Patent ID: 7834210

Claim:
A method of treating a skin or a hair condition by topical application of a compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof; Wherein: R is selected from hydrogen, hydroxy, alkyl, substituted alkyl and halogen; R′ is selected from alkyl, substituted alkyl and heterocyclic; R″ is selected from H, alkyl, substituted alkyl, aryl and heterocyclic; M is selected from H, Li, Na, K, Ca, Mg, Zn, Mn, Cu, Fe, Co, Mo, V, Cr, Ammonium, Alkyl ammonium, and Nitrogen Heterocyclic; and, wherein said skin or hair condition is selected from a group consisting of hair loss, premature hair loss, hair loss from dandruff, male pattern baldness, hair split ends, alopecia, a combination of hair graying and hair loss, and combinations thereof.