ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,471, issued on June 3, was assigned to LABORATOIRES D'ANJOU (Paris) and GREENSEA (Saint-Beauzire, France).
"Cosmetic care method based on photoactive extracts of microalgae" was invented by Carole Fousse (Paris) and Jean-Paul Cadoret (Meze, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention concerns a cosmetic care method for the skin comprising the steps of applying, to the skin, a cosmetic composition comprising photoactive extracts of at least one microalgae, and exposing the area to which the composition has been applied to light. The invention also comprises a device for cosmetic care according to the method, and a kit c...