Patent Picks—Sensory in Personal Care: Oligopeptides to Increase Sensitivity, Mannose-6-phosphate for Anti-redness and More

By: Rachel L. Grabenhofer

Posted: December 29, 2010

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Self-heating shave gel products
US Patent 7854349
Publication date: Dec. 21, 2010
Assignee: The Gillette Company

Self-heating, post-foaming shave gels and shave gel products are provided in this patent. In some implementations, the shave gels include a non-ionic emulsifier system, e.g., including one or more fatty alcohol ethoxylates. The invention features self-heating post-foaming (or self-foaming) shave gels that are heated after dispensing by an exothermic reaction that occurs when two components of the shave gel that are separated prior to delivery are mixed during or after dispensing. The shave gel composition is divided into two separate components: a) an oxidant component containing a first shave gel base and the oxidizing agent, and b) a reductant component containing a second shave gel base and the reducing agent. Any ingredients that could be easily oxidized by the oxidizing agent during the product shelf life are included in the reductant component.

Anti-skin redness and other uses of mannose-6-phosphate
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/142957
Publication date: Dec. 16, 2010
Assignees: Renovo Limited; Ferguson, Mark; William, James; O'kane, Sharon; Occleston, Nicholas; Nield, Kerry; Mason, Tracey; Bush, James; and Hanak, Julian

This patent discloses the use of mannose-6-phosphate, or a salt, precursor or analogue thereof, for providing and/or maintaining a consistent skin color, particularly to reduce redness of skin. Also provided is the use of mannose-6-phosphate, or a salt, precursor or analogue thereof, as a skin improvement agent and for use in treating skin that has been subject to epidermal and/or dermal damage.

Emulsifier/dispersant for highly liquid w/o emulsion based on partly crosslinked polyglycerol esters of polyhydroxystearic acid
US Patent 7851511
Publication date: Dec. 14, 2010
Assignee: Evonik Goldschmidt GmbH