Topical skin care formulations comprising plant extracts

Abstract

A method for topically applying a composition to skin is disclosed. The method can include topically applying to skin a composition comprising an aqueous, alcoholic, aqueous-alcoholic, or oil-soluble plant extract.

1 . A method for topically applying a composition to skin, the method comprising topically applying to skin a composition comprising an aqueous, alcoholic, aqueous-alcoholic, or oil-soluble extract from  Ficus tikoua, Polygonum hydropiper, Pistacia chinensis, Zizyphus mauritiana, Garuga forrestii, Michelia figo, Populus davidiana, Sabina chinensis, Cuphea balsamona, Setaria palmifolia, Polygonum lapathifolium, Artemisia parviflora, Camptotheca acuminate, Washingtonia filifera, Machilus longipedicellata, Geranium nepalense, Ipomoea obscura, Cedrus deodara, Quercus aliena, Loropetalum chinensis, carqueja, catuaba, Carex baccans, Trema angustifolia, Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, Gnaphalium pensylvanicum, Lonicera maackii, Tsoongiodendron odorum, Celtis sinensis, Cassia siamea, Glochidion lanceolaris, Catalpa yunnanesis, Potamogenton perforliatus,  or  Cinnamomum japonicum,  or any combination thereof. 
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the extract is from the whole plant. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the composition is applied to a fine line or wrinkle. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the composition is applied to erythemic skin. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the composition is applied to dry, flaky, or itchy skin. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the composition is applied to inflamed skin. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the composition increases skin firmness. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the composition is an emulsion. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the emulsion is an oil-in-water emulsion. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the composition is a cream or a lotion. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the composition is a solution. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the composition is anhydrous. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the composition comprises 0.01% to 20%, by weight, of the extract. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises:
 (a) water;   (b) a chelating agent;   (c) a moisturizing agent;   (d) a preservative; and   (e) a thickening agent.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the extract is an aqueous fraction of an alcoholic extract. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the extract is an aqueous extract. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the extract is an oil-soluble extract.