Dandruff Patents (Class 514/852)
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Patent number: 8846646Abstract: The invention relates to an unexpected discovery that propylene glycol is highly effective at killing or inhibiting Propionibacterium acnes in a mammalian skin disorder, as well as to the use of propylene glycol and salicylic acid in a skin-disorder treatment. This invention also relates to compositions containing propylene glycol alone or in combination with salicylic acid for use in killing or inhibiting Propionibacterium acnes.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2008Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Winlind Skincare, LLCInventor: Win L Chiou
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Patent number: 8604047Abstract: Methods and compositions are described for the treatment of very severe acne vulgaris, including nodulocystic acne and conglobate acne. Compounds which inhibit either or both type 1 and type 2 isoforms of steroid 5?-reductase are administered daily in either oral or topical formulations to patients suffering from severe forms of acne vulgaris. Very high dosages of such compounds can effectively be administered oral just once a week and be successful.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2010Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: Elorac, Inc.Inventor: Joel E. Bernstein
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Patent number: 8513225Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composition containing a high concentration of PG is unexpectedly capable of quickly killing other bacteria, fungi, and/or virus in vitro that is indicative of its potential high efficacy in treating various skin infection. Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a composition and method for effective topical treatment of inflammatory skin lesions in mammals, comprising of a high concentration of propylene glycol alone, or in combination with an astringent. The PG at high concentrations can be regarded as an extremely effective, safe, topical, universal, microbicide.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2011Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Winlind Skincare, LLCInventor: Win L Chiou
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Patent number: 8491877Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising an effective amount of zinc-containing layered material, an effective amount of a surfactant including a surfactant with an anionic functional group, wherein the zinc-containing layered material has a relative zinc lability of greater than about 15%. The present invention further relates to a composition according to Claim 1 wherein the composition further comprises an effective amount of a pyrithione or a polyvalent metal salt of a pyrithione.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2004Date of Patent: July 23, 2013Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: James Robert Schwartz, Eric Scott Johnson, Bonnie Theresa King, Carl Hinz Margraf, III, Gregory V. Tormos, David Thomas Warnke
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Patent number: 8481762Abstract: At least one compound that increases the level of glutathione (GSH) in the melanocytes of hair follicles, and admixtures thereof with other active agents selected from among active agents for combating desquamative conditions of the scalp, plant extracts having propigmenting activity and active agents that slow hair loss and/or promote hair regrowth, are useful for preventing and/or limiting and/or stopping the development of canities.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2007Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: L'OrealInventor: Stephane Commo
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Patent number: 8227490Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I) are disclosed and are suitable for the treatment of seborrheic dermatitis.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2011Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: Medicis Pharmaceutical CorporationInventors: Manfred Bohn, Karl Theodor Kraemer, Astrid Markus
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Patent number: 8066975Abstract: The invention concerns a foaming composition for washing and treating hair and/or scalp essentially characterized in that it contains in an aqueous medium: at least an active principle selected among corticoids and retinoids; at least an anionic surfactant; at least an amphoteric surfactant; and a pro-penetrating agent.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2007Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Galderma S.A.Inventors: Isabelle Preuilh, Anne-Emmanuelle Guise, Nathalie Willcox
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Patent number: 8066976Abstract: The invention concerns a foaming composition for washing and treating hair and/or scalp essentially characterised in that it contains in an aqueous medium: at least an active principle selected among corticoids and retinoids; at least an anionic surfactant; at least an amphoteric surfactant; and a pro-penetrating agent.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2010Date of Patent: November 29, 2011Assignee: Galderma S.A.Inventors: Isabelle Preuilh, Anne-Emmanuelle Guise, Nathalie Willcox
