Method of reducing or preventing malodour
US6162422A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 6, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 6, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61Q15/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Cosmetic method for reducing or preventing malodour by topically applying to human skin an active agent capable of inactivating body malodour-causing microorganisms comprising corynebacteria, characterised in that the agent is capable of inactivating, of the corynebacteria, only those corynebacteria capable of catabolising fatty acids.
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