Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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ORGANIC HAIR RESTORATION FORMU
AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS
~OCKET NO. 2036
I. INTRODUC~ION
' A great number of men and women experience hair los6 from the
crown tor top) of their ~ead cau~ed by a condition known a~
androgenetic alopecia Additionally, men and wo~en alike
experience shedding, ~.hj~nin~ or diffu~ing of hair located on their
scalp for a number of different reasons Many people find the~e
conditions socially unacceptable and take great mea~ures to remedy
the problem.
The pre~ent invention relates to a no~el naturally extracted
hair trea~ment product that promotes the growth of new hair cell~
while also stimulating the-growth of exi~ting hair cells to make
the hair longer and thicker The pre~ent invention uses only
naturally extracted ingredients, rather than drugs or synthetical
chemicals, to improve the hair coverage of the ~calp. The present
invention utilizes the sulphur oxides contained in garlic
(organosulfoxides and allium) and onion (propyl ~ulfur oxide~) in
combination with allicin and ajoenes utilizing the polarity of the
sulfoxide functional group~ in the hair formula to react with the
receptors on the ~urface o~ the cell membrane, thereby creating a
vasodilating effect on the cell. Thi~ vasodilating effect on the
cells, in turn, tend to increa~e their de~ire to feed on the
nutrient~ e~en~ial for hair growth. In the preferred embodi~nt
of thi~ invention, organo sulfur nutrients, including allium,
allin, allicin6 and ajoene~ to effectively ~eed the hungered hair
cells, th~, enhancing the growth of the hair in the scalp. Since
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the preferred embodi~ent of preseAt invention contains only natural
organic compo~nds -it is preferred o~er conventional ~reatments
containing synthetic che~icals, and less likely to cau~e the
patient receiving treatment to experience an allergic reaction.
II DE:SCRIP~ION OF 1~13 PRIOR ART
The prior art ~air care products u~ed to treat and control
hair lo~ all con~ain the synthetic drug called Minoxidil, which
~as a chemical name of 2,4-pyrimidinediamine, 6~ piperidinyl~-,
3-oxide The ~est known product, ~ogaine~ contains 2~ Minoxidil
which means each one ~l of Rogaine~ solution c~ntains 20m~ of
Minoxidil. Minoxidil is a ~ynthetic chemical that lowers the blood
pressure of the patient being treated by rel~xing the arteries.
Thus, Mino~idil ac~s to promote hair growth by relaxing the b~ood
~essels in the scalp to increasing the ~lood ~upply to the hair
cells. Howeve~, the functional group~ in Minoxidil are primarily
nitrogen oxygen ~ased groups.
Without tying the present invention to a ~et theory, it is
~elieved that a specific range of electronegative di~ference
(roughly ~O to 3S~) in the functional group of a hair treatment
formula i8 nece~sary fo~ optimal performance. ~itric oxide, in
comparison with the ~ulfux oxide functional group~ of the present
invention, doe~ not have as high a degree of electronegative
difference. Specifically, the elec~ronegati~ity difference of the
nitrogen-oxygen functional group can be measured as (3 5 - 3 . O ) /
3 5 = 15%. The electronegati~ity dif~erence for a sulfur oxygen
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functional group, by co~parison i~ (3.5 - 2.4) / 3 S - 31~ It is
belie~ed that this increa~e in the elec~ronegati~ difference of
the functional group contained ~in the- present inventlon,
effectuates a better delivery of the hair restoration formula to
the hair cells. Moreover, elemental sulfu~ is a necessary compound
in the structure of the hair cells the~selves Thus the present
formula, a opposed to the prior art, offers a double benefit of a
functional group that insures better delivery of the formula to the
target cell~ and also contribu~es to the building or grow~h of the
hair cells themsel~es
. DETAILE~ ~ESC~RIPTION OF THE INVE5NTION
The present in~ention invol~es an organic ~olution contai~ing
aliphatic organic sulfur oxide compound~ cont~;~; ng double bonds,
yluco~e, fructose, a~ino acids, ~itamin ~, allicin and ajoe~es i~
applied tO the ~calp of a patient experiencing hair loss to
stimulate and promote hair growth The present invention contains
only organi~ compounds, not sy.nthetic or man ~ade chemical~. The
combination of the above ingredients act to function both as a
catalyst and a set o~ nutrient~ in the promotion of hair growth
The sulfur portion of the functional group~ stimulate hai~
growth within the follicle~ due to the electronegati~i~y exerted by
the high electronegative difference between sulfur and oxygen.
The resulting increase i~ the electronegativity o~ the ~unctional
sulfur oxide group~ creates a vasodilating effect that stimula~es
the cells desire to obtain nutrlents, thus pro~oting hair growth.
