Starch-metal complexes for skin and hair
AssigneeSkin Biology, Inc.
InventorLoren R. Pickart
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Abstract
Methods are provided for preparing compositions suitable for protecting irritated or damaged skin from further oxidative and biochemical damage and thus permitting natural healing processes to progress, for accelerating the rate of healing of burns and surgical wounds, and for increasing the size of hair follicles and the rate of hair growth. The compositions generally comprise precipitates formed by the complexation of starch of various plants with ionic transition metals, such as copper(II) and tin(II) salts.
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A method for accelerating the healing of topical wounds in a warm-blooded animal which comprises:
- administering to the wound a therapeutically effective amount of a composition which comprises a starch complexed with an ionic metal.
A method for enhancing the recovery of skin of a warm-blooded animal from irritation, comprising administering to the skin irritation a therapeutically effective amount of a composition which comprises a starch complexed with an ionic metal.
A method for protecting the skin from oxidative damage and aiding the recovery of skin wounds in a warm blooded animal, comprising:
- administering to the skin or wound site a prophylactically or therapeutically effective amount of a composition which comprises a starch complexed with an ionic metal.
A pharmaceutical composition useful for accelerating the healing of topical wounds of a warm-blooded animal which comprises a therapeutically effective amount of a starch complexed with an ionic transition metal and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
A pharmaceutical composition for increasing hair follicle size and rate of hair growth in a warm-blooded animal, which comprises a hair growth stimulating amount of a starch-ionic metal complex and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
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