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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 09, 1998
Dmitri Ptchelintsev, Mahwah, NJ (US);
John A Duffy, West Milford, NJ (US);
Robert Kalafsky, Ogdensburg, NJ (US);
Harold E Pahlck, Waldwick, NJ (US);
Avon Products, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of 3'-(L-ascorbyl-2-o-phosphoryl)-cholesterol, 3'-(L-ascorbyl-3-o-phosphoryl)-cholesterol, and their derivatives ('APC compounds'). More specifically, the present invention relates to use of APC compounds to improve the appearance and health of skin, hair, lips and nails. The present invention also relates to methods of topically administering APC compounds to cleanse skin and remove make-up, moisturize skin, enhance the shine and wear of nail coating compositions, and to improve compositions having pigments and/or iron oxides.