Mineral oil activator
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorsAdu Gyamfi Darkwa, Eric Osei-Acquah, James Cooper
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an activator for use in a two-component hair relaxer system. The activator includes an alkaline material such as calcium hydroxide mixed with mineral oil. Preferably, the activator exists as a suspension, emulsion or gel. Hair relaxer systems including a mineral oil containing activator and a cream base, hair relaxers made by mixing these two components, and methods of using such systems to straighten hair are also described.
Claims22
An activator for a two-component hair relaxer system comprising:
- an effective amount of at least one alkaline material dispersed in mineral oil.
An activator for a two-component hair relaxer system comprising between about 10% and about 75% by weight of Ca(OH)2, between about 20% and about 75% by weight of mineral oil, between about 0.01% and about 10% by weight of a solubilizer and between about 10% and about 90% by weight of a gelling agent.
A two-component hair relaxer system comprising:
- an activator including an effective amount of at least one alkaline earth metal oxide or hydroxide dispersed in a mineral oil and a cream base.
A hair relaxer comprising a mixture of an activator comprising an effective amount of at least one alkaline material dispersed in mineral oil which has been mixed with a cream base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.