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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
ELF Atochem S.A., Puteau, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 23 ; 514880 ;
Abstract
A regimen for inducing/stimulating hair growth and/or retarding hair loss on an individual in need of such treatment comprises topically applying to the affected hair and/or scalp of such individual, a hair growth stimulating and/or hair loss retarding effective amount of at least one 2,3-dihydroxypropyl-2-(1-oxohydrocarbyl) amino-2-deoxyglucopyranoside having the structural formula: ##STR1## in which R is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radical having from 5 to 21 carbon atoms.