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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Shiseido Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Rikako Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Kiyotaka Hasegawa, Yokohama, JP;
Kiyoshi Sato, Yokohama, JP;
Tokiya Yokoi, Yokohama, JP;
Ken Kusakari, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Shiseido Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 36/00 (2006.01); A61K 8/97 (2006.01); A61K 36/11 (2006.01); A61Q 19/02 (2006.01); A61Q 19/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 8/97 (2013.01); A61K 36/11 (2013.01); A61Q 19/02 (2013.01); A61Q 19/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an extrace ofspp., as a skin whitening agent. Whitening agents according to the invention exhibit superior effects, for example, by lightening and whitening skin pigmentation, lightening and whitening aging spots, freckles, chloasma, or the like after sunburn. Thespp. extract of the invention has a superior free radical scavenging ability permitting the extract to control skin aging and skin diseases caused by active oxygen (free radicals), while having a high level of safety.