Hair treatment applicator
AssigneeHenkel Kommanditgesellschaft auf Aktien
InventorsPeter Busch, Klaus Thiele, Horst Hoeffkes
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Abstract
An applicator consisting of a dispenser in the form of a comb or brush and an active-substance preparation containing at least one hair-softening or hair-setting component in a concentration of from 0.01 to 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the active-substance preparation, and having a viscosity at room temperature of from 0.9 to 12 mPa.s enables hair to be specifically aftertreated with minimal effort and without adversely affecting the hair or scalp.
Claims20
An applicator for the treatment of hair, said applicator comprising:
- (A) a dispenser for contacting the hair;
- (B) a fluid treating composition having a viscosity at room temperature of from about 0.9 to about 12 mPa.s and comprising from about 0.01 to about 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the treating composition, of materials selected from the group of hair-softening and hair-setting components;
- (C) means for containing the fluid treating composition within the applicator;
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- (D) means for achieving transfer of the fluid treating composition from the applicator to the hair at a suitable rate for hair treatment when the applicator is contacted with the hair.
A method of treating hair, comprising contacting the hair with an applicator comprising:
- (A) a dispenser for contacting the hair;
- (B) a fluid treating composition having a viscosity at room temperature of from about 0.9 to about 12 mPa.s and comprising from about 0.01 to about 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the treating composition, of materials selected from the group of hair-softening and hair-setting components;
- (C) means for containing the fluid treating composition within the applicator;
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- (D) means for achieving transfer of the fluid treating composition from the applicator to the hair at a suitable rate for hair treatment when the applicator is contacted with the hair.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.