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Section: Cosmetic Ingredients > Actives

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Patent Pick: Growth Factor Peptide

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's invention is a peptide that exhibits growth factor activity in skin.

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Patent Pick: Calming Antitranspirant Deodorant

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's highlight, from Natura, is an antitranspirant deodorant having dermo-calming effects.

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Patent Pick: Placating Intolerant Skin

Sensitive skin is irritating to the wearer, and in some cases the formulator, but Beiersdorf inventors have discovered an ingredient that placates irritated skin: alkylamidothiazoles.

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Patent Pick: Peppermint Anti-aging

According LVMH inventors, topical peppermint extract can be used to stimulate NOTCH proteins in skin cells, increasing the renewal of cells and thereby improving mature and dry skin.

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Patent Pick: Phase-shifting Formulas

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's invention relates to phase-shifting formulas for various medical and cosmetic applications.

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Patent Pick: Calcium Fluoride Biocide

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's invention is a composition based on calcium fluoride for antiseptic applications.

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Patent Pick: Mint Skin Active

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's highlight, from AmorePacific, relates to mint (Mentha haplocalyx) for active skin care.

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Patent Pick: Chaotropic Skin Hydration

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's invention, from Procter & Gamble, relates to a chaotropic agent to increase skin hydration.

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Patent Pick: Non-whitening Photoprotection

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's highlight from Eveready Battery Company Inc. is a novel non-whitening, non-irritating composition based on a sunscreen, an aliphatic hydrocarbon and an ester.

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Patent Pick: Zapping Actives

Iontophoresis is not a new concept but industry giant L’Oréal is giving it a second look. The company has designed a device that manages the depths to which actives are "zapped" into skin.

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Patent Pick: Bougainvillea Encapsulation

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's highlight describes the use of Bougainvillea plant cells to encapsulate active ingredients.

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Patent Pick: Silencing Sweat

Don't sweat the small stuff, they say. But what if the small stuff is causing big problems? Take hyperhydrosis, for example, which involves certain proteins. Thankfully, Unilever has identified them and, as a new patent application describes, is interfering with their genetic messaging to manage this condition.

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Patent Pick: Bicycloalkane for Hair Growth

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's invention is a composition including and a lower alkyl-substituted bicycloalkane and, optionally, pea extract to enhance hair growth.

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Patent Pick: Substituted Azole Anti-aging

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. The present invention from Procter & Gamble describes substituted azole to alleviate the signs of photo-aging.

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Patent Pick: Formulating 'Heavy'? Lighten Up.

Greasy, heavy formulations "dragging" down your product development? This patent application relates to a gel-type composition that provides a light, refreshing feel upon application in skin and lip care.

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Patent Pick: Impermeable Anti-contamination Applicator

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's feature, from AMOREPACIFIC, is a cosmetic applicator including an impermeable anti-contamination sheet.

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Patent Pick: Got Melanin? Get Masterwort.

Skullcap for skin whitening? That was last week's news. AmorePacific is at it again, this time with a masterwort extract to decrease melanin. Read more about this umbel's skin-whitening effects in today's Patent Pick.

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Patent Pick: Maackia amurensis Skin Whitening

Patent Picks are chosen by the editors from publicly available sources. Today's invention, from Kolmar Korea, relates to an isoflavonostilbene from Maackia amurensis for melanin inhibition.

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