Composition and method for topical treatment of androgenic alopecia
OwnerWilson T. Crandallinventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to the topical and oral treatment of hair loss, especially androgenic alopecia, by providing formulations that include anti-androgens, especially extracts of the saw palmetto plant, co-enzyme Q, and acetyl carnitine, and optionally stimulators of adenylate cyclase to stimulate hair growth, to increase the luster of hair, and to decrease hair graying.
Claims7
In a topical composition for increasing hair growth comprising saw palmetto, the improvement comprising the inclusion of pharmaceutically effective amount of acetyl carnitine, co-enzyme Q10, and a pharmaceutically effective amount og a penetrating agent, wherein hair growth is increased.
A method of increasing hair growth comprising the step of topically administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of a composition comprising saw palmetto, co-enzyme Q10, acetyl carnitine and a penetrating agent, wherein the penetrating agent is selected from the group consisting of ethoxydiglycol, ethanol, Tween®80, lecithin organogel and PLURONIC®lecithin organogel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.