Patent ID: 9427397
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: A61K,A61P,A61Q

Claim Text:
1. A method of promoting vasoconstriction of an area of skin afflicted with rosacea, consisting essentially of: cleansing the area of skin afflicted with rosacea; applying a redness reducing amount of a composition containing a Cu/Zn malonate complex to the afflicted area; applying a composition containing metronidazole to the afflicted area; applying a protective composition to the afflicted area that has been cleansed and treated with the composition containing the Cu/Zn malonate complex and the composition containing metronidazole, which protective composition optionally further includes a sunscreen; wherein the composition containing the Cu/Zn malonate complex optionally further includes a moisturizer, and the cleansing step optionally includes cleaning the area of skin afflicted with rosacea with an antimicrobial cleanser, and wherein the method optionally further consists essentially of applying an anti-parasitic product and/or an anti-acne medication to the area of skin afflicted with rosacea after the protective composition is applied, thereby promoting vasoconstriction of the area of skin afflicted with rosacea.