Patent No. EP4440540 (titled "Personal Care Composition") was filed by Unilever on Nov 8, 2022. The application was issued on Jun 18, 2025.
Personal care composition containing retinoids with improved color stability, comprising retinoid, 0.01-10% modified starch, and sorbitan fatty acid ester in a weight ratio of 0.4:1 to 1.4:1, wherein the modified starch is present in a weight ratio of 1:1 to 70:1 to the sorbitan fatty acid ester.

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