01.20.23
US Patent No. 11,554,086 B2 (Madeline Jane Sverdlove, Patricia Maribel Brieva, Maggie Helen Su, Stephen M. Lynch); L’Oreal, Paris, has patented a water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic composition that contains free glycolic acid and/or a salt thereof; phytic acid and/or a salt thereof; at least one non-silicone fatty compound; at least one silicone-based emulsifier that is a polyalkylene glycol-modified silicone emulsifier; at least one water-soluble solvent; at least one silicone; and water. The emulsion has a pH between 3 – 6.