WO2000074781A1 - Cosmetic depilation kit with photosensitizer - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a cosmetic depilation kit .
- Laser hair removal is currently an effective and long term method for effecting cosmetic hair removal .
- An exemplary laser depilation technique is disclosed m EP-A-0732895.
- high intensity laser energy is directed towards the skin selectively heating hair surrounding the follicle leading to damage of the hair growth mechanism. If sufficient damage is induced, the hair follicle is effectively destroyed and the hair will not regrow.
- This technique has disadvantages, one such being that scarring and pigmentary changes can occur. This is particularly the case where the individual being treated has dark skin and/or light hair.
- Such techniques are also relatively slow, with the target zone needing to be covered by repeated laser pulses.
- US-A-5669916 discloses a technique in which a hair is first plucked from a follicle before a photosensitive toxic material is directed along the path of the removed hair to the follicle. The toxic material is then activated by irradiation using laser.
- the present invention provides a cosmetic kit for use in inhibiting hair growth, the kit comprising:
- a marker substance including a photosensitive toxic material to tag subcutaneous hair growth cells of a target zone of skin
- illumination apparatus for illuminating the skin in the target zone with light of a wavelength selected to effect preferential interaction with the hair growth cells tagged with the marker substance, resulting in a toxic effect inhibiting the hair growth capability of the tagged illuminated cells;
- the marker substance is provided in a form comprising discrete portions of the photosensitive toxic material and a carrier material, the portions to be mixed prior to application to the target zone; and or,
- the illumination apparatus includes an applicator configured to deliver non-laser light and/or configured to be placed against the target zone skin to deliver the illumination to the tagged hair growth cells .
- the photosensitive toxic material is a material whose toxicity increases substantially upon exposure illumination of predetermined wavelength at sufficient energy delivered.
- One such material is ALA (aminolevulinic acid) ; this and other materials are known in the art and described, for example in US-A-5669916.
- the carrier material is beneficially a material easily absorbed into the skin an preferably comprises a moisturiser or absorbent emollient carrying the photosensitive toxic material in dissolved form or otherwise. It is important to maintain the carrier and the photosensitive toxic material separate until shortly prior to use in order to inhibit any adverse interaction between the materials prior to application to the skin of the target zone.
- the portions of the photosensitive toxic material and the carrier material are dosed in a predetermined ratio. In one embodiment the proportion would be approximately 25% photosensitive toxic material to approximately 75% carrier material .
- the kit beneficially includes a dispenser or a container- dispenser for dispensing the marker substance.
- a container for the carrier material and or the photosensitive toxic material preferably affords light shielding of the photosensitive toxic material.
- Mixing means is beneficially provided for mixing the photosensitive toxic material and the carrier material.
- the mixing means preferably permits mixing of the photosensitive toxic material and the carrier material at a zone substantially sealed from the user.
- a container for the photosensitive toxic material and the carrier material comprises respective sealed zones containing the photosensitive toxic material and the carrier material respectively, the zones being configured to be selectively breached or ruptured permitting mixing of the materials.
- a mixing zone may be provided adjacent the breachable sealed zones, the mixing zone preferably communicating with a dispensing outlet.
- the illumination apparatus preferably includes window means arranged to overlay the target zone skin, the illumination being directed via the window means.
- the illumination apparatus includes an illumination applicator having a flexible structure arranged to conform to the target zone skin body part .
- the illumination apparatus preferably includes:
- an illumination applicator structure arranged to deliver illumination over a predetermined area
- the illumination apparatus beneficially includes an illumination applicator structure having internal light reflecting walls and an associated light transmissive zone means through which reflected light is permitted to pass. This may be achieved, for example, where the applicator structure comprises one or more lengths of fibreoptic
- the applicator structure comprises a plurality of lengths of fibre optic, the lengths being arranged to deliver light at different zones of the applicator structure
- the marker substance is desirably preferentially absorbed by, or tagged to, hair growth cells in the target zone.
- the excess proportion of the applied marker substance not absorbed by the hair growth cells is preferably metabolised and removed from the tissue by the normal action of the body.
- the hair growth cells targeted for tagging are preferably so called 'stem' cells in the 'bulge' area of the follicle (adjacent the sebaceous gland) .
- the marker substance is therefore selected to preferentially tag 'stem' cells.
- the marker substance is preferably topically applied to the skin at the target zone. The marker substance penetrates into the skin to preferentially tag the target cells (typically by being preferentially absorbed) .
- the marker substance preferably comprises a photo therapy drug such as for example 5-Aminolaevolinic Acid (5 -ALA) . Desirably the drug is provided in a topically administrable form such as a cream or the like.
- the interaction of the illuminating light with the marking substance preferably results in the desired hair growth inhibition.
- the interaction may be photochemical and/or photo-thermal in nature.
