Patent Pick: Give Greasy Skin the Slip

Apr 14th, 2016
Rachel Grabenhofer, Cosmetics & Toiletries
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Satureja montana is more than an attractive border plant for culinary herb gardens—L'Oréal has found it can give greasy skin the slip, as this patent application shows.

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