Appeal No. 1997-0003 Application No. 08/342,614 (b) from about 0.05 to about 10% by weight of a therapeutic agent at least partially soluble in said solution and effective for treatment of said skin disease; and (c) a solvent for said salt composition. 19. The method of claim 18 wherein said solvent comprises water. 20. The method of claim 19 wherein said salt components are present in said composition in the following proportions, expressed as grams/kilogram of salt mixture in the ionic state: CATIONS (g/kg) ANIONS (g/kg) Sodium 150-380 Chloride 150-750 Magnesium 10-90 Sulfate 20 to 200 Calcium 1 to 30 Hydrogen Carbonate 1 to 5 Potassium 0.5 to 35 Carbonate 0.1 to 2 21. The method of claim 20 wherein said salt composition is free of added Zinc. 23. The method of claim 21 wherein said composition is mixed with surface active agents sufficient to form a shampoo. 24. The method of claim 21 wherein said salt composition is also free of added iodide, fluoride, silicate, borate, lithium, aluminum and iron ions. 25. The method of claim 21 wherein said salt composition comprises at least 67% by weight sodium chloride. 26. The method of claim 21 wherein said salt composition further contains from about 1 to 2.5 grams/kilogram of salt mixture of bromide ions. 27. The method of claim 21 wherein said salt composition further contains from about 0.1 to 0.3 grams/kilogram of salt mixture of strontium ions. 28. The method of claim 20 wherein said mixture comprises salt components such that the salt components are present in the mixture in the following proportions, expressed as grams/kilogram of salt mixture in the ionic state: CATIONS (g/kg) ANIONS (g/kg) 2Page: Previous 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007