US 2010/0166692 A1 · METHOD FOR TREATING DAMAGED HAIR IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE RELAXING PROCESS

Abstract

A method of treating one or more damaged hair shafts, each hair shaft including a cuticle layer and a cortex enclosed in the cuticle layer is disclosed. The method comprises: selecting one or more polymers that can penetrate the hair shafts with a pore size of about 5 angstroms to about 5000 angstroms; and treating the hair shafts by applying an effective amount of a composition containing said anionic polymers to said hair shafts.

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Dependent claims

A method of treating one or more hair shafts which has or will have damage a hair relaxer treatment, each hair shaft including a cuticle layer and a cortex enclosed in the cuticle layer comprising:

selecting one or more anionic polymers that can penetrate the hair shafts with a pore size of about 5 angstroms to about 5000 angstroms;
and treating the hair shafts by applying an effective amount of a composition containing said anionic polymers to said hair shafts.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

12/346,310Filed 30 Dec 2008

Published

1 Jul 2010

Term ends

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Classification7 codes

A61K 8/8147
Compositions of homopolymers or copolymers of compounds having one or more unsaturated aliphatic radicals, each having only one carbon-to-carbon…:…
A61K 8/8158
Compositions of homopolymers or copolymers of compounds having one or more unsaturated aliphatic radicals, each having only one carbon-to-carbon…:…
A61Q 5/04
Preparations for care of the hair: preparations for permanent waving or straightening the hair
A61Q 5/12
Preparations for care of the hair: preparations containing hair conditioners

Method for treating damaged hair in conjunction with the relaxing process

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Method for treating damaged hair in conjunction with the relaxing process

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Abstract

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