Compositions and methods for promoting skin restoration of aging skin are provided herein. Compositions and methods described herein may result in elastin and/or collagen stimulation, extracellular matrix (ECM) recycling, anti-inflammatory effects, or combinations thereof.

The beauty or skin-care treatment may be a single use system for providing a manicure or pedicure treatment or other beauty or skin-care service. Each primary packaging that may be provided with the beauty or skin-care treatment may contain a beauty or skin-care product that may be used in providing the treatments. The beauty or skin-care treatment may include multiple primary packages in the form of single-serve packaging provided collectively as a set. The set may be housed in the secondary packaging and packaged together to form a multi-step treatment. The beauty or skin-care products contained in the single-serve packaging may be made of ingredients beneficial to the skin and may include products to aid in sanitizing, exfoliating, nourishing, hydrating and moisturizing the skin.

The beauty or skin-care treatment may be a single use system for providing a manicure or pedicure treatment or other beauty or skin-care service. Each primary packaging that may be provided with the beauty or skin-care treatment may contain a beauty or skin-care product that may be used in providing the treatments. The beauty or skin-care treatment may include multiple primary packages in the form of single-serve packaging provided collectively as a set. The set may be housed in the secondary packaging and packaged together to form a multi-step treatment. The beauty or skin-care products contained in the single-serve packaging may be made of ingredients beneficial to the skin and may include products to aid in sanitizing, exfoliating, nourishing, hydrating and moisturizing the skin.

The invention relates to a method for enriching a biomass of a microalga of the species Tetraselmis chuii in superoxide dismutase (SOD) by placing said microalga under abiotic stress conditions. The invention also relates to a biomass enriched in SOD as well as to an extract of the microalga and to the uses thereof as a pharmaceutical composition, as a cosmetic or in foodstuff.

The invention relates to a method for enriching a biomass of a microalga of the species Tetraselmis chuii in superoxide dismutase (SOD) by placing said microalga under abiotic stress conditions. The invention also relates to a biomass enriched in SOD as well as to an extract of the microalga and to the uses thereof as a pharmaceutical composition, as a cosmetic or in foodstuff.

The present invention relates to a seaweed-based powder having a storage modulus (G′) of at least 30 Pa as determined on a 0.3 wt % aqueous dispersion of said powder and wherein said powder has a critical gelling concentration (C.sub.0) of at most 0.1 wt %. Further described herein is composition comprising the seaweed-based powder and a method of producing the seaweed-based powder.

An anhydrous broad-spectrum mineral sunscreen composition (e.g., compact or stick; which may be untinted, tinted, or contain shimmer-imparting ingredients) consisting essentially of: (a) two Photoprotective Metal Oxides that block, reflect, refract or otherwise attenuate ultraviolet radiation (i) at least one Zinc Oxide particle, preferably uncoated and having an average particle size of greater than about 100 nanometers (ii) and at least one Titanium Dioxide particle, preferably coated, (b) two Siliceous Compounds—(i) an amorphous spherical silica and (ii) a mixture of diatomaceous algae comprising at least two, preferably three, and still more preferably all four of Fragilaria zeilleri, Gomphomena angustatum, Navicula radiosa, and Cyclotella andancensis, wherein each algal species has photonic and porous silica crystals and (c) two Film-Forming Polymers, preferably copolymers of Dimethicone.

An anhydrous broad-spectrum mineral sunscreen composition (e.g., compact or stick; which may be untinted, tinted, or contain shimmer-imparting ingredients) consisting essentially of: (a) two Photoprotective Metal Oxides that block, reflect, refract or otherwise attenuate ultraviolet radiation (i) at least one Zinc Oxide particle, preferably uncoated and having an average particle size of greater than about 100 nanometers (ii) and at least one Titanium Dioxide particle, preferably coated, (b) two Siliceous Compounds—(i) an amorphous spherical silica and (ii) a mixture of diatomaceous algae comprising at least two, preferably three, and still more preferably all four of Fragilaria zeilleri, Gomphomena angustatum, Navicula radiosa, and Cyclotella andancensis, wherein each algal species has photonic and porous silica crystals and (c) two Film-Forming Polymers, preferably copolymers of Dimethicone.

Compositions are provided that include date palm pollen or an extract thereof. The compositions may be formulated for topical use in methods of treatment or prophylaxis of various skin conditions or methods to counteract the effects of skin aging.

A composition and method for increasing and/or synchronizing per1 gene expression in skin cells having decreased, irregular, or asynchronous per1 gene expression comprising treating the skin cells with the composition, which contains an effective amount of cichoric acid.