Hair regeneration compositions for treatment of alopecia and methods of application related thereto
OwnerMorris A. Manninventor
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Abstract
Hair regeneration compositions containing T.alpha.1, T.beta.4, or a combination thereof for treating alopecia on the scalp of a patient in need thereof are disclosed. Teatment methods include (1) cleansing the scalp with a cleansing agent; (2) treating the cleansed scalp with a keratin solvent system; (3) applying a topical anesthetic (optional); (4) applying an acid peel solution; (5) applying a hyperactive urea gel formula (optional) and (6) applying a hair regeneration composition.
Claims28
A hair regeneration composition comprising a thymic extract in an amount ranging from 0.1 to 10 percent by weight wherein the thymic extract is thymosin .alpha.1 or thymosin .beta.4 or a combination thereof and at least one component which is selected from the group consisting of a steroid;
- an indole-based compound selected from the group consisting of indole, melatonin, N-[2-(5-Methoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl]acetamide, skatole and indole-3-carbinol;
- a mitocide;
- a bioflavanoid;
- an antiffungal compound selected from the group consisting of undecylenic acid, griseofulvin, terbinafine and an azole compound;
- and an anti-inflammatory fatty acid.
A method for treating alopecia on the scalp of a patient in need thereof, comprising the steps of:
- cleansing the scalp with a cleansing agent;
- treating the cleansed scalp with a keratin solvent system;
- applying an acid peel solution to the keratin treated scalp;
- and applying a hair regeneration composition to the acid-peeled scalp, wherein the hair regeneration composition comprises a thymic extract in an amount ranging from 0.1 to 10 percent by weight, wherein the thymic extract is thymosin .alpha.1, thymosin .beta.4 or a combination thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.