Compositions and kits for the removal of irritating compounds from bodily surfaces
View Patent ↗The invention provides compositions, methods and kits for the removal of harmful or irritating substances from bodily surfaces. Kits may include a composition containing capsaicin and a capsaicin-cleansing composition, e.g., a composition in which capsaicin is soluble.
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 a time period sufficient to solubilize at least 10% w/w of the capsaicin,
wherein the surfactant-free gel composition comprises 80 to 95 percent w/w polyethylene glycol and has a viscosity of between 4000 cps to 8000 cps.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the surfactant-free gel composition has a viscosity of 4000 cps.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the surfactant-free gel composition has a viscosity of 5000 cps.
4. The method of claim 1 , 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 50 gm of the surfactant-free gel composition is topically applied to the bodily surface.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the bodily surface is the skin, eyes, or a mucous membrane.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the bodily surface is the skin.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the capsaicin on the bodily surface is supplied by a composition comprising 0.001 to 60 percent w/w capsaicin.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the composition is a patch.
14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the composition is a lotion.