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Process and composition for coloring hair with pigments
Assignee: P&G Hair Care Holding Inc
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Filing: 1983-07-01
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Granted: 1985-12-17
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Expires: 2003-07-01
Abstract
Abstract A process and composition for coloring human hair on the head with pigments that employ a dispersion of pigment or pigments in an aqueous alcoholic liquid medium that contains a cationic polymer that is compatible with the aqueous alcoholic medium.
Inventors
- 👤 Herman Bogaty
- 👤 Keith Brown
- 👤 Norman P. Loveless
- 👤 Leszek J. Wolfram
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 22:05
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/72; A61K8/81; A61K8/817; A61K8/8182; A61K8/84; A61K8/88; A61Q; A61Q5/00; A61Q5/06; A61Q5/065; A61K2800/00; A61K2800/40; A61K2800/42; A61K2800/43; A61K2800/54; A61K2800/542; A61K2800/5426; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S424/00; Y10S424/01; Y10S424/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 31
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A process for coloring hair on the human head with a liquid composition containing one or more pigments which comprises: (a) forming a dispersion consisting essentially of an effective coloring amount of said pigment in an aqueous alcoholic liquid medium containing a cationic polymer having amino or quaternary groups; said cationic polymer being compatible with said aqueous alcoholic medium and said pigment being insoluble in said alcohol; the ratio by volume of alcohol to water in said aqueous alcoholic medium being in the range of from about 1:10 to about 50:1; (b) applying said dispersion to said hair at a temperature that is tolerated by the live human scalp and for a time sufficient to deposit an effective coloring amount of said pigment on said hair.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
A process for coloring hair on the human head with a liquid composition containing one or more pigments which comprises: (a) forming a dispersion consisting essentially of an effective coloring amount of said pigment in an aqueous alcoholic liquid medium containing a cationic polymer having amino or quaternary groups; said cationic polymer being compatible with said aqueous alcoholic medium and said pigment being insoluble in said alcohol; the ratio by volume of alcohol to water in said aqueous alcoholic medium being in the range of from about 1:10 to about 50:1; (b) applying said dispersion to said hair at a temperature that is tolerated by the live human scalp and for a time sufficient to deposit an effective coloring amount of said pigment on said hair.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process according to claim 1 in which said composition is applied to said hair by combing it through the hair.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process according to claim 1 in which the hair is dried after application of said dispersion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process according to claim 1 in which said composition is applied to the hair for a period of from about 1 to 20 minutes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A process according to claim 4 wherein said time of application is in the range of from about 1 minute to about 10 minutes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A process according to claim 1 in which said hair is rinsed after the application of said composition and then subjected to a drying step.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process according to claim 1 in which the ratio by volume of alcohol to water in said aqueous alcoholic medium is in the range of from about 1:1 to about 3:1.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process according to claim 7 in which the ratio by volume of alcohol to water in said aqueous alcoholic medium is in the range of from about 1.2:1 to about 2:1.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
52 words
A process according to claim 1 in which the cationic polymer is of the following structure: ##STR4## wherein: (a) D is a divalent C 1-6 alkylene radical; (b) R is C 1-10 alkyl or substituted C 1-10 alkyl; and (c) x is the degree of polymerization where X is 2 or more.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
55 words
A process according to claim 1 in which said cationic polymer is of the formula: ##STR5## wherein: (a) R' is C 1-6 alkyl; (b) R" is hydrogen or C 1-6 alkyl; (c) R'" is C 1-6 hydroxyalkyl; (d) X is halogen; and (e) x is the degree of polymerization where X is 2 or more.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
A process according to claim 1 in which said cationic polymer is a quaternized polyvinylic pyridine.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
83 words
A composition for coloring hair on the human head which comprises: (a) a dispersion consisting essentially of an effective coloring amount of a pigment in an aqueous alcoholic liquid medium containing a cationic polymer having amino or quaternary ammonium groups; said cationic polymer being compatible with said aqueous alcoholic medium and said pigment being insoluble in said alcohol; (b) the ratio by volume of alcohol to water in said aqueous alcoholic medium being in the range of from about 1:10 to about 50:1.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
83 words
A composition for coloring hair on the human head which comprises: (a) a dispersion consisting essentially of an effective coloring amount of a pigment in an aqueous alcoholic liquid medium containing a cationic polymer having amino or quaternary ammonium groups; said cationic polymer being compatible with said aqueous alcoholic medium and said pigment being insoluble in said alcohol; (b) the ratio by volume of alcohol to water in said aqueous alcoholic medium being in the range of from about 1:10 to about 50:1.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
A composition according to claim 12 in which the ratio by volume of alcohol to water in said aqueous alcoholic medium is in the range of from about 1:1 to about 3:1.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
A composition according to claim 13 in which the ratio by volume of alcohol to water in said aqueous alcoholic medium is in the range of from about 1.2:1 to about 2:1.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
51 words
A composition according to claim 12 in which said cationic polymer is of the formula: ##STR6## wherein: (a) D is a divalent C 1-6 alkylene radical; (b) R is C 1-10 alkyl or substituted C 1-10 alkyl; and (c) x is the degree of polymerization where X is 2 or more.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
55 words
A composition according to claim 12 in which said cationic polymer is of the formula: ##STR7## wherein: (a) R' is C 1-6 alkyl; (b) R" is hydrogen or C 1-6 alkyl; (c) R'" is C 1-6 hydroxyalkyl; (d) X is halogen; and (e) x is the degree of polymerization where X is 2 or more.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition according to claim 12 in which said cationic polymer is a quaternized polyvinylic pyridine.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
39 words
A composition according to claim 12 in which said pigment is present in said composition at a level in the range of from about 0.01% to about 10% solids by weight based on the total weight of said composition.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
40 words
A composition according to claim 18 in which said cationic polymer is present in said composition at a level in the range of from about 0.1% to about 20% solids by weight based on the total weight of said composition.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
39 words
A composition according to claim 12 in which said pigment is present in said composition at a level within the range of from about 0.03% to about 7% solids by weight based on the total weight of said composition.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
40 words
A composition according to claim 20 in which said cationic polymer is present in said composition at a level in the range of from about 2.5% to about 5% solids by weight based on the total weight of said composition.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
33 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said cationic polymer is selected from the group consisting of adipic acid/dimethylaminohydroxypropyl diethylenetriamine copolymer; adipic acid epoxypropyl diethylenetriamine copolymer, Polyquaternium-1, and quaternized polymer of 4-vinyl pyridine.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
29 words
A process according to claim 22 wherein said pigment is selected from the group consisting of metal oxides, carbon black, phthalocyanine pigments, quinacridone pigments, azo pigments and xanthene pigments.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
32 words
A composition according to claim 12 wherein said cationic polymer is selected from the group consisting of adipic acid/dimethylaminohydroxypropyl diethylenetriamine copolymer, adipic acid/epoxypropyl diethylenetrianime copolymer, Polyquaternium-1, and quaternized polymer of 4-vinyl pyridine.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
29 words
A composition according to claim 24 wherein said pigment is selected from the group consisting of metal oxides, carbon black, phthalocyanine pigments, quinacridone pigments, azo pigments and xanthene pigments.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process according to claim 1 in which the liquid composition also contains a thickener.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
17 words
A process according to claims 1 or 26 in which the liquid composition also contains a fragrance.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
13 words
A composition according to claim 12 wherein said dispersion also contains a thickener.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition according to claims 12 or 28 in which said dispersion also contains a fragrance.
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