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Patent number: 7981909Abstract: Compounds of the formula (I) are disclosed and are suitable for the treatment of seborrheic dermatitis.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2011Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Medicis Pharmaceutical CorporationInventors: Manfred Bohn, Karl Theodor Kraemer, Astrid Markus
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Patent number: 7700081Abstract: The invention concerns a foaming composition for washing and treating hair and/or scalp essentially characterised in that it contains in an aqueous medium: at least an active principle selected among corticoids and retinoids; at least an anionic surfactant; at least an amphoteric surfactant; and a pro-penetrating agent.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2006Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: Galderma S.A.Inventors: Isabelle Preuilh, Anne-Emmanuelle Guise, Nathalie Willcox
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Patent number: 7316810Abstract: The invention concerns a foaming composition for washing and treating hair and/or scalp essentially characterized in that it contains in an aqueous medium: at least an active principle selected among corticoids and retinoids; at least an anionic surfactant; at least an amphoteric surfactant; and a pro-penetrating agent.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2000Date of Patent: January 8, 2008Assignee: Galderma S.A.Inventors: Isabelle Preuilh, Anne-Emmanuelle Guise, Nathalie Willcox
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Patent number: 7201931Abstract: Pharmaceutical and/or cosmetic compositions for the treatment and the prevention of scalp disorders, containing as active components extracts of Serenoa repens and of Vitis vinifera.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2001Date of Patent: April 10, 2007Assignee: Indena S.p.A.Inventor: Francesco Di Pierro
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Patent number: 6706258Abstract: An aqueous shampoo composition comprising, in addition to water: i) at least one cleansing surfactant; ii) a cationic deposition polymer, and iii) a silicone component consisting of a blend of: (a) emulsified particles of an insoluble silicone, in which the emulsified particles of insoluble silicone are incorporated into the shampoo composition as a preformed aqueous emulsion having an average silicone particle size in the emulsion and in the shampoo composition of from 0.15 to 30 microns, and (b) microemulsified particles of an insoluble silicone, in which the microemulsified particles of insoluble silicone are incorporated into the shampoo composition as a preformed aqueous microemulsion having an average-silicone particle size in the microemulsion and in the shampoo composition of less than 0.10 microns.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 1999Date of Patent: March 16, 2004Assignee: Unilever Home & Personal Care USA, division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Peter Gallagher, Tipawan Kreu-Nopakun, Andrew Malcolm Murray
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Patent number: 6663875Abstract: Cosmetic preparations, in particular shampoos, are described which comprise oxiconazole nitrate as antidandruff agent.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2002Date of Patent: December 16, 2003Assignee: Clariant GmbHInventors: Jan Glauder, Roman Morschhaeuser, Angelika Turowski-Wanke, Waltraud Simsch
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Patent number: 6455058Abstract: A hair and scalp treatment composition containing (1) an anti-dandruff agent such as salicylic acid, (2) a polyethylenimine, and (3) an amphoteric surfactant. The composition provides superior effects for repairing damaged hair, protecting hair against chemical and mechanical damage. In addition, the composition also provides scalp treatment for against dandruff, seborrheic dermatitis and psoriasis. The composition could be incorporated into either aqueous or anhydrous solvent systems.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2000Date of Patent: September 24, 2002Assignee: Amitee Cosmetics, Inc.Inventors: Ziming Sun, James W. Parr, Darcy Travaline, Carolina Nguyen
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Patent number: 6203782Abstract: Methods and compositions for promoting hair growth, preventing or minimizing hair loss, enhancing or restoring hair color or remelanization and treating other hair and skin conditions are disclosed. The methods include topical application of the compositions to the skin or hair follicles being treated. The compositions include as an essential component a treatment agent in an amount effective for treating the condition and selected from the class of compounds consisting of anole, anethole, analogs thereof, polymers thereof and mixtures thereof. Various combinations of these compounds may be found in herb families including umbelliferae, magnoliaceae, labiatae and rutaceae. The invention preferably contemplates selecting the treatment agent from the class of herbs consisting of Foeniculum vulgares (fennel seed), Pimpinella anisum (anise), Carum carvi (caraway seeds) and mixtures thereof with each other and/or other herbs.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 1996Date of Patent: March 20, 2001Assignee: Universal Biologics, Inc.Inventors: Isaac G. Eliaz, Shmuel Gonen
