Patent Description:
In modern societies, fine dusts including automobile emissions, yellow dust flying through industrial zones in eastern China, or external contaminants may cause skin aging and skin problems in urban areas and industrial complexes.

Since the size of the fine dust is mostly <NUM> µm or less, it is much smaller than general dust (average size of <NUM> µm or more) (US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)). According to the research of National Institute of Environmental Research (<NUM>), it has been investigated that major components of the fine dusts in the metropolitan area are sulfates, nitrates, and secondary products from China. Fine dusts penetrate deep into the alveoli of humans and accumulates in the bronchus and lungs, which is a direct cause of various respiratory diseases, and it may decrease the body' s immune function, and cause asthma and respiratory difficulty, and increase the concentration of heavy metals in the rain or snow due to long-distance travel. In skin, as the size of the fine dust is small, it can penetrate deep into pores easily. If the penetrated fine dusts are not removed cleanly, it may cause inflammation and trouble in skin, and therefore, it is important to block the fine dusts so that it cannot penetrate the skin.

As conventional technologies for blocking fine dusts, technologies of blocking fine dusts with the negative charge in the formulation using a repulsive force of the same charge, or preventing fine dusts from penetrating pores by forming a network on the skin surface are disclosed. However, there are problems in that in fact, the fine dusts can be not only negatively charge but also positively charge, and the effect of blocking fine dusts by the repulsive force of a specific charge is very insignificant, and a film-forming polymer cannot fundamentally prevent the fine dusts from attaching to the skin surface.

The fine dusts can be removed to some extent by cleansing, but the finer the stronger the adsorption power, so it is impossible to remove the fine dusts deeply penetrated into pores with normal cleansing, and therefore, there is a need for a technology for fundamentally blocking the fine dusts from attaching to skin.

A problem to be solved by the present disclosure is to provide a composition for blocking fine dusts which prevent problems due to fine dusts by reducing the amount of fine dusts attached to skin.

To solve the problem, the present disclosure provides a composition, preferably, cosmetic composition, for blocking fine dusts comprising a compound containing an N-heterocycle defined in claims as an active ingredient.

The problem is further solved by the use of a compound containing an N-heterocycle defined in claims as an active ingredient in a cosmetic composition for blocking fine dusts.

Conventionally, as a solution for fine dusts, a method for removing fine dusts attached to skin by cleansing, a method for blocking fine dusts using a negative charge repulsive force, a method for forming a network on the skin surface, and the like were used. However, the method for cleansing fine dusts attached to skin may cause a problem to skin as the fine dusts are already attached to skin, and be difficult to cleanse when they are already adsorbed to skin, as very fine dusts have strong absorption. In addition, the method for blocking fine dusts using a negative charge repulsive force has a problem in that the actual effect of blocking fine dusts is insignificant, as the fine dusts show not only negative charge but also positive charge, and the method for forming a network on the skin surface has a problem in that it is impossible to fundamentally prevent fine dusts from attaching on the skin surface. Accordingly, the present inventors have researched a component which is comprised in a cosmetic composition and blocks skin attachment of fine dusts themselves, and have experimentally confirmed that when a compound containing an N-heterocycle is comprised, the skin attachment of fine dusts can be significantly reduced, thereby completing the present disclosure.

The term used herein, "fine dust" means dust in a fine size of <NUM> µm or less. The dust is not limited to a specific component, and includes all the materials commonly called dust.

The term used herein, "blocking fine dust" means prevent the fine dusts from attaching to skin, and extensively, is a meaning including eliminating fine dusts attached to skin.

The present inventors have experimentally confirmed that the composition comprising a compound containing an N-heterocycle as an active ingredient prevents fine dusts from attaching to skin.

The term used herein, "compound comprising an N-heterocycle" means a compound containing a heterocycle comprising a nitrogen atom as a heteroatom.

The compound comprising an N-heterocycle is bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine, melamine (<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-triazine-<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-triamine), methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol, ethylhexyl triazone, phenyl benzimidazole sulfonic acid, diethylhexyl butamido triazone, disodium phenyl dibenzimidazole tetrasulfonate, drometrizole trisiloxane, trisbiphenyl triazine. The present inventors have prepared a cosmetic composition comprising the above materials, and have experimentally confirmed that it can significantly reduce attachment of fine dusts to skin.