- photochemical interaction light of a predetermined wavelength induces a chemical reaction between the marker substance and the tagged cells resulting in destruction of, or disabling of, the tagged cells.
- photo-thermal interaction the incident light causes a temperature rise in the tagged cells to a degree sufficient to destroy or disable the tagged cell.
- the wavelength of the illuminating light is preferably selected such that it is absorbed by the marker substance (or the tagged cell) .
- the wavelength of the illuminating light is preferably substantially matched to the optical absorption characteristics of the marker substance.
- the illuminating light is preferably substantially in the range 500nm-1000nm wavelength.
- the light is preferably concentrated within a relatively narrow bandwidth within the range. This may be achieved by filtering of the light or use of light emitting apparatus arranged to emit a discrete wavelength (or band of wavelengths) .
- the illuminating light includes on or more wavelengths substantially in the range 600nm- 650nm.
- the illuminating light may, for example, be laser (including semiconductor laser), white light (preferably filtered), or LED light.
- the intensity of the light is determined by the quantity of light required to produce the necessary interaction with the tagged cells. Generally however the intensity required will be substantially lower than the intensity required for prior art laser depilation techniques. This enables the technique to be more suitable for unsupervised 'Home' use.
- the light may be pulsed or applied as continuous wave.
- the light typically floods the target zone, which target zone is typically of an area in the range 0.5cm 2 -10cm 2 , more preferably lcm 2 -5cm 2 .
- the energy applied per pulse to the target zone is preferably substantially in the range 40J or less (more preferably 25J or less) .
- Figure 1 is a schematic representation of a mammalian hair follicle
- Figure 2 is a schematic representation, similar to Figure 1, showing a first stage m application of the depilation technique
- Figure 3 is a schematic representation similar to Figures 1 and 2, showing a subsequent stage m the technique
- Figures 4 and 5 are schematic plan and side views respectively of a container-dispenser for the marker substance according to the invention.
- Figures 6 and 7 show alternative general embodiments of illumination apparatus for inclusion m a kit according to the invention
- Figure 8 is a schematic view of a laser diode illumination apparatus for inclusion m a kit according to the invention.
- Figure 9 is a schematic view of LED illumination apparatus for inclusion m a kit according to the invention.
- Figure 10 is a schematic view of 'white light' illumination apparatus for inclusion m a kit according to the invention.
- Figure 11 is a schematic view of alternative 'white light' illumination apparatus for inclusion m a kit according to the invention.
- Figure' 12 is a schematic view of a pad or patch applicator structure illumination apparatus for inclusion m a kit according to the invention
- Figure 13 is a perspective view of the applicator pad or patch of figure 12;
- Figure 14 is a sectional view of the fibreoptic used m the pad or patch of f gures 12 and 13 ;
- Figure 15 is a schematic longitudinal section of the fibreoptic of figure 14.
- FIG. 1 there is shown human hair follicle supporting a hair shaft 1 growing through the epidermis 2 and dermis 3 of mammalian skin tissue.
- 'Ste ' cells 7 are present m the 'bulge' region 4 adjacent the sebaceous gland 5.
- Stem cells have a relatively high turnover/life cycle and are responsible for instituting cyclical growth of the hair from the follicle .
- a drug formulation including 5-Ammolaevol ⁇ n ⁇ c Acid is provided m a form for topical administration to the outer surface of the skin 6.
- the drug 5-ALA is selected because it is selectively absorbed and retained m stem cells 7 when penetrating into the epidermal layer 3 (via epidermis 2) thereby effectively tagging the stem cells. Concentrations of the drug not absorbed m the stem cells 7 are metabolised and removed from the tissue by the normal' action of the body.
- the target zone of the skin is directly illuminated from externally of the body by means of an illumination device 9 which supplies light of a preselected wavelength matched to a preselected characteristic absorption wavelength of the marker drug
- the intensity of the light supplied, and duration of supply of the light is controlled such that either photochemical or photo-thermal interaction (or both) of the light with the tagged stem cells 7 causes disabling or destruction of the relevant stem cell 7 without disabling or destroying, substantially, the surrounding tissue material . This results m the tagged and disabled stem cell being inhibited from acting further to produce hair from the relevant follicle.
- the technique by selectively marking/tagging and destroying stem cells preferentially (and the associated matching of the wavelength of the illuminating light) enables relatively low intensity light to be used, which may flood the target zone of the skm enabling a relatively large area of hair covered skin to be treated simultaneously.
- the light from the illumination device 9 is pulsed to enable thermal relaxation of the skin to occur between consecutive pulses.
- the energy supplied to the skin surface by the illuminating device 9 does not exceed 25J, before significant thermal relaxation of the skm is permitted.
- the illuminating device may comprise laser, semiconductor laser, white light illumination device (typically with a filter) or an LED device.