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Patent number: 6162446Abstract: Disclosed is a personal care composition comprising: (a) water or an alcohol, (b) at least one dispersant or surfactant, and (c) as an antimicrobial or preservative additive, particles of an in-situ transchelation reaction product of a zinc compound selected from the group consisting of zinc salts of organic acids, zinc salts of inorganic acids, zinc hydroxide, zinc oxide, and combinations thereof, said zinc compound being soluble in said water or alcohol, with pyrithione acid or a pyrithione salt that is soluble in said water or alcohol. Also disclosed is a process for preparing the personal care composition, and a coated substrate containing a coating of the personal care composition.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 1998Date of Patent: December 19, 2000Assignee: Arch Chemicals, Inc.Inventors: Rahim Hani, George A. Polson
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Patent number: 6110472Abstract: The invention teaches compositions useful for treating conditions characterized by excess exfoliation or hyperkeratinization, such as dandruff. These compositions include vitamin B12 in an amount sufficient to alleviate exfoliation. Dandruff is one condition which may be treated using the formulations.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 1994Date of Patent: August 29, 2000Assignee: Hemogen Inc.Inventors: Richard D. Levere, Nadar G. Abraham, Michal L. Schwartzman, Michael W. Dunn
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Patent number: 6106848Abstract: Stable, topically applicable oil-in-water bioaffecting emulsions having intermediate viscosity, characteristically ranging from 3 to 10 Pa.multidot.s, comprise (a) from 30% to 50% by weight of at least one pro-penetrating glycol, (b) at least one emulsifying agent, advantageously an anionic amphiphilic polymer, and (c) at least one biologically active agent, for example an active agent that modulates skin differentiation and/or proliferation and/or pigmentation, an anti-inflammatory, an antibacterial, an antifungal, etc.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 1997Date of Patent: August 22, 2000Assignee: Centre International de Recherches DermatologiquesInventors: Isabelle Preuilh, Nathalie Willcox
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Patent number: 6004771Abstract: A method for the preparation of Mycobacteria from any liquid, semi solid or exotic source is described. The extracted Mycobacterial sample is suitable for detection by culture and amplification.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 1997Date of Patent: December 21, 1999Assignee: Integrated Research Technology, LLCInventor: Charles G. Thornton
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Patent number: 5993787Abstract: Entirely anhydrous topical preparations comprising (I) propylene carbonate, (II) one or more short carbon-chain alcohols and/or glycols including ethanol, isopropyl alcohol, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, hexylene glycol, methoxypolyethylene glycol, and (III) either or both of glycerol and one or more therapeutically or cosmetically active ingredients.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 1996Date of Patent: November 30, 1999Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products, Inc.Inventors: Ying Sun, Jue-Chen Liu, Elisabeth S. Kimbleton, Jonas C. T. Wang
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Patent number: 5919749Abstract: A detergent composition, which exerts sufficient detergency and foaming power even in the presence of oily stains comprising an amide ether carboxylate component (a) and an amide ether component (b), wherein the weight ratio of the content of the component (a) to the content of the component (b) is from 0.1 to 100; the molar ratio of the total divalent metal salt ions (X) in the whole composition and to total anionic surfactants (Y) including the component (a) is from 0.025 to 10; and the composition contains substantially no glycerol or glycerol ether component (z) or the content of said component (z) is not more than 10% by weight based on the sum of the contents of the components (a), (b) and (z) as defined in the specification.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 1995Date of Patent: July 6, 1999Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Yuichi Sakamoto, Taeko Hayase, Kazutoshi Ide, Masaki Tosaka, Noriyuki Morii, Tomoko Shibata
