ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,239,681, issued on March 4, was assigned to AMILYFE LLC (Norwood, Mass.).
"Formulations and methods for skin care" was invented by Apostolos Pappas (Norwood, Mass.) and Olga Ilnytska (Norwood, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Cosmetic and pharmaceutical formulations comprising specific amino acid combinations are described herein. Such formulations strengthen and enhance skin epithelial cell barrier function, thereby reducing moisture loss from the skin and restoring skin's structural integrity, epithelial differentiation, intercellular adhesion, and intracellular signaling and/or promoting maintenance of these features. Additional f...