ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,431, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to CHANEL PARFUMS BEAUTE (Neuilly sur Seine, France) and ROQUETTE FRERES (Lestrem, France).

"Peel-off film-forming cosmetic composition" was invented by Julie Jamin (Pantin, France), Sarah Sebban Znaty (Pantin, France), Flavie Maire-Amiot (Pantin, France) and Stephane Bureau (Pantin, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A film-forming cosmetic composition including, in an aqueous continuous phase, at least one legume starch having an amylose content greater than or equal to 30%, at least two plasticisers selected from polyols and water, it being understood that the polyols are present in a conten...