Patent ID: 8309538

Claim:
A method for cleansing and treating skin exposed to a capsaicin or derivative thereof so as to inhibit capsaicin reactivation, method comprising: providing a subject having exposure to capsaicin, oleoresin capsicum, or other capsaicinoid derivative; cleansing capsaicin, oleoresin capsicum, or other capsaicinoid derivative from skin of the subject with a cleansing composition consisting of: water; sodium laureth sulfate and cocamidopropyl betaine; ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA); and salicylic acid; and removing the cleansing composition and capsaicin from the skin prior to treating the skin with the therapeutic composition; treating the skin of the subject with a therapeutic composition so as to inhibit reactivation of effects of capsaicin, oleoresin capsicum, or other capsaicinoid derivative exposure, the therapeutic composition consisting of: water; aloe vera; magnesium aluminum silicate and xanthan gum; and salicylic acid.