Appeal No. 1997-0003
Application No. 08/342,614
Sodium 267 to 320 Chloride 450 to 600
Magnesium 30 to 40 Sulfate 60 to 120
Calcium 5 to 15 Hydrogen Carbonate 3 to 4.2
Potassium 6 to 14 Carbonate 0.3 to 0.7
29. The method of claim 28 wherein said salt mixture further contains from about
1 to 2.5 grams/kilogram of salt mixture of bromide ions.
30. The method of claim 28 wherein said salt mixture further contains from about
0.1 to 0.3 grams/kilogram or salt mixture of strontium ions.
31. The method of claim 20 wherein said salt composition is dissolved in water
at a concentration within the range of from about 2.5 to about 12% by weight.
32. The method of claim 18 wherein said skin disease is acne.
33. The method of claim 18 wherein said skin disease is seborrheic dermatitis.
34. A method for treating acne or seborrheic dermatitis comprising contacting
the affected skin areas with a composition prepared by mixing salt components such that
the salt components are present in the mixture in the following approximate proportions,
expressed as grams/kilograms [sic, kilogram] of salt mixture in the ionic state:
CATIONS (g/kg) ANIONS (g/kg)
Sodium 150 to 380 Chloride 150 to 750
Magnesium 10 to 90 Sulfate 20 to 200
Calcium 1 to 30 Hydrogen Carbonate 1 to 5
Potassium 0.5 to 35 Carbonate 0.1 to 2
said salt components comprising at least 50% by weight sodium chloride, said
composition further characterized as being dissolved in a solvent and as being free of
added Zinc.
35. The method of claim 34 wherein said composition further contains surface
active agents.
36. The method of claim 34 wherein said composition is also free of added
iodide, fluoride, silicate, borate, lithium, aluminum and iron ions.
37. The method of claim 34 wherein said salt components of said composition
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