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In effect, t~e cell becomes hungry and looks to feed on ce~tain
nutrien~s.
T~e~ organo sulfur oxide ~ompou~ds of the present invention
include allicin, allin, dially~ disulphide, ajoenes, and propyl
sulfur oxide~. These co~n~ounds are found naturally in garlic and
onion. It is believed that the sulf~r oxide within these compounds
act as functional g~oups th~t interact with the receptors on the
cell membranes of the hair The sulfur oxide compounds ultimately
cau~e a ~a~odilating e~fect within the ~arget tissue. This effect
promote~ blood circulation and stimulates hair grow~h. Further,
the sulfur contained in the sulfur oxide compounds ultimately acts
as a building ~tructure for hair follicles. Thus the presence o~
the sulfur and the ~ulfur oxide co~pounds forms a double benefit to
~e formula.
A second important type of nutrient found in the present
formula is vitamin A. It is wel~ esta~lished that ~itamin ~ helps
promote the motivation of hair cell growth~ In the pre~erred
embo~im~nt of the present invention, ~itami~ A or its precursor
beta-carotene is deli~ered to the hair cells through egg yolk,
fennel, sage, thyme, and sesame oil. This is one of the nutrient~
that hair cell~ feed upon a~ a result of the ~asodilating effect.
~ itamin E, which i~ ~ontained in sesame oil, ~re another
beneficial nutrient that he~ps pro~ote ~rowth of hair cells.
Penetratio~ of the nu~rients through the skin of the patient
receiving treatment is accelerated by castro oil and mineral oil,
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which are rich in Yitamin E. T~e vitamin E in these ingredients
further aids the effectiveness o~ ~he vita~in A in the present
in~ention.
Another group of nutrients in the p~eferred embo~;~e~t of the
present invention includes gluco~e, ~uctose, and various amino
acidY which the hair cells feed ~nd metabolizes upon a6 re~ul~ of
the vasodila~ing e~fect caused by the organo ~ulfur co~pounds The
glucose, fructo~e and amino acids assist greatly in pro~iding the
re~uired nutrients to promote hair growth. Further, it is believed
that the main enzy~e~: glucose oxidase, catala~e, beta-amyla~e and
phosphatase, control the eff~ct of the functional groups of the
pre~ent fo~mula. The glucose, fructose and the main enzymes can be
found in honey, wherea~, the other nutrient~ neces~ary to promote
hair growth can be found in many organic sub~tances such as sage,
thyme, fennel, honey, egg yolk and sesame oil An alterna~ive
preferred embodi~ent of the present invention utilizes a mixture of
honey and royal jelly. Royal jelly is known i~ the art a~ a
natural product excreted by the honeybee as food for a queen ~ee.
The preferred method of preparing the aliphatic hair
conditioner of the pre~ent invention is set fo~th below. First,
fre~h red onion bulbR are peeled, cut into small piec~8~ preferably
inch ~y ~ inch ~quares. The cut-onion piece~ are placed into ~he
feeding funnel of any standard juice extractor to produ~e onion
jui~e. This process should be repeated until 16 oz of onion
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juice i~ produced ~he 16 oz of onion juice are put into
container 12.
Next, several cloves of garlic are washed, peeled and cut into
~ inch by ~ inch squares Four ounces of t~e cut garli~ pie~es are
placed into a separate container 14.
Once the garlic has been properly cut, 10 oz. fresh egg yolk
only is placed in container 16, 4 oz o~ honey is placed i~
container 18, 4 oz of petroleum jelly, such as Vaseline~ bran~
petroleum jelly, i~ placed in container 20, 4 o~z. o~ 6esame oil is
placed in con~aine~ 22, 4 oz. of castor oil is pl~ed in container
24, 10 oz. of mineral oil is pl.aced in container 26, and 8 oz of
her~al extract is placed in container 28
The herbal extract i6 made by first mixing 10 oz of rose
pedals ~ith 20 oz. of purified water. The mixture i8 then boiled
for one hour in a distiller to extract thi~ essence of rose oil
The liquid distillate is collected and u~ed a~ herbal extract.
Once the diRtillate ro~e water is collected 16 oz. of the
di~tillate water is mixed ~ith 50 grams of thyme, 50 gram~ of
fennel, S~ grams of sage and 3 grams of menchol to form a herbal
mixture. T~e entire herbal mixture i~ heated at a temperature of
80O~ for 30 minutes. After the entire herbal mixture has been
heated for 30 minute~, the mixture i~ filtered through any co~mon
grade filter p~per thus used, for instance, in filtering coffee,
separating the particulate matter from the aqueous ~olution The
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aqueous ~olution is the herbal extract. of which 8 oz are placed
in a container 28.
