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Skin tanning composition and method

US4968497A · kind A · utility

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27Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 26, 1988
Grant dateNov 6, 1990
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Expiry dateAug 26, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K8/492
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of imparting a controlled tanning of skin by treating the skin with an aqueous medium containing melanin or a precursor of melanin.

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