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US 2007/0166273 A1Published application
Skin treatment educational kit
OwnerJoseph Krivulka, Leonard Mazurinventors
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Abstract
A method to ameliorate the skin-irritating effects of topical tretinoin treatment by providing the tretinoin-using patient with a skin-care kit which includes (1) topical tretinoin; and (2) a skin cleanser formulated to minimize tretinoin-induced skin irritation, and (3) a skin moisturizer formulated to reduce tretinoin-induced skin irritation; and (4) packaging to present the aforementioned components together as a unified system.
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A kit for treatment of acne vulgaris, the kit comprising:
- a. tretinoin in a formulation acceptable for topical use, the formulation containing an amount of tretinoin effective for topical use to treat acne vulgaris;
- b. a non-soap skin cleanser having a formulation which avoids exacerbating tretinoin-associated skin irritation with tretinoin;
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- c. a non-greasy skin moisturizer having a formulation which avoids exacerbating tretinoin-associated skin irritation with tretinoin;
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- d. packaging presenting said tretinoin, said skin cleanser and said skin moisturizer to a user for use together.
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A method for the treatment of acne vulgaris, the method comprising:
- a. providing to a patient in need thereof tretinoin in a formulation acceptable for topical use, the formulation containing an amount of tretinoin effective for topical use to treat acne vulgaris;
- b. providing to said patient a non-soap skin cleanser having a formulation which avoids exacerbating tretinoin-associated skin irritation with tretinoin;
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- c. providing to said patient a non-greasy skin moisturizer having a formulation which avoids exacerbating tretinoin-associated skin irritation with tretinoin.
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