Patent Picks—Plant DNA, Aloesin, Pomegranate and More to Balance Skin

By: Rachel L. Grabenhofer

Posted: February 20, 2013

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Improving the appearance of skin using ultrasound
WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/009785
Publication date: Jan. 17, 2013
Assignee: Guided Therapy Systems, LLC, M.H. Slayton and P.G. Barthe

Described by this patent is a method that comprises identifying a point on the skin surface to target, and delivering ultrasound energy to the subcutaneous tissue to produce a biological effect. Such effects are intended to improve the appearance of the treated skin for a variety of benefits such as: increasing skin elasticity, and dermal thickness and collagen in the subcutaneous tissue; reducing oiliness, hyperpigmentation, blemishes and pore size; smoothing texture; treating and/or preventing acne; diminishing the appearance of spider veins, rosacea, scars and stretch marks; rejuvenating skin; tightening sagging skin; rejuvenating photoaged skin; reducing a wrinkle on the skin surface; generating new tissue in the subcutaneous layer; and combinations thereof.

Inhibitor for melanin, and cosmetic composition containing same
US Patent Application 20130018020
Publication sate: Jan. 17, 2013
Assignee: Amorepacific Corp.

This invention relates to a melanin production inhibitor containing, as active ingredients, tranexamic acid and nicotinic acid amide, which inhibits the formation of skin melanocytes. The invention also relates to a cosmetic composition that contains the melanin production inhibitor and has the effects of reducing liver spots, blemishes, freckles and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation; improves skin tone and texture; and whitens the skin.

Pomegranate based skin protectant and topical application
US Patent Application 20130017286
Publication date: Jan. 17, 2013
Inventors: M. Dreher and S. Anderson