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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ernest S Curtis, Milford, PA (US);
Robert Kalafsky, Ogdensburg, NJ (US);
Elinor R Kaplan, Paterson, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Avon Products, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424450 ; 514557 ; 514574 ;
Abstract
There is provided a method of treating skin with a therapeutic, water-soluble organic acid. There is also provided an anhydrous composition containing the water-soluble organic acid is encapsulated into hydrophobic microspheres through which the organic acid can elute in the presence of water is applied to the skin. The composition is wet with water immediately prior to, or after the composition is applied to the skin.