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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2025
Applicant:
L'oreal, Paris, FR;
Inventors:
Catherine Chiou, Saddle Brook, NJ (US);
Hungta Lin, Teaneck, NJ (US);
Mariko Hasebe, New York, NY (US);
Nicholas David Stebbins, Clark, NJ (US);
Ritesh Kumar Sinha, Linden, NJ (US);
Assignee:
L'OREAL, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 8/49 (2006.01); A61K 8/34 (2006.01); A61K 8/46 (2006.01); A61Q 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 8/4933 (2013.01); A61K 8/345 (2013.01); A61K 8/463 (2013.01); A61Q 19/02 (2013.01); A61K 2800/28 (2013.01); A61K 2800/5424 (2013.01);
Abstract
A cosmetic composition comprising: (a) 2-mercaptonicotinoyl glycine; (b) acyl glycinate surfactant; (c) a salt providing divalent cations having a charge density of about 40 to about 200 C/mmand a water solubility of at least 400 g/L; (d) anionic polymer; (e) glycerin; (f) water; and (g) reducing agent. The cosmetic composition is particularly useful in a method for brightening skin, depigmenting skin, treating hyperpigmentation of skin, treating melasmic skin, or evening skin tone.