The compound comprising an N-heterocycle can block fine dusts by neutralizing a fine charge present on a surface of skin or an object, and is not limited to this theory.

In addition, the compound comprising an N-heterocycle has an effect of preventing or blocking attachment of heavy metals.

Preferably, the molecular weight of the compound comprising an N-heterocycle may be <NUM> to <NUM>,<NUM>, more preferably <NUM> to <NUM>, much more preferably <NUM> to <NUM>.

Herein, the compound comprising an N-heterocycle is comprised in an amount of <NUM> to <NUM> % by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, and it may be comprised in an amount of preferably, <NUM> to <NUM> % by weight, more preferably, <NUM> to <NUM> % by weight. When it is comprised over <NUM> % by weight, the feeling of the formulation may be sticky, oily, and greasy, and the stability of the formulation may be reduced.

Furthermore, the cosmetic composition for blocking fine dusts according to the present disclosure may be prepared by suitably mixing components mixed to common cosmetics such as a moisturizer, a thickener, powder, alcohol, a natural polymer, a synthetic polymer, a saccharide, an antioxidant, buffer, various kinds of extracts, a stabilizer, a preservative, a coloring, or a flavoring, in addition to the active ingredient, according to common methods. The moisturizer may be glycerin, sorbitol, butylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, propylene glycol, pentylene glycol, propanediol, <NUM>,<NUM>-hexanediol, octanediol, or natural product-derived extract, or the like.

It comprises other residual amounts of water.

In addition, the cosmetic composition for blocking fine dusts according to the present disclosure may be prepared in a formulation selected from the group consisting of solution, ointment for external application, cream, foam, nutritional cosmetic water, soft cosmetic water, soft water, milky lotion, makeup base, essence, liquid cleanser, bath preparation, sun screen cream, sun oil, suspension, emulsion, paste, gel, lotion, powder, oil, powder foundation, emulsion foundation, wax foundation, patch, mist and spray, and the like, but not limited thereto.

In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the compound comprising an N-heterocycle may be comprised in an oil-dispersed form. This means a form in which oils are added for dissolution of the corresponding compound according to common characteristics of the compound comprising an N-heterocycle.

In this case, the cosmetic composition of the present disclosure may have an oil formulation, and for dissolution of the compound comprising an N-heterocycle, it may further comprise a polar oil and/or silicon oil, and for example, it includes dicaprylyl carbonate, caprlic/capric triglyceride, isopropyl palmitate, C12-<NUM> alkyl benzoate, propyl heptyl caprylate, coco-caprylate/caprate, dibutyl adipate, triethyl hexanoin, phenyl trimethicone, cyclopentasiloxane, cyclohexasiloxane, caprylyl trimethicone, and the like, but not limited thereto. In other words, the cosmetic composition according to the present disclosure may be prepared by dissolving the compound comprising an N-heterocycle in an oil (or oil phase).

In other embodiment of the present disclosure, the compound comprising an N-heterocycle may be comprised in a water-dispersed form.

Commonly, the compound comprising an N-heterocycle is oilsoluble and therefore it should be dispersed by adding oils, but the present disclosure allows the compound comprising an N-heterocycle to be dispersed in water without adding oils, and provides a cosmetic composition which comprises an N-heterocycle and is also a hydration formulation.

The hydration formulation may be a formulation selected from the group consisting of water gel, solution, foam, cosmetic water, milky lotion, suspension, emulsion, paste, lotion, patch, mist and spray formulations, but not limited thereto.

As above, the compound comprising an N-heterocycle may be in a form with enhanced solubility or dispersibility for water as mixed and treated with other compounds. When the dispersibility for water is excellent, it may be usefully used for a cosmetic composition comprising a large amount of water, and it is possible to minimize or eliminate the amount of oils in the composition.

As a water-dispersed form of the compound comprising an N-heterocycle, it is also possible to purchase and use a commercially available raw material, and for example, it is possible to purchase and use a raw material of BASF corporation (brand name: Tinosorb® S Aqua).

The composition according to the present disclosure can fundamentally prevent problems due to fine dusts by lowering the attachment rate of fine dusts attached to skin.

Hereinafter, the present disclosure will be described in detail by examples to specifically described the present disclosure. However, the examples according to the present disclosure may be modified into various other forms, and the scope of the present disclosure should not be construed to be limited by the examples described below. The examples of the present disclosure are provided to illustrate the present disclosure more completely.

