ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,328, issued on April 21, was assigned to MARY KAY INC. (Addison, Texas).
"Cosmetic compositions and methods" was invented by Michael Frushour (Addison, Texas), Lisha Vanpelt (Addison, Texas), Kim Wilson (Addison, Texas), Geetha Kalahasti (Addison, Texas) and Lee Vickers (Addison, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates generally to methods of use and compositions useful for treating skin. The composition includes a combination of one or more of Butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), PEG-50 shea butter, glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel oil, acrylates copolymer...