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Patent number: 5905088Abstract: Novel pharmaceutically/cosmetically-active heterocyclic biaryl compounds have the structural formula (I): ##STR1## wherein Ar is a radical having one of the formulae (a)-(h): ##STR2## and are useful for the treatment of a wide variety of disease states, whether human or veterinary, for example dermatological, rheumatic, respiratory, cardiovascular and ophthalmological disorders, as well as for cosmetic applications and for the treatment of mammalian skin and hair conditions/disorders.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 1997Date of Patent: May 18, 1999Assignee: Centre International De Recherches Dermatologiques GaldermaInventors: Philippe Diaz, Etienne Thoreau
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Patent number: 5902805Abstract: A method for the treatment of acne and/or the effects of ageing, by administering, to a subject in need thereof, a composition containing an effective amount of at least one HMG-Coenzyme A-reductase inhibitor in a carrier that is selected from the group consisting of dermatologically acceptable carriers, cosmetically acceptable carriers, and mixtures thereof, and the compositions for performing the method are provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 1997Date of Patent: May 11, 1999Assignee: L'OrealInventors: Lionel Breton, Olivier De Lacharriere
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Patent number: 5900393Abstract: Mild aqueous detergent, e.g., shampoo, compositions are disclosed based on a mixture comprising anionic surfactant and amphoteric surfactant, such as betaines, present in the composition at a level of from about 0.75 to 1.25 parts by weight per part by weight of anionic surfactant. The compositions also contain one or a mixture of therapeutic agents such as climbazole or a mixture of climbazole and one or more co-therapeutics such as salicylic acid. The combination of mild surfactant system and therapeutic agent serve to prevent or treat mild skin disorders such as scalp itch and scalp irritation when applied to the scalp as a shampoo. Shampoo compositions also preferably contain one or more conditioning agents and suitable suspending agents.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 1996Date of Patent: May 4, 1999Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Pallassana Narayanier Ramachandran, Clarence Ralph Robbins, Amrit Manilal Patel
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Patent number: 5886031Abstract: Disclosed herein is hair-care cosmetic compositions comprising iodopropynyl butylcarbamate and/or a solution of zinc pyrithione in N-acyl ethylenediamine triacetate.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 1997Date of Patent: March 23, 1999Assignee: Pacific CorporationInventors: Moon Sam Shin, Sang Cho Choi, Yong Duk Kwak, Seong Hwan Seo, Han Il Jeong, Kyung Hee Seo
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Patent number: 5871743Abstract: A topical composition comprising soy molasses extract containing soy phytochemicals, useful in the treatment and amelioration of dermatologic disorders and for cosmetic purposes when applied topically.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 1997Date of Patent: February 16, 1999Inventor: Daniel Chajuss
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Patent number: 5854246Abstract: The invention concerns stable emulsions comprising ketoconazole having a pH in the range from 6 to 8, characterized in that the emulsions lack sodium sulfite as an antioxidant; process of preparing said emulsions.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 1997Date of Patent: December 29, 1998Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica, N.V.Inventors: Marc Karel Jozef Francois, Eric Carolus Leonarda Snoeckx
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Patent number: 5783535Abstract: The present invention relates to a detergent composition which comprises (A) an amidoether derivative mixture (A) comprising an amidoether carboxylic acid or a salt thereof, an amidoether, and a glycerin derivative; and (B) a conditioning component, wherein the total amount of the amidoether carboxylic acid or a salt thereof and the amidoether is 50 wt % or more; the weight ratio of the amidoether carboxylic acid or a salt thereof to the amidoether is from 99:1 to 10:90; and the amount of the glycerin derivative is 5 wt % or less.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 1997Date of Patent: July 21, 1998Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Kazuo Isobe, Toshikazu Azuma, Hideyo Nishikawa, Takashi Imamura
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Patent number: 5760046Abstract: The instant invention involves a method of treating and/or reversing androgenic alopecia and promoting hair growth, and methods of treating acne vulgaris, seborrhea, and female hirsutism, by administering to a patient in need of such treatment a 5.alpha.-reductase 2 inhibitor, such as finasteride, in a dosage amount under 5 mgs/day.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 1996Date of Patent: June 2, 1998Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.Inventors: Glenn J. Gormley, Keith D. Kaufman, Elizabeth Stoner, Joanne Waldstreicher
