Method of decreasing sebum production

• Main Authors: CAMPBELL KIMBERLY MARIE, BAJOR JOHN STEVEN, KNAGGS HELEN ELIZABETH, D'ARCANGELIS ALEXANDRA DRAGANESCU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 10.03.2005
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETPREPARATIONS

Cosmetic compositions and methods of decreasing sebum production by contacting sebocytes with a fatty acid synthase inhibitor, including cerulenin, triclosan, alpha-methylene-gamma-butyrolactone, and EGCG, as well as mixtures thereof and analogs thereof. The invention further relates to a cosmetic m...