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Composition and method for coloring and conditioning hair
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-03-14
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Granted: 1992-05-05
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Expires: 2010-03-14
Abstract
Abstract A method for non-permanently or semi-permanently coloring hair with an aqueous clay-based composition that involves applying the composition to hair and exposing the hair to heat for a period of time sufficient to dry the composition to a hard and flaky state. The hair coloring composition also can include effective amounts of a reconstruction component (protein), a moisturizer component having sodium hyaluronate, and a shine imparting component having henna extract.
Inventors
- 👤 Rocco F. Altobelli
- 👤 Wallace R. Hlavic
- 👤 Annette Angell-Schram
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 12:54
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/19; A61K8/26; A61K8/30; A61K8/64; A61K8/645; A61K8/65; A61K8/72; A61K8/73; A61K8/735; A61Q; A61Q5/00; A61Q5/06; A61Q5/065; A61Q5/12; A61K2800/00; A61K2800/20; A61K2800/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 37
Claim 1
Independent Claim
55 words
A composition for coloring hair comprising: about 20-70% water; about 5-25% clay; 0.00001-5.0% of a coloring component, wherein said coloring component is selected from the group consisting of a non-permanent coloring agent and a semi-permanent coloring agent; about 0.1-5.0% moisturizer component; about 2-20% reconstruction component; and about 0.5-20% shine imparting component or any combination thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
55 words
A composition for coloring hair comprising: about 20-70% water; about 5-25% clay; 0.00001-5.0% of a coloring component, wherein said coloring component is selected from the group consisting of a non-permanent coloring agent and a semi-permanent coloring agent; about 0.1-5.0% moisturizer component; about 2-20% reconstruction component; and about 0.5-20% shine imparting component or any combination thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
A composition of claim 1 wherein the combination is: about 2-20% reconstruction component; about 0.1-5.0% moisturizer component; and about 0.5-20% shine imparting component.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A composition of claim 1 wherein the coloring component is a non-permanent coloring agent selected from the group consisting of FD&C colors and dyes, D&C colors and dyes, H&C colors and dyes and oxidation dye intermediates.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A composition of claim 1 wherein the coloring component is a semi-permanent coloring agent selected from the group consisting of pyrazolone compounds, monoazo compounds, xanthene compounds, triphenylmethane compounds, diazo compounds, metal-complex dyes and oxidation dye intermediates.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
A composition of claim 4 wherein the semi-permanent coloring agent is a metal-complex dye selected from the group consisting of cobalt azo complexes and chromium azo complexes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
A composition of claim 4 wherein the oxidation dye intermediation is a nitrophenylenediamine.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
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A composition of claim 6 wherein the nitrophenylenediamine is selected from the group consisting of o-nitro-p-phenylenediamine and p-nitro-o-phenylenediamine.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
11 words
A composition of claim 1 wherein said reconstruction component is protein.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
12 words
A composition of claim 1 wherein said moisturizer component comprises sodium hyaluronate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition of claim 9 wherein the sodium hyaluronate is from about 0.00001-1.0% of said composition.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
12 words
A composition of claim 1 wherein said shine imparting component comprises henna.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
15 words
A composition of claim 11 wherein said henna is from about 1-15% of said composition.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
A composition of claim 1 further comprising from about 0.25-10% of an emulsifier component.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
A composition of claim 13 wherein said emulsifier component comprises a nonionic emulsifier and a cationic emulsifier.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
13 words
A composition of claim 1 wherein said clay comprises kaolin and fuller's earth.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
A composition of claim 15 wherein said kaolin is from about 2-12% of said composition and said fuller's earth is from about 0.5-7% of said composition.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition of claim 1 wherein said moisturizing component is from about 0.1-5% of said composition.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
14 words
A composition of claim 1 further comprising about 2-10% of a fatty alcohol component.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
104 words
