EMU Oil In Combination With Other Active Ingredients For Treating Skin Imperfections

Abstract

Compositions comprising emu oil as a vehicle for the delivery of other active ingredients for the treatment of cosmetic and other skin imperfections such as acne, wrinkles, and hair loss are disclosed. Methods of treating cosmetic and other skin imperfections using the compositions are also disclosed.

1 . A composition for use in treating wrinkles, comprising emu oil and one or more additional anti-wrinkle agents. 
     
     
         2 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more anti-wrinkle agents are selected from the group consisting of All Trans Retinol, Retinyl palmitate, Acetyl Hexapeptide-3, Acetyl Glutamyl Heptapeptide, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-3, Palmitoyl Oligopeptide, Palmitoyl Terapeptide-3, Dimethylaminoethanol (DMAE), Idebenone, Ubiquinone, an Alpha Hydroxy Acid (AHA), a Beta Hydroxy Acid, salicylic acid, Kojic acid, niacinamide, nicotinic acid, 5-octanoyl salicylic acid, heptyloxy 4 salicylic acid, 4-methoxy salicylic acid; sulfur-containing D and L amino acids and salts thereof, N-acetyl-L-cysteine; thiols, phytic acid, lipoic acid; lysophosphatidic acid; skin peel agents; Actein 27-Deoxyactein Cimicifugoside; adapalene; ademethionine; adenosine; aletris extract; alkyl glutathione esters; alkoxyalkoxy alkoxyn benzoic; aloe derived lectins; amino propane phosphoric acid; 3-aminopropyl dihydrogen phosphate; Amadorine; anise extracts; AOSINE; arginine amino benzoate; ASC III, ascorbyl palmitate; asiatic acid; asiaticosides; ARLAMOL GEO™; azaleic acid; benzoic acid derivatives; bertholletia extracts; betulinic acid; Biochanin A, Biopeptide Cl; Biopeptide EL; biotin; blackberry bark extract; blackberry lily extracts; black cohosh extract; blue cohesh extract; butanoyl betulinic acid; carboxymethyl 1,3 beta glucan; catecholamines; chalcones; citric acid esters; chaste tree extract; clover extracts; coumestrol; CPC Peptide; daidzein; dang gui extract; darutoside; debromo laurinterol; 1-decanoyl-glycero-phosphonic acid; dehydrocholesterol; dehydrodicreosol; dehydrodieugenol; dehydroepiandersterone; dermolectine; dehydroascorbic acid; dehydroepiandersterone sulfate; dianethole; hydroxy benzoic acid; 2,4 dihydroxybenzoic acid; diglycol guanidine succinate; diosgenin; disodium ascorbyl phosphate; dodecanedioic acid; ederline; enderline; equol; eriodictyol; estrogen; etf; ethocyn; eleseryl SH; endonucleine; ergosterol; eythrobic acid; fennel extract; fenugreek seed extract; fibrastil; fibrostimulines S and P; firmogen lS 8445; formononetin; forsythia fruit extract; gallic acid esters; gamma amino butyric acid; gatuline RC; genistein; genisteine; genistic acid; gentisyl alcohol; gingko bilboa extracts; ginseng extracts; ginsenoside; gluco pyranosyl-l-ascorbate; glutathione and esters thereof; glycitein; hesperitin; hexahydro curcumin; HMG-coenzyme A reductase inhibitors; hops extracts; 11 hydroxy undecanoic acid; 10 hydroxy decanoic acid; 25-hydroxycholesterol; 7-hydroxylated sterols; hydroxyethyl isostearyloxy isopropanolamine; hydroxy-tetra methyl piperidinyloxy; hypotaurine; ibukijakou extract; isoflavone SG 10; kinetin; kohki extract; 1-2-oxo-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid esters; lactate dehydrogenase inhibitors; 1-lauryl,-lyso-phosphatidyl choline; lectins; lichochalcone LF15, licorice extracts; lignan; lumisterol; lupenes; luteolin; lysophosphitidic acid; magnesium ascorbyl phosphate; margin; melatonin; melibiose; metalloproteinase inhibitors; methoprene; methoprenic acid; mevalonic acid; MPC complex; N-methyl serine; N-methyl taurine; N,N-1-bis(lactyl) cysteamin; naringenin; neotigogenin; o-desmethylangoiensin; oat beta glucan; oleanolic acid; pantethine; phenylalanine; photoanethone; piperidine; placental extracts; pratensein; pregnenolone; pregnenolone acetate; pregnenolone succinate; premarin; quillaic acid; raloxifene; repair factor 1 and repair factor FCP; retinoates; retinyl glucuronate; retinyl linoleate; s-carboxymethyl cysteine; seanamine fp; sodium ascorbyl phosphate; soya extracts; spleen extracts; tachysterol; taurine; tazarotene; tempol; thymulen; thymus extracts; thyroid hormones; tigogenin; tocopheryl retinoate; toxifolin; traumatic acid; tricholine citrate; trifoside; uracil derivatives; ursolic acid; vitamin D3 and its analogs; vitamin K; vitex extract; yam extract; yamogenin; zeatin; and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein the alpha hydroxyl acid is selected from the group consisting of glycolic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, and tartaric acid. 
     
