Hair photobleaching
AssigneeClairol Incorporated
InventorsStan D. Kozikowski, J. Menkart, L. J. Wolfram
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for artificially bleaching or lightening hair by exposing the hair to intense radiation of artificial light. The light is typically from a laser or flashlamp source and provides adequate intensity and power during the lifetime of the excited melanin molecule in the hair to substantially destroy at least some of the melanin molecules in the hair.
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A method of bleaching hair by exposing the hair to one or more effective bursts of radiation of artificial light whereby the radiation's intensity is sufficient to bleach melanin in the hair, wherein the light is generated from a laser or flashlamp source.
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