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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1993
Ming Li, Gif sur Yvette, FR;
Thierry Sevenet, Paris, FR;
Hubert Schaller, Selestat, FR;
Hamid Abdul Hadi, Gif sur Yvette, FR;
Daniel Guenard, Montrouge, FR;
Pierre Potier, Paris, FR;
Eric Pilleux, Paris, FR;
L'Oreal, Paris, FR;
Abstract
A depigmenting cosmetic or dermatological composition containing, as active ingredient, at least one di- or tri-caffeoylquinic acid corresponding to general formula (I): ##STR1## in which: R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 represent a hydrogen atom or the CAF radical corresponding to the formula: ##STR2## provided that at least two, and at most three, of the R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, and R.sub.4 radicals represent the CAF radical, but excluding R.sub.1 and R.sub.4 as representing the CAF radical and R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 as representing a hydrogen atom, or a mixture of said caffeoylquinic acids.