Granted Patent B2

US 8,263,059 · App. 12/830,997 · Granted Sep 11, 2012

Abstract

Claims (17)

1. A method for removing capsaicin from a bodily surface comprising:

topically applying a surfactant-free gel composition to the bodily surface, the bodily surface having capsaicin thereon;

wiping the surfactant-free composition off the bodily surface after the surfactant-free gel composition has been on the bodily surface for one minute, sufficient to solubilize at least 10% w/w of the capsaicin,

wherein the surfactant-free gel composition comprises 80-90 percent w/w polyethylene glycol.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the surfactant-free gel composition has a viscosity of between 4000 cps to 8000 cps.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the surfactant-free gel composition has a viscosity of 5000 cps.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the surfactant-free gel composition has a viscosity of 8000 cps.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least 20 percent w/w of the capsaicin is solubilized in the surfactant-free gel composition.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein at least 25 percent w/w of the capsaicin is solubilized in the surfactant-free gel composition.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the surfactant-free, gel composition is impregnated in a porous substrate.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the porous substrate is a towellette.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the bodily surface is the skin, eyes, or a mucous membrane.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the bodily surface is the skin.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the capsaicin on the bodily surface is supplied by a capsaicin composition comprising 0.001 to 60 percent w/w capsaicin.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the capsaicin composition is a patch.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the composition is a lotion.

14. The method of claim 2 , wherein the surfactant-free gel composition has a viscosity of 4000 cps.

Assignments (11)