Hair protection composition
AssigneeEstee Lauder, Inc.
InventorsWalter P. Smith, Frederick J. Penna
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Abstract
Disclosed are a composition for protecting hair from damage caused by exposure to ultraviolet light and a method of using the composition. The composition comprises: (a) a first component selected from the group consisting of a material having superoxide dismutase activity, ascorbic acid, Cytochrome C, mixtures of nicotinamide dehydrogenase and lactate dehydrogenase, uric acid, uric acid salts, and mixtures thereof; (b) a second component selected from the group consisting of mannitol, catalase, and mixtures thereof, and (c) a third component selected from the group consisting of a disulfide, a thiol, and mixtures thereof, said disulfide and said thiol each having a molecular weight of at least about 100.
Claims20
A composition for protecting hair from damage caused by exposure to ultraviolet light, said composition comprising:
- (a) an effective amount of first component selected from the group consisting of a material having superoxide dismutase activity, ascorbic acid, Cytochrome C, mixtures of nicotinamide dehydrogenase and lactate dehydrogenase, uric acid, uric acid salts, and mixtures therof;
- (b) an effective amount of a second component selected from the group consisting of mannitol, catalase, and mixtures thereof,
- (c) an effective amount of a third component selected from the group consisting of a disulfide, a thiol, and mixtures thereof, said disulfide and said thiol each having a molecular weight of at least about 100;
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- (d) a cosmetically acceptable carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.