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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2003
Applicant:
Bruno Biatry, Vincennes, FR;
Inventor:
Bruno Biatry, Vincennes, FR;
Assignee:
L'oreal, Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61Q 5/08 (2006.01); A61Q 5/00 (2006.01); A61Q 19/00 (2006.01); A61Q 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for depigmenting and/or lightening the skin and/or hair, including body hair, including applying a composition including at least one oxidation-sensitive hydrophilic active principle chosen from ascorbic acid and its derivatives and at least one maleic anhydride copolymer, comprising one or more maleic anhydride comonomers and one or more comonomers chosen from vinyl acetate, vinyl alcohol, vinylpyrrolidone, olefins comprising from 2 to 20 carbon atoms, and styrene, in a physiologically acceptable medium comprising an aqueous phase, to the skin and/or hair.