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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2022
Applicant:
Colgate-palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Jin Namkoong, High Bridge, NJ (US);
Qiang Wu, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Thomas Boyd, Metuchen, NJ (US);
Ewelina Lesniak, Linden, NJ (US);
Melissa Moy, Staten Island, NY (US);
Vinay Bhardwaj, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Colgate-Palmolive Company, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 8/34 (2006.01); A61K 8/02 (2006.01); A61K 8/44 (2006.01); A61K 8/67 (2006.01); A61K 8/73 (2006.01); A61K 8/9789 (2017.01); A61K 31/728 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01); A61P 17/02 (2006.01); A61Q 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 8/347 (2013.01); A61K 8/0208 (2013.01); A61K 8/34 (2013.01); A61K 8/44 (2013.01); A61K 8/675 (2013.01); A61K 8/735 (2013.01); A61K 8/9789 (2017.08); A61K 31/728 (2013.01); A61M 37/0015 (2013.01); A61P 17/02 (2018.01); A61Q 19/02 (2013.01); A61K 2800/30 (2013.01); A61K 2800/48 (2013.01); A61K 2800/87 (2013.01); A61K 2800/88 (2013.01); A61K 2800/91 (2013.01); A61M 2037/0023 (2013.01); A61M 2037/0046 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are skin lightening personal care compositions comprising hexylresorcinol and licorice extract, wherein hexylresorcinol is present in an amount of from 0.00001% to 1% by weight of the composition and licorice extract is present in an amount of from 0.00001% to 0.1% by weight of the composition, as well as methods of using these compositions.