Patent ID: 8236836

Claim:
A method of treatment of irritative dermatitis or atopic eczema, said method comprising topically applying as an active compound an oxazoline to a person in need thereof, said oxazoline is a type 1 oxazoline selected from the group consisting of 2-undecyl-4-hydroxymethyl-4-methyl-1,3-oxazoline, 2-undecyl-4,4-dimethyl-1,3-oxazoline, (E)-4,4-dimethyl-2-heptadec-8-enyl-1,3-oxazoline, 4-hydroxymethyl-4-methyl-2-heptadecyl-1,3-oxazoline, (E)-4-hydroxymethyl-1-4-methyl-2-heptadec-8-enyl-1,3-oxazoline, and 2-undecyl-4-ethyl-4-hydroxymethyl-1,3-oxazoline.