness of color, especially for face and underarm skin.

Skin care compositions comprising substituted monoamines

Disclosed is a coumarin derived compound of formula (I) as skin lightening agent alone or in combination with other skin benefit agents and together with a cosmetic vehicle: 

Skin lightening agents, compositions and methods

Disclosed are extracts ofas cosmetic skin benefit agents, preferably as skin lightening agents alone or in combination with other skin benefit agents and together with a cosmetic vehicle. The inventive extracts, compositions and methods have effective skin lightening properties, may be easier to deliver to the skin, and are commercially available or cost-effective and available in nature.

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Disclosed are coumarin derived compounds of formula I as skin lightening agents alone or in combination with other skin benefit agents and together with a cosmetic vehicle: Where each or both Rand/or Rrepresents hydrogen (H); linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C-Calkyl, alkenyl, acyl, or heteroalkyl (preferably, alkoxy) groups; andRrepresents linear or branched, cyclic or acyclic, saturated or unsaturated C-Calkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, or heteroalkyl group; andRrepresents a hydrogen atom (H); straight or branched, cyclic or acyclic, saturated or unsaturated, containing or not containing a heteroatom C-Calkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl group. In a most preferred embodiment, each R, Rand Rrepresent H, while Rrepresents a methyl group, referred to herein as a 4-methyl 7-hydroxy-coumarin derivative, or coumarin derived resorcinol derivative, which may be prepared by catalytic (nickel or paladium catalyst) hydrogenation of 4-methyl 7-hydroxy-coumarin followed by hydrolysis. The inventive compounds, compositions and methods have effective skin lightening properties, may be less irritating to the skin, and are cost-effective and relatively simple to manufacture. Also disclosed are processes for making the inventive compounds of general formula I from 4-substituted-7-hydroxy coumarin derivatives.

Cosmetic skin care methods of using and process of making carboxyalkylates of branched alcohols and/or alkoxylates thereof and process of making same. The compounds and compositions provide control of sebum secretion from sebocytes, improved oil control and improved skin feel, prevent shine and stickiness, while also providing anti-microbial activity against bacteria associated with acne, as well as providing anti-aging benefits which results in reduced appearance of wrinkles and aged skin, improved skin color, treatment of photoaged skin, improvement in skin's radiance and clarity and finish, and an overall healthy and youthful appearance of the skin.

Skin care cosmetic methods of sebum control using carboxyalkylates of branched alcohols and/or alkoxylates thereof

Cosmetic skin care methods and compositions containing phosphates and/or sulfates of branched alcohols and/or ethoxylates thereof. The inventive compositions provide control of sebum secretion from sebocytes, improved oil control and improved skin feel, prevent shine and stickiness, while also providing anti-aging benefits which results in reduced appearance of wrinkles and aged skin, improved skin color, treatment of photoaged skin, improvement in skin's radiance and clarity and finish, and an overall healthy and youthful appearance of the skin.

Skin care cosmetic compositions containing phosphates and/or sulfates of branched alcohols and/or ethoxylates thereof

Cosmetic skin care methods comprising applying to the skin compositions containing gum mastic. The inventive compositions provide control of sebum secretion from sebocytes, improved oil control and improved skin feel, prevent shine and stickiness, while also providing anti-aging benefits which results in reduced appearance of wrinkles and aged skin, improved skin color, treatment of photoaged skin, improvement in skin's radiance and clarity and finish, and an overall healthy and youthful appearance of the skin.

Cosmetic skin care compositions and containing gum mastic

Cosmetic skin care methods and compositions containing methyl-branched esters. The inventive compositions provide control of sebum secretion from sebocytes, improved oil control and improved skin feel, prevent shine and stickiness, while also. providing anti-aging benefits which results in reduced appearance of wrinkles and aged skin, improved skin color, treatment of photoaged skin, improvement in skin's radiance and clarity and finish, and an overall healthy and youthful appearance of the skin.

Anti-sebum skin care cosmetic compositions containing branched esters

Cosmetic skin care methods and compositions containing carboxymethylates of branched alcohols and/or ethoxylates thereof. The inventive compositions provide control of sebum secretion from sebocytes, improved oil control and improved skin feel, prevent shine and stickiness, while also providing anti-aging benefits which results in reduced appearance of wrinkles and aged skin, improved skin color, treatment of photoaged skin, improvement in skin's radiance and clarity and finish, and an overall healthy and youthful appearance of the skin.

Skin care cosmetic compositions containing carboxymethylates of branched alcohols and/or ethoxylates thereof

Cosmetic methods and compositions containing selected substituted sulfonamide aromatic compounds. The inventive compositions provide control of sebum secretion from sebocytes, improved oil control and improved feel, and prevent shine and stickiness.

Cosmetic compositions containing substituted sulfonamide derivatives

Cosmetic methods and compositions for conditioning human skin by topical application to the skin of cosmetic compositions containing red yeast rice extract. Cosmetic compositions containing red yeast rice extract in combination with ascorbyl palmitate, or sodium ascorbyl phosphate, or retinol, or retinyl ester are also disclosed.

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Cheshire, CT, United States of America

John Steven Bajor