Tissue protective and regenerative compositions
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, for stimulating melanogenesis, and for increasing the size of hair follicles and the rate of hair growth. The compositions generally comprise complexation of peptone digests of various proteins with copper(II) salts, indium (III) salts, tin(II) salts and tin(IV) salts.
Claims10
A method for preparing a topical composition useful for accelerating the healing of topical wounds, protecting skin from oxidative damage, stimulating melanogenesis, increasing hair follicle size and rate of hair growth in a warm-blooded animal or as a cosmetic, which comprises
- combining a peptone digest with an aqueous solution of an ionic metal salt and heating under conditions sufficient to form a peptone-metal complex;
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- admixing the peptone-metal complex with topically acceptable carriers for use as said topical composition.
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