Once ~e ~arious ingredients are placed in containers 12, 14,
16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26 and ~8, the mixing process to form the
aliphatic solution may begin. First, 4 oz. of the onion juice is
transferred from container 12 into a collection container 30 The
contents o~ container 30 are mixed to homogenize ~he contents.
Second, 4 oz. of c~t garlic is transferred ~rom container 14 into
the collection container 30. The 4 oz. of garlic are ~ixed with
~he content~ of container 30 until the entire contents of container
30 are homogen~zed. Any stan~ard type of mixer found in a kitchen
can be used to homogenize the content~ of container 30 Third, the
4 oz of the egg yolk contained in container 16 are transferred ~o
container 30 The content~ of con~iner 30 are the~ mixed with the
4 oz. of egg yolk until the entire contents of container 30 are
~omogenized. Fourth, 4 oz. of honey are transferred for~ container
18 to containe~ 30. The entire contents of container 30 are then
mixed wi~h the 4 oz. of honey until ~he conten~s are homogenized.
~ifth, 4 oz. o~ the petroleum jelly from container 20 are
transferred to container 30. The contents of container 30 are then
mixed ~ith the 4 oz. of petroleum jelly to ho~ogenize the petroleum
jelly with the ~ontent~ of con~ainer 30. Sixth, ~ oz. of the
sesame oil in container 2~ are transfer~ed to container 30. The 4
oz. of sesame oil i8 then mixed with the contents of container 30
until the entire ~ontents of container 30 a~ homogenized.
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Seventh, 4 oz of the castor oil in container 24 are transerr~d
into container 30. The ~a~tor oil i~ mixed with the contents of
container 30 until the entire contents o~~ container 30 are
homogenized. Eighth, the 4 oz. of the mineral oil in container 26
are tra~erred to the container 30. The 4 oz of mineral oil form
contai~er 26 is then mixed with the co~tents of container 30 until
the entire conten~s of container 30 are homogenized Ninth, the 4
oz. of the herbal-extract from container 28 are tran~fer~ed to
containe~ 30. ~he 4 oz. of herbal extract fro~ container 28 is
mixed with the contents of cont~iner 30 until the enti~e content~
of container 30 are homogenized.
The remaining onion juice in container 12, the remaining egg
yolk in container 16, the remaining-castor oil in container 26, the
remaining ~ineral oil in container 26, a~d the remaining her~al
extract in container 28 are placed in container 32 and ~ixed until
t~e entire content~ of container 32 ~re homogenized. The
homogeni~ed content~ of container 30 and container 32 are
transferred to container 34 and then t~e contents of container 30
are mixed with the contents of container 32 until the entire
solution i8 homogenized. The ho~ogenized contents of container 34
compri~es the preferred em~odiment of the present in~ention.
Ethanol may be added to the homogenized conte~ts o~ container 30 a~
a fragrance. No heat is added to the solution.
The proce~ for manufacturing the present ~ormula thus
requires 36 ~;~;ng equal parts by ~eight onion juice, garlic,
g
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petroleum jelly, se8ame oil, cagtor oil, mineral oil, herbal
extract, hone~, and egg yolk in a container. Second, the pro~e~s
require~ 38 pouring~ the contents o~ said containe~ th~ough a
juicer. ~he next proces~ step requires 40 homogeni2ing the
content~ of said container, ~hich in~olves furthe~ mixing and
further pa ses through the juicer. Next, the process involves 42
a second ~ixing o~ further onion juice, egg yo~k, -castor oil,
~ineral oil, and herbal extra~t into the contents of ~he container.
Finally, the coneents of the container are 44 homogeni~ed for a
second time. Optionall~, t~e p~ocess can ~urther in~ol~e 46 adding
fragrances placed in an ethanol solu~ion to the contenes of the
container and 48 further homogenizing the resulting contents in the
container.
Once the aliphatic hair care solution is ~rea~ed, it can be
applied to the scalp of a person experienci~g androgenetic alopecia
hair loss or thi nn; ~g of hair. The aliphatic hair care ~olution
~hould be applied to the scalp of the patient in 1 ~1 dose~. The
1 ml dose of the solution ~hould be applied to the scalp twice a
day after the patient~s hair has been ~as~ed and dried. With each
treatment, the olution ~hould ~e rubbed into the scalp for a
period or at least f i~e minu~e6 ~ and must remain on the scalp ~or
at least 5 hour~ to ens~re penetration into the scalp.
of course, it -~hould be noted that various change~ and
modifications to the preferred embodiments of this invention will
be 2pparent to those skilled in the art, such changes and
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modific~ions can be ~ade without departing fro~ the spirit a~d
scope of ~he presen~ invention. It is, therefore, intended tha~
-such changes and modifications be covered by the following clai~s.
