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External skin-care composition

US5783601A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 15, 1996
Grant dateJul 21, 1998
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Expiry dateApr 15, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61Q19/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed herein is an external skin-care composition comprising hydroxycarboxylic acids or derivatives thereof represented by the general formulae (1), (2), and (3), or the salts thereof: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 are each independently a hydroxyl group, an amino group or an alkoxyl group which may be substituted by 1-3 hydroxyl groups, l is a number of 7-11, m is a number of 6-10, and n is a number of 5-9. This composition exhibits an excellent moisturizing effect, moisturizes the skin, has a great effect in preventing skin roughness and shows excellent effects in enhancing the clear skin tone of the skin and reducing skin dullness, and is hence particularly useful for cosmetic skin-care compositions.

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