Simulated vernix compositions for skin cleansing and other applications
CA 2485171 A1 · Owner: Pickens, William L. · Inventors: Pickens, William L.; Visscher, Martha O.; Hoath, Steven B.
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A composition and a method of producing a composition which simulates hydration, cleansing and other properties of native vernix. The composition contains hydrated synthetic cells in a lipid matrix to provide rheological properties which are substantially similar to those of native vernix and may , also contain proteins. In one embodiment the composition contains , cubosomes/water with up to 30 % protein and about 5 % lipid to about 30 % lipid. The composition may be used to cleanse newborn skin compromised skin , surfaces, as well as normal skin to provide hydration/barrier function, and other applications.
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- Filed May 2, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 2, 2023.
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