Composition for topical application, uses thereof, applicator device and kit of parts
AssigneeMedner Holding BV
InventorRobert Sebastian Stal
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Abstract
A composition for topical application includes at least one physiologically acceptable acid capable of reducing the pH of the skin of a treated person to the range of 1.5-4.5, and a physiologically acceptable carrier. Various uses for the treatment of skin and nail conditions are also disclosed, including and especially focusing on microbiological infections of the nail (onychomycosis). An applicator device and kit of parts comprising such a composition is also disclosed.
Claims15
Composition for the treatment of fungal infections, in particular nail infections, comprising
- at least one physiologically acceptable acid capable of reducing the pH in keratinous tissue, in particular nails, of a treated person below 4.5, preferably in the range of 1.5-4.5, and
- a physiologically acceptable carrier.
Composition according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the composition comprises at least 10% by weight of lactic acid and/or acetic acid.
Composition according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the composition also comprises a nail-penetrating agent.
Composition according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the composition is essentially free of essential oils.
Use of a composition according to any of the preceding claims for the preparation of a product for the treatment of fungal infections in keratinous tissue, in particular nail infections, more in particular superficial, cutaneous and/or subcutaneous mycosis, more in particular onychomycosis or tinea.
Method of lowering the pH of a human nail below 4.5 for the prevention and/or retention of the development of fungal infections in keratinous tissue, in particular superficial, cutaneous and/or subcutaneous mycosis, more in particular onychomycosis or tinea.
Use of an acidic agent for lowering the pH of a nail having a fungal nail condition, in particular superficial, cutaneous and/or subcutaneous mycosis, more in particular onychomycosis or tinea.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.