Method of regulating hair growth using metal complexes of oxidized carbohydrates
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1. A method for regulating the growth of hair comprising administering to a mammal, an effective amount of a composition comprising:
- (a) from about 0.001% to about 99.9%, by weight, of at least one metal complex of an oxidized carbohydrate, wherein said metal complex of an oxidized carbohydrate is neither zinc gluconate nor manganese gluconate; and
(b) from about 0.1% to about 99.999%, by weight, of a vehicle.
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Abstract
A method for regulating the growth of hair comprising administering to a mammal, an effective amount of a composition comprising: (a) from about 0.001% to about 99.9%, by weight, of at least one metal complex of an oxidized carbohydrate, wherein the metal complex of an oxidized carbohydrate is neither zinc gluconate nor manganese gluconate; and (b) from about 0.1% to about 99.999%, by weight, of a vehicle.
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1. A method for regulating the growth of hair comprising administering to a mammal, an effective amount of a composition comprising:
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(a) from about 0.001% to about 99.9%, by weight, of at least one metal complex of an oxidized carbohydrate, wherein said metal complex of an oxidized carbohydrate is neither zinc gluconate nor manganese gluconate; and
(b) from about 0.1% to about 99.999%, by weight, of a vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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27. A method for regulating the growth of hair comprising administering topically an effective amount of a composition comprising:
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(a) zinc lactobionate;
(b) zinc gluconate, zinc pyrithione, or both; and
(c) a vehicle.
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28. A method for regulating the growth of hair comprising administering to a mammal, an effective amount of a composition comprising:
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(a) from about 0.001% to about 99.9%, by weight, of zinc lactobionate; and
(b) from about 0.1% to about 99.999%, by weight, of a vehicle.
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29. A method for regulating the growth of hair comprising administering to a mammal, an effective amount of a composition comprising:
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(a) from about 0.001% to about 99.9%, by weight, of at least one metal complex of an oxidized carbohydrate having a solubility in water of at least 10%; and
(b) from about 0.1% to about 99.999%, by weight, of a vehicle.
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34. A method for regulating the growth of hair comprising administering to a mammal, an effective amount of a composition that is the product of a process comprising the steps (a) to (c) in any order:
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(a) adding from about 1% to about 25%, by weight, of a metal salt, and mixing;
(b) adding from about 1% to about 30%, by weight, of a carboxylic acid of a carbohydrate, and mixing; and
(c) adding from about 0.1% to about 99.999%, by weight, of a vehicle, and mixing;
wherein said product comprises from about 0.001% to about 99.9%, by weight, of at least one metal complex of an oxidized carbohydrate, wherein said metal complex of an oxidized carbohydrate is neither zinc gluconate nor manganese gluconate.
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