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US 6,926,886 · App. 10/285,108 · Granted Aug 9, 2005

Compositions for darkening the skin and/or hair

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Patent No.
US 6,926,886
App. No.
10/285,108
Granted
Aug 9, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a composition containing rhubarb extract and the use thereof in darkening the skin and/or hair.

Claims (14)

1. A method of darkening the skin, said method comprising topically applying to the skin a composition comprising a safe and effective amount of a rhubarb extract.

2. A method of claim 1 , wherein said composition further comprises at least one pigment.

3. A method of claim 2 , wherein at least one of said at least one pigment is melanin, a derivative of melanin, CuCl 2 , Hedychium extract, or Bearberry extract.

4. A method of claim 1 , wherein said composition further comprises dihydroxyacetone.

5. A method of claim 1 , wherein said composition comprises from about 0.001%, by weight, to about 20%, by weight, of said rhubarb extract.

6. A method of claim 2 , wherein said composition comprises from about 0.001%, by weight, to about 20%, by weight, of said rhubarb extract and from about 0.001%, by weight, to about 20%, by weight, of said at least one pigment.

7. A method of claim 3 , wherein said composition comprises from about 0.001%, by weight, to about 20%, by weight, of said rhubarb extract and from about 0.001%, by weight, to about 20%, by weight, of said at least one pigment.

8. A method of claim 4 , wherein said composition comprises from about 0.001%, by weight, to about 20%, by weight, of said rhubarb extract, from about 0.001%, by weight, to about 10%, by weight, of said dihydroxyacetone.

9. A method of darkening the hair, said method comprising topically applying to the hair a composition comprising a safe and effective amount of a rhubarb extract.

10. A method of claim 9 , wherein said composition further comprises at least one pigment.

11. A method of claim 10 , wherein at least one of said at least one pigment is melanin, a derivative of melanin, CuCl 2 , Hedychium extract, or Bearberry extract.

12. A method of claim 9 , wherein said composition comprises from about 0.001%, by weight, to about 20%, by weight, of said rhubarb extract.

13. A method of claim 10 , wherein said composition comprises from about 0.001%, by weight, to about 20%, by weight, of said rhubarb extract and from about 0.001%, by weight, to about 20%, by weight, of said at least one pigment.

14. A method of claim 11 , wherein said composition comprises from about 0.001%, by weight, to about 20%, by weight, of said rhubarb extract and from about 0.001%, by weight, to about 20%, by weight, of said at least one pigment.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE MERGED ENTITY' NEW NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 036041 FRAME: 0605. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE MERGER & CHANGE OF NAME. Recorded Jul 21, 2015
From: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER COMPANIES, LLC
To: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
Reel/Frame 036143/0449 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 1, 2015
From: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER COMPANIES, LLC; JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC.
To: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER INC
Reel/Frame 036041/0605 →
MERGER Recorded Jul 1, 2015
From: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER COMPANIES, INC.
To: JOHNSON & JOHNSON CONSUMER COMPANIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 036043/0978 →