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Patent number: 5753213Abstract: This invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing 5'-deoxy-5'-methylthioadenosine, S-adenosyl-methionine and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts able to reduce scalp seborrhea and its related furfuraceous desquamation and pruritus.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 1990Date of Patent: May 19, 1998Assignee: Bioresearch S.P.A.Inventor: Emanuela Maggioni Moratti
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Patent number: 5733558Abstract: A method for the treatment of acne and/or the effects of ageing, by administering, to a subject in need thereof, a composition containing an effective amount of at least one HMG-Coenzyme A-reductase inhibitor in a carrier that is selected from the group consisting of dermatologically acceptable carriers, cosmetically acceptable carriers, and mixtures thereof, and the compositions for performing the method are provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 1996Date of Patent: March 31, 1998Assignee: L'OrealInventors: Lionel Breton, Olivier De Lacharriere
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Patent number: 5730965Abstract: A method is provided to treat and/or prevent seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp and other hair bearing areas, dandruff or psoriasis by topically applying to the skin and washing the skin in a shampoo containing an effective amount of a treatment composition containing chloroxylenol, preferably by daily application in a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle at a concentration of from 0.1 to five (5) percent by weight, preferably about one (1) percent by weight.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 1996Date of Patent: March 24, 1998Assignee: Dermatology Home Products, Inc.Inventor: Jeffrey Rapaport
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Patent number: 5723112Abstract: The invention provides an antimicrobial hair treatment composition for topical application to human hair in the treatment of, for example, dandruff, including:(a) at least one surfactant;(b) fine particles of an insoluble particulate metal pyrithione, in which at least about 90% by weight of the particles have a size of 5 microns or less; and(c) a polymeric, water-soluble cationic deposition aid for the fine particles.The compositions have good mechanical stability, optical properties and anti-dandruff ability.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 1996Date of Patent: March 3, 1998Assignee: Chesebrough-Pond's USA Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.Inventors: Paul Anthony Bowser, Jonathan David Hague, Andrew Malcolm Murray, Ruby Loo Bik Tan-Walker
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Patent number: 5700772Abstract: A detergent composition, comprising (A) an amide-ether derivative mixture comprising an amide-ether carboxylic acid or a salt thereof (1) and an amide-ether (2) in a weight ratio (1)/(2) of 99:1 to 10:90 in a proportion of at least 50 wt.% in total based on solids in the component (A), and containing glycerol derivatives (3) in a proportion not higher than 5 wt.% of the solids, and (B) an amphoteric surfactant. ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a C.sub.5-23 alkyl or alkenyl group, or a phenyl group substituted by such an alkyl group, R.sup.2 is H, --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n CH.sub.2 COOM, --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.m H or C.sub.1-3 alkyl group, M is a cation such as H or alkali metal, n and m are independently a number of 1-20, R.sup.3 is H, --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.m H or C.sub.1-3 alkyl group, and R.sup.4 is H, --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n CH.sub.2 COOM or --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.m H. The composition has low irritativeness and high foamability, and produce creamy foams.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 1996Date of Patent: December 23, 1997Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Kazuo Isobe, Toshikazu Azuma, Hideyo Nishikawa, Takashi Imamura
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Patent number: 5693605Abstract: A detergent composition, comprising (A) an amide-ether derivative mixture comprising an amide-ether carboxylic acid or a salt thereof (1) and an amide-ether (2) in a weight ratio (1)/(2) of 99:1 to 10:90 in a proportion of at least 50 wt. % in total based on solids in the component (A), and containing glycerol derivatives (3) in a proportion not higher than 5 wt. % of the solids, and (B) a specific anionic surfactant such as a polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether sulfosuccinate (salt) or .alpha.-olefinsulfonic acid (salt). ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a C.sub.5-23 alkyl or alkenyl group, or a phenyl group substituted by such an alkyl group, R.sup.2 is H, --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n CH.sub.2 COOM, --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.m H or C.sub.1-3 alkyl group, M is a cation such as H or alkali metal, n and m are independently a number of 1-20, R.sup.3 is H, --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.m H or C.sub.1-3 alkyl group, and R.sup.4 is H, --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.n CH.sub.2 COOM or --(CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 O).sub.m H.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 1996Date of Patent: December 2, 1997Assignee: Kao CorporationInventors: Kazuo Isobe, Toshikazu Azuma, Hideyo Nishikawa, Takashi Imamura
