Disinfectant nail polish remover

• US 5,063,049 A
• Filed: 06/11/1990
• Issued: 11/05/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Calvert Billings
• Original Assignee: Calvert Billings
• Inventors: Billings, Calvert
• Primary Examiner(s): Page, Thurman K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Benston, Jr., William E.
• Application Number:
  US07/535,512
• Time in Patent Office: 512 Days
• Field of Search: 424/61, 424/401
• US Class Current: 424/61
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/347 Phenols
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/35 Ketones, e.g. benzophenone
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 3/04 Nail coating removers

Abstract

A nail polish remover combined with a disinfectant solution comprising a fungicidal agent and a bactericidal agent that includes a solvent and a carrier which allows the disinfectant solution to penetrate the nail plate so as to reach the fungus and/or bacteria infected areas around and under the nail plate.

Claims

1. A process for reducing infections located in an area adjacent a nail plate, by reducing fungus, bacteria and mold growth, by applying to the said area a blend of an acetone based nail polish remover to remove nail polish lacquer therefrom in a carrier solution of:

parachlormetaxylenol;

about 3-4 parts;

thymol;

about 3-4 parts;

butyl acetate;

about 30-50 parts;

ethyl acetate;

about 30-50 parts; and

, isopropyl alcohol;

about 15-25 parts.

2. The process of claim 1, in which the said solution contains approximately:

36-39 parts butyl acetate;

35-37 parts ethyl acetate; and

, 15-25 parts isopropyl alcohol.

3. The process of claim 1, in which the said solution contains approximately:

0.4 -0.6 parts butyl acetate;

0.4-0.6 parts ethyl acetate;

0.1-0.3 parts isopropyl alcohol;

0.04-0.06 parts thymol;

0.04-0.06 parts parachlorometaxylenol; and

, 88-89 parts of said nail polish remover.

4. The process of claim 1, in which the ratio of the said nail polish remover to the carrier solution is 64 to 1 by volume.

5. The process of claim 1, in which the said blend contains up to about 1% coloring solution.