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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
May. 29, 2007
Liki Von Oppen Bezalel, Berlin, DE;
Etienne Soudant, Paris, FR;
Inon Perry, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Fumio Maniwa, Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Hata, Tokyo, JP;
Akemi Takayama, Tokyo, JP;
Liki Von Oppen Bezalel, Berlin, DE;
Etienne Soudant, Paris, FR;
Inon Perry, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Fumio Maniwa, Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Hata, Tokyo, JP;
Akemi Takayama, Tokyo, JP;
I.B.R. Israeli Biotechnology Research Ltd., Ramat Gan, IL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to use of carotenoid preparations for promoting skin whitening. Particularly, the present invention discloses that a combination of phytoene and phytofluene is effective in whitening skin. The present invention further relates to carotenoid compositions comprising a combination of phytofluene and phytofluene effective in whitening skin and at least one additional carotenoid, particularly carotenoids devoid of highly intense color.