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AssigneeShiseido Company, Ltd.
InventorsEdward Borish, Judith A. Cohee, Andrew Savaides
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By providing a neutralizing solution formulated with an alkaline pH, for use with a conventional reducing lotion, a long-lasting, permanently waved head of hair is attained. Furthermore, by employing the neutralizing solution of the present invention, substantially reduced hair damage and substantially improved curl retention and formation is attained. In the preferred embodiment, the alkaline pH neutralizing solution of the present invention is attained by employing a bromate salt in combination with at least one pH adjusting agent. If desired, hair conditioning and wave enhancing additives may also be employed. Preferably, the bromate salt employed comprises one selected from the group consisting of sodium bromate and potassium bromate, with sodium bromate.
A neutralizing or oxidizing composition for application to hair as part of a permanent waving process, said composition comprising:
A neutralizer or oxidizing composition for application to hair as part of a permanent waving process, said composition comprising:
A process for permanently waving hair by performing conventional steps to reduce the hair and to rinse the reducing solution from the hair, followed by the steps of:
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