Patent ID: 8454945

Claim:
A composition comprising: a liposomal concentrate comprising a phospholipid selected from the group consisting of lecithin, lysolecithin, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidic acid, phosphatidylserine, lysophosphatidylcholine, lysophosphatidylethanolamine, lysophosphatidylglycerol, lysophosphatidic acid, lysophosphatidylserine, PEG-phosphatidylethanolamine, PVP-phosphatidylethanolamine, and combinations thereof; Coenzyme Q10; and at least one solubilizer; in combination with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier possessing at least one permeation enhancer, wherein the at least one permeation enhancer comprises ethoxydiglycol in an amount from about 2% by weight to about 8% by weight of the composition, and wherein the phospholipid is present in the composition in an amount of from about 2% by weight to about 20% by weight of the composition and the Coenzyme Q10 is present in an amount of from about 1.25% to about 5% by weight of the composition; and wherein the composition is capable of providing a penetration of the Coenzyme Q10 to the epidermis of at least about 12%.