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US 2017/0361129 A1Published application
Compositions for shaping or altering the shape of hair
AssigneeL'oreal
InventorsAngela ELLINGTON, Eric OSEI-ACQUAH, Frederic CERVANTES
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is an agent for shaping or altering the shape of hair, such as by straightening or relaxing hair, the agent comprising: A. a hair treatment composition containing an alkaline material selected from a hydroxide-containing compound and a carbonate compound; a cationic polymer selected from a quaternary diammonium polycondensate; an amphoteric polymer selected from a quaternary ammonium compound; an organic solvent, and water; and optionally, B. an activator component; wherein the pH of the composition is equal to or greater than 12 and wherein the weight ratio of (b) to (c) ranges from about 1 up to about 3.
Claims40
An agent for shaping or altering the shape of hair, the agent comprising:
- A. a hair treatment composition comprising:
- (a) at least one alkaline material selected from:
- (i) at least one hydroxide-containing compound selected from alkali metal hydroxides, alkaline-earth metal hydroxides, transition metal hydroxides, and mixtures thereof;
- and
- (ii) at least one carbonate compound selected from lithium carbonate, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, guanidine carbonate, and mixtures thereof;
- (b) at least one cationic polymer selected from at least one quaternary diammonium polycondensate composed of repeat units corresponding to the formula (a) below:
- in which R1, R2, R3 and R4, which are identical or different, denote an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, n and p are integers that vary from 2 to 6 and X— is a mineral or organic acid anion;
- (c) at least one amphoteric polymer selected from at least one quaternary ammonium compound;
- (d) at least one organic solvent;
- and
- (e) water;
- wherein the weight ratio of (b) to (c) ranges from about 1 up to about 3;
- and optionally,
- B. an activator component;
- wherein the pH of the agent is equal to or greater than about 12.
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An agent for shaping or altering the shape of hair, the agent comprising:
- (a) from about 0.1% to about 30% by weight of at least one alkaline material selected from at least one hydroxide-containing compound selected from alkali metal hydroxides, alkaline-earth metal hydroxides, transition metal hydroxides, and mixtures thereof and wherein the at least one alkaline material is not selected from at least one carbonate compound;
- (b) from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of at least one cationic polymer selected from at least one quaternary diammonium polycondensate composed of repeat units corresponding to the formula (a) below:
- in which R1, R2, R3 and R4, which are identical or different, denote an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, n and p are integers that vary from 2 to 6 and X— is a mineral or organic acid anion;
- (c) from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of at least one amphoteric polymer selected from at least one quaternary ammonium compound;
- (d) at least one organic solvent;
- and
- (e) water;
- (f) an activator component comprising at least one carbonate compound selected from guanidine carbonate, and optionally, a solvent;
- all weights being based on the total weight of the agent for shaping or altering the shape of hair;
- wherein the pH of the agent for shaping or altering the shape of hair is equal to or greater than about 13;
- and
- wherein the weight ratio of (b) to (c) ranges from about 1 up to about 3.
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A hair treatment agent for shaping or altering the shape of hair, the hair treatment agent comprising:
- (a) from about 0.1% to about 30% by weight of at least one alkaline material selected from at least one carbonate compound selected from lithium carbonate, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, guanidine carbonate, and mixtures thereof and wherein the at least one alkaline material is not selected from at least one hydroxide-containing compound;
- (b) from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of at least one cationic polymer selected from at least one quaternary diammonium polycondensate composed of repeat units corresponding to the formula (a) below:
- in which R1, R2, R3 and R4, which are identical or different, denote an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, n and p are integers that vary from 2 to 6 and X— is a mineral or organic acid anion;
- (c) from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of at least one amphoteric polymer selected from at least one quaternary ammonium compound;
- (d) at least one organic solvent;
- and
- (e) water;
- (f) an activator component comprising at least one hydroxide-containing compound selected from alkali metal hydroxides, alkaline-earth metal hydroxides, transition metal hydroxides, and mixtures thereof, and optionally, a solvent;
- all weights being based on the total weight of the hair treatment agent;
- wherein the pH of the agent is equal to or greater than about 13;
- and
- wherein the weight ratio of (b) to (c) ranges from about 1 up to about 3.
