Pediculicidal composition

The present invention relates to pediculicidal compositions comprising a metal chelating agent, in particular 5,5'-dimethyl-2,2'- dipyridyl, and a carrier vehicle comprising water and an activating solvent system comprising an alcohol, such as benzyl alcohol and a hydrocarbon, such as mine...

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Hauptverfasser: Bowles, Vernon, Schulz, Lewis, Harding, Ronald
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention relates to pediculicidal compositions comprising a metal chelating agent, in particular 5,5'-dimethyl-2,2'- dipyridyl, and a carrier vehicle comprising water and an activating solvent system comprising an alcohol, such as benzyl alcohol and a hydrocarbon, such as mineral oil. The carrier vehicle may be in the form of a solution, a cream, an ointment, a foam, a spray, an emulsion or a gel. The disclosure also provides method for use of a pediculicidal composition to treat human head lice and their eggs and methods for controlling head lice infestation.