US4217344A
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Compositions containing aqueous dispersions of lipid spheres
Assignee: L'Oréal SA
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Filing: 1977-12-29
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Granted: 1980-08-12
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Expires: 1997-12-29
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a process for producing a dispersion of spheres comprising arranged molecular layers encapsulating an aqueous phase. The process comprises admixing a water-dispersible lipid component with the aqueous phase to be encapsulated, the liphophile/hydrophile ratio of the lipid component being such that the lipid swells in the said aqueous phase so as to form a lamellar phase. The lamellar phase is agitated and there is added thereto a dispersion liquid in an amount greater than the resulting lamellar phase and the resulting mixture is vigorously agitated for a period of time ranging from 15 minutes to 3-4 hours. The spheres can encapsulate a water-soluble pharmaceutical, a cosmetic or a food and the dispersions containing said encapsulated materials can be used particularly in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic fields.
Inventors
- 👤 Guy Vanlerberghe
- 👤 Rose-Marie Handjani
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-23 16:26
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K9/00; A61K9/10; A61K9/127; A61K9/1271; A61K9/1272; A61K8/00; A61K8/02; A61K8/14; A61Q; A61Q19/00; A61Q19/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2982; Y10T428/2984; Y10T428/2989
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
A composition comprising a mixture of at least two aqueous dispersions of spheres, each dispersion of spheres comprising arranged molecular layers of a lipid material encapsulating an aqueous phase containing a cosmetically active substance, said lipid material comprising at least one lipid compound having the formula X--Y, wherein Y represents a lipophilic group and X represents a non-ionic hydrophilic group, in which case the diameter of the spheres is between about 100 and 50,000 A, or an ionic hydrophilic group, in which case the diameter of the spheres is between about 1,000-50,000 A, the said active substance contained in the encapsulated aqueous phase of the spheres in one of said dispersions being a solar filter and the active substance contained in the encapsulated aqueous phase of the spheres in another of said dispersions being a skin coloring agent.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
138 words
A composition comprising a mixture of at least two aqueous dispersions of spheres, each dispersion of spheres comprising arranged molecular layers of a lipid material encapsulating an aqueous phase containing a cosmetically active substance, said lipid material comprising at least one lipid compound having the formula X--Y, wherein Y represents a lipophilic group and X represents a non-ionic hydrophilic group, in which case the diameter of the spheres is between about 100 and 50,000 A, or an ionic hydrophilic group, in which case the diameter of the spheres is between about 1,000-50,000 A, the said active substance contained in the encapsulated aqueous phase of the spheres in one of said dispersions being a solar filter and the active substance contained in the encapsulated aqueous phase of the spheres in another of said dispersions being a skin coloring agent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the solar filter is 4-trimethylammonio benzylidene camphor and the skin coloring agent is a mixture of dihydroxyacetone and tartaric aldehyde.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
137 words
A composition comprising a mixture of at least two aqueous dispersions of spheres, each dispersion of spheres comprising comprising arranged molecular layers of a lipid material encapsulating an aqueous phase containing a cosmetically active substance, said lipid material comprising at least one lipid compound having the formula X--Y, wherein Y represents a lipophilic group and X represents a non-ionic hydrophilic group, in which case the diameter of the spheres is between about 100 and 50,000 A, or an ionic hydrophilic group, in which case the diameter of the spheres is between about 1,000-50,000 A, the said active substance contained in the encapsulated aqueous phase of the spheres in one of said dispersions being a solar filter and the active substance contained in the encapsulated aqueous phase of the spheres in another of said dispersions being a humectant.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
137 words
A composition comprising a mixture of at least two aqueous dispersions of spheres, each dispersion of spheres comprising comprising arranged molecular layers of a lipid material encapsulating an aqueous phase containing a cosmetically active substance, said lipid material comprising at least one lipid compound having the formula X--Y, wherein Y represents a lipophilic group and X represents a non-ionic hydrophilic group, in which case the diameter of the spheres is between about 100 and 50,000 A, or an ionic hydrophilic group, in which case the diameter of the spheres is between about 1,000-50,000 A, the said active substance contained in the encapsulated aqueous phase of the spheres in one of said dispersions being a solar filter and the active substance contained in the encapsulated aqueous phase of the spheres in another of said dispersions being a humectant.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The composition of claim 3 wherein the solar filter is an oxyethylenated paraaminobenzoic acid and the humectant is sodium lactate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The composition of claim 4 wherein all the spheres in the said dispersions of spheres are prepared from a non-ionic lipid compound of the formula ##STR28## wherein R is hexadecyl and n is a number equal to 2 or 3.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The composition of claim 3 wherein the solar filter is oxyethylenated paraaminobenzoic acid and the humectant is the sodium salt of pyrrolidone carboxylic acid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
51 words
The composition of claim 6 wherein the oxyethylenated paraaminobenzoic acid is encapsulated in spheres of diglycerol oleate and the sodium salt of pyrrolidone carboxylic acid is encapsulated in spheres formed from a non-ionic compound of the formula ##STR29## wherein R is hexadecyl and n has a statistical average value of 3.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The composition of claim 3 wherein the solar filter is triethanolamine salicylate and the humectant is sodium lactate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The composition of claim 8 wherein the triethanolamine salicylate and the sodium lactate are encapsulated, respectively, in spheres of hydrogenated egg lecithin and spheres of soya lecithin.
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