US3887702A
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Composition and method for treating fingernails and toenails
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1973-08-30
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Granted: 1975-06-03
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Expires: 1993-08-30
Abstract
Abstract Treating fingernails and toenails to prevent or mitigate brittleness with attendant splitting and breaking and to promote growth and generally enhance the quality of the nail by the topical application of a liquid comprising soybean oil, sunflower oil and vitamin E.
Inventors
- 👤 Mildred Baldwin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 15:26
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/92; A61K8/922; A61K8/30; A61K8/67; A61K8/678; A61Q; A61Q3/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
63 words
A COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF FINGERNAILS AND TOENAILS CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AN EFFECTIVE AMOUNT OF AN OIL COSEN FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SOYBEAN OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, AND COMBINATIONS THEREOF COMPRISING FROM 1 TO 19 PARTS SOYBEAN OIL AND FROM 19 TO 1 PARTS SUNFLOWER OIL, AND FROM 200 TO 2800 INTERNATIONAL UNITS OF VITAMIN E PER FLUID OUNCE OF OIL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
63 words
A COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF FINGERNAILS AND TOENAILS CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF AN EFFECTIVE AMOUNT OF AN OIL COSEN FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF SOYBEAN OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, AND COMBINATIONS THEREOF COMPRISING FROM 1 TO 19 PARTS SOYBEAN OIL AND FROM 19 TO 1 PARTS SUNFLOWER OIL, AND FROM 200 TO 2800 INTERNATIONAL UNITS OF VITAMIN E PER FLUID OUNCE OF OIL.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
63 words
A composition for improving the quality of fingernails and toenails consisting essentially of an effective amount of an oil chosen from the group consisting of soybean oil, sunflower oil, and combinations thereof comprising from 1 to 19 parts soybean oil and from 19 to 1 parts sunflower oil, and from 200 to 2800 international units of vitamin E per fluid ounce of oil.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
63 words
A composition for improving the quality of fingernails and toenails consisting essentially of an effective amount of an oil chosen from the group consisting of soybean oil, sunflower oil, and combinations thereof comprising from 1 to 19 parts soybean oil and from 19 to 1 parts sunflower oil, and from 200 to 2800 international units of vitamin E per fluid ounce of oil.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein the oil is sunflower oil.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein the oil is soybean oil.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
A composition for improving the quality of fingernails and toenails comprising from 1 to 19 parts soybean oil, from 19 to 1 parts sunflower oil, and from 200 to 2800 international units of vitamin E per fluid ounce of oil.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
40 words
A composition for improving the quality of fingernails and toenails comprising from 1 to 19 parts soybean oil, from 19 to 1 parts sunflower oil, and from 200 to 2800 international units of vitamin E per fluid ounce of oil.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
44 words
A composition for improving the quality of fingernails and toenails consisting essentially of from 7 to 5 parts of sunflower oil and from 13 to 15 parts of soybean oil and from 1300 to 1500 units of vitamin E per fluid ounce of oil.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
44 words
A composition for improving the quality of fingernails and toenails consisting essentially of from 7 to 5 parts of sunflower oil and from 13 to 15 parts of soybean oil and from 1300 to 1500 units of vitamin E per fluid ounce of oil.
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