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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 20, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Sreekumar Pillai, Wayne, NJ (US);
Uma Santhanam, Tenafly, NJ (US);
Marieann Carlomusto, Palisades Park, NJ (US);
Carol Annette Bosko, Oradell, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Chesebrough-Pond's USA Co., division of Conopco, Inc., Greenwich, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 7/00 ; A61K 3/578 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 7/00 ; A61K 3/578 ;
Abstract
Organic chick pea extracts are phytoestrogens, if present in an amount such as to provide an estrogenic activity equivalent to at least 1 nM of estradiol. Cosmetic compositions containing organic chick pea extracts are useful in improving the appearance of wrinkled, lined, dry, flaky, aged or photodamaged skin and improving skin thickness, elasticity, flexibility and plumpness.