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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2002
Jonathan Samuel Beck, Wirral, GB;
Jason Shaun Burry, Wirral, GB;
Richard Livesey Evans, Wirral, GB;
Dominic Granger, Montreal, CA;
Raynald Laprade, Montreal, CA;
Mireille Marsolais, Montreal, CA;
Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A cosmetic method of reducing the acidity of sweat excreted from human eccrine glands, said method comprising the topical application of a V-ATPase inhibitor to the skin in the vicinity of the eccrine glands. Said method may result in a range of benefits, including enhanced appreciation of topically-applied perfume and enhanced efficacy of topically-applied antiperspirant salt. Cosmetic products and compositions comprising a V-ATPase inhibitor and selected other components are also claimed.