Patent ID: 7714015

Claim:
A method for treating sunburned skin, comprising the steps of: providing a composition which is an admixture consisting essentially of indomethacin and a moisturizing lotion, the moisturizing lotion being an oil and water emulsion consisting essentially of purified water, glycerin, hydrogenated polisobutene, cetearyl alcohol (and) ceteareth-20, macadamia nut oil, dimethicone, tocopheryl acetate, stearoxytrimethylsilane (and) stearyl alcohol, panthenol, farnesol, benzyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, sodium hydroxide, and citric acid having a pH between about 6.3 and 6.5, wherein the indomethacin is maintained in stable and stabilized form in the moisturizing lotion, and wherein the indomethacin is present in a therapeutically effective concentration comprising approximately 100 milligrams of indomethacin for every 30 cc's of moisturizing lotion, applying said mixture topically to sunburned skin and allowing the applied mixture to remain in contact with the skin for an interval sufficient to deliver indomethacin transdermally to the sunburned skin.