DERMATOLOGICAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING NITROUS OXIDE AND AT LEAST ONE ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID OR ESTER THEREOF, OPTIONALLY WITH OTHER INGREDIENTS

摘要

PCT No. PCT/EP93/01405 Sec. 371 Date Feb. 13, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date Feb. 13, 1995 PCT Filed Jun. 3, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO93/25213 PCT Pub. Date Dec. 23, 1993Dermatological compositions comprising nitrous oxide and at least one essential fatty acid or lower alkyl ester thereof in a dermatologically acceptable carrier medium is useful in the treatment of a variety of skin, muscle and joint disorders including psoriasis, shingles, fever blisters, chicken pox, ache, chilblains, eczema, chloasmas, alopecia, dermatitis, ringworm and burn wounds. The composition preferably also includes additional ingredients selected from coal tar, collagen, nicotinamide, nicotinic acid, lanolin, vitamin E, methyl salicylate, arnica, and H1-antagonist antihistamines or combinations thereof.