Combination of plant extracts to improve skin tone
View Patent ↗Disclosed is a composition and methods of its use for whitening skin or evening out skin tone, wherein the composition includes dried navy (haricot)-bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris ) powder or an aqueous extract thereof.
1. A method of whitening skin or evening out skin tone, comprising topically applying to skin in need of treatment a composition comprising dried white navy bean powder, wherein topical application of the composition whitens skin or evens out skin tone wherein the composition includes 1 to 5% w/w of dried white navy bean powder.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition is applied to skin identified as having hyperpigmentation.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition is applied to melasma.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises azuki bean or an extract thereof.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition is an emulsion.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition is a cream or lotion.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition remains on the skin in need of treatment for at least 5 minutes.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the composition is removed from the skin.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition does not include an ecdysteroid and does not include a flour or a flour phase.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition includes a UV absorption agent.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the composition does not include a bean other than from dried white navy bean and optionally the composition comprises azuki bean or extract of azuki bean.