Patent Picks—Lightening, Substantivity, Flavonoids and More in Skin Care

By: Rachel L. Grabenhofer

Posted: January 11, 2011

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This patent dicloses guanidine compounds or their salts, especially creatinol, creatinol-O-phosphate or one of their salts, with aspartic acid, ascorbic acid, succinic acid, fumaric acid, acetic acid or phosphoric acid. These compounds serve as physiological strengthening agents in the form of nutritional supplements, feed additives or in cosmetic preparations in the non-medicinal field.

Goya (Momordica charantia) and pine extract for skin lightening
US Patent 7867527
Publication date: Jan. 11, 2011
Assignee: Conopco, Inc.

The present patent discloses a skin lightening composition designed to reduce dark melanin and/or increase the ratio of light melanin to dark melanin production. The composition includes goya (Momordica charantia), also known as bitter melon, or an extract thereof, and pine bark extract, preferably from French maritime pine (Pinus pinatus). One such preferred extract is available commercially as Pycnogenol.

The compositions described may be provided in forms for topical and/or systemic administration. For example, both the goya and pine bark extract may be dosed systemically, or both topically, or one may be dosed systemically and the other topically. Preferably, where the goya and pine bark extract are provided in separate dosage forms, the dosage form comprising the pine bark extract lacks goya, and vice-versa.

Method of wound/burn healing using copper-zinc compositions
US Patent 7867522
Publication date: Jan. 11, 2011
Assignee: JR Chem, LLC