Patent ID: 6861062

Claim:
A method of producing a skin care composition, comprising the steps of: 1) placing between 90 ml to 900 ml of water and 10 grams to 1200 grams of a xanthine based compound selected from the group consisting of anhydrous theophylline, theobromine, theophylline monohydrate, hydrous and anhydrous aminophylline, dyphylline, oxtriphylline, caffeine citrate, and hydrous caffeine into a first vessel; 2) heating the water and xanthine based compound mixture to between 48.8 to 115 degrees Centigrade; 3) slowly mixing the water and xanthine based compound together until the xanthine based compound goes into solution; 4) placing between 45 grams to 540 grams of glycerin into a second vessel; 5) heating the second vessel containing the glycerin to a temperature range between 10 degrees Centigrade and 115 degrees Centigrade; 6) slowly adding the heated glycerin in vessel 2 to the water-xanthine based compound mixture in vessel 1 while stirring the composite mixture; 7) mixing the water, xanthine based compound and glycerin components slowly for a certain period of time, ranging between 15 seconds to 10 minutes, while pushing any precipitate back into the mixture; 8) removing the resulting final composite mixture from the heat and allowing it to cool to room temperature; 9) mixing any precipitate that develops in Step 8 back into the composition in order to keep the precipitate evenly distributed, producing the active ingredient herein; 10) combining the resulting active ingredient with a suitable cosmetic or pharmaceutical vehicle to produce a topical cream; wherein said water-xanthine based compound and glycerin chemically interact to create a final active ingredient.