US Patent 7700084 Cosmetic composition with skin tightening effect

The present invention relates to a mixture, having a skin-tightening effect, which is made up of:10 to 80% by weight of a polysaccharide, preferably of an alginate, having a molecular weight of less than 600,000 Daltons, preferably less than 400,000 Daltons and more preferably less than 200,000 Daltons,15 to 75% by weight of a polyhydroxylated agent selected from sugars and their derivatives, particularly sugar esters and sugar ethers, preferably sorbitol,3 to 15% by weight of poly(vinyl alcohol) or polyvinylpyrrolidone, and0 to 25% by weight of cellulose or of a derivative of cellulose, such as carboxymethylcellulose or hydroxymethylcellulose.