ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,714,660, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to L'OREAL (Paris).

"Cosmetic compositions comprising high amounts of hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol" was invented by Jonathan James Faig (Sayreville, N.J.), Yon Jae Yoon (Roselle, N.J.), Susan Halpern Chirch (Basking Ridge, N.J.) and Angelike Galdi (Westfield, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to stable cosmetic compositions containing high amounts of hydroxypropyl tetrahydropyrantriol, and optionally containing 4-tert-cyclohexanol. The cosmetic compositions further include water, a plurality of emulsifiers, fatty alcohols, further fatty compounds, and thicken...