No-synthase inhibitors
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorPaolo Giacomoni
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Abstract
The use of an effective amount of at least one nitric oxide synthase inhibitor in a cosmetic composition or for making a pharmaceutical composition is disclosed, said inhibitor or pharmaceutical composition being intended to reduce the skin irritant effect of topically applied cosmetic or pharmaceutical substances. A cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition containing an effective amount of at least one nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, and a cosmetic treatment method using said cosmetic composition, are also disclosed.
Claims34
A cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition, said composition comprising,
- in a cosmetically or pharmaceutically acceptable medium, at least one cosmetic
- or pharmaceutical product capable of causing a cutaneous irritant effect, and at least one topically applied nitric oxide synthase inhibitor,
- wherein said at least one topically applied nitric oxide synthase inhibitor is present in an amount effective to reduce the cutaneous irritant effect of said at least one cosmetic or pharmaceutical product.
A method of reducing the cutaneous irritant effect of a topically applied cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition containing at least one cosmetic or pharmaceutical product capable of having an irritant character on the skin, the scalp, the nails or the mucous membranes, said method comprising applying said cosmetic or pharmaceutical product to said skin, scalp, nails or mucous membranes, wherein said cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition further comprises at least one nitric oxide synthase inhibitor in an amount effective to reduce the cutaneous irritant effect of said at least one cosmetic or pharmaceutical product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.