Patent ID: 7468464

Claim:
A cosmetic method of skin lightening comprising applying to the skin a composition comprising: (a) a compound comprising the formula: Wherein X 1 and X 2 are independently represented as hydrogen (H), linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C 1 -C 12 alkyl, alkenyl, or acyl groups; R 1 =linear or branched, cyclic or acyclic, saturated or unsaturated C 1 -C 12 alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, or cycloalkenyl group; n=0,1; and when n=0, the ring is cyclopentyl with or without one heteroatom from O, N or S and/or with or without one double bond; or when n=1, the ring is cyclohexyl with or without one heteroatom from O, N or S and/or with or without one double bond and R 1 is not methyl; and (b) a cosmetically acceptable carrier.