Dermatological formulations and methods
US6267948A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 6, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61Q19/04
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method and dermatological formulation are provided for increasing the pigmentation response of mammalian skin, hair, wool or fur to agents which stimulate melanogenesis. The method comprises administering to mammalian skin, hair, wool or fur a dermatological formulation containing a melanogenesis-stimulating effective amount of an agent which stimulates melanogenesis in melanocytes, and a melanogenesis-enhancing effective amount of an agent, such as an .alpha.-hydroxy acid, which enhances the stimulation of melanogenesis by the melanogenesis-stimulation agent.
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