10.03.16
US Patent No. 9,408,790 B2; ELC Management has patented a method for stimulating healing or regenerative properties in the skin, scalp and/or hair. It comprises applying to the skin, scalp and/or hair a cosmetic or dermatological composition that has a near infra-red (NIR) light-emitting material in combination with at least one skin, scalp and/or hair benefit agent in a cosmetically or dermatologically acceptable vehicle, activating the composition by continually exposing the composition to an ambient light, daylight, UV light or fluorescent light emitting light source for a period of about one minute to about 10 minutes; and retaining the cosmetic or dermatological composition in contact with the skin, scalp and/or hair for a time sufficient to stimulate a healing or a regenerative property in said skin scalp and/or hair.
The NIR light-emitting material persistently emits NIR light for at least about one hour to about 6 weeks after said activation step.
The NIR light-emitting material persistently emits NIR light for at least about one hour to about 6 weeks after said activation step.