Process for dyeing keratinous fibres with 5,6-dihydroxy-indole and hydrogen peroxide, preceded or followed by a treatment with an iodide

Claim 2

Process for dyeing keratinous fibers, characterized in that at least one composition (A) comprising, in a medium suitable for dyeing, 5,6-dihydroxyindole in proportions of between 0.01 and 5% by weight in combination with hydrogen peroxide at a concentration from 1 to 40 volumes at a pH of between 2 and 7 is applied to these fibers, the application of composition (A) being preceded or followed by the application of composition (B) comprising iodide ions in proportions of between 0.007 and 4% by weight expressed as I - ions in a medium suitable for dyeing.

Claim 3

Process according to claim 1, wherein composition B comprises iodides chosen from the group consisting of alkali metal, alkaline-earth metal and ammonium iodides.

Claim 4

Process according to claim 1, wherein the application of compositions (A) and (B) of the process is separated by a rinsing stage.

Claim 5

Process according to claim 1, wherein the process is implemented without rinsing between the application of compositions (A) and (B).

Claim 6

Process according to claim 1, characterized in that the 5,6-dihydroxyindole is present in composition A in proportions of between 0.03 and 3% by weight.

Claim 7

Process according to claim 1, wherein the proportion of iodide ions in composition B is between 0.008 and 2.5% by weight expressed as I - ions.

Claim 8

Process according to claim 1, wherein the 5,6-dihydroxyindole and the iodide ions present in compositions (A) and (B) respectively are employed in such proportions as to have a 5,6-dihydroxyindole/I - ratio of between 0.05 and 10.

Claim 9

Process according to claim 1, wherein aqueous solutions of hydrogen peroxide at a concentration from 2 to 20 volumes, are used in composition (A).

Claim 10

Process according to claim 1, wherein compositions (A) and (B) are applied with exposure times between 10 seconds and 45 minutes.

Claim 11

Process according to claim 1, wherein the composition B containing the iodide ions comprises an anhydrous solvent medium consisting of at least one anhydrous solvent.

Claim 12

Process according to claim 1, wherein the composition B containing the iodide ions is aqueous and in that it has a pH of between 2 and 11.

Claim 13

Process according to claim 10, wherein the anhydrous solvent is selected from the group consisting of ethyl alcohol; propyl alcohol; isopropyl alcohol; tert-butyl alcohol; ethylene glycol; monomethyl, monoethyl and monobutyl ethers of ethylene glycol;; ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate; propylene glycol; monomethyl ethers of propylene glycol and dipropylene glycol; methyl lactate; and mixtures thereof.

Claim 14

Process according to claim 1 wherein at least one of compositions (A) and (B) further comprise at least one adjuvant selected from the group consisting of a fatty amide present in an amount ranging from 0.05 to 10 weight percent, a surfactant selected from the group consisting of an anionic, cationic, nonionic, amphoteric surfactant and mixtures thereof present in an amount ranging from 0.1 to 50 weight percent, a thickening agent selected from the group consisting of sodium alginate, gum arabic, guar gum, xanthan gum, scleroglucan, cellulose derivative, acrylic acid polymer, bentonite and mixtures thereof present in an amount ranging from 0.1 to 5 weight percent, an alkalizing agent, an acidifying agent, a perfume, a sequestrant, a film-forming agent, a dispersant, a conditioning agent, a preservative, an opaqueing agent and a swelling agent for fibers.

Claim 15

Process according to claim 1 wherein the keratinous fibers are human hair.

Claim 16

Process according to claim 1, wherein the pH of composition (A) is between 3.5 and 7.

Claim 17

Process according to claim 7, wherein the ratio of dihydroxyindole/I - is between 0.5 and 2.

Claim 18

Process according to claim 11, wherein the pH of composition (B) is between 2 and 7.

Claim 19

Process according to claim 11, wherein composition (B) comprises water and at least one other solvent selected from the group consisting of ethyl alcohol; propyl alcohol; isopropyl alcohol; tert-butyl alcohol; ethylene glycol; monomethyl, monoethyl and monobutyl ethers of ethylene glycol; ethylene glycol monoethyl ether acetate; propylene glycol; monomethyl ethers of propylene glycol and dipropylene glycol; methyl lactate; and mixtures thereof.

Claim 20

Device with several compartments or "kit" for dyeing keratinous fibers, comprising a first compartment containing a composition comprising iodide ions in proportions of between 0.007 and 4% by weight as I - ions in a medium suitable for dyeing, a second compartment containing a composition comprising 5,6-dihydroxyindole in proportions of between 0.01 and 5% by weight in a medium suitable for dyeing, and a third compartment containing a composition of 1 to 40 volume hydrogen peroxide at a pH of between 2 and 7, the composition contained in the third compartment being intended to be mixed with the contents of the second compartment at the time of use.

Claim 21

Device with several compartments or "kit" for dyeing keratinous fibers, comprising a first compartment containing a composition comprising iodide ions in proportions of between 0.007 and 4% by weight as I - ions in a medium suitable for dyeing, a second compartment containing a composition comprising 5,6-dihydroxyindole in proportions of between 0.01 and 5% by weight in a medium suitable for dyeing, and a third compartment containing a composition of 1 to 40 volume hydrogen peroxide at a pH of between 2 and 7, the composition contained in the third compartment being intended to be mixed with the contents of the second compartment at the time of use.

Claim 22

Device according to claim 19, wherein the media suitable for dyeing present in the first and second compartments are aqueous and have, in the case of the medium contained in the first compartment, a pH of between 2 and 11, in the case of the medium contained in the second compartment, a pH of between 2 and 7.

Claim 23

Device according to claim 19, wherein the iodide ion or the 5,6-dihydroxyindole or both the iodide ion and the 5,6-dihydroxyindole are in an anhydrous solvent medium.

Claim 24

Device according to claim 21 further comprising a fourth compartment containing an aqueous medium suitable for dyeing intended to be mixed with the contents of the first or the second compartment or both the first and second compartments at the time of use.