The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2000
Applicant:
Gopinathan K. Menon, Wayne, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Gopinathan K. Menon, Wayne, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Avon Products, Inc, New York, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 8/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is a method of treating skin or hair conditions, such as acne, blemishes, breakouts, cellulite, oily skin, oily hair, oily scalp, or any combination thereof, that comprises topically applying an effective amount of perilla oil to the affected area of the skin or hair. The topical application of perilla oil inhibits PPAR upregulation in skin cells, particularly PPARalpha upregulation.