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Patent number: 5683705Abstract: Novel sulfhydryl group-containing amides and disulfide group-containing bis-amides useful for treating or preventing an abnormal biological condition or a disease, and/or improving the texture or appearance of the skin, as well as compositions containing amides and bis-amides and methods for their use are described. Such types of abnormal biological conditions or diseases include skin atrophy, i.e., the thinning and/or general degradation of the dermis often characterized by a decrease in collagen and/or elastin as well as decreased number, size and doubling potential of fibroblast cells, and other maladies including, but are not limited to dry skin, severe dry skin, dandruff, acne, keratoses, psoriasis, eczema, skin flakiness, pruritus, age spots, lentigines, melasmas, wrinkles, warts, blemished skin, hyperpigmented skin, hyperkeratotic skin, inflammatory dermatoses, age-related skin changes and skin in need of cleansers.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 1996Date of Patent: November 4, 1997Assignee: Estee Lauder, Inc.Inventors: Daniel H. Maes, Jules Zecchino, Althea Knight
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Patent number: 5658749Abstract: A method for the preparation of Mycobacteria from any liquid, semi-solid or exotic source is described. The extracted Mycobacterial sample is suitable for detection by culture and amplification.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 1995Date of Patent: August 19, 1997Assignee: Corning Clinical Laboratories, Inc.Inventor: Charles G. Thornton
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Patent number: 5637305Abstract: L-carnitine acid azelate and its use for producing cosmetic and pharmaceutical compositions suitable to be topically applied for the treatment of dermatoses, are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 1995Date of Patent: June 10, 1997Assignee: Avantgarde S.p.A.Inventors: Claudio Cavazza, Paolo Cavazza
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Patent number: 5618850Abstract: A method for alleviating the symptoms of a cosmetic or dermatologic skin condition is described. An effective amount of a poly(hydroxy acid)/polymer conjugate in a pharmaceutically or cosmetically acceptable vehicle is provided. Topical compositions of the conjugates with another cosmetic or dermatological agent, and compounds of the conjugates having attached physiologically active functional groups, are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 1995Date of Patent: April 8, 1997Assignee: Focal, Inc.Inventors: Arthur J. Coury, Luis Z. Avila, Chandrashekhar P. Pathak, Shikha P. Barman
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Patent number: 5587174Abstract: The skin and hair treatment composition includes 0.5 to 2 percent by weight apple wax, 0.1 to 30 percent by weight of at least one anionic, cationic, amphoteric and/or nonionic surfactant, a solvent consisting of water, ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, glycols or mixtures thereof and one or more cosmetic additives selected from the group consisting of perfume oils; opacifiers; pearlescing agents; bacterial and fungicidal ingredients; coconut fatty acid diethanolamide; buffer substances; coloring materials; solubilizers; light stabilizers; antioxidants; complexing agents and antidandruff active ingredients. Methods for obtaining the apple wax used in these compositions include extraction of depectinized apple pomace with a variety of solvents and purification and evaporation of the extract to obtain an apple wax product.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 1996Date of Patent: December 24, 1996Assignee: Wella AktiengsellschaftInventors: G unther Lang, Dieter Hoch, Eugen Konrad, Wolfram Geibel, Harald Wendel, Thomas Kripp
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Patent number: 5547957Abstract: The instant invention involves a method of treating and/or reversing androgenic alopecia and promoting hair growth, and methods of treating acne vulgaris, seborrhea, and female hirsutism, by administering to a patient in need of such treatment a 5.alpha.-reductase 2 inhibitor, such as finasteride, in a dosage amount under 5 mgs/day.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 1994Date of Patent: August 20, 1996Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.Inventors: Glenn J. Gormley, Keith D. Kaufman, Elizabeth Stoner, Joanne Waldstreicher
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Patent number: 5534552Abstract: A clear, hypoallergenic sinus and allergy medication is orally administered in an aqueous, liquid dosage form. The formulation provides effective sinus and allergy relief without alcohol or dyes which adversely affect many allergy sufferers. Said relief is provided while still maintaining aesthetic appeal or pleasant taste and texture.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 1994Date of Patent: July 9, 1996Assignee: Warner-Lambert CompanyInventor: Swati Bapat
