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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. 30, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 29, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Amy C Zimmerman, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Assignee:
Amway Corporation, , MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424401 ; 424 701 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a composition for topical use comprising a hydroxycarboxylic acid and oat extract. The present invention also relates to a method of enhancing the rate of skin desquamation by incorporating oat extract into a composition containing hydroxycarboxylic acid. The composition can be topically applied.