     
         4 . The composition of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more additional components selected from the group consisting of vitamins, preservatives, antioxidants; free radical scavengers; depigmentation agents; reflectants; antimicrobial agents; allergy inhibitors; anti-aging agents; anti-wrinkling agents, antiseptics; analgesics; anti-inflammatory agents; fresheners; healing agents; anti infectives; inflammation inhibitors; vasoconstrictors; vasodilators; wound healing promoters; peptides, polypeptides, proteins; skin lightening agents; antifungals; counterirritants; make-up preparations; vitamins; amino acids and their derivatives; herbal extracts; flavoids; sensory markers; skin conditioners; chelating agents; cell turnover enhancers; nourishing agents; moisture absorbers; sebum absorbers; skin penetration enhancers, water, PEG-4, Aloe barbadensis leaf juice, onion bulb extract, xanthan gum, allantoin, methylparaben, and sorbic acid. 
     
     
         5 . The composition of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more additional components selected from the group consisting of fragrances, flavors, and botanical extracts. 
     
     
         6 . The composition of  claim 5 , wherein the botanical extract is selected from the group consisting of oak bark extract, walnut extract, tincture of arnica, hamamelis extract, ribwort extract, pansy extract, thyme or sage extract; for the treatment of damaged or injured skin, for example, St. John's wort tincture, cone flowers tincture, chamomile flowers extract, or calendula flowers tincture; and for the care of exhausted and damaged skin, for example, birch leaves extract, nettle extract, coldsfoot extract, comfrey tincture, horsetail extract, and aloe vera extract. 
     
     
         7 . The composition of  claim 4 , wherein the preservative is selected from the group consisting of alkyl esters of para-hydroxybenzoic acid, hydantoin derivatives, propionate salts, and quaternary ammonium compounds. 
     
     
         8 . The composition of  claim 4 , wherein the preservative is selected from the group consisting of methylparaben, imidazolidinyl urea, sodium dehydroacetate, propylparaben, trisodium ethylenediamine tetraacetate (EDTA), and benzyl alcohol. 
     
     
         9 . The composition of  claim 4 , wherein the vitamin is selected from the group consisting of vitamin A and derivatives thereof, vitamin B2, biotin, pantothenic acid, vitamin K, vitamin D, vitamin E and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         10 . The composition of  claim 1 , further comprising one or more additional components selected from the group consisting of antimicrobials, antifungals, and anti-inflammatories. 
     
