Patent ID: 8470880
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: A61K,A61P,A61Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of reducing hair loss and/or facilitating hair growth or hair regrowth comprising the steps of applying to skin of a mammal in need of such treatment a safe and effective amount of a composition comprising from about 0.1% to about 100% by weight of an admixture, comprising: a. from about 0.01% to about 99.98% by weight of the admixture of an acid selected from the group consisting of intermediates of the Kreb cycle, non-Kreb cycle intermediate alpha-keto acid, derivatives thereof, salts thereof and mixtures thereof; b. from about 0.01% to about 99.98% by weight of the admixture of an antioxidant; and c. from about 0.01% to about 99.98% by weight of the admixture of a fatty acid mixture or fatty acid mixture source comprising at least 7 unsaturated or saturated fatty acids selected from the group consisting of butyric acid, caproic acid, caprylic acid, capric acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, myristoleic acid, palmitic acid, palmitoleic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, arachidic acid, gadoleic acid, pentadecanoic acid, margaric acid, margaroleic acid, behenic acid, dihomolinoleic acid, arachidonic acid and lignoceric acid.