# US 4,393,045 A · Cosmetic composition

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- Number: US 4,393,045 A
- Document ID: US4393045A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/316,111
- Filed: 1981-10-29
- Granted: 1983-07-12
- Earliest claimed: 1981-10-29
- Inventors: Esther G. Henderson; Inger V. Mallet
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4393045A

## CPC

- A61K 8/987: {of species other than mammals or birds}
- A61K 8/9789: Magnoliopsida [dicotyledons]
- A61K 8/9794: Liliopsida [monocotyledons]
- A61Q 19/00: Preparations for care of the skin
- A61K: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D)
- A61Q: SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS

## Abstract

Curative, cosmetic compositions having healing and remedial properties on skin afflictions such as acne and burns when applied topically to humans. The compositions are formed by contacting the extrudate of a citric acid containing fruit with the mother of pearl portion of a mollusk shellfish.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A curative, cosmetic composition formed by intimately admixing the extrudate of a citric acid containing fruit with the inner lining of a mollusk shell, said composition having healing properties on a variety of skin afflictions when applied topically to humans.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A composition of claim 1 where said admixing is accomplished by contacting the crushed inner lining of said mollusk shell with said extrudate.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

A composition of claim 1 wherein said admixing is accomplished by placing the extrudate of a citric acid containing fruit in the concave interior of said mollusk shell followed by intermittant mechanical agitation of said extrudate.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

A composition of claim 1 wherein said admixing is affected in the presence of sunlight.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

A composition of claim 1 wherein said citric acid containing fruit is selected from the group consisting of lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, tangerine and satsuma.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

A composition of claim 1 wherein said mollusk shell is selected from the group consisting of oyster, clam and abilone.