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Agar gel bead composition and method

  • US 6,319,507 B1
  • Filed: 11/01/1999
  • Issued: 11/20/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/02/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A topically applied composition comprising a two-phase cream, gel or lotion formed by homogenization at a temperature elevated above about 50°

  • C. of;

    a) an oil phase ingredient; and

    b) an aqueous phase ingredient; and

    c) gel beads dispersed in the cream, gel or lotion, the gel beads comprising;

    i) agar gel;

    ii) a restraining polymer distributed throughout the agar gel;

    iii) a topically active agent retained in the gel beads by the restraining polymer;

    wherein the gel beads can be spread on application to make the active agent topically available.

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