Compositions for increasing hair growth

US9333209B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University · US

Inventors

• Anthony E. Oro · Stanford, US
• Ricardo Ei Dolmetsch · Stanford, US
• Gozde Yucel · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 8, 2013
• Grant date: May 10, 2016
• Expiry date: Feb 8, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61Q7/00
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Cosmetic skin and hair care compositions for enhancing the growth and appearance of mammalian hair in an individual are provided, which compositions comprise a dose of an L-type calcium channel blocker effective to promote anagen phase of the hair cycle. As shown herein, anagen phase promotion can result in more rapid hair growth.