Patent ID: 6162419
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: A61K,A61P,A61Q

Abstract:
A method for stabilizing and solubilizing an ascorbic acid compound selected from the group consisting of a fatty acid ester of ascorbic acid, a salt of a fatty acid ester of ascorbic acid, and mixtures thereof, in a composition with at least one water-soluble ingredient comprising dissolving, homogeneously mixing, or stably dispersing the ascorbyl fatty acid ester or salt in a solvent selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol, ethoxydiglycol, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, propylene carbonate, glycerin, a capric glyceride, a caprylic glyceride, an alkyl lactate, an alkyl adipate, an isosorbide, and mixtures thereof, and adding the dissolved, homogenously mixed, or stably dispersed solvent phase containing the ascorbic acid compound to an aqueous phase containing the water-soluble ingredient.