Claims
- 1. A method for inducing/stimulating hair growth or retarding hair loss or both inducing/stimulating hair growth and retarding hair loss on a mammalian subject in need of such treatment, comprising topically applying to the affected hair or scalp of said mammalian subject a hair growth stimulating or hair loss retarding effective amount of at least one 2,3-dihydroxypropyl-2-(1-oxohydrocarbyl) amino-2-deoxyglucopyranoside having the structural formula: ##STR5## in which R is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radical having from 5 to 21 carbon atoms.
- 2. The method as defined by claim 1, wherein said structural formula R is a hydrocarbon radical having from 7 to 17 carbon atoms.
- 3. The method as defined by claim 2, wherein said structural formula R is a hydrocarbon radical having from 7 to 13 carbon atoms.
- 4. The method as defined by claim 1, wherein said at least one 2-deoxyglucopyranoside is 2,3-dihydroxypropyl-2-(1-oxo-10-undecenyl)-amino-2-deoxyglucopyranoside.
- 5. The method as defined by claim 1, comprising topically applying said at least one 2-deoxyglucopyranoside to an alopecic area of the scalp of a human subject.
- 6. The method as defined by claim 1, comprising topically applying said at least one 2-deoxyglucopyranoside to the wet hair of a human subject.
- 7. The method as defined by claim 1, comprising maintaining said at least one 2-deoxyglucopyranoside in contact with said affected hair or scalp or both for at least 2 minutes.
- 8. The method as defined by claim 1, comprising maintaining said at least one 2-deoxyglucopyranoside in contact with said affected hair or scalp or both for at least 5 minutes.
Priority Claims (1)
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO PRIORITY APPLICATION
This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. .sctn.119 of FR-97/04145, filed Apr. 4, 1997, hereby expressly incorporated by reference.
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