COFFEE CHERRY COSMETIC COMPOSITION AND METHODS

摘要

A cosmetic composition comprises a coffee cherry preparation, and most preferably an extract from a sub-ripe quick-dried coffee cherry. Particularly contemplated cosmetic compositions are formulated as a shampoo, lotion, cream, balm, or ointment, and will have at least one of an antioxidant effect, an anti-inflammatory effect, a UV-protective effect, an antimutagenic effect, a chemoprotective effect, a scar reducing effect, a skin-lightening effect, a moisturizing effect, a wrinkle reduction effect, and an antibacterial effect.

主权项

1. A cosmetic product comprising:
a shampoo, a lotion, a cream, a balm, or an ointment comprising an extract of a primarily red or almost ripe whole dried low-mycotoxin coffee cherry or fragment thereof; wherein the primarily red or almost ripe whole dried low-mycotoxin coffee cherry or fragment thereof has mycotoxin levels that are below 20 ppb for total aflatoxins, below 5 ppm for total fumonisins, and below 5 ppb for ochratoxins; and wherein the fragment of the primarily red or almost ripe whole dried low-mycotoxin coffee cherry is selected from the group consisting of pulp, mucilage, and hull.