Patent ID: 6916851

Claim:
A cosmetic method of providing a skin benefit, the method comprising applying to the skin a composition comprising: (i) about 0.001% to about 50% of a compound of the formula A: R—O-M (A) wherein: R is a branched alkyl or alkenyl chain having at least 7 carbon atoms, and at least two branches; O is an oxygen atom; and M is (—(CH 2 ) p O) n —(CH 2 ) m CO 2 X), where n is 0 or an integer between 1 and 7, m is an integer between 2 and 4, p is an integer between 2 and 4; X is hydrogen, a methyl group, an ethyl group, or a cation; and (ii) a cosmetically acceptable vehicle; said benefit selected from the group consisting of treating and/or inhibiting: (a) oily skin conditions; (b) sebum secretion from sebocytes; (c) collagen synthesis by fibroblasts in the skin; and (d) microbial activity of bacteria associated with acne.