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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2021
Curapel (Scotland) Limited, Glasgow, GB;
Neil Kerslake Gibbs, Cheshire, GB;
CURAPEL (SCOTLAND) LIMITED, Glasgow, GB;
Abstract
A method of maintaining and/or improving barrier function of the skin of a human subject is disclosed herein. An embodiment of the instant method includes orally administering to a subject in need of maintenance and/or improvement of skin barrier function an effective amount of histidine and/or a derivative thereof. In some embodiments, the method may be used on a subject requiring the treatment and/or prevention of a skin disorder or condition. The barrier skin function may be assessed by measuring transepidermal water loss and administering the histidine and/or the derivative thereof in a composition comprising from about 0.5 g to about 7 g total amount of the histidine and/or derivative thereof per single dose.