Patent ID: 9138408
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: A23L,A23V,A61K,A61P,A61Q

Abstract:
1. A method of treating miniaturization of the hair follicle, comprising administering to a human being an oral composition comprising at least one of taurine, hypotaurine, salts of taurine and salts of hypotaurine, and at least one polyphenol, said polyphenol being selected from the group consisting of procyanidins, proanthocyanidins, a mixture of catechin monomers with procyanidin oligomers, and mixtures thereof, a weight ratio of polyphenol/taurine being at least 0.5, in an amount effective for treating miniaturization of the hair follicle; wherein the taurine, hypotaurine, and salts thereof are the sole active amino acid.