The Procter Gamble Company

Supriya Punyani Bareja

Stevan David Jones

John Erich Oblong

Kevin John Mills

John Crist Bierman

Cosmetic compositions for alleviating the signs of photoaged skin containing a substituted azole. Methods for alleviating the signs of photoaged skin that include applying a cosmetic composition comprising substituted azole to a target UV-exposed skin surface. The substituted azole compound present in the cosmetic composition may be 1-phenylimidazole, 4-phenylimidazole or a combination thereof. An effective amount of the cosmetic composition is applied to the target skin surface for a period of time sufficient to alleviate at least one sign of photoaging.

Cosmetic compositions containing substituted azole and methods for alleviating the signs of photoaged skin

Methods of improving the appearance of aging skin that include applying a cosmetic composition to a target skin surface having one or more signs of aging. The cosmetic composition includes a substituted azole. In some instances, the substituted azole compound is 1-phenylimidazole, 4-phenylimidazole, or combinations thereof. An effective amount of the cosmetic composition is applied for a period of time sufficient to improve the appearance of at least one sign of aging skin.

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New Delhi, India

Supriya Punyani Bareja