Administration of pyridinedicarboxylic acid compounds for stimulating or inducing the growth of human keratinous fibers and/or arresting their loss
US7598278B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 10, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61Q7/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to the use in a composition for caring for human hair or eyelashes of an effective amount of a pyridinedicarboxylic acid derivative of general formula (I) or of one of its salts,in which R1 and R2 represent, independently of one another, OH, OR′, —NH2, —NHR′ or —NR′R″, and R′ and R″ represent, independently of one another, a saturated or unsaturated and linear or branched C1-C18 alkyl radical or an aryl radical, this alkyl or aryl radical optionally being substituted by at least one OH, alkoxy, acyloxy, amino or alkylamino group, or R′ and R″ together represent a heterocycle, the composition being intended to induce and/or stimulate the growth of human keratinous fibers, such as the hair and eyelashes, and/or slow down their loss; the invention also relates to a cosmetic treatment intended to stimulate the growth of human keratinous fibers, such as the hair and eyelashes, and/or slow down their loss.
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