Therapeutic bath salts for the relaxation of muscles, elimination or reduction of muscle spasms, and for the overall enhancement of a person's mood. The bath salts of the present invention are used as aromatherapy that has both the convenience of a bath and the internal mechanisms of ingested medication. The formula for the composition of the present invention includes a selected amount of magnesium sulfate trihydrate (a hydrated version of epsom salts), lithium chloride, copper gluconate, and essential oils. The oils include rosewood oil, ylang ylang oil, lavender oil and patchouli oil. The oils are provided as scents for use in the prescribed aromatherapy. The user mixes a preselected amount of the crystallized salt or liquid form of the present invention with the bath water. A period of time is allowed to elapse before the user departs the bath. By resting in the tub, the user accrues the combined benefits of external therapy and internal therapy.

Therapeutic bath salts and method of use

The present invention concerns various compositions comprising the essential oil of Origanum compactum or of Aniba rosaeodora or one of their constituents, preferably a major constituent, for use in the targeted treatment and prevention of keratoses in the transformation phase and of carcinomas originating from these keratoses, and more particularly of keratoses induced by solar radiation on the skin of a subject. More particularly, the present invention concerns compositions based on the essential oil of oregano or of rosewood, or on linalool, thymol or carvacrol.

Marrot; Laurent

Soeur; Jeremie

Huang; Meng-Er

L'Oreal

Institut Curie

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Use of essential oil of oregano and of rosewood, or constituents thereof, in the therapeutic treatment of keratoses

The present invention concerns various cosmetic uses of compositions comprising an essential oil or one of its constituents, preferably a major constituent, in the targeted treatment and prevention of benign keratoses, and more particularly keratoses induced by solar radiation on the skin of a subject. More particularly, the present invention concerns compositions based on the essential oil of oregano or of rosewood, or on linalool, thymol or carvacrol. The present invention also concerns therapeutic applications of a composition as described in the prevention or targeted treatment of actinic keratoses, essentially for prophylactic purposes.

Use of essential oil of oregano or of rosewood, or constituents thereof, in the cosmetic treatment of keratoses