07.01.22
US Patent No. 11,369,562 B2 (Michael Frushour, Lisha VanPelt, Kim Wilson, Geetha Kalahasti, Lee Vickers); Mary Kay Inc., Addison, TX, has patented a method of treating skin that entails applying a topical composition that contains a combination of PEG-50 shea butter and one or both of sodium laureth sulfate and sodium lauryl sulfate; water; glycerin; triethanolamine; disodium EDTA; one or more of acrylates copolymer, PEG-150 pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, and acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer; and citric acid.