EP0383467A2
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Medicament for use in combatting hair loss and/or dandruff
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-02-05
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2010-02-05
Abstract
Abstract A medicament is provided for use in treating hairy or piliferous regions of the body to combat hair loss and/or dandruff. The medicament is applied externally and comprises an admixture of a sugar constituent; a nitrogen-containing constituent; a gum constituent; a terpene and/or a steroid constituent; at least one trace element; a vitamin constituent; and a salt constituent, with the sugar constituent making up approximately 50% by mass, or more, of the admixture.
Inventors
- 👤 Andries Johannes Cornelus Strydom
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 16:15
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61Q; A61Q5/00; A61Q5/006; A61K; A61K33/00; A61K33/06; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/60; A61K8/96; A61K8/97; A61K8/9783; A61K8/9794; A61P; A61P17/00; A61Q7/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A medicament for use in treating hairy or piliferous regions of the body to combat hair loss and/or dandruff, by external application thereof to hairy or piliferous regions of the body, characterized in that the medicament comprises or consists of an admixture of a sugar constituent; a nitrogen-containing constituent; a gum constituent; a terpene and/or a steroid constituent; at least one trace element; a vitamin constituent; and a salt constituent, with the sugar constituent making up approximately 50% by mass, or more, of the admixture.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
85 words
A medicament for use in treating hairy or piliferous regions of the body to combat hair loss and/or dandruff, by external application thereof to hairy or piliferous regions of the body, characterized in that the medicament comprises or consists of an admixture of a sugar constituent; a nitrogen-containing constituent; a gum constituent; a terpene and/or a steroid constituent; at least one trace element; a vitamin constituent; and a salt constituent, with the sugar constituent making up approximately 50% by mass, or more, of the admixture.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
A medicament according to Claim 1, characterized in that the sugar constituent comprises an admixture of monosaccharides and oligosaccharides, with the oligosaccharides making up approximately 50% by mass, or more, of the sugar constituent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
A medicament according to Claim 1 or Claim 2, characterized in that the nitrogen-containing constituent makes up about 5% by mass, or more, of the admixture, and comprises at least one protein and/or at least one amino-acid, and/or at least one simple nitrogenous compound.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
A medicament according to any one of Claims 1 to 3 inclusive, characterized in that the gum constituent comprises an admixture of gums, and wherein the admixture contains, as trace element, at least one of cobalt, iron, magnesium, copper and manganese.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A medicament according to any one of Claims 1 to 4 inclusive, characterized in that the vitamin constituent includes the B-group vitamins as well as choline, inositol, niacin and biotin.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
44 words
A medicament according to any one of Claims 1 to 5 inclusive, characterized in that the salt constituent comprises potassium, calcium and phosphorus salts, with these salts being present in the admixture in a proportion of about 5%, 0.9% and 0.5% respectively, by mass.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A medicament according to any one of Claims 1 to 6 inclusive, characterized in that the admixture comprises molasses.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A medicament according to Claim 7, characterized in that it includes a compatible liquid carrier for the molasses, and a deodorant to mask the smell of molasses.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
49 words
A medicament according to Claim 7 or Claim 8, characterized in that it includes an adjunct for the molasses, the adjunct comprising at least one of the following: a sugar, a nitrogen-containing compound, a gum, a terpene constituent, a steroid constituent, a trace element, a vitamin, or a salt.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
44 words
A method of treating hairy or piliferous regions of the body to combat hair loss and/or dandruff, characterized in that it comprises applying externally to hairy or piliferous regions of the body, a medicament according to any one of Claims 1 to 9 inclusive.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method according to Claim 10, characterized in that it comprises massaging the medicament into the scalp.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to Claim 11, characterized in that it includes washing the hair prior to application of the medicament, and effecting the application of the medicament before the hair dries out.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
54 words
A method according to Claim 11 or Claim 12, characterized in that the application of the medicament is effected by vigorously rubbing or massaging 60-80 grams of the medicament, into the scalp; retaining it on the scalp for between 1 and 10 minutes; and rinsing it repeatedly yet rapidly from the scalp with water.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
22 words
A method according to any one of Claims 11 to 13 inclusive, wherein the application is effected at least once a day.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
The use of molasses in the manufacture of a medicament for treating hairy or piliferous regions of the body to combat hair loss and/or dandruff.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
The use of molasses in the manufacture of a medicament for treating hairy or piliferous regions of the body to combat hair loss and/or dandruff.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
26 words
The use as claimed in Claim 15 wherein the molasses is mixed with a compatible liquid carrier and a deodorant to mask the smell of molasses.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
46 words
The use as claimed in Claim 15 or Claim 16 wherein the molasses is mixed with an adjunct comprising at least one of the following: a sugar, a nitrogen-containing compound, a gum, a terpene constituent, a steroid constituent, a trace element, a vitamin, or a salt.
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