Use of a simarouba extract for reducing patchy skin pigmentation
US5676948A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 1, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 1, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC12N2501/81
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A simarouba extract is used to produce a cosmetic or pharmaceutical, and particularly dermatological, composition or a skin cell culture medium. The resulting compositions are also disclosed. The simarouba extract has a significant skin depigmentation activity and can enhance the protective function of the skin, particularly its water barrier function, as well as having a significant keratinocyte differentiation activity.
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