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US 7,939,054 · App. 11/977,968 · Granted May 10, 2011

Compositions for removing hair

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Patent No.
US 7,939,054
App. No.
11/977,968
Granted
May 10, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention encompasses a composition for hair removal comprising at least one organic hair follicle penetrating agent and at least one enzyme inhibitor for the purpose of achieving permanent hair follicle inactivation, and methods for hair removal using the same.

Claims (7)

1. A topical composition for hair removal comprising at least one organic hair follicle penetrating agent and at least one enzyme inhibitor, wherein the organic hair follicle penetrating agent is heptanol and the enzyme inhibitor is atractyloside.

2. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the follicle penetrating agent is present in an amount of about 50% to about 99% by weight of the composition.

3. The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the enzyme inhibitor is present in an amount of about 2% to about 50% by weight of the composition.

4. A method for hair removal comprising:

removing hair by epilation,

applying the composition of claim 1 onto an application area for a time sufficient to induce hair removal; and

removing the composition from the application area.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2015
From: YAGNA LIMITED
To: HUMANITARIAN SCIENTIFIC LLC
Reel/Frame 036734/0239 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 2, 2015
From: TRIGIANTE, GIUSEPPE
To: YAGNA LIMITED
Reel/Frame 036475/0756 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 60854809 · Oct 27, 2006
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