US Patent Issued to MARY KAY on July 7 for "Cosmetic compositions and methods" (Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,673,020, issued on July 7, was assigned to MARY KAY INC. (Addison, Texas).

"Cosmetic compositions and methods" was invented by Edward Chadwick (Addison, Texas) and Geetha Kalahasti (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 to reduce the appearance of wrinkles, moisturize skin, lighten skin, reduce inflammation, increase skin firmness, or increase skin elasticity. The composition can include 20 wt. % to 45 wt. % light mineral oil, 0.1 wt. % to 5 wt. % Persea gratissima (avocado) oil, 0.1 wt. % to 5% wt. % Olea europaea (olive) fruit oil...