# US 2006/0222620 A1 · Composition for pharmaceutical or dietetic use for combating hair loss

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- Number: US 2006/0222620 A1
- Document ID: US20060222620A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 11/445,776
- Filed: 2006-06-02
- Published: 2006-10-05
- Earliest claimed: 2002-02-01
- Assignees: Giuliani S.P.A.
- Inventors: Fabio Rinaldi; Elisabetta Sorbellini; Valter Gatti; Danila Marchioretto
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20060222620A1

## CPC

- A23L 33/10: using additives (addition of substantially indigestible substances A23L33/21)
- A61K 8/41: Amines
- A61K 31/13: Amines {(A61K31/04 takes precedence)}
- A61P 3/02: Nutrients, e.g. vitamins, minerals
- A61P 17/14: for baldness or alopecia
- A61Q 7/00: Preparations for affecting hair growth
- A23V 2002/00: Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
- A61K 2800/92: Oral administration
- A23L: FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PREPARATION OR TREATMENT THEREOF (preservation thereof A23B)
- A61K: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D)
- A61P: SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
- A61Q: SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS
- A23V: INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO FOODS, FOODSTUFFS OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LACTIC OR PROPIONIC ACID BACTERIA USED IN FOODSTUFFS OR FOOD PREPARATION

## Abstract

The use of the polyamine known as spermidine, i.e., N-(3-aminopropyl) tetraminethylenediamine, as an active principle in the preparation of a composition for pharmaceutical or dietetic use in man for combating hair loss is disclosed.

## Claims

### Claim 1

Use of spermidine as an active principle in the preparation of a composition for pharmaceutical or dietetic use in man to combat hair loss.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

Use of spermidine according to claim 1, to combat hair loss in the case of the pathology known as telogenic defluvium.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

Use of spermidine according to claim 2, to reduce the telogenic phase in the growth cycle of the hair.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

Use of spermidine according to claim 1, to make the hair robust.

### Claim 5

Composition for pharmaceutical or dietetic use to be administered to man to combat hair loss, characterized in that it comprises spermidine as active principle.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

Composition according to claim 5, characterized in that it comprises methionine, vitamin C, polyphenols, vitamin E, calcium pantothenate, zinc (as amino acid chelate), vitamin B6, copper (as amino acid chelate), folic acid and biotin.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

Composition according to claim 6, characterized in that it comprises:
Methionine
300.00 mg
Vitamin C
90.00 mg
Polyphenols from Vitis vinifera
5.00 mg
Vitamin E
15.00 mg
Calcium pantothenate
9.00 mg
Zinc (as amino acid chelate)
7.50 mg
Vitamin B6
2.00 mg
Copper (as amino acid chelate)
1.25 mg
Spermidine
0.50 mg
Folic acid
0.15 mg
Biotin
0.05 mg

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

Composition according to claim 5, characterized in that it is suitable for oral administration.

### Claim 9 (depends on 5)

Composition according to claim 5, characterized in that it is suitable for topical administration, as a lotion or a balm.

### Claim 10 (depends on 5)

Composition according to claim 5, characterized in that it is a product for dietetic use to make the hair robust and to reduce hair loss.