Disclosed is a method of improving the penetration of a vitamin B.sub.3 compound into skin. The method involves a skin care regimen in which at least two skin care compositions are used in sequence to treat a target portion of skin where a skin health or appearance benefit is desired. The first composition applied to the skin is a low-pH skin care composition that contains a first concentration of a vitamin B.sub.3 compound. The second skin care composition applied to the skin is a conventional skin care composition that contains a higher concentration of the vitamin B.sub.3 compound than the first composition. When applied in the proper sequence, the regimen results in an unexpectedly high vitamin B.sub.3 flux into the skin.

A cosmetic composition for exfoliating skin and method for exfoliating skin using the cosmetic composition are provided. The cosmetic composition has at least one oxidizing agent; at least one fatty compound present from about at least 20 wt. %, the said fatty compound having a molecular weight of less than about 400 g/mol; and wherein the composition can accelerate skin rejuvenation, reduce skin pore size appearance and casual sebum, improve skin tone evenness and radiance, and improve overall skin appearance.

The present invention relates to a synergistic formulation comprising the essential oils of plants from western Himalayas, which have versatile medicinal properties. The present invention also relates to a process for development of synergistic value added anti-acnes products using the essential oils from these plants of western Himalayas. The developed synergistic formulation is useful in inhibiting different P. acnes strains thereby exhibiting antibacterial activity.

The present invention relates to a novel extract and a method for obtaining such an effective Tetraselmis extract which was found to have advantages in dermatological treatments and can be employed as a topical cosmetic.

Disclosed are peptides and a cosmetics composition using the same peptides. The peptides inhibit the activity of an androgen receptor (AR), whereby the peptides may be used to alleviate androgen-related diseases or disorders such as prostate cancer, skin diseases, and alopecia.

This invention relates to botulinum toxin formulations that are stabilized without the use of any proteinaceous excipients. The invention also relates to methods of preparing and using such botulinum toxin formulations.

The present invention is directed to an anti-acne sunscreen composition including (a) an anti-acne system, comprising salicylic acid and at least one additional anti-acne ingredient, (b) an UV filter system, and (c) a stabilizing polymer system. The present invention is also related to a process of manufacturing the anti-acne sunscreen composition and its use.

The present invention relates to a particulate highly porous amorphous mesoporous magnesium carbonate material suitable for uptake of high amounts of oily substances, sebum or a beneficial agent or combinations of these and to topical and cosmetic compositions comprising such material. The particulate highly porous amorphous mesoporous magnesium carbonate material according to the invention has a total pore volume larger than 0.1 cm 3/g and is constituted of particles having a peak particle size at or below 35 μm.

The use of a particulate mineral as an anti-pollution agent in a composition for application to skin and/or keratin materials, a method for protecting skin and/or keratin materials from pollution, a composition comprising a particulate mineral and a method of making said composition.

The present invention provides a topical formulation for use in a method of treating or preventing inflammatory skin conditions, said method comprising topically administrating a formulation comprising (i) cannabidiol and (ii) flavonolignans selected from silibinin, isosilibinin, silicristin, silidianin and combinations thereof.

The invention further relates to a topical formulation comprising: cannabidiol; flavonolignans selected silibinin, isosilibinin, silicristin, silidianin and combinations thereof, the concentrations of these flavonolignans being calculated as silibinin; triterpenes selected from asiaticoside, madecassoside, asiatic acid, madecassic acid and combinations thereof.