Claims
- 1. A skin treatment composition comprising 10% to 20% by weight of a glycoside of hydroquinone having the formula ##STR3## wherein R represents a pentose residue, a hexose residue, an amino sugar residue, or an uronic acid residue, or the methylated product thereof in a skin treatment base comprising 0 to 35% by weight of an alcohol, 0.01% to 5% by weight of a surfactant, 0 to 10% by weight of oil, and water or wax.
- 2. A skin treatment composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the compound (I) is arbutin or hydroquinone-beta-L-arabinoside.
- 3. A method for depigmenting the skin comprising applying thereto an effective amount of a skin treatment composition according to claim 1.
Priority Claims (2)
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58-164815 |
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60-37655 |
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 06/713,961, filed Mar. 20, 1985, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,764,505.
US Referenced Citations (1)
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3201385 |
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Marty et al. Chemical Abstracts p. 449 vol. 85, 1976 No. 130442m. |
Divisions (1)
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713961 |
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