Patent ID: 6277378
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: G01N

Abstract:
A method of preventing inflammation of epidermal tissue resulting from exposure to a chemical, comprising the steps of:obtaining a mammal having epidermal tissue which has been exposed to a defined amount of an inflammation-causing chemical; andtopically applying an acetone solution containing an effective amount of a natural colorant to the exposed tissue, said effective amount being sufficient to prevent or reduce the magnitude of inflammation caused by said inflammation-causing chemical;wherein said defined amount of said inflammation-causing chemical is sufficient to cause inflammation in mammalian epidermal tissue which has been exposed to the inflammation-causing chemical, but which has not been topically treated with the natural colorant; andwherein the natural colorant is selected from the group consisting of:a mixture of capsanthin, capsorubin, and their acyl esters, said mixture having been extracted from paprika, anda mixture of cis-bixin, trans-bixin, and cis-norbixin, said mixture having been extracted from annatto seeds.