Patent ID: 8293218

Claim:
A skin lightening water and oil emulsion comprising: (a) from about 0.001% to about 20% of a substituted monoamine of structure I: wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of cyclohexyl, phenyl, mono- and di-substituted phenyl wherein the mono- and di-substitutions are independently selected from the group consisting of: C 1 -C 5 alkyl, C 1 -C 5 alkoxy, and phenoxy; and R 2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and methyl; (b) an additional skin lightening active selected from the group consisting of placental extract, lactic acid, niacinamide, arbutin, kojic acid, ferulic acid, hydroxyquinone, resorcinol and 4-substituted resorcinols, and (c) a cosmetically acceptable carrier selected from the group consisting of water, emollients, fatty acids, fatty alcohols, humectants, thickeners and combinations thereof.