FR2855052A1 - Cosmetic or pharmaceutical care product such as a mask comprises an absorbent support impregnated with a preparation containing at least one active ingredient - Google Patents

Abstract

Cosmetic or pharmaceutical care product such as a mask for application to an area of the human body comprises an absorbent support impregnated with a preparation containing at least one active ingredient. An independent claim is also included for producing the product by impregnating the support with the preparation and packaging the product in impervious packaging. ACTIVITY : Antiinflammatory; Vulnerary; Dermatological; Antiseborrheic. No biological data given. MECHANISM OF ACTION : None given.

Description

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  The present invention relates to a cosmetic and / or pharmaceutical care product such as a mask intended to be applied to the skin, hair, etc., as well as a method of manufacture of said product.

  1o The cosmetic or pharmaceutical preparations which can be used as a mask are generally in the form of a cream or paste to be applied in layers to the skin and the hair.

  The application in layers of these products generally leads to uncertainty as to the effective dosage, the users tending to produce layers that are too thin for economy reasons or too thick for fear of ineffectiveness.

  Thus, people who use cosmetic or pharmaceutical products in paste or cream to make masks must proceed to their application on the area to be treated without controlling the dose of product in a safe and therefore effective manner.

  To make care masks, it is also common to use natural products such as plant products such as cereals such as oats, bran, wheat, vegetables such as cucumber, carrots, vegetable oils, fruits like grapes, apples, mineral products like clay.

  Thus, a person can make a care mask himself by cutting, grinding, chopping and mixing vegetables and fruits. It is often necessary to also add all the ingredients necessary for the manufacture of an applicable paste in the manner of a mask or poultice. However, this requires a relatively long preparation time as well as time to devote to cleaning and storing all the utensils used, which hinders many people from making their own products.

  Care masks are also provided containing the active ingredients 5 contained in natural products. However, even if the product remains as natural as possible, packaging it most often requires the use of excipients and preservatives to allow these preparations to remain stable with a view to their marketing.

  Therefore, people who are looking for skin and / or hair care products such as masks, based on completely natural products without excipient and other preservatives, have no choice but to prepare themselves their products whenever they want to use them.

  In order to overcome these drawbacks, the main object of the present invention is to provide cosmetic and / or pharmaceutical care products such as masks containing active principles in a ready-to-use form and directly applicable to an area to be treated. and in which the active ingredients are dosed.

  A secondary aim of the invention is to be able to offer care products which do not have any usual chemical additive and whose packaging makes it possible to limit or eliminate the number of usual additives for preservation.

  To this end, the invention relates to a cosmetic and / or pharmaceutical care product such as a mask, characterized in that it consists of a support of absorbent material impregnated with a preparation containing at least one principle active cosmetic and / or pharmaceutical care.

  Thus, advantageously, the product according to the invention is in the form of a mask directly applicable to the area to be treated thanks to the support and in which the preparation containing the active principle is already dosed during the impregnation of the support. There is therefore obtained with the invention, a care product easy to use and whose efficiency is optimized, the mask containing an effective dose of the preparation containing the active ingredients, without wasting products.

  Preferably, the mask thus formed is further frozen. Thus, advantageously, the care product according to the invention is packaged by freezing so that the usual preservation and stability additives are limited, or even eliminated, since it is stored by means of freezing.

  Preferably, a preparation containing at least one active principle is produced based on natural products such as fresh plants, oils, fresh protein products and / or mineral products. The products can also be used in dehydrated, dried, powdered form for example.

  Among, plants are used fruits, vegetables, algae, plants, flowers, cereals, spices, singles, etc. The protein products which can be used are preferably derived from meat or fish while the minerals used are for example clays.

  Thus, the plant, protein or mineral products used can be prepared in the form of juice, paste and other preparations suitable for being able to be applied to the support and to impregnate it.

  The preparation containing at least one active principle can also consist of a conventional cosmetic and / or pharmaceutical preparation effective by application to the skin, the hair, that is to say with transcutaneous action.

  Preferably, the support of absorbent material is a fibrous material, for example cotton, a felt, a highly absorbent fabric.

  4 2855052 The absorbent material can also be made of a porous material such as a natural or synthetic sponge. The support can advantageously consist of a sponge layer having a holding in itself suitable for producing a mask.

