Patent ID: 7825157

Claim:
A method for reducing, diminishing, or ameliorating telangiectasia, comprising topically applying to an affected area of the skin an effective amount of a composition having a first ingredient represented by the following formula: wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 may, independently, be a hydrogen atom; a carbohydrate; an acyl group, substituted or unsubstituted, straight-chain or branched, fully saturated or having one or more unsaturated bonds, and have from 1 to 22 carbon atoms; an alkyl group, substituted or unsubstituted, straight-chain or branched, fully saturated or having one or more unsaturated bonds, and have from 1 to 22 carbon atoms; an alkenyl group, substituted or unsubstituted, straight-chain or branched, fully saturated or having one or more unsaturated bonds, and have from 1 to 22 carbon atoms; an alkynyl group, substituted or unsubstituted, straight-chain or branched, fully saturated or having one or more unsaturated bonds, and have from 1 to 22 carbon atoms; a phenyl group, substituted or unsubstituted; a benzyl group, substituted or unsubstituted; a cycloalkyl group, substituted or unsubstituted, and have from 3 to 8 carbon atoms; a cycloalkenyl group, substituted or unsubstituted, and have from 4 to 8 carbon atoms; and an oxaalkyl, oxaalkynyl, or oxaalkynyl group having at least one oxygen atom in its backbone structure, substituted or unsubstituted, and straight-chained or branched; a second ingredient selected from the group consisting of at least one of an antioxidant, a depigmenting agent, an anti-inflammatory agent, a vitamin, and an anti-irritant; and a cosmetically acceptable vehicle.