Patent ID: 6093412
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: A61K,A61Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for moisturizing the skin, comprising applying to the skin an amount of a composition effective to moisturize the skin, wherein said composition comprises, in a cosmetically or dermatologically acceptable vehicle, a moisturizing agent comprising at least one aminoalcohol derivative containing a urea functional group of the following formula (I): ##STR8## in which: R.sub.1 represents a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl radical having from 8 to 22 carbon atoms;R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched, saturated alkyl radical having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms;R.sub.3 represents a linear or branched, monohydroxylated or polyhydroxylated, saturated alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms.