Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
A cosmetic compositon in the form of an emulsion and containing a cosmetically-acceptable emulsified medium and a plant extract as an active ingredient, characterised in that said composition comprises: (a) 0.5 to 10 weight % of said plant extract; , (b) 0.1 to 1.0 weight % of an ester having the general formula: wherein R 1 is an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; (c) 0.05 to 1.0 weight % of sorbic acid or an alkali metal salt thereof; and (d) 0.05 to 20 weight % of an alcohol having the general formula: wherein R 2 4s an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms and n is an integer of from 1 to 3.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
A cosmetic compositon in the form of an emulsion and containing a cosmetically-acceptable emulsified medium and a plant extract as an active ingredient, characterised in that said composition comprises: (a) 0.5 to 10 weight % of said plant extract; , (b) 0.1 to 1.0 weight % of an ester having the general formula: wherein R 1 is an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms; (c) 0.05 to 1.0 weight % of sorbic acid or an alkali metal salt thereof; and (d) 0.05 to 20 weight % of an alcohol having the general formula: wherein R 2 4s an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms and n is an integer of from 1 to 3.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A cosmetic composition as claimed in Claim 1, characterised in that said plant extract is aloe extract powder.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A cosmetic composition as claimed in Claim 1 or 2, characterised in that said ester is methyl p-hydroxybenzoate, ethyl p-hydroxybenzoate, propyl p-hydroxybenzoate, isopropyl p-hydroxybenzoate, butyl p-hydroxybenzoate or isobutyl p-hydroxybenzoate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A cosmetic composition as claimed in any preceding claim, characterised in that said alkali metal salt of component (c) is a sodium or potassium salt.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A cosmetic composition as claimed in any preceding claim, characterised in that said alcohol is methanol, ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, 1,3-butylene glycol or glycerin.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A cosmetic composition as claimed in any preceding claim characterised in that said component (b) is present in an amount of from 0.1 to 0.5 weight %.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
A cosmetic composition as claimed in any preceding claim, characterised in that said component (c) is present in an amount of from 0.05 to 0.2 weight %.