Compositions for reducing hair loss and/or increasing hair regrowth
The invention relates to a composition comprising 2% to 5% minoxidil, 0.01% to 15% finasteride and 0.01% to 15% of a prostaglandin analogue. In one embodiment, the prostaglandin analogue is latanoprost. In a preferred embodiment, the composition comprises 5% minoxidil, 0.1% finasteride and 0.03% latanoprost. The invention also relates to the use of the said composition to reduce hair loss and/or increase regrowth of hair in a human subject.
1. A composition, consisting of 2% to 5% minoxidil, 0.01% to 15% finasteride, 0.01% to 15% of a prostaglandin analogue, and a mixture of propylene glycol, ethoxy diglycol, and ethanol, wherein the composition reduces hair loss and/or increases hair regrowth upon administration.
2. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition consists of 5% minoxidil, 0.5% finasteride, 0.01% of the prostaglandin analogue, and the mixture of propylene glycol, ethoxy diglycol, and ethanol.
3. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition consists of 5% minoxidil, 0.01% finasteride, 0.03% of the prostaglandin analogue, and the mixture of propylene glycol, ethoxy diglycol, and ethanol.
4. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the prostaglandin analogue is latanoprost, travoprost, bimatoprost, tafluprost, or unoprostone.
5. The composition according to claim 4 , wherein the prostaglandin analogue is latanoprost.
6. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition reduces hair loss and/or increases hair regrowth in a human subject upon administration.
7. The composition according to claim 6 , wherein the human subject is a male.
8. The composition according to claim 6 , wherein the human subject is a female.
9. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition reduces hair loss and/or increases hair regrowth upon topical administration.
10. The composition according to claim 9 , wherein the composition reduces hair loss and/or increases hair regrowth upon topical administration via a spray.
11. A method of reducing hair loss and/or increasing hair regrowth in a human subject, comprising administering the composition of claim 1 to the human subject.
12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the human subject is a male.
13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the human subject is a female.
14. The method according to claim 11 , wherein administering the composition to the human subject comprises administering the composition topically.
15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein administering the composition to the human subject comprises administering the composition topically via a spray.
16. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition consists of 2% to 5% minoxidil, 0.01% to 5% finasteride, 0.01% to 5% of the prostaglandin analogue, and the mixture of propylene glycol, ethoxy diglycol, and ethanol.
17. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the composition consists of 2% to 5% minoxidil, 0.01% to 0.5% finasteride, 0.01% to 0.5% of the prostaglandin analogue, and the mixture of propylene glycol, ethoxy diglycol, and ethanol.
18. The composition according to claim 17 , wherein the composition consists of 2% to 5% minoxidil, 0.01% to 0.5% finasteride, 0.01% to 0.1% of the prostaglandin analogue, and the mixture of propylene glycol, ethoxy diglycol, and ethanol.
19. The composition according to claim 9 , wherein the composition reduces hair loss and/or increases hair regrowth upon topical administration to a scalp.
20. The method according to claim 14 , wherein administering the composition to the human subject comprises administering the composition topically to a scalp.
21. A composition, consisting of minoxidil, 0.01% to 15% finasteride, a prostaglandin analogue, propylene glycol, ethoxy diglycol, and ethanol, wherein the composition reduces hair loss and/or increases hair regrowth upon administration.