Patent ID: 6841162

Claim:
A cosmetic or dermatological composition, comprising: (A) an effective amount of at least one natural or recombinant spider silk protein or an analog of a spider silk protein comprising an amino acid repeating unit of sequence (II): [(GPG 2 YGPGQ 2 ) a (X′) 2 S(A) b ] p (SEQ ID NO: 12) (II) wherein X′ is the amino acid sequence GPS or GPG; a is 2 or 3; b is an integer from 7 to 10; p is an integer such that the molecular weight of the protein is between 10 and 400 kDa; and (B) at least one cosmetic adjuvant selected from the group consisting of fillers, surfactants, UVA and/or UVB sunscreens, thixotropic agents, antioxidants, preserving agents, dyes, pigments, fragrances, thickeners, vitamins, hormones, moisturizers, wetting agents, anionic, nonionic or aniphoteric polymers, and cosmetic or dermatological active substances.