Conopco, Inc.

Unilever Plc

Unilever, N.v.

Unilever IP Holdings B.v.

Unilever Global IP Limited

Linda Jane Wainwright

Gail Jenkins

John Casey

Alexander Gordon James

Karen Elizabeth Barrett

Ranjit Kaur Bhogal

Magdalena Sawicka

Silvina Beatriz Lotito

Jennifer Elizabeth Pople

Deborah Anne Milligan

Cleo Lucinda Bishop

Eleanor Jane Tyler

Disclosed is an oral or topical composition comprising a nuclear factor erythroid-2 related factor 2 agonist and a liver X receptor agonist, wherein the amounts of each of the nuclear factor erythroid-2 related factor 2 agonist and the liver X receptor agonist produce a synergistic benefit of hair fiber growth, wherein the oral or topical composition comprises &#x2264;9, preferably &#x2264;8% w/w &#x3b2;-sitosterol, wherein when the oral or topical composition comprises a catechin, the oral or topical composition comprises 0.001 to 90, preferably 0.005 to 70, most preferably 0.01 to 50% w/w catechins, wherein the oral or topical composition excludes pregnenolone, 4, 5-dihydrofuranodiene-6-one, epoxy santamarin, hydroquinone, longistyline, monacolin K, protoanemonin, N-(2,2,2-tri-fluoro-ethyl)-N-[4-(2,2,2-tri-fluoro-1-hydroxy-1-trifluoromethyl-ethyl)-phenyl]-benzenesulfonamide, dihydronepetalactone, iridomyrmecin, and dihydroactinidiolide, wherein when the oral or topical composition comprises guggelsterone and epigallocatechin gallate, the oral or topical composition excludes a guggelsterone to epigallocatechin gallate weight ratio of 1 to 28, and wherein when the oral or topical composition comprises sodium dilauramide glutamide lysine, the oral or topical composition excludes 0.3% w/w sodium dilauramide glutamide lysine.

Hair composition

The invention relates to a skin anti-ageing composition. In particular a skin anti-ageing composition comprising myricetin or glycoside thereof, and at least one LXR alpha agonist. By skin ageing is meant the appearance or manifestation of any one or more of wrinkles or sagging, poor skin barrier such as dryness, scalp itch, or uneven skin tone such as age spots.

Skin anti-ageing composition

A composition which is adapted for oral consumption and which is in the form of a substantially homogeneous aqueous emulsion, suspension or dispersion comprising salicylic acid, or a C1 to C6 alkyl ester thereof, and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) can exhibit an anti-inflammatory effect in skin.

Oral composition comprising a polyunsaturated fatty acid and salicylic acid for obtaining an antiinflammatory effect in skin

A composition which is adapted for oral consumption comprising daidzein and an anthocyanidin, wherein the weight ratio of daidzein to anthocyanidin is in the range of from 1:1 to 1:100, wherein the daidzein is in the form of a pre-prepared aqueous dispersion, and wherein the composition is free of soy protein, which can exhibit an anti-inflammatory effect in skin, the use of a composition containing daidzein and an anthocyanidin for obtaining an anti-inflammatory effect in the skin and a method of reducing skin inflammation through the oral consumption of the composition.

Oral composition

This invention relates to the provision of an edible composition for the treatment of cutaneous signs of ageing, in particular those associated with loss of skin elasticity, wrinkles and sagging. Thus the inventive composition provides skin benefits selected from the group consisting of enhancing collagen deposition in the skin, reducing the appearance of wrinkles and reducing sagging. Thus the invention provides an edible composition for treating aged skin, the composition comprising: The invention also relates to a cosmetic method for providing the aforesaid skin benefits using the inventive composition.

Edible composition for treating cutaneous signs of ageing

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Sharnbrook, United Kingdom

Linda Jane Wainwright