A method to ameliorate the skin-irritating effects of topical tretinoin treatment by providing the tretinoin-using patient with a skin-care kit which includes (1) topical tretinoin; and (2) a skin cleanser formulated to minimize tretinoin-induced skin irritation, and (3) a skin moisturizer formulated to reduce tretinoin-induced skin irritation; and (4) packaging to present the aforementioned components together as a unified system.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 illustrates an example of the claimed kit.
Claims
1. A kit for the treatment of acne vulgaris, the kit comprising:
a. 7-Dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline,
i. said 7-Dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline in a formulation acceptable for oral administration,ii. said 7-Dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline presented in an amount effective for treatment of acne vulgaris when administered orally; andiii. said 7-Dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline formulated to provide controlled release of 7-Dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline in vivo;b. a non-soap skin cleanser having a formulation which avoids exacerbating acne-vulgaris associated skin irritation; said non-soap skin cleanser further having a formulation which avoids exacerbating 7-Dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline associated skin irritation; andc. a non-greasy skin moisturizer having a formulation which avoids exacerbating acne-vulgaris associated skin irritation; said non-greasy skin moisturizer further having a formulation which avoids exacerbating 7-Dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline associated skin irritation.
2. The kit of claim 1, said amount of 7-Dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline being a dosage of from about 50 milligrams to about 200 milligrams of 7-Dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline per dose.
3. The kit of claim 1, wherein said non-soap skin cleanser includes Aloe barbadensis extract.
4. The kit of claim 1, wherein said non-greasy skin moisturizer includes a topical anti-irritant component.
5. The kit of claim 4, said topical anti-irritant component selected from the group consisting of: Aloe barbadensis leaf juice (aloe vera gel); glycerin, green tea (Camellia sinensis) extract; acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester; and bisabolol.
6. The kit of claim 5, said topical anti-irritant component comprising Aloe barbadensis leaf juice (aloe vera gel), glycerine, green tea (Camellia sinensis) extract, acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester and bisabolol.
7. The kit of claim 1, wherein
a. said amount of 7-Dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline being a dosage of from about 50 milligrams to about 200 milligrams of 7-Dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline per dose; andb. said non-soap skin cleanser includes Aloe barbadensis extract; andc. said non-greasy skin moisturizer includes a topical anti-irritant component selected from the group consisting of: Aloe barbadensis leaf juice (aloe vera gel); glycerine, green tea (Camellia sinensis) extract; acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester; and bisabolol.
8. A method for the treatment of acne vulgaris, the method comprising:
a. providing to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of the 7-Dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline of claim 1; andb. providing to said patient the non-soap skin cleanser of claim 1; andC. providing to said patient the non-greasy skin moisturizer of claim 1.
9. The method of claim 8, said amount of 7-Dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline being a dosage of from about 50 milligrams to about 200 milligrams of 7-Dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline per dose.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein said non-soap skin cleanser includes Aloe barbadensis extract.
11. The method of claim 8, wherein said non-greasy skin moisturizer includes a topical anti-irritant component.
12. The method of claim 11, said topical anti-irritant component selected from the group consisting of: Aloe barbadensis leaf juice (aloe vera gel); glycerin, green tea (Camellia sinensis) extract; acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester; and bisabolol.
13. The method of claim 12, said topical anti-irritant component comprising Aloe barbadensis leaf juice (aloe vera gel), glycerine, green tea (Camellia sinensis) extract, acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester and bisabolol.
14. The method of claim 8, wherein
a. said amount of 7-Dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline being a dosage of from about 50 milligrams to about 200 milligrams of 7-Dimethylamino-6-demethyl-6-deoxytetracycline per dose; andb. said non-soap skin cleanser includes Aloe barbadensis extract; andc. said non-greasy skin moisturizer includes a topical anti-irritant component selected from the group consisting of: Aloe barbadensis leaf juice (aloe vera gel); glycerine, green tea (Camellia sinensis) extract; acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester; and bisabolol.
Patent Application
20070166274
