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US 9,040,472 B2Granted
Skin cleansing system and method
AssigneeUniversity of New Brunswick
InventorFrank Collins
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Abstract
A cleansing composition for cleansing skin, especially for removing grease from skin. A cleaning composition of the present invention may also be used in ready-to-use (or in-use) kits, such as two component kits, suitable for cleansing skin.
Claims17
A skin cleansing system comprising:
- (i) a non-aqueous solvent component for application to skin, comprising a non-water miscible biodegradable solvent, the solvent comprising an alkyl ester derived from a natural source, the alkyl ester at a concentration of about 100 weight % of the solvent component;
- and,
- (ii) a solvent remover for removing the non-aqueous solvent component from skin, wherein the solvent component and the solvent remover are not combined prior to use.
A kit for cleansing skin comprising:
- a first non-aqueous solvent component for application to skin, comprising a biodegradable non-water miscible solvent, the solvent comprising an alkyl ester derived from a natural source, the alkyl ester at a concentration of about 100 weight % of the solvent component;
- and,
- a second component separate from the first component comprising a solvent remover for removing the non-aqueous solvent component from skin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.