  According to a preferred embodiment, the support is applied to a base consisting of a breathable fabric such as gauze, of a preferably waterproof latex film, on which is adhered the absorbent material such as cotton, I ' sponge, for example using a natural glue such as wet flour.

  This gives a better resistance support which may have no constituent or synthetic additive.

  After the preparation, for example based on fresh plants, has impregnated the absorbent material, the mask thus formed is stored by freezing and offered for sale in this frozen form.

  The dimensions and shape of the mask are defined according to the treatment area for which it is intended. Thus, for example, a facial mask according to the invention has a substantially oval and curved shape so that it can be applied to the face. The freezing phase advantageously allows the mask to retain this curved shape allowing direct application of the mask to the face of a user.

  Indeed, during use, the mask according to the invention can be used directly frozen or it can be reheated to different temperatures. It has been surprisingly observed that the thawing of the mask according to the invention does not lead to deterioration of the mask, the active products remaining perfectly on the support.

  Thus, depending on the type of products used to make the mask, the efficiency of the mask can be optimized by proposing preferred efficiency temperatures. In this way, the affixing of the mask according to the invention may bring feelings of cold, freshness or even heat, at the choice of the user.

  In addition, during thawing, the active ingredients contained in the preparation for impregnating the absorbent support are released towards the area to be treated, such as the skin or the hair where they act.

  A care product according to the invention can therefore be considered as a cosmetic product whose constituents (active principle (s)) define the cosmetic properties such as hydration, an anti-aging action, an exfoliating action, astringent, etc, and / or as a pharmaceutical product whose constituents (active principle (s)) define the healing properties such as the alleviation of cutaneous irritations, sunburns, burns, the treatment i5 d skin conditions like acne, eczema, etc. When the care product according to the invention contains pharmaceutical active principles, these can be intended for the care of internal organs, by diffusing through the skin during application, for example in application to the chest to treat bronchi.

  Advantageously, the masks according to the invention can be packaged in sealed packaging, preferably under vacuum.

  When the product according to the invention is not packaged by freezing, it is preferably packaged in a package with a complex structure ensuring protection against light and atmospheric agents.

  With the invention, therefore, a cosmetic and / or pharmaceutical care mask is obtained which is easy to store by the user and which is simple to use since it suffices to apply it to the area to be treated and which, once used, can be easily removed, the components of the mask remaining in one piece.

  6 2855052 In addition, the mask according to the invention can be perfectly natural, based on fresh products having stability without any addition of synthetic additives, these products also being presented for use on a support preferably also made of material. natural.

  The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing a product according to the invention.

Claims (10)

  1. Cosmetic and / or pharmaceutical care product such as a mask intended to be applied to an area of the human body to be treated, characterized in that it consists of a support of absorbent material impregnated with a preparation containing minus an active cosmetic and / or pharmaceutical care principle for the area to be treated.   2. Product according to claim 1, characterized in that the mask formed is frozen.   3. Product according to one of claims 1 and 2,   characterized in that the support of absorbent material is a fibrous material such as cotton, a felt, a highly absorbent fabric.   4. Product according to one of claims 1 and 2,   characterized in that the absorbent material consists of a porous material such as a natural or synthetic sponge.   5. Product according to one of claims 1 to 3,   characterized in that the support of absorbent material is fixed on a base such as a breathable fabric such as a gauze, a preferably waterproof latex film, on which the absorbent material is stuck.   6. Product according to claim 5, characterized in that the support of absorbent material is fixed to the base using a natural adhesive such as wet flour.   7. Product according to one of claims 1 to 6,   characterized in that the preparation containing at least one active principle is carried out on the basis of natural products such as fresh plants, fresh protein products and / or mineral products. 8 2855052   8. Product according to one of claims 1 to 7,   characterized in that it is packaged in sealed packaging, preferably under vacuum.   9. Product according to one of claims 1 to 7,   characterized in that it is packaged in a complex structure packaging ensuring protection against light and atmospheric agents.   10. A method of manufacturing a cosmetic and / or pharmaceutical 0io care product according to one of claims 2 to 9, characterized in that the support is impregnated with absorbent material with a preparation containing at least one active principle and packs it in airtight packaging.   1 1. A method of manufacturing a cosmetic and / or pharmaceutical care product according to claim 10, characterized in that the product is frozen before packaging.