11.24.22
US Patent No. 11,504,315 B2 (Aurora Maria Domingues Furtado Grafin Von Ysenburg-Philippseich, Simone Emidio, Daniela Veloso Okuta, Debora Cristina Castellani, Mariane Spadoto; Roberta Gisele de Souza Oliveira Pereira, Roberta Roesler Wagner Franzin Rusca,); Natura Cosméticos S.A. has patented a long-lasting moisturizing cosmetic formulation (a cream or emulsion) comprising 1-5% ucuuba (Virola surinamensis) butter as an active ingredient. wherein the concentration of myristic acid in the ucuuba butter is equal to or greater than 75.2% based on the weight of the butter. The pulp is removed from ucuuba prior to preparation of the ucuuba butter, according to the patent.
The formulation also contains one or more cosmetically acceptable adjuvants selected from the group consisting of sodium salts, magnesium salts, cocamide MEA, perfumes, xanthan gum, cocamidopropyl betaine, citric acid, disodium EDTA, tetrasodium EDTA, DMDM hydantoin, BHT, TBHQ, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, glycerin, isoamyl cocoate, cetearyl alcohol, glycol distearate, cyclopentasiloxane, phenoxyethanol, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, glyceryl stearate, PEG-100 stearate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP copolymer, acrylate polymers, polyglyceryl-3 caprylate, trilaureth-4 phosphate, polyglyceryl-2 sesquiisostearate, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, benzyl salicylate, butylphenyl methylpropional, hydroxycitronellal, citronellol, alpha-isomethyl ionone, coumarin, linalool, benzyl alcohol, citral, sodium, Astrocaryum vulgare palm fruit, Euterpe oleraceae palm fruit, Astrocaryum vulgare palm kernel, Astrocaryum murumuru seedate, babassu seedate, Bertholletia excelsa seedate, Carapa guianensis seedate, cocoa seedate, Fevillea trilobata seedate, Passiflora edulis seedate, Theobroma grandiflorum seedate, Zea mays starch, sucrose, sorbitol, decyl glucoside, lecithin, etidronic acid, alumina, and cosmetically acceptable dyes and pigments.
This long-lasting moisturizing cosmetic formulation provides hydration for at least eight hours, according to the patent.
The formulation also contains one or more cosmetically acceptable adjuvants selected from the group consisting of sodium salts, magnesium salts, cocamide MEA, perfumes, xanthan gum, cocamidopropyl betaine, citric acid, disodium EDTA, tetrasodium EDTA, DMDM hydantoin, BHT, TBHQ, methylchloroisothiazolinone, methylisothiazolinone, glycerin, isoamyl cocoate, cetearyl alcohol, glycol distearate, cyclopentasiloxane, phenoxyethanol, aluminum starch octenylsuccinate, glyceryl stearate, PEG-100 stearate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP copolymer, acrylate polymers, polyglyceryl-3 caprylate, trilaureth-4 phosphate, polyglyceryl-2 sesquiisostearate, hexyl cinnamal, limonene, benzyl salicylate, butylphenyl methylpropional, hydroxycitronellal, citronellol, alpha-isomethyl ionone, coumarin, linalool, benzyl alcohol, citral, sodium, Astrocaryum vulgare palm fruit, Euterpe oleraceae palm fruit, Astrocaryum vulgare palm kernel, Astrocaryum murumuru seedate, babassu seedate, Bertholletia excelsa seedate, Carapa guianensis seedate, cocoa seedate, Fevillea trilobata seedate, Passiflora edulis seedate, Theobroma grandiflorum seedate, Zea mays starch, sucrose, sorbitol, decyl glucoside, lecithin, etidronic acid, alumina, and cosmetically acceptable dyes and pigments.
This long-lasting moisturizing cosmetic formulation provides hydration for at least eight hours, according to the patent.