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(11)EP 4 218 712 A8

(12)CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15)Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48)Corrigendum issued on:
13.09.2023 Bulletin 2023/37

(43)Date of publication:
02.08.2023 Bulletin 2023/31

(21)Application number: 22153578.4

(22)Date of filing:  27.01.2022
(51)International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61K 8/31(2006.01)
A61K 8/36(2006.01)
A61K 8/34(2006.01)
A61Q 19/00(2006.01)
(52)Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
A61K 8/345; A61K 8/31; A61K 8/361; A61Q 19/00; A61Q 19/007; A61K 2800/74
(84)Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
KH MA MD TN

(71)Applicants:
  • Unilever IP Holdings B.V.
    3013 AL Rotterdam (NL)
    Designated Contracting States:
    AL AT BE BG CH CZ DK EE ES FI FR GR HR HU IS LI LT LU LV MC MK NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM 
  • Unilever Global IP Limited
    Wirral, Merseyside CH62 4ZD (GB)
    Designated Contracting States:
    CY DE GB IE IT MT RS TR 

(72)Inventors:
  • Grimshaw, Sally Gillian
    6708 WH Wageningen (NL)
  • Hunt, Joanne Elizabeth
    6708 WH Wageningen (NL)
  • Mayes, Andrew Easson
    6708 WH Wageningen (NL)
  • Murphy, Barry
    6708 WH Wageningen (NL)

(74)Representative: James, Helen Sarah 
Unilever Patent Group Bronland 14
6708 WH Wageningen
6708 WH Wageningen (NL)

  


(54)USE OF A TOPICAL SKIN CARE COMPOSITION FOR SELECTIVE ENRICHMENT OF RESIDENT SKIN COMMENSAL MICROBES


(57) The invention provides the cosmetic use of a topically applied skin care composition comprising glycerol, C16-18 fatty acid and petrolatum for the selective enrichment of resident commensal Staphylococcus epidermidis in the human skin microbiome.