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20100137333 | ANTIFUNGAL COMPOSITION AND METHODS FOR USING - An antifungal composition is provided according to the present invention. The antifungal composition comprises an effective amount of an antifungal component to provide antifungal properties to skin tissue, an effective amount of a skin bonding polymer component to provide a sustained release of the antifungal component over a prolonged period of time after application of the antifungal treatment composition to skin tissue, and water. A method for using the antifungal composition is provided. | 06-03-2010 |
20100173904 | Topical composition, topical composition precursor, and methods for manufacturing and using - A tropical composition is provided. The topical composition can be prepared by diluting a topical composition precursor with water and adding additional components, if desired. The topical composition precursor can be prepared by melt processing a hydrophobic polymer composition that includes repeating pyrrolidone/alkylene groups wherein the alkylene groups contain at least 10 carbon atoms, and a hydrophilic polymer composition including repeating carboxylic groups and/or repeating hydroxyl groups. A topical composition precursor and methods for manufacturing and using a topical composition are provided by the invention. | 07-08-2010 |
20110021447 | ACNE TREATMENT COMPOSITION AND METHODS FOR USING - An acne treatment composition is provided according to the present invention. The acne treatment composition includes an effective amount of an anti-acne component to provide anti-acne properties to skin tissue, an effective amount of a skin bounding polymer component to provide sustained release of the anti-acne component over a prolonged period of time after application of the acne treatment composition to skin tissue, and water. A method of using an acne treatment composition is provided. | 01-27-2011 |
20140105835 | SUNLESS TANNING COMPOSITION AND METHODS FOR USING - A sunless tanning composition is provided according to the invention. The sunless tanning composition includes an effective amount of a tanning active component to provide a darkening effect of skin tissue after exposure to the skin tissue, a polymer component, water, an effective amount of an acidifying agent to provide the composition with a pH of less than about 5, and wherein the composition has the viscosity of at least about 3,000 cSt. The polymer component can be characterized as a skin bonding polymer component to hold the tanning active component in exposure to the skin tissue when applied to the skin tissue. The polymer component can be characterized as a polymer having an average molecular weight of about 2,000 to about 500,000. A method of applying a sunless tanning composition to skin tissue is provided. | 04-17-2014 |
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20100204262 | CATIONIC PHARMACEUTICALLY ACTIVE INGREDIENT CONTAINING COMPOSITION, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING AND USING - A cationic pharmaceutically active ingredient containing composition is provided. The composition includes a cationic pharmaceutically active ingredient, a hydrophobic polymer/hydrophilic polymer adduct comprising a poly(vinylpyrrolidone/alkylene) polymer and a polymer comprising carboxylic acid groups, hydroxyl groups, or a mixture of carboxylic acid groups and hydroxyl groups, a compatibilizing amount of a long chain organic acid having a carbon chain of at least 8 carbon atoms, and at least about 50 wt. % water. | 08-12-2010 |
20110207832 | SKIN DISINFECTANT COMPOSITION AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING AND USING - A disinfectant active ingredient containing composition is provided. The composition includes a disinfectant active ingredient, a hydrophobic polymer/hydrophilic polymer adduct comprising a poly(vinylpyrrolidone/alkylene) copolymer wherein the alkylene group contains at least 10 carbon atoms and a poly(vinylpyrrolidone imidizole) copolymer, and at least about 50 wt. % water. The disinfectant active ingredient containing composition can include a compatiblizing amount of a long chain organic acid having a carbon chain of at least 8 carbon atoms to help compatibize the disinfectant active ingredient with the hydrophobic polymer/hydrophilic polymer adduct. Methods of using and manufacturing the disinfectant active ingredient containing composition are provided. | 08-25-2011 |
20130338198 | COMPOSITION FOR TREATING DERMATITIS AND ICHTHYOSIS, AND METHOD FOR TREATING DERMATITIS AND ICHTHYOSIS - A skin disorder treatment composition and method for treating a skin disorder or symptoms of a skin disorder are provided. The composition includes: about 0.0001 wt. % to about 5 wt. % of a serine protease inhibitor; about 2 wt. % to about 10 wt. % of a hydrophobic polymer/hydrophilic polymer complex comprising a poly(vinylpyrrolidone-alkylene) polymer wherein the alkylene group contains at least 10 carbon atoms and a cellulose containing polymer; about 0.5 wt. % to about 20 wt. % of a release agent; and at least about 50 wt. % water. The skin disorder or the symptom of skin disorder from ichthyosis, dermatitis, eczema, rosacea, psoriasis, inflammation, xerosis, or urticaria. | 12-19-2013 |