Patent ID: 8017645

Claim:
A method for promoting hair growth and/or treating alopecia in a human subject in need of such hair growth and/or treatment of alopecia, comprising, applying to the scalp or hair of the human subject a single dose of melatonin or melatonin derivative selected from the group consisting of 5-methoxytryptamine, 5-methoxytryptophan, 5-methoxytryptophol, 5-methoxyindole-3-acetic acid and 6-hydroxymelatonin, or salts or esters thereof, which corresponds to a locally effective dose but which does not cause any systemic effect, wherein the single dose is contained in a disposable container and wherein the disposable container contains only the single dose and the single dose corresponds to a daily dose of 0.01 to 0.2 mg of melatonin or melatonin derivative.