# US 8,784,852 B2 · Topical skin care composition

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- Number: US 8,784,852 B2
- Document ID: US8784852B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 12/395,251
- Filed: 2009-02-27
- Published: 2010-09-02
- Granted: 2014-07-22
- Earliest claimed: 2009-02-27
- Applicants: Audrey Kunin
- Inventors: Audrey Kunin
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8784852B2

## CPC

- A61K 31/235: having an aromatic ring attached to a carboxyl group
- A61K 8/38: Percompounds, e.g. peracids
- A61K 31/00: Medicinal preparations containing organic active ingredients
- A61Q 17/005: {Antimicrobial preparations}
- 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

The present invention is directed to a topical skin care composition. The composition has the unique ability to treat acne without drying out the user's skin. In particular, the composition includes a base, an antibacterial agent, at least one anti-inflammatory agent, and at least one antioxidant. The antibacterial agent may be benzoyl peroxide.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A topical skin care composition consisting essentially of:
about 5 w/w % benzoyl peroxide;
water;
Bentonite;
Boswellia Serrata Extract;
Butylene Glycol;
Butylparaben;
C 12-C 16 Alcohols;
Caffeine;
Camellia Oleifera (Japanese Green Tea) Leaf Extract;
Camellia Sinensis (Japanese White Tea) Leaf Extract;
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride;
Carprylyl Glycol;
Cetyl Alcohol;
Citric Acid;
denatured Alcohol; Dimethicone;
Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate;
Disodium EDTA;
Ethoxydiglycol;
Ethylparaben;
Evodia Rutaecarpine Extract;
Glycerine;
Glyceryl Stearate;
Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract;
Imidazolidinyl Urea;
Lecithin;
Menthol;
Methylparaben;
Myristyl Alcohol;
Myristyl Glucoside;
Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid;
Oleanolic Acid;
Palmitic Acid;
PEG-100 Stearate;
PEG-60 Almond Glycerides;
Peppermint Essential Oil;
Propylparaben;
Quercetin;
Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Leaf Extract;
Sorbitol;
Stearyl Alcohol;
Superoxide Dismutase;
Tea Carbomer; and
Titanium Dioxide.