Pediculicidal and ovacidal treatment compositions and methods for killing head lice and their eggs
AssigneeJohnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.
InventorsHerwig Janssen, Kie Ho, Glenn Nystrand, Dexter Williams, C. Scott Lamb
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Abstract
The present invention relates to composition and methods for administering compositions in solutions for killing adult lice and the ova comprising water, PVM/MA Decadiene crosspolymers, propylene glycol, a mixture of cetyl and stearyl alcohols, Ceteareth-20; stearalkonium chloride; benzyl alcohol; hexylene glycol; pentylene glycol, isopropyl alcohol; a mixture of spinosyn A and spinosyn D in a weight ratio of 80:20, BHT; and sodium hydroxide.
Claims12
A method of controlling adults and ova of the species of order Anoplura by topically applying to one or more of skin and hair a composition comprising:
- a solution of an effective amount of one or more agents, having pediculicidal and ovacidal properties, selected from the group consisting of Spinosad, Spinosyn, Spinosyn A, Spinosyn D and mixtures thereof and;
- one or more stabilizers, wherein the stabilizers comprise polyvinyl methyl ether/maleic anhydride (“PVM/MA”) decadiene crosspolymers;
- and
- wherein the stabilizers have a particle size of <75μ.
A method of controlling adults and ova of the species of order Anoplura by topically applying to one or more of skin and hair a composition comprising:
- a solution of an effective amount of one or more agents, having pediculicidal and ovacidal properties, selected from the group consisting of Spinosad, Spinosyn, Spinosyn A, Spinosyn D and mixtures thereof and;
- one or more stabilizers, wherein the stabilizers comprise polyvinyl methyl ether/maleic anhydride (“PVM/MA”) decadiene crosspolymers;
- and
- wherein the solution comprises a solvent consisting of one or more of the following:
- benzyl alcohol, pentylene glycol, isopropyl alcohol, hexylene glycol, butylene glycol, and dipropylene glycol.
A method of controlling adults and ova of the species of order Anoplura by topically applying to one or more of skin and hair a composition comprising:
- a solution of an effective amount of one or more agents, having pediculicidal and ovacidal properties, selected from the group consisting of Spinosad, Spinosyn, Spinosyn A, Spinosyn D and mixtures thereof;
- one or more stabilizers, wherein the stabilizers comprise polyvinyl methyl ether/maleic anhydride (“PVM/MA”) decadiene crosspolymers;
- one or more moisturizers;
- one or more emulsion stabilizers;
- one or more emulsifying agents;
- one or more conditioning agents;
- one or more antioxidants;
- and
- one or more pH adjuster.
A method of controlling adults and ova of the species of order Anoplura by topically applying to one or more of skin and hair a composition comprising:
- about 44% water;
- about 1.1% PVM/MA decadiene crosspolymer;
- About 3% propylene glycol;
- About 3% cetearyl alcohol;
- About 0.9% ceteareth-20;
- About 4.17% stearalkonium chloride;
- About 10% benzyl alcohol;
- About 6% hexylene glycol;
- About 4% pentylene glycol;
- About 20% isopropyl alcohol;
- About 2.19% mixture of spinosyn A and spinosyn D in an approximate 85:15 weight ratio;
- About 0.1% BHT;
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- 1.29% sodium hydroxide (10% solution).
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