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US 5,296,500 AGranted
Use of N-acetyl-cysteine and derivatives for regulating skin wrinkles and/or skin atrophy
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorGreg G. Hillebrand
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for regulating wrinkles and/or atrophy in mammalian skin comprising treating the skin with a safe and effective amount of N-acetyl-L-cysteine and/or a derivative thereof.
Claims10
A method for regulating wrinkles or atrophy in mammalian skin comprising treating skin in need of such regulation with a safe and effective amount of a composition comprising:
- a) a safe and effective amount of N-acetyl-L-cysteine or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, and
- b) a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier.
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