| abstract |
The invention relates to cosmetic compounds designed to care for sensitive skin, taking the form of emulsions or creams. Said compounds contain natural oils, fats, waxes and esters of linear C8-C22 fatty acids as oil or fat components, phospholipids, sterols, alkyl-(oligo-)glycosides, fatty acid esters of sugars, sugar alcohols or polyglycerin or mixtures thereof as emulsifiers, and deoxysugars or natural substances containing the same as active ingredients. As deoxysugars, the compounds preferably contain fucose, rhamnose or mixtures thereof at a concentration of between 0.1 and 10 weight percent. The cosmetic compounds prepared according to the invention increase the vitality of the skin and significantly reduce the release of pro-inflammatory mediators. |