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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2001
Thomas Mammone, Farmingdale, NY (US);
Steven F. Schnittger, Huntington Station, NY (US);
Kenneth D. Marenus, Dix Hills, NY (US);
Daniel H. Maes, Huntington, NY (US);
Color Access, Inc., Melville, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to topical whitening compositions comprising a whitening effective amount of an Ascomycete-derived melanin-degrading enzyme extract and methods of preparing the composition. The compositions provide a whitening effect which occurs by degrading melanin in the skin, yet the compositions themselves do not turn dark in color. The enzyme extract can be derived from or from , and is added to the compositions of the present invention. The compositions containing the enzyme extract are twice as effective as kojic acid in producing a whitening effect on the skin.