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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7316810 | Foaming composition for washing and treating hair and/or scalp based on an active principle 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... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7201931 | Oral compositions for the treatment of scalp disorders 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. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 6706258 | Shampoo compositions comprising and emulsified silicone an a microemulsified silicone 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 sil... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6663875 | Hair preparation for the treatment of dandruff Cosmetic preparations, in particular shampoos, are described which comprise oxiconazole nitrate as antidandruff agent.... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6455058 | Composition and method for hair and scalp treatment 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 ch... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6203782 | Method and product for promoting hair growth and treating skin conditions 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 compositi... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6162446 | In-situ generation of zinc pyrithione in personal care compositions 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 selec... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6110472 | Vitamin B12 containing scalp and skin treatment compositions 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 condit... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6106848 | Topically applicable O/W emulsions having high glycol content and at least one biologically active agent 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 emulsify... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6004771 | Method for processing mycrobacteria 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.... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5993787 | Composition base for topical therapeutic and cosmetic preparations 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, methoxyp... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5919749 | Amide ether carboxylate/amide ether detergent composition 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 componen... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5905088 | Heterocyclic biaryl compounds and pharmaceutical/cosmetic compositions comprised thereof 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... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5902805 | Method for treatment of acne and/or the effects of ageing using HMG-coenzyme A-reductase inhibitor and compositions for performing the same 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 c... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5900393 | Scalp care products containing anti itching /anti irritant agents 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 we... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5886031 | Hair-care cosmetic compositions having dandruff formation-suppressing effect Disclosed herein is hair-care cosmetic compositions comprising iodopropynyl butylcarbamate and/or a solution of zinc pyrithione in N-acyl ethylenediamine triacetate.... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5871743 | Topical application of soy molasses 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.... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5854246 | Topical ketoconazole emulsions 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.... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5783535 | Detergent composition comprising an amidoether derivative mixture and a conditioning component 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, where... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5760046 | Method of treating androgenic alopecia with 5-reductase inhibitors 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-... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5753213 | Pharmaceutical compositions containing 5'-deoxy-5'-methylthioadenosine s-adenosylmethionine and their salts for reducing seborrhea 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.... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5733558 | Method for treatment of acne and/or the effects of ageing using HMG-coenzyme A-reductase inhibitor and compositions for performing the same 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 c... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5730965 | Shampoo for treating seborrheic dermatitis, dandruff or psoriasis 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 compositi... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5723112 | Pyrithione containing hair treatment composition 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 whi... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5700772 | Detergent composition comprising an amide-ether derivative mixture and an amphoteric surfactant 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 ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5693605 | Detergent composition comprising an amide-ether derivative mixture and an anionic surfactant 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... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5683705 | Sulfur-based amides and bis-amides useful against skin disorders 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 ... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5658749 | Method for processing mycobacteria 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.... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5637305 | L-carnitine salt and cosmetic and pharmaceutical compositions containing same for treating dermatoses 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.... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5618850 | Hydroxy-acid cosmetics 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 th... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5587174 | Cosmetic composition for treating skin and hair containing apple wax and methods of making them 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, gly... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5565207 | Scalp moisturizer and external skin preparation A scalp-moisturizer or external skin preparation containing as essential active ingredients the following: (a) steroid glycoside and/or triterpenoid glycoside, (b) sphingo glycolipid and (c) steroid hormone, the content of (a) and (b) being 0.01-10% by we... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5547957 | Method of treating androgenic alopecia with 5-.alpha. reductase inhibitors 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.-... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5494675 | Anti-dandruff shampoo 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 wi... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5474763 | Reduction of hair growth Mammalian hair growth is reduced by applying to the skin a composition including an inhibitor of ornithine aminotransferase.... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5468476 | Reduction of hair growth Mammalian hair growth is reduced by applying to the skin an inhibitor of nitric oxide synthetase.... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5456851 | Ketoconazole shampoo containing butylated hydroxytoluene or butylated hydroxyanisole 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°-25° C.), preservative, butylated hydr... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5422100 | Method and product for treating skin afflictions 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... | 06/06/1995 |
| 5405609 | Therapeutic shampoo composition 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 relati... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5348736 | Stabilized hair-treating compositions 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 whic... | 09/20/1994 |
