Method of Inhibiting Copper Deposition on Hair
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsJennifer Mary MARSH, Casey Patrick KELLY
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Abstract
A method of inhibiting copper deposition on hair and facilitating the removal of copper deposited on hair including applying to the hair a shampoo composition having ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinic acid (EDDS) and/or histidine, rinsing the shampoo composition from the hair, applying to the hair a conditioner composition comprising histidine, rinsing the conditioner composition from the hair, and applying to the hair a leave-on treatment comprising ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinic acid (EDDS).
Claims15
1) A method of inhibiting copper deposition on hair and facilitating the removal of copper deposited on hair comprising:
- a. applying to the hair a shampoo composition comprising:
- i. from about 0.025% to about 0.25% of a compound selected from the group consisting of ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinic acid (EDDS), derivatives of ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinic acid (EDDS), salts of ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinic acid (EDDS), histidine, and mixtures thereof, by weight of the shampoo composition;
- ii. from about 2% to about 50% of one or more detersive surfactants, by weight of the shampoo composition;
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- iii. from about 20% to about 95% of a first aqueous carrier, by weight of the shampoo composition;
- b. rinsing the shampoo composition from the hair;
- c. applying to the hair a conditioner composition comprising:
- i. from about 0.025% to about 0.25% histidine, by weight of the conditioner composition;
- ii. a conditioner gel matrix comprising:
- 1. from about 0.1% to about 20% of one or more high melting point fatty compounds, by weight of the gel matrix;
- 2. from about 0.1% to about 10% of a cationic surfactant system, by weight of the gel matrix;
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- 3. at least 20% of a second aqueous carrier, by weight of the gel matrix;
- d. rinsing the conditioner composition from the hair;
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- e. applying to the hair a leave-on treatment comprising:
- i. from about 0.025% to about 0.25% of a compound selected from the group consisting of ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinic acid (EDDS), derivatives of ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinic acid (EDDS), salts of ethylenediamine-N,N′-disuccinic acid (EDDS), and mixtures thereof, by weight of the leave-on treatment;
- ii. one or more rheology modifiers;
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- iii. at least 20% of a third aqueous carrier, by weight of the leave-on treatment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.