Shaving composition and method for preventing pseudofolliculitis barbae
AssigneeJohnson Products Co., Inc.
InventorsIsaac Willis, Adu Gyamfi Darkwa, Apolonio L. Villanueva
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Abstract
A topically applied shaving composition for use by a human subject suffering from or prone to development of pseudofolliculitis barbae is disclosed. The composition comprises as its active ingredient about 0.01-5% by weight of a bacteriostatic/hemostyptic agent, and an aqueous or water-miscible solvent, a volatile silicone and a thickening agent. A method of removing hair from a hairy skin area of such a subject comprising the application of a topical shaving composition containing about 0.01-5% by weight of a bacteriostatic/hemostyptic agent prior to removal of the hair by shaving, tweezing or waxing, is also disclosed.
Claims52
A topically applied shaving composition for use by a human subject suffering from or prone to development of pseudofolliculitis barbae or razor bumps, said composition consisting of about 0.01-5% by weight of a bacteriostatic/hemostyptic agent selected from the group consisting of stannous fluoride, stannous bromide, sodium monofluarophosphate and combinations thereof, and said composition further consisting of an aqueous or water-miscible solvent, about 0.5-10% by weight of a cyclomethicone and a thickening agent.
A method of removing hair from a hairy skin area of a human subject suffering from or prone to development of pseudofolliculitis barbae, comprising:
- a) applying to the hairy area a coating of a topical shaving composition containing as its active ingredient about 0.01-5% by weight of a bacteriostatic/hemostyptic agent selected from the group consisting of stannous fluoride, stannous bromide, sodium monofluorophosphate and combinations thereof, and said composition further containing an aquaeous or water-miscible solvent, a volatile silicone and a thickening agent;
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- b) removing the hair by shaving, tweezing or waxing the hairy area.
A method according to clam 28 wherein the thickening agent is a cationic copolymer of a quaternary compound and acrylamide.
A topically applied shaving composition for use by a human subject suffering from or prone to development of pseudofolliculitis barbae or razor bumps, said composition consisting of about 0.01-5% by weight of a bacteriostatic/hemostyptic agent selected from the group consisting of stannous fluoride, stannous bromide, sodium monofluarophosphate and combinations thereof, and said composition further consisting of an aqueous or water-miscible solvent, about 0.5-10% by weight of a cyclomethicone, a thickening agent, a humectant, about 0-15% by weight of a nonionic or cationic polymeric conditioning agent and about 0-10% by weight of a surfactant.
A topically applied shaving composition for use by a human subject suffering from or prone to development of pseudofolliculitis barbae or razor bumps, said composition consisting of about 0.01-5% by weight of a bacteriostatic/hemostyptic agent selected from the group consisting of stannous fluoride, stannous bromide, sodium monofluorophosphate and combinations thereof, and said composition further consisting of an aqueous or water-miscible solvent, about 0.5-10% by weight of a cyclomethicone, a thickening agent and a cooling aid component.
A topically applied shaving composition for use by a human subject suffering from or prone to development of pseudofolliculitis barbae or razor bumps, said composition consisting of about 0.01-5% by weight of a bacteriostatic/hemostyptic agent selected from the group consisting of stannous fluoride, stannous bromide, sodium monofluorophosphate and combinations thereof, and said composition further consisting of an aqueous or water-miscible solvent, about 0.5-10% by weight of a cyclomethicone, a thickening agent and a topical anesthetic agent selected from the group consisting of lidocaine or benzocaine.
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