Hair dye or bleach supports

An oxidizing composition capable of reforming open S--S bonds of hair keratin and free of an anionic polymer for use in the second stage of a permanent wave operation wherein the S--S bonds of hair keratin, previously opened by contact with a reducing agent capable of opening the S--S bonds of the hair keratin, are reformed, said oxidizing composition comprising an oxidizing agent capable of reforming open S--S bonds of hair keratin in an amount effective to reform said S--S bonds of the hair keratin and at least one polymer having units of the formula ##STR12## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, each independently represent alkyl having 1-20 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl having 1-20 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having 5 or 6 carbon atoms in the ring, alkyl substituted cycloalkyl having 5 or 6 carbon atoms in the ring and wherein the total number of carbon atoms is less than 20 and phenylalkyl wherein the alkyl moiety has 1-3 carbon atoms, one or both of the pairs R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, together with the nitrogen atom to which each of said respective pairs is attached, form a ring having 2-6 carbon atoms or a ring having 2-6 carbon atoms and a heteroatom other than nitrogen;

• X.sup..crclbar. is an inorganic or organic acid anion;
• m is 2 or 3;
• and
• A represents linear or branched alkylene or alkenylene having 2-18 carbon atoms, linear or branched alkylene or alkenylene having 2-18 carbon atoms and substituted by --OH or .dbd.O groups, or linear or branched alkylene or alkenylene having 2-18 carbon atoms and interrupted by sulfur, nitrogen or phenylene groups, said polymer being present in an amount ranging from 0.1 to 10 percent by weight based on the total weight of said composition.

A reducing composition free of an anionic polymer for use in the first stage of a permanent wave operation wherein the S--S bonds of the hair keratin are opened, said composition comprising a reducing agent capable of opening the S--S bonds of the hair keratin in an amount effective to open said S--S bonds of the hair keratin and at least one polymer having units of the formula ##STR17## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, each independently represent alkyl having 1-20 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl having 1-20 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having 5 or 6 carbon atoms in the ring, alkyl substituted cycloalkyl having 5 or 6 carbon atoms in the ring and wherein the total number of carbon atoms is less than 20 and phenylalkyl wherein the alkyl moiety has 1-3 carbon atoms, one or both of the pairs R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, together with the nitrogen atom to which each of said respective pairs is attached, form a ring having 2-6 carbon atoms or a ring having 2-6 carbon atoms and a heteroatom other than nitrogen;

• m is 2 or 3;
• A represents orthoxylene, metaxylene, paraxylene, --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --S--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --, --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --O--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --, --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --S--S--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --, --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --SO--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --, --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --SO.sub.2 --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --, --CH.sub.2 --CO--CH.sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --CH.sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --O--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --CH.sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --SO.sub.2 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --CH.sub.2 --, --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --CH.sub.2 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --, --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --C(CH.sub.3).sub.2 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --, --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --CHOH--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --, --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --CO--C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --, alkylene-N(R.sub. 5)-alkylene, or arylene --X.sub.1 -- arylene, wherein X.sub.1 represents --O--, --S--, --S--S--, --SO--, --SO.sub.2 -- or --N(R.sub.5)--, R.sub.5 represents alkyl, cycloalkyl or aralkyl, having up to 20 carbon atoms, said alkylene and arylene groups having up to 20 carbon atoms and n is 2 or 3, and
• X.sup..crclbar. is a halide or an anion derived from a phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, paratoluene sulfonic acid or a carboxylic acid.

A reducing composition free of an anionic polymer for use in the first stage of a permanent wave operation wherein the S--S bonds of the hair keratin are opened, said composition comprising a reducing agent capable of opening the S--S bonds of the hair keratin in an amount effective to open said S--S bonds of the hair keratin and at least one polymer having units of the formula ##STR18## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, each independently represent alkyl having 1-20 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl having 1-20 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having 5 or 6 carbon atoms in the ring, alkyl substituted cycloalkyl having 5 or 6 carbon atoms in the ring and wherein the total number of carbon atoms is less than 20 and phenylalkyl wherein the alkyl moiety has 1-3 carbon atoms, one or both of the pairs R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, together with the nitrogen atom to which each of said respective pairs is attached, form a ring having 2-6 carbon atoms or a ring having 2-6 carbon atoms and a heteroatom other than nitrogen;

• X.sup..crclbar. is an inorganic or organic acid anion;
• m is 2 or 3;
• and
• A represents --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --O--(CH.sub.2).sub.n -- wherein n is 2 or 3, --CH.sub.2 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --CH.sub.2 --, --CH.sub.2 --CHOH--CH.sub.2 --, --(CH.sub.2).sub.p -- wherein p is 2 to 18 or --(CH.sub.2).sub.n.sbsb.1 --CH.dbd.CH--(CH.sub.2).sub.n.sbsb.2 -- wherein n.sub.1 and n.sub.2 are integers including zero, the sum of n.sub.1 and n.sub.2 being at most 16.