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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa, Duesseldorf, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Duesseldorf, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 8/9783 (2017.01); A61K 8/67 (2006.01); A61Q 19/02 (2006.01); A61Q 15/00 (2006.01); A61K 8/9789 (2017.01); A61K 8/25 (2006.01); A61K 8/49 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 8/676 (2013.01); A61K 8/25 (2013.01); A61K 8/4946 (2013.01); A61K 8/4973 (2013.01); A61K 8/9789 (2017.08); A61Q 15/00 (2013.01); A61Q 19/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a cosmetic composition for bleaching the skin, which includes a) at least one oily plant extract from thegenus and b) at least one ascorbic acid ester. The invention further relates to the cosmetic, nontherapeutic use of the cosmetic composition according to the invention to treat excessive pigmentation, pigmentation disorders, age spots, and/or post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation of the skin, and to a method for producing a cosmetic skin-bleaching composition in the form of an O/W or a W/O emulsion, wherein an oily extract from licorice roots is dissolved in the water phase by the addition of an ascorbic acid ester.