Patent ID: 8889156

Claim:
A formulation for inducing hair growth or inhibiting hair loss and/or inducing nail growth in a mammal, said formulation comprising: a “D” peptide comprising the amino acid sequence (X-Y-Z) n , wherein X is an amino acid selected from the group consisting of aspartic acid, glutamic acid, asparagine, and glutamine, Y and Z are amino acids independently selected from alanine, serine, and threonine, and n is a number from 2 to 100; wherein said peptide is not phosphorylated, and wherein said peptide induces hair or nail growth when topically applied to a mammal; and a carrier for topical application to the skin or nails of a mammal, where said formulation permits said peptide to induce hair growth and/or inhibit hair loss and/or induce nail growth when topically applied to the skin or nails of a mammal.