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Skin-whitening agent
Assignee: Hayashibara Seibutsu Kagaku Kenkyujo KK
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Filing: 1990-08-21
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Granted: 1993-11-16
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Expires: 2010-08-21
Abstract
Abstract Lactic acid and its derivatives such as D-lactic acid, L-lactic acid, DL-lactic acid, and their nonmetallic derivatives and lactates of alkali metal or alkaline earth metal exhibit a strong skin-whitening effect at a concentration of 5 w/w % or higher in pigment cell. The skin-whitening effect is augmented by unsaturated fatty acids having a carbon number of 12-22.
Inventors
- 👤 Yutaka Mishima
- 👤 Yasuaki Oyama
- 👤 Masashi Kurimoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-07 04:08
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/33; A61K8/36; A61K8/361; A61K8/02; A61K8/0212; A61K8/365; A61K8/37; A61K8/40; A61K8/41; A61Q; A61Q19/00; A61Q19/02; A61K2800/00; A61K2800/74; A61K2800/78; A61K2800/782
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
69 words
A method to whiten the skin, said method containing the step of administering an effective amount of a skin-whitening agent which contains as the effective component at least 5 w/w % of a member selected from the group consisting of lactic acid, lactate of alkali metal or alkaline earth metal, ammonium lactate, lactic acid ester, lactic acid amide, and mixtures thereof in order to suppress the formation of tyrosinase.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
69 words
A method to whiten the skin, said method containing the step of administering an effective amount of a skin-whitening agent which contains as the effective component at least 5 w/w % of a member selected from the group consisting of lactic acid, lactate of alkali metal or alkaline earth metal, ammonium lactate, lactic acid ester, lactic acid amide, and mixtures thereof in order to suppress the formation of tyrosinase.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said lactic acid is a member selected from the group consisting of L-lactic acid, D-lactic acid, and mixture thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said lactate of alkali metal or alkaline earth metal is a member selected from the group consisting of sodium lactate, potassium lactate, calcium lactate, magnesium, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said agent additionally contains an unsaturated fatty acid having a carbon number in the range of 12-22.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
100 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said agent additionally contain an unsaturated fatty acid selected from the group consisting of lauroleic acid (C 12:1 ), myristoleic acid (C 14:1 ), pentadecenoic acid (C 15:1 ), hexadecenoic acid (C 16:1 ), palmitoleic acid (C 16:1 ), oleic acid (C 18:1 ), ricinoleic acid (C 18:1 ), linoleic acid (C 18:2 ), linolenic acid (C 18:3 ), gadoleic acid (C 20:1 ), arachidonic acid (C 20:4 ), eicosatetraenoic acid (C 20:4 ), eicosapentaenoic acid (C 20:5 ), erucic acid (C 22:1 ), clupanodonic acid (C 22:5 ), their salts, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the dose for adult is in the range of 0.1-500 g per day.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the pH of said agent is set in the range of 2.5-9.0.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said agent is a medicine for external use.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 8, wherein said agent is in ointment, lotion, emulsion or cataplasm form.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said agent is a cosmetic.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 10, wherein said agent is in milky lotion, pack or cream form.
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