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US 5,962,441 AGranted
Use of salicylic acid for regulating skin wrinkles and/or skin atrophy
AssigneeRichardson-Vicks Inc.
InventorRoy Lonnie Blank
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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 salicylic acid and/or additional active component.
Claims18
A method for preventing, retarding, arresting, or reversing wrinkles or atrophy in mammalian skin comprising treating the skin by topical application of a safe and effective amount of a composition comprising:
- (a) a safe and effective amount of salicylic acid,
- (b) an emollient, and
- (c) a pharmaceutically-acceptable, topical carrier.
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