Pediculicidal composition
AssigneeDr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsRonald Harding, Lewis David Schulz, Vernon Morrison Bowles
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Abstract
The disclosure provides a pediculicidal composition comprising a metal chelating agent; a carrier vehicle comprising water and an activating solvent system comprising an alcohol and a hydrocarbon. The carrier vehicle may be in the form of a solution, a cream, an ointment, a foam, a spray, an emulsion or a gel. The disclosure also provides method for use of a pediculicidal composition to treat human head lice and their eggs and methods for controlling head lice infestation.
Claims10
A composition comprising:
- 5,5′-dimethyl-2,2′-dipyridyl is present in an amount from 0.5% to 1% by weight;
- benzyl alcohol is present in an amount from 1% to 3% by weight;
- mineral oil is present in an amount from 20% to 30% by weight;
- water is present in an amount from 60% to 90% by weight;
- carbomer is present in an amount from 0.1% to 0.5% by weight;
- trolamine is present in an amount from 0.1% to 1% by weight;
- butylated hydroxy toluene is present in an amount from 0.2% to 1% by weight;
- and polysorbate 20 is present in an amount from 0.5 to 1% by weight.
An aqueous composition for topical application to a subject comprising by weight:
- 0.74% 5,5′-dimethyl-2,2′-dipyridyl;
- 24% mineral oil;
- 0.15% Carbomer;
- 0.20% Trolamine;
- 2.00% benzyl alcohol, 1% polysorbate 20, 0.5% butylated hydroxytoluene and balance purified water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.