US4978681A
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Hair-growing agent
Assignee: Lion Corp
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Filing: 1988-08-16
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Granted: 1990-12-18
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Expires: 2008-08-16
Abstract
Abstract A hair-growing agent which exhibits a strong hair-growing effect. The hair-growing agent according to the present invention contains as an effective ingredient an aliphatic carboxylic acid having an odd number of carbon atoms or a derivative thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Kuniaki Adachi
- 👤 Hideo Tamai
- 👤 Masanao Sadai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 16:33
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/33; A61K8/36; A61K8/361; A61K31/00; A61K31/185; A61K31/19; A61K31/20; A61K8/34; A61K8/37; A61K8/375; A61K8/55; A61K8/553; A61K8/63; A61K8/68; A61K8/96; A61K8/97; A61K8/9783; A61K8/9789; A61Q; A61Q7/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
A method of stimulating growth of human hair on a human head suffering from or susceptible to alopecia which comprises bringing active human hair follicles on a human head from a telogen state into a normal anagen state by applying to said follicles a growth stimulating amount of an effective ingredient which is an aliphatic carboxylic acid which possesses an odd number of carbon atoms or a derivative thereof and is selected from the group consisting of n-propionic acid, n-valeric acid, n-heptanoic acid, n-nonanoic acid, a glyceride of said acids, a metal salt of said acids and mixtures thereof.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
99 words
A method of stimulating growth of human hair on a human head suffering from or susceptible to alopecia which comprises bringing active human hair follicles on a human head from a telogen state into a normal anagen state by applying to said follicles a growth stimulating amount of an effective ingredient which is an aliphatic carboxylic acid which possesses an odd number of carbon atoms or a derivative thereof and is selected from the group consisting of n-propionic acid, n-valeric acid, n-heptanoic acid, n-nonanoic acid, a glyceride of said acids, a metal salt of said acids and mixtures thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 1 for treating makes with alopecia.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the alopecia is alopecia areata.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the alopecia is alopecia praematura or alopecia praesenilis.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the alopecia is alopecia furfuracea.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the alopecia is alopecia seborrheica.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the effective ingredient is n-propionic acid, a glyceride or a metal salt thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the effective ingredient is n-valeric acid, a glyceride or a metal salt thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the effective ingredient is n-heptanoic acid, a glyceride or a metal salt thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the effective ingredient is n-nonanoic acid, a glyceride or a metal salt thereof.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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