Patent ID: 7459166

Claim:
A skin balm for remineralising and rejuvenating the skin which comprises 0.08 to 1.4% by weight water of volcanic origin, 0.01 to 2% by weight of an extract from samphire Crithmum maritimum , 0.01 to 2% by weight of the peptide palmitoyl-gly-his-lys and 0.01 to 5% by weight hydrolysed soy protein, and further comprises: a) 1-4% by weight glycerine, b) 1-5% by weight butylene glycol or propylene glycol, c) 2-4% by weight cetearyl alcohol, d) 6-9% by weight dicapryl carbonate, e) 0.5-1.3% by weight phenoxyethanol, f) 0.1-0.5% by weight chloiphenesin, g) 2.5-4% by weight Beheneth-25, h) 6-9% by weight shea butter, i) 2-4% by weight modified maize starch powder, j) 2.5-4% by weight a thickening and emulsifying agent comprising a hydroxyethyl acrylate and sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymer, squalane and polysorbate 60, k) 1-3.5% by weight dimethicone, l) 0.05-0.5% by weight colourants, m) 0.05-0.2% by weight organic sunscreens for the colourants, n) 0.1-0.5% by weight preservative, o) 0.1-0.5% by weight of a mixture comprising alcoholic extracts from plants consisting of 0.2% by weight coffee seeds, 0.2% by weight Camellia sinensis leaves, 0.2% by weight Ponagamia pinnata and 0.2% by weight angelica root; and 99.2% by weight ethanol, p) 0.05-0.2% by weight tetrasodium ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid, and q) remainder up to 100% by weight distilled water, wherein said water of volcanic origin comprises below 1-2 mg/L carbonate (CO 3 ), below 1-2 mg/L hydrogen carbonate (HCO 3 ), 0.01-0.05 mg/L iron, 100-300 mg/L potassium, 1,000-2,000 mg/L sodium, 80-200 mg/L magnesium, 50-150 mg/L calcium, 50-150 mg/L silicon (as SiO 2 ), 0.01 -0.1 mg/L phosphorus, 0.001-0.005 mg/L selenium and 0.01-0.03 mg/L zinc.