Inventors:
Serap Ozelkan - Plainview NY
Zegong Zhang - Stony Brook NY
Vyacheslav Malayev - Jamaica NY
Assignee:
Del Laboratories, Inc. - Farmingdale NY
International Classification:
A01N 2504
US Classification:
424406, 424405, 424407, 424 701, 424601, 514469, 514470, 514558, 514574, 514578
Abstract:
A composition for removal of lice ova or nits from the hair of human subjects comprises about 1-50% by weight of dimethylisosorbide (DMI) in an aqueous vehicle having a neutral to acidic pH. The composition is preferably in the form of a gel or a liquid shampoo, the shampoo preferably including an active pediculicidal or ovicidal agent. A method of removing lice ova from human hair comprises the application of the novel composition to the hair and subsequent removal thereof, e. g. , by rinsing with water. Any unremoved ova can be physically dislodged by combing. The composition can also be included with a fine tooth nit comb in a kit for removal of lice ova from human hair.