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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:
Jan. 04, 2000
Filed:
May. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
L'Oreal, Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424401 ; 514474 ; 514944 ;
Abstract
A topical composition separately containing a hydrophilic carrier and a solid which are intended to be mixed immediately before use, the solid being powdered ascorbic acid and the carrier containing an aqueous medium and at least one hydrophilic gelling agent, the carrier being capable of withstanding the introduction of an acidic compound. In a preferred embodiment, the carrier (L) is packaged in a container (1) closed with a cap (3,6) containing ascorbic acid (P), a perforable and/or detachable separator (5) being provided between the acid and the carrier.