A method for coloring hair comprising the steps of: (a) applying to hair an aqueous clay-based composition of about 20-70% water, about 5-25% clay, about 0.00001-5.0% of a coloring component, wherein said coloring component is selected from the group consisting of a non-permanent coloring agent and a semi-permanent coloring agent, and a hair conditioning component comprised of about 0.1-5.0% of a moisturizer component, about 2-20% of a reconstruction component, about 0.5-20% of a shine imparting component or any combination thereof; and (b) exposing the hair to heat for a period of time between about 15-45 minutes at a temperature of from about 80°-120° F.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
104 words
A method for coloring hair comprising the steps of: (a) applying to hair an aqueous clay-based composition of about 20-70% water, about 5-25% clay, about 0.00001-5.0% of a coloring component, wherein said coloring component is selected from the group consisting of a non-permanent coloring agent and a semi-permanent coloring agent, and a hair conditioning component comprised of about 0.1-5.0% of a moisturizer component, about 2-20% of a reconstruction component, about 0.5-20% of a shine imparting component or any combination thereof; and (b) exposing the hair to heat for a period of time between about 15-45 minutes at a temperature of from about 80°-120° F.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
138 words
A method for coloring hair comprising the steps of: (a) applying an aqueous based paste of about 20-70% water, about 5-25% clay about 0.00001-5.0% of a coloring component to hair on an individual'head, wherein said coloring component is selected from the group consisting of a non-permanent coloring agent and a semi-permanent coloring agent; (b) enclosing the hair in cover means; and a hair conditioning component comprised of about 0.1-5.0% of a moisturizer component, about 2-20% of a reconstruction component, about 0.5-20% of a shine imparting component or any combination thereof; (c) exposing the hair to a temperature of from about 80°-120° F. for a period of time between about 15-45 minutes; (d) removing the cover means; and (e) exposing the hair to a temperature of from about 80°-120° F. for a period of time between about 2-15 minutes.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
138 words
A method for coloring hair comprising the steps of: (a) applying an aqueous based paste of about 20-70% water, about 5-25% clay about 0.00001-5.0% of a coloring component to hair on an individual'head, wherein said coloring component is selected from the group consisting of a non-permanent coloring agent and a semi-permanent coloring agent; (b) enclosing the hair in cover means; and a hair conditioning component comprised of about 0.1-5.0% of a moisturizer component, about 2-20% of a reconstruction component, about 0.5-20% of a shine imparting component or any combination thereof; (c) exposing the hair to a temperature of from about 80°-120° F. for a period of time between about 15-45 minutes; (d) removing the cover means; and (e) exposing the hair to a temperature of from about 80°-120° F. for a period of time between about 2-15 minutes.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 20 wherein the hair in step (c) is exposed to a temperature of from about 90°-110° F. for a period of time between about 20-30 minutes and the hair in step (e) is exposed to a temperature of from about 90°-110° F. for a period of time between 3-8 minutes.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 20 wherein said clay is a mixture of kaolin and fuller's earth.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method according to claim 20 wherein the coloring component is a non-permanent coloring agent selected from the group consisting of FD&C colors and dyes, D&C colors and dyes, H&C colors and dyes and oxidation dye intermediates.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method according to claim 20 wherein the coloring component is a semi-permanent coloring agent selected from the group consisting of pyrazolone compounds, monoazo compounds, xanthene compounds, triphenylmethane compounds, diazo compounds, metal-complex dyes and oxidation dye intermediates.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method according to claim 24 wherein the semi-permanent coloring agent is a metal-complex dye selected from the group consisting of cobalt azo complexes and chromium azo complexes.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 24 wherein the oxidation intermediate is a nitrophenylenediamine.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 26 wherein the nitrophenylenediamine is selected from the group consisting of o-nitro-p-phenylenediamine and p-nitro-o-phenylenediamine.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
11 words
A method a claim 20 wherein said reconstruction component is protein.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 20 wherein said moisturizer component comprises sodium hyaluronate.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 29 wherein the sodium hyaluronate is from about 0.000001-1.0% of said composition.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
13 words
A method according to claim 20 wherein said shine imparting component comprises henna.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 31 wherein said henna is from about 1-15% of said composition.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 20 further comprising from about 0.25-10% of an emulsifier component.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 33 wherein said emulsifier component comprises a nonionic emulsifier and a cationic emulsifier.
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