Patent · US Expired

Method of removal of chlorine retained by human skin and hair after exposure to chlorinated water, and soap and shampoo compositions adapted to effect said removal

US4295985A · kind A · utility

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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 1, 1980
Grant dateOct 20, 1981
Priority date—
Expiry dateMay 1, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC11D9/30
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

This disclosure deals with removing rapidly chlorine retained by the skin and hair of, for example, swimmers, after exposure to chlorinated water by means of a stoichiometric excess of a suitable reducing agent, such as an alkali thiosulfate and the like in aqueous solution, and with toilet soaps and shampoos comprising said agent adapted to effect said removal.

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