ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,251,464, issued on March 18.
"Compositions and methods for sunless tanning" was invented by Richard Scott Perkins (Alexander City, Ala.) and Michael Stiles (Woodland Hills, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure is directed to a composition that includes Citrus sinensis, Blood Orange; Daucus carota, Carrot; Beta vulgaris, Beet; Curcuma longa, Turmeric; Bixa orellana, Annatto; Rosmarinus officinalis, Rosemary; Saccharina latissima, Kombu; Polypodium leucotomos; Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide, and an oil; and includes methods of making the composition; and methods of using the composition for sunless tanning."
The paten...