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Hair treatment composition
Assignee: Suntory Ltd
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Filing: 1984-09-07
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Granted: 1988-04-12
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Expires: 2004-09-07
Abstract
Abstract A hair treatment composition containing, as an effective ingredient, lipase. This hair treatment composition can effectively prevent the generation of dandruff and itching and can also effectively accelerate the growth of hair.
Inventors
- 👤 Hajime Yoshizumi
- 👤 Teruo Amachi
- 👤 Takaaki Kusumi
- 👤 Takaharu Tanaka
- 👤 Hiroshi Ishigooka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-07 20:06
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/64; A61K8/66; A61Q; A61Q5/00; A61Q5/006; A61Q5/02; A61Q5/12; A61Q7/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S424/00; Y10S424/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
57 words
A hair treatment composition for suppression of dandruff and itching of the scalp comprising lipase, wherein the lipase is one produced by microorganism selected from the group consisting of Staphylococcus capitis, Rhyzopus delemer, and Candida cyclindracea or obtained from swine pancreas, wherein the content of lipase is about 0.001 to about 50 IU in a single dose.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
57 words
A hair treatment composition for suppression of dandruff and itching of the scalp comprising lipase, wherein the lipase is one produced by microorganism selected from the group consisting of Staphylococcus capitis, Rhyzopus delemer, and Candida cyclindracea or obtained from swine pancreas, wherein the content of lipase is about 0.001 to about 50 IU in a single dose.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A hair treatment composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hair treatment composition is in a form selected from the group consisting of solutions, suspensions, powders, micro-capsules, tablets, granules, and disks.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A hair treatment composition as claimed in claim 2, wherein the disks are in unit dose forms.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A hair treatment composition as claimed in claim 2, wherein the hair treatment composition is in a form selected from the group consisting of powders, solutions, suspensions, granules, and disks.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A hair treatment composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the composition is in a form selected from the group consisting of hair treatmewnt liquid and hair lotion.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
60 words
A method for suppression of dandruff and itching of the scalp comprising applying to the scalp a composition comprising lipase, wherein the lipase is one produced by a microorganism selected from the group consisting of Staphylococcus capitis, Rhyzopus delemer, and Candida cylindracea or obtained from swine pancreas, the amount of lipase being 0.001 to 50 IU in a single dose.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
60 words
A method for suppression of dandruff and itching of the scalp comprising applying to the scalp a composition comprising lipase, wherein the lipase is one produced by a microorganism selected from the group consisting of Staphylococcus capitis, Rhyzopus delemer, and Candida cylindracea or obtained from swine pancreas, the amount of lipase being 0.001 to 50 IU in a single dose.
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