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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 1985
Filed:
Jan. 31, 1983
Applicant:
Inventors:
Martin D Barratt, Bedford, GB;
Paul A Bowser, Wirral, GB;
James A Durrant, Bebington, GB;
Dieno George, Wirral, GB;
Keith J Hall, Wirral, GB;
John C Hill, South Wirral, GB;
Michael R Lowry, Trafford, GB;
Colin Prottey, Wirral, GB;
Assignee:
Lever Brothers Company, New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514546 ;
Abstract
A cosmetically acceptable composition for topical application to human skin comprises from 0.1 to 20% by weight of a substituted 2-hydroxyoctanoic acid or 2-ketooctanoic acid or a mixture thereof, together with an amount of a special neutralizing agent sufficient to adjust the pH of the composition to a value of from 3 to 7. The special neutralizing agent is one having a cation whose ionic radius is at least 100 pm.