1. A method for at least one of the following:
for improving the radiance of the complexion,
for reducing andor preventing the characteristics of wrinkles andor fine lines,
for improving andor reducing the microrelief of the skin, andor for making the skin smooth andor for promoting desquamation of the skin andor stimulating epidermal renewal,
for improving the density andor firmness of the skin,
for preventively or curatively treating withered skin, lack of skin elasticity andor tonicity, thinning of the dermis, degradation of collagen fibres, flaccid skin andor thinned skin.
comprising applying to human skin in need thereof a composition comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium, at least one monosaccharide chosen from mannose and rhamnose and at least one desquamating agent.
2. The method according to claim 1, which is for improving the density andor firmness of the skin.
3. The method according to claim 1, which is for preventively or curatively treating withered skin, lack of skin elasticity andor tonicity, thinning of the dermis, degradation of collagen fibres, flaccid skin andor thinned skin.
4. A composition comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium, a combination of at least one monosaccharide chosen from mannose and rhamnose and at least one desquamating agent, the desquamating agent being chosen from jasmonic acid, gentisic acid, a jasmonic acid derivative, a gentisic acid derivative, and salicylic acid derivatives.
5. A composition according to claim 4, comprising a salicylic acid derivative chosen from 5-n-octanoylsalicylic acid (or capryloylsalicylic acid); 5-n-decanoylsalicylic acid; 5-n-dodecanoylsalicylic acid; 5-n-heptyloxysalicylic acid, and salts thereof.
6. A composition according to claim 4, comprising at least one compound chosen from:
3-hydroxy-2-(2Z)-pentenylcyclopentaneacetic acid,
methyl 3-hydroxy-2-(2Z)-pentenylcyclopentaneacetate,
2-(2Z)-2-pentenyl-3-hydroxycyclopentaneethanol,
3-hydroxy-2-pentylcyclopentaneacetic acid,
methyl 3-hydroxy-2-pentylcyclopentaneacetate,
2-pentyl-3-hydroxycyclopentaneethanol, and
jasmonic acid.
7. A composition according to claim 4, comprising 0.001% and 30% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition of said at least one monosaccharide
8. A composition according to claim 4, in which the amount of desquamating agent is 0.001%-30% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.
9. A device comprising a combination of at least one monosaccharide chosen from mannose and rhamnose and at least one desquamating agent, the device being capable of delivering said combination by intraepidermal andor intradermal andor subcutaneous injection.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A projector comprising:
a directional light source, a lens, and an image medium support disposed therebetween;
wherein the image medium support is adapted to support at least one image medium between the light source and the lens so that light emitting from the light source passes through the image medium, through the lens, and out of the housing; and
a movement mechanism operatively connected with the image medium support, wherein via actuation of the movement mechanism the image medium support is adapted to be selectively movable with respect to the lens to permit the adjustment of the distance between the at least one image medium and the lens.
2. The projector of claim 1 wherein the image medium support comprises:
an image medium carriage; and
an image medium holder, wherein the image medium carriage is adapted to receive the image medium holder within an opening defined in the medium carriage, and wherein the image medium holder is adapted to receive at least one image medium.
3. The projector of claim 1 wherein the movement mechanism comprises a rack and pinion assembly.
4. The projector of claim 2 wherein the movement mechanism comprises a rack and pinion assembly.
5. The projector of claim 4 wherein the position of the image medium support with respect to the lens is adjusted by the manipulation of an adjustment knob that is operatively connected with the movement mechanism.
6. The projector of claim 2 wherein the image medium holder comprises first and second halves connected by a hinge.
7. The projector of claim 6 wherein the image medium holder is selectively movable between an open position and a closed position and is adapted to permit the insertion of an image medium into the image medium holder when in the open position and is adapted to secure the image medium when in the closed position, the image medium holder comprising on each of its halves an image window.
8. The projector of claim 2 further comprising an alignment mechanism adapted to ensure the image medium holder is correctly oriented within the image medium carriage.
9. The projector of claim 8 wherein the alignment mechanism comprises an alignment tab projecting from the image medium holder, the alignment tab being adapted to fit within an alignment slot defined within the image medium carriage
10. The projector of claim 1 wherein the light source comprises a light emitting diode bulb.
12. The projector of claim 1 further comprising:
a support for supporting the image projector on a surface, the support comprising
a stand, the stand having a deployed state and a stowed state; and
a stake assembly, the stake assembly adapted to receive the stand when the stand is in the stowed state; wherein the projector is adapted to be supported by the stand when the stand is in the deployed state and the projector is adapted to be supported by the stake assembly when the stand is in the stowed state and received within the stake assembly.
13. The projector of claim 12 wherein the stand comprises a main leg and a pair of secondary legs, the main leg being adapted to at least partially receive the secondary legs when the stand is in the stowed state.
14. The projector of claim 13 wherein the light source and the lens are each disposed within a housing.
15. The projector of claim 14 wherein the light source and the lens are each disposed within the same housing.
16. A projector comprising:
a directional light source and a lens;
a support for supporting the image projector on a surface, the support comprising
a stand, the stand having a deployed state and a stowed state; and
a stake assembly, the stake assembly adapted to receive the stand when the stand is in the stowed state; wherein the image projector is adapted to be supported by the stand when the stand is in the deployed state and the image projector is adapted to be supported by the stake assembly when the stand is in the stowed state and received within the stake assembly.
17. The projector of claim 16 wherein the stand comprises a main leg and a pair of secondary legs, the main leg being adapted to at least partially receive the secondary legs when the stand is in the stowed state.
18. The projector of claim 17 wherein the light source and the lens are each disposed within a housing.
19. The projector of claim 18 wherein the light source and the lens are each disposed within the same housing.
20. The projector of claim 19 further comprising:
an image medium support disposed between the light source and the lens, wherein the image medium support comprises;
an image medium carriage; and
an image medium holder, wherein the image medium carriage is adapted to receive the image medium holder within an opening defined in the medium carriage, and wherein the image medium holder comprises first and second halves connected by a hinge and is selectively movable between an open position and a closed position and is adapted to permit the insertion of at least one image medium into the image medium holder when in the open position and is adapted to secure the image medium when in the closed position, the image medium holder comprising on each of its halves an image window; and
a movement mechanism operatively connected with the image medium support, wherein via actuation of the movement mechanism the image medium support is adapted to be selectively movable with respect to the lens to permit the adjustment of the distance between the at least one image medium and the lens.