ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,684, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Colgate-Palmolive Co. (New York).

"Personal care formulations" was invented by Melissa Moy (Staten Island, N.Y.), Ewelina Lesniak (North Brunswick, N.J.) and Kristina Fabijanic (Metuchen, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Personal care compositions for improving the appearance and/or health of skin are provided herein. In accordance with an aspect, provided is a personal care formulation comprising an alpha hydroxy acid; a beta hydroxy acid; and polyhydroxy acid comprising gluconodeltalactone. According to another aspect, a personal care formulation is provided that comprises an alpha hydroxy...