Patent ID: 6743419
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: A61K,A61Q

Abstract:
A process of reducing the rate of mammalian hair growth, comprisingselecting an area of skin from which a reduced rate of hair growth is desired; and applying to said area of mammalian skin a non-depilatory composition including a hair growth reducing effective amount of a sulfhydryl active compound selected from the group consisting of 2,3-dimercapto-1-propanesulfonic acid, 3,3â€²-thiodipropionic acid, isethionic acid, 3-(methylthio)-propylamine, 3,3â€²-thiodipropionic acid dilauryl ester, allyl sulfide, DL-methionine-S-methyl-sulfonium chloride, penicillamine disulfide, and S-2-aminoethyl-L-cysteine.