HAIR REVITALIZING TONIC COMPOSITION CONTAINING A 2,2-DIMETHYLPROPANEDIOL COMPOUND AND USE THEREOF

摘要

Disclosed is a hair revitalizing tonic composition containing a dimethylpropanediol derivative of the formula: (see fig. I) wherein R1 and R2 are each independently a C1 30 hydrocarbon group which may be substituted, or a five- or six-membered heterocyclic group which contains 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from oxygen, sulfur and nitrogen atoms and which may be substituted, R3 is hydrogen atom, an alkyl group which may be substituted, and acyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a phenoxycarbonyl group, or a carbamoyl group which may be substituted, and a and b are each 0 or 1, as well as a method for effecting hair growth promotion, hair growth stimulation, or hair loss prevention in mammals by using such a hair revitalizing tonic composition. Also disclosed is the use of a compound of formula (I) in the preparation of a hair revitalizing tonic composition. Thus, this invention can provide an excellent means of hair revitalizing or hair loss prevention in mammals.