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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Harish Mahalingam, Ledgewood, NJ (US);
Brian Jones, Warwick, NY (US);
Christos D. Kyrou, Goshen, NY (US);
Michael Traudt, Brookfield, CT (US);
Assignee:
Avon Products, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 7/42 ; A61K 7/44 ; A61K 7/00 ; A61K 7/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 7/42 ; A61K 7/44 ; A61K 7/00 ; A61K 7/06 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides methods for increasing pigmentation in skin and/or hair. Also, the present invention provides self-tanning compositions and methods that increase pigmentation in skin and/or hair. The preferred methods and compositions of the present invention have methylthioadenosine.