Patent ID: 11896696
Assignee: 1242753 ONTARIO INC.
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A non-therapeutic method for lightening skin comprising the steps of:
identifying skin where lightening or whitening is desired; and
topically applying a topical formulation to the skin, the topical formulation comprising:
(a) a skin lightening agent comprising a canola extract, and
(b) a cosmetically acceptable carrier,
wherein the canola extract comprises protocatechuic acid, vanilic acid, caffeic acid, syringic acid, P-coumaric acid, and sinapic acid, and

wherein the canola extract provides from 0.1% to 5% sinapic acid by weight of the formulation; and
wherein the canola extract comprises a dose of phenolic acids present in a concentration between about 0.1 μg/ml and about 1000 μg/ml.