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Patent number: 5494675Abstract: A method of treating dandruff in warm-blooded animals comprising applying to the hair of a warm-blooded animal an anti-dandruff effective amount of an alkali metal or ammonium salt of a low molecular weight huminate with a mean molecular weight of 1000 with a range of 300 to 1500 and a method of treating or preventing dandruff.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 1992Date of Patent: February 27, 1996Assignee: Rutgerswerke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Helmut Beilharz, Bernard Seubert, Urs Riede
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Patent number: 5474763Abstract: Mammalian hair growth is reduced by applying to the skin a composition including an inhibitor of ornithine aminotransferase.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 1994Date of Patent: December 12, 1995Inventors: Douglas Shander, Margaret G. Funkhouser
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Patent number: 5468476Abstract: Mammalian hair growth is reduced by applying to the skin an inhibitor of nitric oxide synthetase.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 1994Date of Patent: November 21, 1995Inventors: Gurpreet S. Ahluwalia, Douglas Shander, James P. Henry
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Patent number: 5456851Abstract: A shampoo that contains ketoconazole, a surfactant, a foaming agent, thickener sufficient to give the final formulation a viscosity in the range of about 4,000 to about 9,000 cps at room temperature (i.e., about 20.degree.-25.degree. C.), preservative, butylated hydroxytoluene or butylated hydroxyanisole in an amount sufficient to retard degradation of the ketoconazole, and acid, base or buffer sufficient to give the final composition a pH in the range of from about 4 to about 10.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 1994Date of Patent: October 10, 1995Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products, Inc.Inventors: Jue-Chen Liu, Jonas C. T. Wang, Mohammed Yusuf
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Patent number: 5422100Abstract: Methods and products for promoting hair growth, preventing or minimizing hair loss, enhancing or restoring hair color or remelanization and treating other hair and skin afflictions are disclosed. The methods includes topical application of the products to the skin or hair follicles being treated. The product includes as an essential component a treatment agent in an amount effective for treating the affliction and selected from the class of chemicals consisting of anol, anethole, analogs of the above, polymers of the above and mixtures thereof. Various combinations of these chemicals may be found in herb families including umbelliferae, magnoliaceae, labiatae and rutaceae. The invention preferably contemplates selecting the treatment agent from the class of herbs consisting of Foeniculum vulgares (fennel seed), Pimpinella anisum (anise), Carum carvi (caraway seeds) and mixtures of the above herbs with each other and/or with other herbs.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 1993Date of Patent: June 6, 1995Assignee: The Partnership Of Isaac G. Eliaz and Samuel GonenInventors: Isaac G. Eliaz, Shmuel Gonen
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Patent number: 5405609Abstract: A therapeutic composition for treatment of scalp disorders which comprises liquid castile soap, an aqueous extract from corncobs and aloe vera gel. The essential ingredients of the composition may be separately prepared and subsequently combined in relative proportionalities to produce a homogeneous liquid mixture having a consistency suitable for application as a shampoo to the hair and scalp. The shampoo composition can effectively eliminate dandruff in the hair, alleviate itching of the scalp, prevent hair loss and also accelerate hair growth.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 1993Date of Patent: April 11, 1995Inventor: Israel L. Sanchez
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Patent number: 5348736Abstract: Liquid fiber-treating and skin-treating compositions include surfactant, water insoluble treating material, water and long chain alcohol or derivative thereof, which stabilizes the liquid so as to allow storage at elevated temperatures, such as those which can be reached during storage in warmer climates, and which also helps to make fiber- and skin-treating materials more substantive to fibers and skin. Among the various types of compositions benefited are shampoos, perfuming shampoos, hair conditioning compositions, hair setting compositions, anti-dandruff preparations, fabric softening compositions, antistatic compositions, detergents, skin cleansers, skin lotions and sunscreens.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 1990Date of Patent: September 20, 1994Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive CompanyInventors: Amrit M. Patel, Clarence R. Robbins