Patent ID: 8354128

Claim:
A process for inhibiting and/or relieving a skin irritation and/or a skin inflammation in a subject in need thereof, comprising applying a preparation to an area of the subject's skin to be treated, wherein said preparation comprises a leaf extract of Rubus fruticosus (blackberry) in a sufficient concentration to inhibit and/or relieve the skin irritation and/or skin inflammation and/or in a sufficient concentration to reduce the release of an interleukin, wherein the blackberry leaf extract is obtained by a process comprising: a) adding an extractant comprising ethanol and water to blackberry leaves, wherein the ratio of ethanol to water is 2:8 to 8:2: and b) extracting the blackberry leaves with the extractant for up to 72 hours, and wherein the preparation does not comprise berries, branches or roots of Rubus fruticosus.