US Patent Issued to MARY KAY on April 21 for "Topical skin care formulations comprising plant extracts" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,308, issued on April 21, was assigned to MARY KAY INC. (Addison, Texas).

"Topical skin care formulations comprising plant extracts" was invented by Tiffany Carle (Dallas), David Gan (Southlake, Texas) and Michelle Hines (Hickory Creek, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for treating skin of a person in need thereof is disclosed. The method includes topically applying to the skin of the person a composition comprising an effective amount of an aqueous, alcoholic, or aqueous-alcoholic extract from Ficus lacor, wherein the extract from Ficus lacor reduces oxidation in the skin or reduces MMP-1 activity in the skin."

The pat...