COSMETIC METHOD AND COMPOSITIONS FOR UNDERARMS Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC A61K8/26 A61K8/28 A61K8/37 A61Q15/00 

FIELD: cosmetology.

SUBSTANCE: invention is related to cosmetology and represents cosmetic method of inhibition or prevention of skin darkening that occurs as a result of topical application of antiperspirant composition onto underarm skin, which contains antiperspirant active salt selected from astringent salts of aluminium and/or zirconium, by means of introduction of darkening inhibition system into composition, which contains from 1 to 10 wt % of C₁₈ triglyceride oil on the basis of C₁₈ unsaturated carbonic acids unnecessarily together with active carbonic acid selected from: linear aliphatic dicarbonic acids, which contain from 6 to 12 atoms of carbon, unsaturated aliphatic C₁₈ carbonic acids and hydroxybenzoic acids, in respect to specified astringent salts, x:y, 1:≤3, in which x represents mass concentration of specified triglyceride oil plus 4-fold mass concentration of active carbonic acid, and y represents mass concentration of specified astringent salts.

EFFECT: invention provides for inhibition of skin darkening in the area of underarms.

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