Patent ID: 11883523
Assignee: MARY KAY INC.
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for reducing melanin in hyperpigmented skin in a person, wherein the hyperpigmented skin is caused by increased melanin production, the method comprising topically applying to hyperpigmented skin caused by increased melanin a composition comprising:
0.0001 wt. % to 1 wt. % of a mixture comprising a combination of Ptychopetalum olacoides bark/stem extract obtained by aqueous extraction and comprising water soluble components of Ptychopetalum olacoides bark/stem, Pfaffia paniculata root extract obtained by aqueous extraction and comprising water soluble components of Pfaffia paniculata root, and Trichilia catigua bark extract obtained by aqueous extraction and comprising water soluble components of Trichilia catigua bark;
wherein topical application of the composition reduces melanin in the hyperpigmented skin.