- the wavelength band width emitted where 5 -ALA is used as the marker is preferably substantially within the range 600nm - 650nm (which may be achieved by filtering if required) .
- the low intensity nature of the light required to effect depilation using the technique according to the invention enables the technique to be relatively safe when compared to prior art laser hair removal techniques.
- the drug formulation and illumination device may therefore be sold as a consumer kit for "home" use.
- a "home use" kit for cosmetic depilation would typically comprise a power supply and lighting apparatus 10, 11 (see figures 6 and 7) for direct connection to mams power supply.
- the apparatus 10, 11 either includes flexible electric connection to a light source 12 for application of illuminating radiation to the skin or, a "fixed" light source 13 and fibreoptic connection 14 to an applicator 16.
- the other essential element of the kit is the market substance typically provided m a container 20 (see figures 4 and 5) which comprises a heat sealed plastics container/dispenser 20 having sealed chambers 21, 22, 23.
- Chamber 21 contains the ALA material and chamber 23 carries the moisturiser/emollient carrier cream.
- a manual pinch pressure causes seals 24, 25 to be ruptured and the respective materials to be urged from chambers 21, 23 into mixing chamber 22 where they become thoroughly, and intimately, mixed.
- a cap 26 is subsequently broken from the end of nozzle 27 permitting the ALA and carrier mixture to be squeezed out of the container dispenser 20 under manual pressure.
- the container dispenser 20 ensures that the correct proportions of ALA drug and carrier are mixed, and that mixing may be delayed until the point of application.
- the illumination apparatus is applied to the sk and switched on.
- the apparatus 110 m figure 8 includes a laser diode light source 125 contained within a protective casing 126 and mcludmg focussing optics 127 arranged to ensure the light is directed through a protective window 128.
- the window 128 is held against the skm of the target zone to ensure correct delivery of the illuminating light to the target zone.
- a 2D array of LEDs (light emitting diodes) 225 is utilised.
- Focussing optics 227 ensure the light is directed through the protective window 228 m a similar manner to the arrangement of figure 8.
- an electric filament "white light” source is used.
- the source 325 is surrounded by a protective housing 326 including a shaped reflective surface 327 arranged to direct the light out of the housing via protective window 328.
- a white light filament source 325 is once again used.
- an internally reflecting light guide (such as a fibreoptic) is used.
- the fibreoptic may be connected to a light applicator to be connected to the skm as will be described hereafter.
- the apparatus of figure 12 shows an applicator pad or patch structure 426 which is typically flexible m nature, permitting the pad 426 to be conformed to the shape of the body part to which it is applied.
- a flexible fibreoptic 435 which has a connector 436 arranged for mating connection to a corresponding connector 437 provided for the pad or patch structure.
- the pad or patch structure 426 has an imbedded fibreoptic arrangement 440 including a series of spaced lengths of fibreoptic 441 extending across the pad or patch structure.
- the fibreoptic path lengths form a serpentine arrangement, although a number of paths connected m parallel would also provide a convenient and workable arrangement.
- the fibreoptic 440 includes .a reflective surface cladding 442 surrounding a core 443.
- the surface cladding 442 ensures total internal reflection about the circumference of the fibreoptic except for an unclad window length 445 through which light can be emitted.
- the pad or patch structure as shown m figures 12 to 15 provides a convenient arrangement that light can be distributed widely over a large area of skm surface m a convenient and safe manner.
- Particular benefits of the invention are the arrangement of the carrier and the photosensitive toxic material in discrete separate package portions, easily mixable at the required time in order to ensure that detrimental effects of early mixing or incorrect dosage ratios are avoided.
- the illumination apparatus configured to deliver non-laser light and/or configured to be placed against the target zone skm provide additional safety benefits and ensure that the skm is radiated to a consistent degree during treatment. This makes the kit particularly suitable for consumer/home use .
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MXPA01012416A MXPA01012416A (en) | 1999-06-04 | 2000-06-05 | Cosmetic depilation kit with photosensitizer. |
AU50945/00A AU5094500A (en) | 1999-06-04 | 2000-06-05 | Cosmetic depilation kit with photosensitizer |
CA002376204A CA2376204A1 (en) | 1999-06-04 | 2000-06-05 | Cosmetic depilation kit with photosensitizer |
BR0012108-8A BR0012108A (en) | 1999-06-04 | 2000-06-05 | Set for cosmetic hair removal with photo-sensitizer |
EP00935403A EP1183071A1 (en) | 1999-06-04 | 2000-06-05 | Cosmetic depilation kit with photosensitizer |
JP2001501311A JP2003501168A (en) | 1999-06-04 | 2000-06-05 | Beauty hair removal kit with photosensitizer |
IL14681600A IL146816A0 (en) | 1999-06-04 | 2000-06-05 | Cosmetic depilation kit with photosensitizer |
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