Compositions and kits for the removal of irritating compounds from bodily surfaces

Abstract

The invention provides compositions, methods and kits for the removal of harmful or irritating substances from bodily surfaces. Kits may include a composition containing capsaicin and a capsaicin-cleaning composition, e.g., a composition in which capsaicin is soluble.

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         24 . A method for cleansing a bodily surface that has been contacted with an irritating or painful substance, comprising: 
 a) applying to the bodily surface a composition comprising: 
 i) about 80 to about 99 percent w/w polyethylene glycol;  
 ii) about 0.1 to about 2.0 percent w/w polyacrylate thickening agent; and  
 iii) the balance water; wherein the composition is at a pH of about 7.0 to about 7.7; and  
   b) removing the composition of step (a) from the bodily surface.    
     
     
         25 . A method for cleansing a bodily surface that has been contacted with capsaicin or a capsaicin analog comprising: 
 a) applying to a bodily surface a composition in which capsaicin or the capsaicin analog has a solubility of at least about 10% w/w; and    b) removing said composition from the bodily surface.    
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 25  wherein the composition comprises capsaicin.  
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 25  wherein capsaicin has a solubility of at least about 20% w/w in the composition.  
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 25  wherein the composition comprises about 60 to about 99 percent w/w polyethylene glycol.  
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 28  wherein the composition further contains about 0.1 to about 4 percent w/w thickening agent, and the balance water.  
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 28  wherein the composition contains about 80 to about 99 percent w/w polyethylene glycol.  
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 30  wherein the composition further contains about 0.1 to about 2 percent w/w polyacrylate thickening agent and the balance water.  
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 28  wherein the composition contains about 87 to about 91 percent w/w polyethylene glycol.  
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 32  wherein the composition further contains about 0.3 to about 1.5 percent w/w polyacrylate thickening agent and the balance water.  
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 33  wherein the composition is at a pH of about 7.0 to about 7.7.  
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 34  wherein the composition further contains about 0.01 to about 0.03 percent w/w butylated hydroxyanisole, about 0.02 to about 0.2 percent w/w EDTA/EDTA salts, and the balance water.