Patent ID: 6432420
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: A61K,A61P,A61Q,Y10S

Abstract:
A hair damage repair and hair protection composition comprising a dispersion of multi-lamellar vesicles formed of cholesterol, a basic amino acid, and a fatty acid:wherein: (1) cholesterol is present at 0.005% to 0.1%; (2) basic amino acid is present at 0.005% to 5%; and (3) fatty acid is present at 0.005% to 0.1%; and wherein the basic amino acid is selected from the group consisting of L-arginine, DL-arginine hydrochloride, L-histidine, L-lysine, and DL-lysine; and wherein the fatty acid is a compound of the formula RCOOH, wherein R is a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radical having from 7 to 25 carbon atoms; and wherein the ratio of said cholesterol to said fatty acid, at the time said cholesterol and said fatty acid are compounded, is about 3:1 to 1:2.