Patent ID: 8003094

Claim:
A composition consisting of: (a) coenzyme Q10 in an amount from 5 to 30 percent by weight of the total weight of the composition; (b) a solvent in an amount from 30 to 85 percent by weight of the total weight of the composition, wherein the amount of the solvent is sufficient to dissolve the coenzyme Q10, and wherein the solvent is selected from the group consisting of cetyl myristoleate, dimethyl sulfoxide, d-limonene, the essential oil of lavindin, the essential oil of peppermint, the essential oil of ginger, the essential oil of camphor, the essential oil of geranium, the essential oil of orange, tea tree oil, the essential oil of lavender, an essential oil comprising a cyclic monoterpene, and mixtures thereof; (c) a first skin buffer in an amount from 1 to 25 percent by weight of the total weight of the composition wherein the first skin buffer is selected from the group consisting of dl-alpha- tocopheryol acetate, cetyl myristoleate, gamma-linolenic acid, conjugated linolenic acid, d-alpha tocopherol, lecithin, and mixtures thereof; (d) a first anti-oxidant in an amount from 1 to 10 percent by weight of the total weight of the composition; (e) a second skin buffer in an amount from 1 to 20 percent by weight of the total weight of the composition; and (f) a second anti-oxidant in an amount of 1 to 5 percent by weight of the total weight of the composition.