Shaping keratin fibres using a sugar
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsRandy Purnell WASHINGTON, Jamie Angel REED, Alan David WILLEY, Stevan A. SAMUEL
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Abstract
Method for shaping keratin fibres comprising: providing a crosslinking composition, wherein the crosslinking composition comprises: an active agent, wherein the active agent is a sugar; a photocatalyst; a cosmetically acceptable carrier; and applying the crosslinking composition to keratin fibres, mechanically shaping the keratin fibres with an appliance or implement, and exposing the composition to electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength of from about 300 nm to about 750 nm. Also a related composition, use, kit and process.
Claims16
A method for shaping keratin fibres comprising:
- (a) providing a crosslinking composition, wherein the crosslinking composition comprises:
- an active agent, wherein the active agent is a sugar and wherein the active agent has a molecular weight of about 500 g/mol or less;
- a photocatalyst being a hydroxy-substituted aromatic compound;
- a cosmetically acceptable carrier;
- wherein the crosslinking composition has not been exposed to electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength of about 750 nm or less for about 30 min or more;
- (b) applying the crosslinking composition to keratin fibres, mechanically shaping the keratin fibres with an appliance or implement, and exposing the composition to electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength of from about 300 nm to about 750 nm.
A method for shaping keratin fibres comprising:
- (a) providing a solid composition, wherein the solid composition comprises:
- an active agent, wherein the active agent is a sugar and wherein the active agent has a molecular weight of about 500 g/mol or less;
- a photocatalyst being a hydroxy-substituted aromatic compound;
- and then mixing the solid composition with a cosmetically acceptable carrier to form a crosslinking composition;
- (b) applying the crosslinking composition to keratin fibres, mechanically shaping the keratin fibres with an appliance or implement, and exposing the composition to electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength of from about 300 nm to about 750 nm.
A crosslinking composition for shaping keratin fibres comprising:
- an active agent, wherein the active agent is a sugar, and wherein the active agent has a molecular weight of about 500 g/mol or less;
- a photocatalyst being a hydroxy-substituted aromatic compound, wherein the hydroxy-substituted aromatic compound is multicyclic.
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