| 摘要 |
<p>A composition suitable for topical application to mammalian skin or hair comprises: (a) a growth factor chosen from: (i) transforming growth factor alpha (TGF- alpha ), (ii) transforming growth factor beta (TGF- beta ), (iii) insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), (iv) fragments thereof of one or more of said growth factors, and (v) mixtures thereof of said growth factors or fragments of said growth factors; and (b) a cosmetically acceptable vehicle for the growth factor or fragments thereof; the total amount of growth factor being sufficient to increase hair growth in the rat, when the composition is applied topically thereto over a period of no more than 3 months, by at least 10% more than that obtainable using a control composition from which the said growth factor has been omitted, in accordance with the Rat Hair Growth Test.</p> |
