US4517175A
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Hair cosmetics
Assignee: Kao Corp
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Filing: 1983-05-23
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Granted: 1985-05-14
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Expires: 2003-05-23
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed herein is a hair cosmetic comprising flavanol derivatives. Also disclosed a hair cosmetic comprising flavanol derivatives and peptide compounds. A hair cosmetic comprising flavanol derivatives can impart excellent hair style formability and retentivity and an appropriate degree of smoothness or softness to the hair. Peptide compounds synergistically improve the above performance when used in combination with the flavanol derivatives.
Inventors
- 👤 Hidetoshi Iwabuchi
- 👤 Takeo Okumura
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 14:22
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61Q; A61Q5/00; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/49; A61K8/4973; A61K8/498; A61K8/64; A61K8/65; A61K8/96; A61K8/97; A61K8/9783; A61K8/9789; A61Q5/02; A61Q5/06; A61Q5/065; A61Q5/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
42 words
A hair cosmetic, comprising: (a) at least one flavanol derivative selected from the group consisting of epicatechin, epigallocatechin, epicatechin gallate, epigallocatechin gallate, catechin, and gallocatechin; and (b) at least one peptide compound selected from the group consisting of collagen, keratin and silk.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
42 words
A hair cosmetic, comprising: (a) at least one flavanol derivative selected from the group consisting of epicatechin, epigallocatechin, epicatechin gallate, epigallocatechin gallate, catechin, and gallocatechin; and (b) at least one peptide compound selected from the group consisting of collagen, keratin and silk.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
12 words
The hair cosmetic of claim 1, wherein said peptide compound is silk.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
The hair cosmetic of claim 1, wherein said peptide compound is keratin.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The hair cosmetic of claim 1, wherein the amount of flavanol derivative in said hair cosmetic ranges from 0.0001 wt. % to 1 wt. %.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The hair cosmetic of claim 4, wherein the amount of said flavanol derivative ranges from 0.0005-0.1 wt. %.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The hair cosmetic of claim 5, wherein the amount of said flavanol derivative ranges from 0.001-0.05% by weight.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The hair cosmetic of claim 1, wherein the amount of said peptide compound ranges from 0.01-10 wt. %.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The hair cosmetic of claim 7, wherein the amount of said peptide compound ranges from 0.05-3 wt. %.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
43 words
The hair cosmetic of claim 1, wherein said hair cosmetic is a shampoo, hair rinse, after shampoo, conditioner, hair conditioner, set lotion, blow styling lotion, hair spray, hair dye, bleach, permanent wave first agent, permanent wave second agent, hair liquid or hair tonic.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
53 words
A method of cosmetically treating the hair, comprising: treating said hair with a hair cosmetic formulation containing at least one flavanol derivative selected from the group consisting of epicatechin, epigallocatechin, epicatechin gallate, epigallocatechin gallate, catechin, and gallocatechin; and at least one peptide compound selected from the group consisting of collagen, keratin and silk.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
53 words
A method of cosmetically treating the hair, comprising: treating said hair with a hair cosmetic formulation containing at least one flavanol derivative selected from the group consisting of epicatechin, epigallocatechin, epicatechin gallate, epigallocatechin gallate, catechin, and gallocatechin; and at least one peptide compound selected from the group consisting of collagen, keratin and silk.
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