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Detergent for Treating Poison Ivy Awarded US Patent

The William M. Yarbrough Foundation developed this non-buffered composition.

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By: Christine Esposito

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US Patent No. 11,154,486 B2 (Michael Edward Silver); The William M. Yarbrough Foundation, Peoria, IL, has patented a method to wash urushiol off human skin with a detergent composition. The detergent is a non-buffered composition that comprises a first solely C12 surfactant, a second solely C12 surfactant, and a non-ionic polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C12-C15 fatty alcohols with an average of 9 moles of ethylene oxide. The detergent composition is free of each any non...

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