Ex Parte Slavtcheff et al - Page 3

                Appeal 2007-0321                                                                                 
                Application 10/669,547                                                                           

                             (ii)  applying onto the pretreated area of skin a                                   
                                    depilatory composition comprising a keratin                                  
                                    degrading agent in an effective amount to                                    
                                    chemically react with hair to allow removal.                                 
                       Claim 7.  A kit for removal of hair from an area of skin                                  
                       comprising:                                                                               
                             (a) a skin pretreatment product comprising:                                         
                                           (i)  a skin pretreatment composition that                             
                                                 comprises from 90 to 100% of                                    
                                                 lipophilic materials by weight of the                           
                                                 pretreatment composition; and                                   
                                           (ii)  a carrier for delivering the skin                               
                                                 pretreatment composition onto the                               
                                                 area of skin;                                                   
                             (b)  a depilatory product comprising:                                               
                                           (i)  a depilatory composition comprising a                            
                                                 keratin degrading agent in an effective                         
                                                 amount to chemically react with hair                            
                                                 to allow wipe away removal; and                                 
                                           (ii)  a carrier for delivering the depilatory                         
                                                 composition onto the area of skin                               
                                                 subsequent to delivery of the                                   
                                                 pretreatment composition;                                       
                             (c)  instructions to apply the skin pretreatment product                            
                                    to an area of skin requiring removal of hair                                 
                                    followed by an application of the depilatory                                 
                                    product over the area of skin covered by the                                 
                                    pretreatment product.                                                        

                       Thus, claim 1 is directed to a method of removing hair.  A                                
                composition containing 90 to 100% lipophilic material is first applied to the                    
                skin.  A depilatory composition containing a keratin degrading agent is then                     
                applied to the pretreated area to remove the hair.                                               



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