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US 2013/0092183 A1Published application
Color ready wig and method
OwnerOkyo Sthairinventor
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Abstract
A color ready wig and a method for making the same is disclosed. The color ready wig comprises a substrate having a plurality of hair strands with the hair cuticle being removed from the strands. The substrate accepts any dye or hair coloring for training purposes without bleaching the substrate.
Claims26
1:
- A color ready wig comprising:
- a substrate having a plurality of strands with a cuticle being removed from the strands;
- and
- wherein the substrate accepts any dye or coloring without the need for bleaching of the substrate.
1 more element
2:
- The color ready wig of claim 1, wherein the cuticle is removed by a sodium hypochlorite and hydrochloric acid.
3:
- The color ready wig of claim 2, wherein the sodium hypochlorite and hydrochloric acid is mixed and applied to the substrate to remove the cuticle.
4:
- The color ready wig of claim 3, further comprising ammonia applied to the substrate, wherein the ammonia is to interrupt the removal of the cuticle from the substrate.
5:
- The color ready wig of claim 4, further comprising hydrogen peroxide to the substrate after the ammonia.
6:
- The color ready wig of claim 5, further comprising adding a dye to the substrate.
7:
- The color ready wig of claim 1, wherein the substrate comprises a natural hair.
8:
- The color ready wig of claim 1, wherein the substrate comprises an artificial hair.
9:
- The color ready wig of claim 1, wherein the wig is affixed to a mannequin head.
10:
- The color ready wig of claim 1, wherein the wig is a hair extension.
11:
- The color ready wig of claim 1, wherein the wig comprises a plurality of hair bundles.
12:
- A method comprising:
- forming a color ready wig that comprises a substrate a having a plurality of strands;
- removing a cuticle from the strands;
- wherein the substrate accepts any dye or coloring without bleaching the substrate.
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13:
- The method of claim 12, wherein the cuticle is removed by a sodium hypochlorite and hydrochloric acid.
14:
- The method of claim 13, further comprising mixing sodium hypochlorite and hydrochloric acid is mixed and applied to the substrate to remove the cuticle.
15:
- The method of claim 14, further comprising applying ammonia, wherein the ammonia is applied to the substrate to interrupt the removal of the cuticle from the substrate.
16:
- The method of claim 15, further comprising applying hydrogen peroxide to the substrate after the ammonia.
17:
- The method of claim 16, further comprising adding a dye to the substrate.
18:
- The method of claim 12, wherein the color ready wig is affixed to a mannequin's head.
19:
- The method of claim 12, wherein the color ready wig comprises a plurality of hair bundles.
20:
- The method of claim 12, further comprising applying an acid to the substrate for a predetermined time interval for removal of a cuticle and applying a second material to the acid and the substrate for a second time period after the first predetermined time interval for interrupting a cuticle removal.
21:
- The method of claim 12, wherein the first predetermined time interval is different than the second time period.
22:
- The method of claim 12, further comprising applying a permanent hair color to the color ready wig for training.
23:
- The method of claim 12, further comprising applying a non-permanent hair color to the color ready wig for training.
24:
- The method of claim 12, further comprising untreated raw human hair strands as the substrate.
25:
- The method of claim 12, further comprising applying an oxidizing agent to the substrate.
26:
- The method of claim 12, further comprising:
- applying a hair dye for a time period of one to sixty minutes and then rinsing the hair dye from the substrate.