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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Casey, Bebington, GB;
Jayne Elizabeth Ellis, Bedford, GB;
Della Hyliands, Bedford, GB;
Alexander Gordon James, Bedford, GB;
Gary Mycock, Bedford, GB;
David Taylor, Wirral, GB;
Assignee:
Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 65 ; 424400 ; 424401 ;
Abstract
Cosmetic method for reducing or preventing malodour by topically applying to human skin an active agent capable of inactivating body malodour-causing microorganisms comprising corynebacteria, characterised in that the agent is capable of inactivating, of the corynebacteria, only those corynebacteria capable of catabolising fatty acids.