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Hair treating composition containing a mink oil fatty acid quaternary ammonium salt
Assignee: Helene Curtis Industries Inc
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Filing: 1976-02-27
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Granted: 1977-08-02
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Expires: 1996-02-27
Abstract
Abstract An improved hair treating composition for waving and straightening hair is provided. The novel composition comprises from about 0.5 to about 15 percent by weight of a reducing agent selected from the group consisting of ammonium and sodium sulfites and bisulfites and from about 0.1 to about 5.0 percent by weight of a quaternary ammonium salt of a mink oil fatty acid and has a pH between 6.5 and 6.9.
Inventors
- 👤 Norman L. Edelberg
- 👤 Chester A. Davis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 04:37
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/19; A61K8/23; A61K8/30; A61K8/40; A61K8/41; A61K8/416; A61Q; A61Q5/00; A61Q5/04; A61Q5/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
66 words
A hair treating composition comprising in an aqueous medium from about 0.5 to about 15% by weight of a reducing agent selected from the group consisting of ammonium sulfite, sodium sulfite, ammonium bisulfite and sodium bisulfite, and from about 0.17 to about 5.0% by weight of a mink oil fatty acid based quaternary ammonium salt, said composition having a pH of between 6.5 and 6.9, inclusive.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
66 words
A hair treating composition comprising in an aqueous medium from about 0.5 to about 15% by weight of a reducing agent selected from the group consisting of ammonium sulfite, sodium sulfite, ammonium bisulfite and sodium bisulfite, and from about 0.17 to about 5.0% by weight of a mink oil fatty acid based quaternary ammonium salt, said composition having a pH of between 6.5 and 6.9, inclusive.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said mink oil fatty acid based quaternary ammonium salt is represented by the formula: ##STR2## wherein R is the radical of mink oil fatty acids.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said reducing agent is present in an amount of from 5 to 12 percent by weight and said quaternary ammonium salt is present in an amount of from 0.2 to 2.0 percent by weight.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said reducing agent is ammonium bisulfite.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said reducing agent is sodium bisulfite.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said reducing agent is ammonium sulfite.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
12 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein said reducing agent is sodium sulfite.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
A method of imparting a new stable configuration to the hair which comprises applying to the hair the composition of claim 1, setting the hair in a desired configuration, rinsing the hair and thereafter applying an oxidizing solution to the hair while said hair is maintained in said desired configuration.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 8 wherein said desired configuration is a curled configuration and said hair is maintained on curlers.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 8 wherein said desired configuration is a straight configuration and said hair is combed while wetted with said composition.
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