     
         11 . A method for treating wrinkles, comprising administering a composition of  claim 1  to a patient in need of treatment thereof. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more anti-wrinkle agents are selected from the group consisting of All Trans Retinol, Retinyl palmitate, Acetyl Hexapeptide-3, Acetyl Glutamyl Heptapeptide, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide-3, Palmitoyl Oligopeptide, Palmitoyl Terapeptide-3, Dimethylaminoethanol (DMAE), Idebenone, Ubiquinone, an Alpha Hydroxy Acid (AHA), a Beta Hydroxy Acid, salicylic acid, Kojic acid, niacinamide, nicotinic acid, 5-octanoyl salicylic acid, heptyloxy 4 salicylic acid, 4-methoxy salicylic acid; sulfur-containing D and L amino acids and salts thereof, N-acetyl-L-cysteine; thiols, phytic acid, lipoic acid; lysophosphatidic acid; skin peel agents; Actein 27-Deoxyactein Cimicifugoside; adapalene; ademethionine; adenosine; aletris extract; alkyl glutathione esters; alkoxyalkoxy alkoxyn benzoic; aloe derived lectins; amino propane phosphoric acid; 3-aminopropyl dihydrogen phosphate; Amadorine; anise extracts; AOSINE; arginine amino benzoate; ASC III, ascorbyl palmitate; asiatic acid; asiaticosides; ARLAMOL GEO™; azaleic acid; benzoic acid derivatives; bertholletia extracts; betulinic acid; Biochanin A, Biopeptide Cl; Biopeptide EL; biotin; blackberry bark extract; blackberry lily extracts; black cohosh extract; blue cohesh extract; butanoyl betulinic acid; carboxymethyl 1,3 beta glucan; catecholamines; chalcones; citric acid esters; chaste tree extract; clover extracts; coumestrol; CPC Peptide; daidzein; dang gui extract; darutoside; debromo laurinterol; 1-decanoyl-glycero-phosphonic acid; dehydrocholesterol; dehydrodicreosol; dehydrodieugenol; dehydroepiandersterone; dermolectine; dehydroascorbic acid; dehydroepiandersterone sulfate; dianethole; hydroxy benzoic acid; 2,4 dihydroxybenzoic acid; diglycol guanidine succinate; diosgenin; disodium ascorbyl phosphate; dodecanedioic acid; ederline; enderline; equol; eriodictyol; estrogen; etf; ethocyn; eleseryl SH; endonucleine; ergosterol; eythrobic acid; fennel extract; fenugreek seed extract; fibrastil; fibrostimulines S and P; firmogen lS 8445; formononetin; forsythia fruit extract; gallic acid esters; gamma amino butyric acid; gatuline RC; genistein; genisteine; genistic acid; gentisyl alcohol; gingko bilboa extracts; ginseng extracts; ginsenoside; gluco pyranosyl-l-ascorbate; glutathione and esters thereof; glycitein; hesperitin; hexahydro curcumin; HMG-coenzyme A reductase inhibitors; hops extracts; 11 hydroxy undecanoic acid; 10 hydroxy decanoic acid; 25-hydroxycholesterol; 7-hydroxylated sterols; hydroxyethyl isostearyloxy isopropanolamine; hydroxy-tetra methyl piperidinyloxy; hypotaurine; ibukijakou extract; isoflavone SG 10; kinetin; kohki extract; 1-2-oxo-thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid esters; lactate dehydrogenase inhibitors; 1-lauryl,-lyso-phosphatidyl choline; lectins; lichochalcone LF15, licorice extracts; lignan; lumisterol; lupenes; luteolin; lysophosphitidic acid; magnesium ascorbyl phosphate; margin; melatonin; melibiose; metalloproteinase inhibitors; methoprene; methoprenic acid; mevalonic acid; MPC complex; N-methyl serine; N-methyl taurine; N,N-1-bis(lactyl) cysteamin; naringenin; neotigogenin; o-desmethylangoiensin; oat beta glucan; oleanolic acid; pantethine; phenylalanine; photoanethone; piperidine; placental extracts; pratensein; pregnenolone; pregnenolone acetate; pregnenolone succinate; premarin; quillaic acid; raloxifene; repair factor 1 and repair factor FCP; retinoates; retinyl glucuronate; retinyl linoleate; s-carboxymethyl cysteine; seanamine fp; sodium ascorbyl phosphate; soya extracts; spleen extracts; tachysterol; taurine; tazarotene; tempol; thymulen; thymus extracts; thyroid hormones; tigogenin; tocopheryl retinoate; toxifolin; traumatic acid; tricholine citrate; trifoside; uracil derivatives; ursolic acid; vitamin D3 and its analogs; vitamin K; vitex extract; yam extract; yamogenin; zeatin; and mixtures thereof.