Compositions and methods for improving skin health

US9913800B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• Jose Carlos Garcia-Garcia · Cincinnati, US
• Jeffrey Alan Henry · Cincinnati, US
• Brian Wilson Howard · Mason, US
• Nicholas William Geary · Mariemont, US
• Raul Victorino Nunes · Loveland, US
• Freddy Arthur Barnabas · Sharonville, US
• Safa Motlagh · Dayton, US
• Yiping Sun · Mason, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 28, 2016
• Grant date: Mar 13, 2018
• Expiry date: Apr 28, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61Q19/08
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The disclosure relates to topical compositions and methods comprising whole, non-viable Micrococcaceae cells, wherein the cells have been processed to kill the cells while minimizing lysis. The topical compositions and methods are useful for decreasing skin inflammation and improving skin barrier function.