	US 12,133,908 B2
	Personal care composition comprising taurine, arginine, glycine
Zeenat Nabi, Cranbury, NJ (US); Shujiang Cheng, Warren, NJ (US); Halyna Siomyk, Cliffside Park, NJ (US); and Laurence Du-Thumm, Princeton, NJ (US)
Assigned to Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US)
Filed by Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US)
Filed on May 19, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/877,821.
Application 16/877,821 is a division of application No. 16/066,896, granted, now 11,026,873, previously published as PCT/US2015/068279, filed on Dec. 31, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2020/0276098 A1, Sep. 3, 2020
Int. Cl. A61K 31/198 (2006.01); A61K 8/02 (2006.01); A61K 8/04 (2006.01); A61K 8/44 (2006.01); A61K 8/46 (2006.01); A61K 31/185 (2006.01); A61Q 5/02 (2006.01); A61Q 5/12 (2006.01); A61Q 15/00 (2006.01); A61Q 17/00 (2006.01); A61Q 19/00 (2006.01); A61Q 19/10 (2006.01)

CPC A61K 8/44 (2013.01) [A61K 8/0216 (2013.01); A61K 8/042 (2013.01); A61K 8/463 (2013.01); A61K 8/466 (2013.01); A61K 31/185 (2013.01); A61K 31/198 (2013.01); A61Q 5/02 (2013.01); A61Q 5/12 (2013.01); A61Q 15/00 (2013.01); A61Q 17/00 (2013.01); A61Q 19/00 (2013.01); A61Q 19/007 (2013.01); A61Q 19/10 (2013.01); A61K 2800/28 (2013.01)]

10 Claims

1. A method for improving barrier repair function of the skin, wherein the method comprises applying an effective amount of a personal care composition on the skin of a subject in need thereof;

wherein the personal care composition comprises taurine, arginine and glycine; and

wherein the taurine, arginine, and glycine are in a weight ratio of (60-69):(25-35):(0.5-1.5);

wherein the effective amount of the personal care composition comprises a combined amount of taurine, arginine, and glycine present in the composition of from 0.001% to 5% by weight; and

wherein the personal care composition does not contain any free amino acids other than taurine, arginine, and glycine.