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Mary Kay Develops Sensitive Skin Composition To Treat Oxidative Damage

This patented formulation contains escin and butcher's broom root extract.

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By: Christine Esposito

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US Patent No. 11,559,480 B2 (David Gan, Tiffany Carle, Michelle Hines, Milagros Sanchez, Patricia Jacoby, Linda Hart);  Mary Kay Inc., Addison, TX, has patented a method of treating oxidative damage in the skin. It is comprised of water; butylene glycol; panthenol; glycerin; and a therapeutically effective amount of escin; Ruscus aculeatus root extract; ammonium glycyrrhizate; Centella asiatica extract; hydrolyzed yeast protein; and Calendula officinalis flower extract.

Ruscus aculeatus is commonly known as butcher's broom.

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