Patent ID: 9078829
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: A61K,A61P,A61Q

Abstract:
1. A method of treating hair loss comprising applying a hair loss treating formulation in a therapeutically sufficient amount to an area of skin, wherein the formulation comprises at least one hair loss treating ingredient known to inhibit the hormonal mechanism underlying androgentic hair loss, a C 6 -C 14 dicarboxylic acid, and a mixture of water and at least one aprotic organic solvent, wherein the mixture of water and aprotic organic solvent is capable of solubilizing sebum and allowing the at least one ingredient to reach the skin and/or hair follicle, and wherein the aprotic organic solvent is present in an amount of 60% to 90% by weight of the formulation and the water is present in an amount of 2% to 20% by weight of the formulation.