Patent ID: 6203791
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: A61K,A61Q

Abstract:
A two part depilatory kit comprising first and second components which when combined together can effectively be spread on the skin to initiate depilatory activity, wherein comprises the following ratio of ingredients:40 to 150 mg of a lecithin;1.5 to 2 ml of an aliphatic hydrocarbon;optionally up to 0.5 ml of an aliphatic alcohol; andan amount of a buffer solution sufficient to provide a pH of 7 to 9,the second component comprises the following ratio of ingredients:water; anda proteolytic enzyme in an amount sufficient to provide a proteolytic enzyme concentration of the second component of from 1 to 5 mg/ml,and wherein the proteolytic enzyme concentration of the combination of the first and second components is from 0.01 to 0.1 mg/ml in a microemulsion.