Method for treating dandruff
United States Patent [1 1 Rambacher et al.  
 [ Apr. 22, 1975 METHOD FOR TREATING DANDRUFF [75] Inventors: Paul Rambacher. Rosenheim;  
 Siegfried Make, Kirchdorf. Inn. both 211 App]. No.: 272.718  
 [30] Foreign Application Priority Data July 30. 1971 Germany 2|38225 52 user ..424/273; 424/010. 4; 424/70;  
  424/74 511 mu ..A0ln9/22 [58] Field ofSearch 424/010. 4, 273. 70  
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 Primary Erumincr-Stanlcy J. Friedman Aazvirmm Examiner-Dale R. Ore  
 [57] ABSTRACT Hydantoin derivatives having the formula wherein R is a carboxy-loweralkyl group and R is hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms are effective in controlling scalp dandruff.  
 3 Claims, No Drawings METHOD FOR TREATING DANDRUFF The invention relates to hydantoin derivatives having the general formula OC CO wherein R is a carboxyloweralkyl group and R is hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms. Preferably, R is carboxymethyl or carboxyethyl.  
  The hydantoin derivatives according to the invention have an antiseborrhoic activity.  
  It has long been known that the pathologically increased formation of scalp dandruff can be successfully treated with compounds containing thiol groups. This method was significantly improved when masked thiols were employed, as, for instance, S-substituted cysteines or cysteamines (Dutch Pat. No. 6,500,849) or thiazolidine derivatives (German Pat. No. 1,149,885), which have a pronouncedly higher oxidation stability when compared with the free thiols. In order to develop their activity, these thioethers must decompose into compounds containing thiol groups.  
 etc., which comprise an inert carrier and a hydantoin derivative according to the invention as the active ingredient. The amount of the hydantoin derivative according to the invention in such compositions, as, for example, hair lotion, is, in general, 0.5-6, preferably 1-4 weight EXAMPLE 1 164 g of S-mercaptomethyl hydantoin is suspended in 500 ml of water and 1 ml of a Trilon-B solution is added. The mixture is put under a nitrogen atmosphere and 120 g of the sodium salt of chloroacetic acid is added. The pH value of the solution is adjusted to 8 by dropwise addition of a solution of approximately g of sodium hydroxide in 100 ml of water. The solution is clarified with active carbon, the filtrate is acidified with 100 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid and the hydantoin derivative is allowed to crystallize in the cold. After separation, brief washing and drying, 1 16 g of 5-(carboxymethylthiomethyl) hydantoin are obtained (corresp. to 57% of the theoretical amount). Analysis found N :13.8 (calc. 13.73 equivalent weight 207.5 (calc. 204) EXAMPLE 2 The following table demonstrates the effect of a 2% solution of the 5-(carboxymethylthiomethyl)- hydantoin of Example 1 in 60% ethanol against scalp dandruff and scaly scalp eczema in a test conducted with 100 persons, in comparison with 60% ethanol alone.  
 Table Hair lotion 2&#39;7: &#34;Hydantoin solution in 607 ethanol 607! ethanol Surprisingly and unexpectedly, it has been discovered, that thioethers, which are connected by means of an alkylene bridge to cyclic molecular groups of the hydantoin type, are evidently susceptible to an especially easy decomposition reaction, and, consequently, have an excellent antiseborrhoic activity.  
  The hydantoin derivatives according to the invention can be produced in accordance with the per se known methods, for instance, by reaction of a corresponding S-mercaptomethyl hydantoin with a halogenated carboxylic acid.  
 Typical compounds according to the invention are:  
 5-(carboxymethylthiomethyl) hydantoin 5-(carboxyethylthiomethyl)-hydantoin l,3-dimethyl-5-(carboxymethylthiomethyl)- hydantoin l-methyl-3-isopropyl-5-(carboxymethylthiomethyl hydantoin l-ethyl-5-( carboxyethylthiomethyl )-hydantoin The invention also relates to antiseborrhoically active compositions, as, for example, hair lotions, tonics No allergic reaction to the tested active hair lotion could be established.  
 EXAMPLE 3 A hair lotion was formulated consisting of the following ingredients:  
 Ethanol 90.5 pbw Camellia flower extract 5 pbw Glycerol 2 pbw 5-(Carboxymethylthiomethyl)- hydantoin 2 pbw 0.5 pbw Concentrated odorant I\|lcncH 8-12 o wherein R&#39; is carboxymethyl or carboxyethyl, and R is hydrogen or alkyl having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms. 2. A method according to claim 1 wherein the hydantoin has the formula l-l--N CH-CH s-R l I 2 00 00 l 11 wherein R is carboxymethyl or carboxyethyl.  
  3. A method according to claim 2 wherein the composition is in the form of a lotion consisting of the following ingredients in the specified proportions: