	US 11,986,447 B2
	Methods suitable for the treatment of acne
Aliaksandr Zhuk, Warrington, PA (US); Anthony Geonnotti, Princeton, NJ (US); Dara Miller, Skillman, NJ (US); and Jennifer Li, Federal Way, WA (US)
Assigned to Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., Skillman, NJ (US)
Filed by Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc., Skillman, NJ (US)
Filed on Aug. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/400,721.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/065,069, filed on Aug. 13, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0047544 A1, Feb. 17, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61K 31/192 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/19 (2006.01); A61K 31/366 (2006.01); A61K 31/7004 (2006.01); A61K 47/10 (2017.01); A61K 47/32 (2006.01); A61P 17/10 (2006.01)

CPC A61K 31/192 (2013.01) [A61K 9/0014 (2013.01); A61K 31/19 (2013.01); A61K 31/366 (2013.01); A61K 31/7004 (2013.01); A61K 47/10 (2013.01); A61K 47/32 (2013.01); A61P 17/10 (2018.01); A61K 2300/00 (2013.01)]

10 Claims

1. A method of treating acne, the method comprising contacting skin in need of such treatment with a composition comprising

a. about 0.1 wt. % to about 7.5 wt. % glycolic acid;

b. about 0.1 wt. % to about 5 wt. % gluconolactone;

c. about 0.1 wt. % to about 5 wt. % mandelic acid

d. a glycol;

e. a salt-tolerant thickening polymer,

wherein the total amount of glycolic acid, gluconolactone and mandelic acid is less than about 15 wt. % of the total composition.