Patent ID: 6113893
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: A61K,A61L,Y10S

Abstract:
A composition comprising:(a) from about 80 to about 95 weight percent of a solvent system consisting essentially of cosmetically acceptable alcohol in an aqueous solution, such that the concentration of the alcohol in the aqueous solution is from about 90 to about 95 weight percent;(b) from about 0.01 to about 0.5 weight percent alkali;(c) from about 5 to about 20 weight percent vinyl acetate crotonic acid copolymer or poly (vinyl acetate phthalate); and(d) from about 0.01 to about 0.2 weight percent plasticizer,said composition, when applied to a psoriatic zone of the skin of a human, forming an occlusive area suppressing greater than 70 percent of water transmission from the psoriatic zone.