Granted Patent B2

US 12,740,937 · App. 18/538,531 · Granted Sep 22, 2026

Inventor: Alicia Marie Santino Turnbull (Grosse Pointe Park, MI)

A61K8/9789A61K8/922A61K8/927A61K8/9794A61Q19/001

Abstract

Claims (60)

1 . An ointment or balm suitable for topical application on a human or ingestion by the human, said ointment or balm formed according to the following method:

forming a soaked potato by soaking a shredded potato in a mixture of baking soda and vinegar with the vinegar suitable for culinary use;

forming a dried and coated potato by drying the soaked potato to remove residual moisture;

introducing the dried and coated potato to an infusing machine;

placing an oil mixture into the infusing machine;

forming an infused product by actuating the infusing machine to infuse the dried and coated potato with the oil mixture;

melting a quantity of beeswax;

combining the infused product with the quantity of melted beeswax; and

cooling the beeswax below its melting temperature to form the ointment or the balm,

wherein the shredded potato remains in the formed ointment or balm,

wherein a volume of beeswax relative to a volume of the oil mixture varies from 0.5 to 2 fluid ounces of beeswax relative to 12 to 13 fluid ounces of the oil mixture in the ointment or balm, and

wherein a weight of the shredded potato relative to the volume of the oil mixture varies from 140 to 170 grams of potato relative to 10 to 15 liquid ounces of the oil mixture.

2 . An ointment suitable for topical application on a human or ingestion by the human, said ointment comprising:

an infused product comprising:

a shredded potato,

a mixture of vinegar and baking soda coated onto said shredded potato to form a dried and coated shredded potato with the vinegar suitable for culinary use,

an oil mixture infused into said dried and coated shredded potato; and

beeswax combined with said infused product,

wherein the shredded potato remains in the ointment,

wherein a volume of beeswax relative to a volume of said oil mixture in the ointment varies from 1.0 to 1.25 fluid ounces of beeswax relative to 12 to 13 fluid ounces of said oil mixture, and

wherein a weight of the shredded potato relative to the volume of the oil mixture varies from 140 to 170 grams of potato relative to 10 to 15 liquid ounces of the oil mixture.

3 . A balm suitable for topical application on a human or ingestion by the human, said balm comprising:

an infused product comprising:

a shredded potato,

a mixture of vinegar and baking soda coated onto said shredded potato to form a dried and coated shredded potato with the vinegar suitable for culinary use,

an oil mixture infused into said dried and coated shredded potato; and

beeswax combined with said infused product,

wherein the shredded potato remains in the balm,

wherein a volume of beeswax relative to a volume of said oil mixture in the balm varies from 1.25 to 1.50 fluid ounces of beeswax relative to 12 to 13 fluid ounces of said oil mixture, and

wherein a weight of the shredded potato relative to the volume of the oil mixture varies from 140 to 170 grams of potato relative to 10 to 15 liquid ounces of the oil mixture.

4 . The ointment of claim 2 , wherein said mixture of vinegar and water comprises a mixture of organic apple cider vinegar and water.

5 . The ointment of claim 2 , wherein a weight ratio of baking soda to vinegar in said mixture of baking soda and vinegar is 50:50.

6 . The ointment of claim 2 , wherein the oil mixture includes a carrier oil and one or more essential oils.

7 . The ointment of claim 6 ,

wherein the carrier oil is jojoba oil or almond oil, and

wherein the one or more essential oils is selected from the group consisting of lavender oil, tea tree oil, frankincense oil, peppermint oil, lemon oil, lemongrass oil, orange oil, rosemary oil, and bergamot oil.

8 . The ointment of claim 6 , wherein the one or more essential oils is selected from the group consisting of lavender oil, tea tree oil, frankincense oil, peppermint oil, lemon oil, lemongrass oil, orange oil, rosemary oil, and bergamot oil.

9 . The ointment of claim 2 , wherein the mixture further comprises aloe vera.

10 . The balm of claim 3 , wherein said mixture of vinegar and water comprises a mixture of organic apple cider vinegar and water.

11 . The balm of claim 3 , wherein a weight ratio of baking soda to vinegar in said mixture of baking soda and vinegar is 50:50.

12 . The balm of claim 3 , wherein the oil mixture includes a carrier oil and one or more essential oils.

13 . The balm of claim 12 ,

wherein the carrier oil is jojoba oil or almond oil, and

wherein the one or more essential oils is selected from the group consisting of lavender oil, tea tree oil, frankincense oil, peppermint oil, lemon oil, lemongrass oil, orange oil, rosemary oil, and bergamot oil.

14 . The balm of claim 12 , wherein the one or more essential oils is selected from the group consisting of lavender oil, tea tree oil, frankincense oil, peppermint oil, lemon oil, lemongrass oil, orange oil, rosemary oil, and bergamot oil.

15 . The balm of claim 3 , wherein the mixture further comprises aloe vera.

16 . The ointment or balm of claim 1 , wherein the volume of beeswax relative to the volume of the oil mixture in the ointment varies from 1 to 1.25 fluid ounces of beeswax relative to 12 to 13 fluid ounces of the oil mixture.

17 . The ointment or balm of claim 1 , wherein the volume of beeswax relative to the volume of the oil mixture in the balm varies from 1.25 to 1.5 fluid ounces of beeswax relative to 12 to 13 fluid ounces of the oil mixture.

18 . A method for forming an ointment or a balm suitable for topical application on a human or ingestion by the human, said method comprising:

forming a soaked potato by soaking a shredded potato in a mixture of baking soda and vinegar with the vinegar suitable for culinary use;

forming a dried and coated potato by drying the soaked potato to remove residual moisture;

introducing the dried and coated potato to an infusing machine;

placing an oil mixture into the infusing machine;

forming an infused product by actuating the infusing machine to infuse the dried and coated potato with the oil mixture;

melting a quantity of beeswax;

combining the infused product with the quantity of melted beeswax; and

cooling the beeswax below its melting temperature to form the ointment or the balm,

wherein the shredded potato remains in the formed ointment or balm,

wherein a volume of beeswax relative to a volume of the oil mixture varies from 0.5 to 2 fluid ounces of beeswax relative to 12 to 13 fluid ounces of the oil mixture in the ointment or balm, and

wherein a weight of the shredded potato relative to the volume of the oil mixture varies from 140 to 170 grams of potato relative to 10 to 15 liquid ounces of the oil mixture.

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