Patent Picks—Flavonoids, Genkwanin and Sakuranetin, Heat Shock Proteins and More

By: Rachel L. Grabenhofer

Posted: May 4, 2011

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The present invention relates to the use of an extract of a Vernonia plant from Madagascar in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and food supplements for improving the skin status, more specifically by strengthening the dermal-epidermal junction and/or by activating fibroblast synthesis of dermis and extracellular matrix compounds.

Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant cosmetic composition containing green tea polysaccharide and Tricholoma matsutake extract
US Patent Application 20110097356
Publication date: April 28, 2011
Inventors: CK Kang, SA Cho, JH Kim, HK Chang, NH Park and JC Cho

This patent describes a cosmetic composition that can inhibit skin aging caused by external harmful environmental factors such as UV light and environmental pollution. More specifically, disclosed is a composition that contains green tea polysaccharide and Tricholoma matsutake extract, which have reportedly shown excellent anti-aging effects by inhibiting skin inflammatory and oxidative processes.