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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 07, 1997
Joseph Corey, Waterbury, CT (US);
Peter Ladislav Dorogi, Norwalk, CT (US);
Alan Joel Meyers, Trumbull, CT (US);
Anthony Vargas, Monroe, CT (US);
Elizabeth Arden Co., Division of Conopco, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and composition is provided for enhancing skin radiance and treating chronoaging conditions including wrinkles and dermatological disorders including acne, follicular and lesional papules, actinic keratoses, oily skin and rosacea comprising: (i) a safe and effective amount of an unsaturated C.sub.18 -C.sub.30 fatty acid ester of retinol; and (ii) a safe and effective amount of a cosmetically acceptable carrier, the composition being stable for at least four weeks at 43.degree. C. An unsaturated C.sub.18 -C.sub.30 fatty acid ester of retinol is the active component which is applied to the skin in a cosmetically acceptable carrier. The most preferred unsaturated retinol fatty acid ester is retinyl linoleate. The composition is stable and remains active for at least four weeks at 43.degree. C.