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US 6,607,719 B2Granted
Keratotic plug remover
AssigneeKao Corporation
InventorsTomohiro Uemura, Masanori Tanahashi, Yoshiyuki Muroi, Yoshinao Kono
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Abstract
A keratotic plug remover composition comprising a polymer compound having a salt forming group is disclosed. The composition according to the invention can effectively remove keratotic plugs in the skin pores, so that the conspicuousness of the skin pores is mitigated and clean and healthy skin pores can be maintained. The composition does not hurt the skin.
Claims4
A method for removing keratotic plugs from skin with a cosmetic article, which comprises:
- wetting the skin or said cosmetic article;
- applying onto the skin said cosmetic article;
- and
- peeling off said cosmetic article after drying;
- wherein said cosmetic article comprises:
- i) a substrate selected from the group consisting of woven cloth, non-woven cloth and a plastic film;
- and
- ii) on said substrate, a layer comprising a copolymer, in an amount effective to remove keratotic plugs, wherein said copolymer is a copolymer containing units obtained from (a) a member selected from the group consisting of alkyl vinyl ethers and derivatives thereof and (b) at least one member selected from the group consisting of maleic acid, maleic anhydride, and derivatives thereof;
- or a salt of said copolymer.
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