ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,457, issued on April 29, was assigned to MARY KAY INC. (Addison, Texas).
"Topical skin compositions for treating rosacea and skin redness" was invented by Tiffany Carle (Dallas), David Gan (Southlake, Texas) and Geetha Kalahasti (Plano, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of topically applying to skin a composition comprising a water soluble Phoenix dactylifera seed extract, an essential oil from the leaves of tea tree, an aqueous Myrothamnus flabellifolia leaf and stem extract, and a saccharide isomerate comprising an exopolysaccharide of Vibrio alginolyticus is disclosed."
The patent was filed on Feb. 8, 2024, under Appli...