ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,086, issued on Dec. 2.

"Cosmetic compositions and method of using the same" was invented by Nadine Pernodet (Dix Hills, N.Y.), Chia-Wen Chen (Eastchester, N.Y.), Jacqueline Mary Trivero (Putnam Valley, N.Y.) and Krystel Rita Corallo (Huntington, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are compositions comprising an extract from Hibiscus genus and an extract from damaged plant parts from the Moringaceae genus, and methods for stimulating collagen synthesis in skin cells. Also described herein are compositions comprising an extract from Hibiscus genus, an extract from damaged plant parts from the Moringaceae genus, and a co...