Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.

Marisa DeVita Dufort

Ying Sun

Jeffrey M Wu

Michael D Southall

Prithwiraj Maitra

Simarna Kaur

Ramine Parsa

Wen-Hwa Ting Li

Ali Fassih

Manpreet Randhawa

Ping Wen

Janet Wangari-Talbot

Devin Garcia

Ya-Ping Hu

Anne-Sophie Brillouet

Jyotsna Paturi

Peter Konish

Dianne Rossetti

Robert Wayne Yates

Xudong Yuan

Christina Irene Lee

Theresa Chen

Jipsha Thakrar

The present invention provides a topical composition comprising an extract ofand n-acetyl glucosamine.

Topical compositions comprisingand n-acetyl glucosamine

A composition including water, about 0.1% to about 0.4% of a 4-substituted resorcinol, an ester having at least about 25 carbon atoms, and a polymeric emulsifier is provided. The composition comprises less than about 5% by weight of oils and is substantially free of monomeric emulsifier. Methods of treating the skin are also provided.

Low oil compositions comprising a 4-substituted resorcinol and a high carbon chain ester

Low pH compositions for topical administration to skin are provided. They comprise a buffering agent having a pKa of about 2.8 to about 4.2 and a cosmetically acceptable active ingredient having a pKa within about 1 unit of the pKa of the buffering agent. The composition has a pH of about 3.3 to 4 and a buffer capacity of at least about 0.15. A method of increasing the topical delivery of a cosmetically acceptable active ingredient having a pKa of about 2.8 to about 4 is also provided.

Topical delivery of skin compositions having low pH

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Hillsborough, NJ, United States of America

Marisa DeVita Dufort