The present inventors prepared essences having the composition of the following Table <NUM> by a common method, for an experiment of estimation of fine dust attachment.

As a result, as shown in Table <NUM>, it was confirmed that Example <NUM> showed the relative attachment rate of less than <NUM>/<NUM> compared to the control group, and it has an excellent effect of prevent fine dust attachment as much as showing the relative attachment rate of less than <NUM>/<NUM> compared to the Comparative examples <NUM> - <NUM>.

As a result, as shown in Table <NUM>, it was confirmed that Example <NUM> showed the relative attachment rate of about <NUM>/<NUM> compared to the control group, and it has an excellent effect of prevent fine dust attachment as much as showing the relative attachment rate of less than <NUM>/<NUM> compared to the Comparative examples <NUM> - <NUM>.

In addition, as the result of confirming the effect of preventing fine dust attachment of other compounds comprised in the bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine water dispersion (Tinosorb® S Aqua, BASF) of Example <NUM> through Comparative examples <NUM> and <NUM>, it was confirmed that other compounds other than bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine had no effect of preventing fine dust attachment.

The present inventors prepared water-gel formulations of Example <NUM> and Comparative example <NUM> by the content shown in the following Table <NUM>, and progressed the estimation of fine dust attachment.

As a result, as shown in Table <NUM>, it was confirmed that Comparative example <NUM> had no effect of preventing fine dust attachment compared to the control group in which nothing was applied, and rather fine dust attached better, while Example <NUM> showed the relative attachment rate of less than <NUM>% compared to the control group and that of less than <NUM>/<NUM> compared to the Comparative example <NUM>, and thereby an excellent effect of preventing fine dust attachment of melamine (<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-triazine-<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-triamine) characteristically contained in Example <NUM> was confirmed.

The present inventors prepared emulsion formulations of Examples <NUM> - <NUM> and Comparative examples <NUM> -<NUM> by the content shown in the following Table <NUM>, and progressed the estimation of fine dust attachment.

As a result, as shown in Table <NUM>, it was confirmed that even Comparative examples <NUM> - <NUM> had a slight effect of preventing fine dust attachment compared to the control group in which nothing was applied, but Example <NUM>, Example <NUM> and Example <NUM> showed the relative attachment rate of less than <NUM>/<NUM> compared to the control group, about <NUM>/<NUM> of the control group, and less than <NUM>/<NUM> compared to the control group, respectively, and thereby, an excellent effect of preventing fine dust attachment of Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl tetramethyl butylphenol, ethylhexyl triazone, and phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid characteristically contained in Examples <NUM>, <NUM> and <NUM>, respectively.

Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl tetramethyl butylphenol having benzotriazole, ethylhexyl triazone having triazine, and phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid having benzimidazole, which are N-heterocyclic structures, showed an excellent effect of reducing fine dust attachment compared to other compounds.

The present inventors prepared cream formulations of Examples <NUM> - <NUM> and Comparative examples <NUM> -<NUM> by the content shown in the following Table <NUM>, and progressed the estimation of fine dust attachment.

As a result, as shown in Table <NUM>, it was confirmed that even Comparative examples <NUM> - <NUM> had few effect of preventing fine dust attachment compared to the control group in which nothing was applied, but Examples <NUM> -<NUM> showed the relative attachment rate of less than <NUM>/<NUM> compared to the control group, respectively, and thereby, an excellent effect of preventing fine dust attachment of Diethylhexyl butamido triazone, disodium phenyl dibenzimidazole tetrasulfonate, and trisbiphenyl triazine characteristically contained in Examples <NUM> - <NUM>, respectively.

Claim 1:
Use of a compound containing an N-heterocycle as an active ingredient in a cosmetic composition for blocking fine dusts,
wherein the compound containing an N-heterocycle is bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenyl triazine, melamine (<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-triazine-<NUM>,<NUM>,<NUM>-triamine), methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol, ethylhexyl triazone, phenyl benzimidazole sulfonic acid, diethylhexyl butamido triazone, disodium phenyl dibenzimidazole tetrasulfonate, drometrizole trisiloxane, or trisbiphenyl triazine, and
wherein the compound containing an N-heterocycle is comprised in the cosmetic composition in an amount of <NUM> to <NUM> % by weight.