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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2022
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Matthew Clair Ehrman, Singapore, SG;
Wan Ting Chung, Singapore, SG;
Zhi Yan Chew, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Shikhar Gupta, Singapore, SG;
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Abstract
Low-pH, aqueous skin care composition, comprising: a) about 0.1% to about 10% of a hydroxycinnamic acid (HCA); b) about 0.1% to about 10% of a polar emollient; c) from about 1.5% to less than 20% of a co-solvent with a Hansen solubility parameter distance of less than 15 from the—hydroxycinnamic acid (HCA); and d) water, wherein the pH of the composition is about 5.0 or less, and wherein the composition meets at least one of the following conditions (i)-(iii): (i) the composition further contains from about 0.1% to about 10% of a vitamin Bcompound; (ii) the weight ratio between HCA and the polar emollient is from about 1:1 to about 1:10; and (iii) the composition further contains from about 0.1% to about 5% of a sensory improving ingredient selected from the group consisting of: sugar alcohols, sugar-based emulsifiers, modified sugar derivatives, and mixtures thereof.