Topical skin care composition

摘要

A cream base for the topical application of skin care therapeutics and a process for making the cream base. In one embodiment, the therapeutic is tretinoin, hydroquinone and fluocinolone acetonide for the treatment of hyperpigmented skin conditions, such as melasma.

主权项

1. A process of making a topical medicated composition, the composition being an emulsion comprising active ingredients consisting of fluocinolone acetonide, hydroquinone and tretinoin, the process comprising the steps of:
(a) preparing an aqueous composition comprising water and at least one hydrophilic compound while heating at a temperature in the range of about 75° C. to about 80° C.; (b) preparing a non-aqueous composition comprising at least two hydrophobic compounds while heating at a temperature in the range of about 75° C. to about 80° C.; (c) combining the aqueous and non-aqueous compositions to form a mixture, wherein steps (a) through (c) are conducted in the absence of an emulsifier; (d) adding at least one emulsifier to the mixture comprising the aqueous and non-aqueous compositions; (e) adding tretinoin to the mixture comprising the aqueous and non-aqueous compositions; (f) adding fluocinolone acetonide to the mixture comprising the aqueous and non-aqueous compositions; (g) adding hydroquinone to the mixture comprising the aqueous and non-aqueous compositions, wherein the hydroquinone is added after adding the at least one emulsifier; and (h) homogenizing the mixture to form the emulsion.