Patent ID: 9226885
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: A61K,A61P,A61Q

Claim Text:
1. A method of therapeutic treatment of a host suffering from a skin condition which can benefit from treatment with a membrane permeable antioxidant, said condition selected from the group consisting of: (a) sunburn, (b) dermatitis due to poison oak or poison ivy, (c) free radical damage, and (d) arsenicosis said method comprising topically applying to skin of said host a composition comprising a membrane permeable antioxidant and a dermatologically acceptable carrier suitable for topical application to the skin, wherein the membrane permeable antioxidant is a therapeutically effective amount of an allium related compound selected from the group consisting of allyl mercaptan, n-propylmercaptan, diallyl disulfide,di-n-propyl disulfide, n-propyl allyl disulfide and combinations thereof, and wherein the allium related compound is sufficiently bound to the carrier to be non-volatile, but said binding is readily broken upon application to the skin.