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

Chesebrough-pond's USA Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.

Basf Corporation

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

Elizabeth Arden Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.

Chesebrough-pond's USA Co.

Basf Beauty Care Solutions LLC

Sreekumar Pillai

Stewart Paton Granger

Manisha Narayan Mahajan

Uma Santhanam

David Joseph Pocalyko

Krupa Patel

Anthony V Rawlings

Carol Annette Bosko

Robert Carson

Manisha N Mahajan

Marieann Carlomusto

Joseph D Ceccoli

Marieann Barratt

Brian Costello

Bijan Steven Harichian

Ian Richard Scott

Beth Anne Lange

Anthony Vincent Rawlings

John Steven Bajor

Ronni Lynn Weinkauf

Suk H Cho

Laura Rose Palanker

Robert G Carson

Thomas Eugene Januario

Koichi Iwata

Anita Marie Brinker

Keith Andrew Gottlieb

An extract of the marine algae,, and more particularly, is described for use in cosmetic compositions. A biofermentation of, such as for example, is also described. This marine bioferment is useful as a skin care active ingredient for anti-aging cosmetic applications, and particularly useful when used in combination with an extracts of red algae, such as

Marine extracts and biofermentations for use in cosmetics

A stable skin care product containing a first composition comprising about 0.001% to about 10% of a retinoid; a second composition comprising about 0.001% to about 10% of a phytoestrogen; a first compartment for storing the first composition; and a second compartment for storing the second composition, the first and second compartments being joined together.

Skin care product containing retinoids and phytoestrogens in a dual compartment package

Organic chick pea extracts are phytoestrogens, if present in an amount such as to provide an estrogenic activity equivalent to at least 1 nM of estradiol. Cosmetic compositions containing organic chick pea extracts are useful in improving the appearance of wrinkled, lined, dry, flaky, aged or photodamaged skin and improving skin thickness, elasticity, flexibility and plumpness.

Skin care compositions containing an organic extract of chick pea

Cosmetic skin care compositions containing chick pea extract in combination with retinoids.

Cosmetic compositions containing chick pea extract and retinoids

Cosmetic skin care compositions containing anise seed extract in combination with retinoids.

Cosmetic compositions containing anise extract and retinoids

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.

Cosmetic skin conditioning compositions containing red yeast rice extract

Cosmetic skin care compositions containing pulegone. The inventive compositions improve transglutaminase-1 expression and ceramide expression, and enhance the cell uptake of glucose.

Cosmetic skin care compositions containing pulegone

Cosmetic skin care compositions containing cumic alcohol. The inventive compositions improve transglutaminase-1 and ceramide expression in skin cells, and enhance the cell uptake of glucose and ascorbic acid.

Cosmetic skin care compositions containing cumic alcohol

Cosmetic skin care compositions containing resveratrol in combination with selected retinoids.

Cosmetic compositions containing resveratrol and retinoids

Resveratrol, a component of a variety of common edible plants, including peanuts and red grapes, is a phytoestrogen. Resveratrol inhibits proliferation of skin epidermal cells (keratinocytes) and stimulates their differentiation. Resveratrol was also found to inhibit melanin production by skin cells and to alleviate skin irritation that may be caused by alpha-hydroxy acids. Resveratrol is useful in improving the appearance of wrinkled, lined, dry, flaky, aged or photodamaged skin and improving skin thickness, elasticity, flexibility, radiance, glow and plumpness.

Cosmetic compositions containing resveratrol

Cosmetic skin care compositions containing mulberry extract in combination with selected retinoids.

Cosmetic compositions containing mulberry extract and retinoids

Cosmetic skin care compositions containing 4-chromanone. The inventive compositions improve barrier function of the skin.

Cosmetic skin care compositions containing 4-chromanone

Natural skin care composition containing selected hydroxylated vitamin D compounds or their glycosides, which are derived from plant sources (phytovitamins D). The plant extracts must contain a critical minimum concentration of the phytovitamin D (measured in equivalents of 1,25-(OH).sub.2 D in order to induce cell differentiation. In the alternative, phytovitamin D, especially phytovitamin D glycoside, is employed in conjunction with a plant-derived glycosidase.

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Wayne, NJ, United States of America

Sreekumar Pillai