Plant extracts to reduce the appearance of hyperpigmented skin or to lighten skin
AssigneeMary Kay Inc.
InventorsGeetha Kalahasti, David Gan
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Abstract
A method for reducing the appearance of hyperpigmented skin is disclosed. The method can include topically applying to hyperpigmented skin of a person a composition that includes at least one of, at least two of, or all three of (i) an effective amount of Schinus terebinthifolius seed extract, (ii) an effective amount of a mixture comprising Ptychopetalum olacoides bark/stem extract, Pfaffia paniculata root extract, and Trichilia catigua bark extract, and/or (iii) an effective amount of a mixture comprising Himanthalia elongata extract and Undaria pinnatifida extract. Topical application of the composition can reduce the appearance of the hyperpigmented skin.
Claims10
A method for reducing melanin in hyperpigmented skin in a person, wherein the hyperpigmented skin is caused by increased melanin production, the method comprising topically applying to hyperpigmented skin caused by increased melanin a composition comprising:
- 0.0001 wt. % to 1 wt. % of a mixture comprising a combination of Ptychopetalum olacoides bark/stem extract obtained by aqueous extraction and comprising water soluble components of Ptychopetalum olacoides bark/stem, Pfaffia paniculata root extract obtained by aqueous extraction and comprising water soluble components of Pfaffia paniculata root, and Trichilia catigua bark extract obtained by aqueous extraction and comprising water soluble components of Trichilia catigua bark;
- wherein topical application of the composition reduces melanin in the hyperpigmented skin.
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