August 2018 Spray 21
Anti-aging skin treatment
U.S. Patent No. 9,597,274
Avon Products, Inc.
Avon Products, Inc., Rye, NY, has patented a method for diminishing the appearance of dermatological signs of aging that entails
topically applying a composition to the skin. The composition, in topically acceptable vehicle, contains active agent comprising a
GDF-11 peptide fragment consisting of the sequence LRLK (SEQ ID NO: 453), MVV (SEQ ID NO: 369), or QILSKLRL (SEQ ID
NO: 2028), and/or C.sub.1-24 aliphatic derivatives thereof.
Skin care oil
U.S. Patent No. 9,730,873
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA, Düsseldorf, Germany, has patented a personal care agent including, based in each case on the total
weight of the agent, liquid oils in a total amount of 80 to 99.5% by weight, wherein the liquid oils include at least one liquid
oil with a spreadability value (25°C) in a range of 100 mm2/10 min to less than 800 mm2/10 min; at least one liquid oil with a
spreadability value (25°C) in a range of 800 mm2/10 min to less than 1050 mm2/10 min; at least one liquid oil with a spreadability
value (25°C) in a range of 1050 mm2/10 min to 1800mm2/10 min—with the proviso that the weight ratio of the total amount
of the oils named under (a) to the sum of the respective total amounts of the oils named under (b) and (c) is in the range of 1–3 to
1–1.