Patent ID: 8771758

Claim:
A method of improving the aesthetic appearance of aging skin by lessening one or more of facial lines, wrinkles, or sagging skin comprising topically applying to skin affected by facial lines, wrinkles, or sagging, a composition comprising: (a) a Tiliacora triandra Diels plant extract capable of inhibiting collagenase activity in human fibroblasts and present in an amount from about 0.01 wt % to about 10 wt % based on the total weight of the composition; and (b) a cosmetically or physiologically acceptable vehicle, the composition being applied in an amount and for a time effective to lessen said facial lines, wrinkles, or sagging skin; wherein the plant extract is obtained by extraction with a solvent mixture comprising from about 60% by volume to about 90% by volume ethanol and from about 10% by volume and to about 40% by volume water.