US 12,370,232 B2
Use of polyphenol containing sugar cane extracts for preventing, improving or treating a skin condition
Shane Mitchell, Keysborough (AU); Barry Kitchen, Keysborough (AU); Gregor Macnab, Keysborough (AU); Julian Neoh, Keysborough (AU); and Matthew Flavel, Keysborough (AU)
Assigned to Poly Gain Pte Ltd, Singapore (SG)
Filed by Poly Gain Pte Ltd, Singapore (SG)
Filed on Oct. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/960,503.
Application 17/960,503 is a division of application No. 16/637,584, abandoned, previously published as PCT/AU2018/050826, filed on Aug. 8, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 2017903170 (AU), filed on Aug. 9, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0173012 A1, Jun. 8, 2023
Int. Cl. A61K 36/899 (2006.01); A61K 8/9794 (2017.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/06 (2006.01); A61K 31/191 (2006.01); A61P 17/02 (2006.01); A61P 17/04 (2006.01); A61P 17/06 (2006.01); A61P 17/08 (2006.01); A61P 17/10 (2006.01); A61P 17/14 (2006.01); A61Q 7/00 (2006.01); A61Q 19/02 (2006.01); A61Q 19/08 (2006.01)
CPC A61K 36/899 (2013.01) [A61K 8/9794 (2017.08); A61K 9/0014 (2013.01); A61K 9/0019 (2013.01); A61K 9/06 (2013.01); A61K 31/191 (2013.01); A61P 17/02 (2018.01); A61P 17/04 (2018.01); A61P 17/06 (2018.01); A61P 17/08 (2018.01); A61P 17/10 (2018.01); A61P 17/14 (2018.01); A61Q 7/00 (2013.01); A61Q 19/02 (2013.01); A61Q 19/08 (2013.01)] 13 Claims
 
1. A method for treating a skin condition of fine lines in skin of a subject, the method comprising topically administering a composition comprising:
from about 0.05 wt % to about 50 wt % of an extract produced from molasses to the subject, the extract being produced by contacting molasses with an amount of ethanol to form a precipitate, removing the precipitate to form a supernatant, and removing the ethanol from the supernatant, such that the extract comprises from about 10 catechin equivalent (CE) g/L to about 50 CE g/L of polyphenols or from about 100 CE mg/g to about 500 CE mg/g of polyphenols, and from about 1 catechin equivalent (CE) g/L to about 15 CE g/L of flavonoids or from about 10 CE mg/g to about 150 CE mg/g of flavonoids, 1-3 μg/g sinapic acid, 1-4 μg/g vanillin, 3-8 μg/g swertisin and has a brix value of 70-75; and
a cosmetically acceptable carrier.