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Composition for coloring skin and method
Assignee: P&G Hair Care Holding Inc
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Filing: 1988-08-12
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Granted: 1991-05-14
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Expires: 2008-08-12
Abstract
Abstract A composition for coloring skin comprising a carrier containing an alcohol component consisting of an aromatic alcohol, an aliphatic alcohol or mixtures thereof and certain certified acid dyes, said composition having an acid pH equal to or less than 4.
Inventors
- 👤 Linda Albrecht
- 👤 Leszek J. Wolfram
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 12:44
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/46; A61K8/463; A61K8/33; A61K8/35; A61K8/355; A61Q; A61Q1/00; A61Q1/02; A61Q19/00; A61Q19/04; A61K2800/00; A61K2800/40; A61K2800/42; A61K2800/43; A61K2800/52
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
71 words
A process for coloring skin which comprises the step of contacting the skin with a solution consisting of (a) an alcohol component which is capable of penetrating the skin to alter the hydrophobic or hydrophilic structures thereof; (b) a water soluble acid dye component wherein the dye is at least one selected from the group consisting of dyes having the formula: ##STR9## (c) water wherein the solution has an acid pH.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
71 words
A process for coloring skin which comprises the step of contacting the skin with a solution consisting of (a) an alcohol component which is capable of penetrating the skin to alter the hydrophobic or hydrophilic structures thereof; (b) a water soluble acid dye component wherein the dye is at least one selected from the group consisting of dyes having the formula: ##STR9## (c) water wherein the solution has an acid pH.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The process of claim 1 wherein the alcohol component is at least one alcohol selected from the group consisting of: benzyl alcohol, n-pentanol, n-butanol, and ethanol.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the alcohol component is a combination of benzyl alcohol and ethanol.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The process of claim 2 wherein the dye component is a combination of dye of the formulae: ##STR10##
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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