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A process for shaping hair or altering the shape of hair, the process comprising the steps of:
- (1) contacting hair with a shampoo having a neutral pH;
- (2) rinsing the hair with water;
- (3) providing a hair treatment agent for shaping or altering the shape of hair, the hair treatment agent comprising:
- A. a composition containing:
- (a) at least one alkaline material selected from:
- (i) at least one hydroxide-containing compound selected from alkali metal hydroxides, alkaline-earth metal hydroxides, transition metal hydroxides, and mixtures thereof;
- and
- (ii) at least one carbonate compound selected from lithium carbonate, sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate, guanidine carbonate, and mixtures thereof;
- (b) at least one cationic polymer selected from at least one quaternary diammonium polycondensate composed of repeat units corresponding to the formula (a) below:
- in which R1, R2, R3 and R4, which are identical or different, denote an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, n and p are integers that vary from 2 to 6 and X— is a mineral or organic acid anion;
- (c) at least one amphoteric polymer selected from at least one quaternary ammonium compound;
- (d) at least one organic solvent;
- and
- (e) water;
- all weights above being based on the total weight of the composition;
- wherein the weight ratio of (b) to (c) ranges from about 1 up to about 3;
- and optionally,
- B. an activator component;
- and
- wherein the agent has a pH ranging from equal to or greater than about 12;
- (4) applying composition A onto the hair, or mixing composition A with the activator component in B to form a mixture or a ready-to-use composition, then applying the mixture onto the hair;
- (5) brushing the hair;
- (6) heating the hair at a temperature of at least 40° C., preferably at a temperature of from about 40° C. to about 250° C., preferably from about 100° C. to about 230° C., or more preferably from about 150° C. to about 230° C.;
- while optionally applying a smoothing action on the hair, wherein when a smoothing action is employed, the heating action and smoothing action are accomplished by use of a heating flat iron device;
- and
- (7) rinsing the hair with water or contacting the hair with an intermediate agent having a neutral pH and selected from a shampoo and/or a conditioner, followed by rinsing with water.
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A kit for straightening or relaxing hair, the kit comprising:
- I. a first unit containing a hair treatment composition containing:
- (a) at least one alkaline material selected from:
- at least one hydroxide-containing compound selected from alkali metal hydroxides, alkaline-earth metal hydroxides, transition metal hydroxides, and mixtures thereof;
- (b) at least one cationic polymer selected from at least one quaternary diammonium polycondensate composed of repeat units corresponding to the formula (a) below:
- in which R1, R2, R3 and R4, which are identical or different, denote an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, n and p are integers that vary from 2 to 6 and X— is a mineral or organic acid anion;
- (c) at least one amphoteric polymer selected from at least one quaternary ammonium compound;
- (d) at least one organic solvent;
- and
- (e) water;
- wherein the weight ratio of (b) to (c) ranges from about 1 up to about 3;
- wherein the pH of the composition is equal to or greater than about 12;
- II. a second unit containing a neutralizing composition selected from a shampoo and a conditioner.
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A kit for straightening or relaxing hair, the kit comprising:
- I. a first unit containing a hair treatment composition containing:
- (a) at least one alkaline material;
- (b) at least one cationic polymer selected from at least one quaternary diammonium polycondensate composed of repeat units corresponding to the formula (a) below:
- in which R1, R2, R3 and R4, which are identical or different, denote an alkyl or hydroxyalkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, n and p are integers that vary from 2 to 6 and X— is a mineral or organic acid anion;
- (c) at least one amphoteric polymer selected from at least one quaternary ammonium compound;
- (d) at least one organic solvent;
- and
- (e) water;
- wherein the weight ratio of (b) to (c) ranges from about 1 up to about 3;
- wherein the pH of the composition is equal to or greater than about 12;
- and
- II. a second unit containing a neutralizing composition selected from a shampoo and a conditioner.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.