Skin treatment with a water soluble antibiotic dissolved in an electrolyzed water
AssigneeWasatch Pharmaceutical Inc.
InventorGary V. Heesch
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Abstract
A method for treating a skin condition by intimately combining a water soluble antibiotic with the keratin layer of the outermost layer of the cleansed epidermis. The antibiotic is dissolved in the alkaline fraction of an electrolyzed water. The solution is characterized by the absence of hydrolysis products, turbidity, and loss of potency of the antibiotic. The aqueous solution is applied to the treatment area where the water is absorbed by the keratin and the antibiotic is carried into intimate contact with the keratin after which the water is evaporated leaving the antibiotic dispersed across the treatment area.
Claims20
A method for topically dispersing a water-soluble antibiotic throughout the keratin layer of a preselected area of the skin comprising the steps of:
- cleansing said area of the skin;
- electrolyzing water to produce an alkaline fraction of said water;
- preparing an aqueous solution of said water-soluble antibiotic by dissolving a physiologically acceptable amount of said water-soluble antibiotic in said alkaline fraction of said water;
- applying said aqueous solution of said water-soluble antibiotic to said area of the skin;
- wicking said aqueous solution of said water-soluble antibiotic into said keratin layer, said keratin layer absorbing said water from said aqueous solution of said water-soluble antibiotic, said water thereby carrying said antibiotic into intimate dispersal throughout said keratin layer;
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- evaporating said water from said keratin layer thereby leaving said water-soluble antibiotic in intimate dispersal throughout said keratin layer.
A composition for treating a preselected area of the surface of the skin with a dispersion of an antibiotic throughout a portion of the keratin layer of the epidermal layer of the area of skin comprising:
- a water soluble antibiotic;
- an alkaline fraction of an electrolyzed water.
- a physiologically acceptable quantity of said water soluble antibiotic dissolved in said alkaline fraction of said electrolyzed water to form an aqueous solution of said water soluble antibiotic;
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- wick means for dispersing said water soluble antibiotic intimately throughout said keratin layer of said preselected area, said alkaline fraction of said electrolyzed water being absorbed by said keratin layer, said absorbed water carrying said antibiotic into said keratin layer with said water upon subsequent evaporation leaving behind said antibiotic dispersed throughout said keratin layer.
A method for treating a skin condition selected from the group consisting of acne, eczema, and psoriasis comprising:
- obtaining a water soluble antibiotic;
- preparing an alkaline fraction of water from an electrolyzed water;
- dissolving a physiologically effective amount of said water soluble antibiotic in said alkaline fraction of water to form an aqueous solution of said water soluble antibiotic;
- cleaning the hands;
- cleansing the area of said skin condition;
- applying said aqueous solution to the keratin layer of said area by using the cleaned hands;
- absorbing said alkaline fraction of water from said aqueous solution with the keratin layer of said skin condition thereby intimately dispersing said antibiotic over said skin condition;
- evaporating said alkaline fraction of water from said aqueous solution leaving a residue of said water soluble antibiotic dispersed in said keratin layer;
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- sealing said antibiotic in said keratin layer by applying a creme to said skin area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.