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US 6,306,376 B1Granted
Use of arbutin monoesters as depigmenting agents
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorMichel Philippe
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Abstract
Arbutin monoesters are employed in a composition for topical application, as a depigmenting and/or bleaching agent for human skin, hair and/or head hair. The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a composition of at least one arbutin monoester in a physiologically acceptable medium for depigmenting and/or bleaching human skin, hair and/or head hair.
Claims14
A method of depigmenting, bleaching or both the human skin and/or removing pigmentation marks from the skin and/or depigmenting hair, comprising:
- applying to the skin, hair or both at least one arbutin monoester of formula (I):
- in which R is a linear or branched, satuated alkyl group containing from 5-21 carbon atoms, an alkenyl group containing from 5-21 carbon atoms or an alcapolyenyl group containing from 9-21 carbon atoms with physiologically acceptable topical excipients.
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