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US 6,743,419 B1Granted
Method of reducing hair growth employing sulfhydryl active compounds
AssigneeThe Gillette Company
InventorsDouglas Shander, Gurpreet S. Ahluwalia, Diana Marks-Del Grosso
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Abstract
A method of reducing the rate of mammalian hair growth includes topically applying a composition containing a sulfhydryl reactive compound to the skin.
Claims24
A process of reducing the rate of mammalian hair growth, comprising
- selecting an area of skin from which a reduced rate of hair growth is desired;
- and
- applying to said area of mammalian skin a non-depilatory composition including a hair growth reducing effective amount of a sulfhydryl active compound selected from the group consisting of 2,3-dimercapto-1-propanesulfonic acid, 3,3′-thiodipropionic acid, isethionic acid, 3-(methylthio)-propylamine, 3,3′-thiodipropionic acid dilauryl ester, allyl sulfide, DL-methionine-S-methyl-sulfonium chloride, penicillamine disulfide, and S-2-aminoethyl-L-cysteine.
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