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Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012

Filed:

Dec. 23, 2010
Applicants:

Jatinder Rana, Grand Rapids, MI (US);

Ganesh Diwakar, Grand Rapids, MI (US);

Inventors:

Jatinder Rana, Grand Rapids, MI (US);

Ganesh Diwakar, Grand Rapids, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 36/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A topical cosmetic composition for increasing skin whitening or lightening is described. The composition includes a pomegranate extract in an amount effective to reduce melanin composition. The pomegranate extract may be standardized to about 20% punicalagin. The composition may also include an extract from the genus, such as. Themay be standardized to 80% taxifolin. A method for using the compositions is described.


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