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Peptides For Increasing Melanin in Melanocytes

US Patent No. 11,433,012 B2 entails a composition that is applied to skin or hair.

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By: Christine Esposito

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US Patent No. 11,433,012 B2 (Ganesh Chandramowli, Ian Peter Stott, Sreenivasa Thimmaiah); Conopco, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, has patented a method of increasing the amount of melanin in melanocytes comprising a step of applying a composition containing a compound (shown above) to human skin or human hair. The composition additionally comprises a cosmetically acceptable base, and wherein the cosmetically acceptable base is an emulsion. The melanin is increased by 15 to 40% in the melanocytes....

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