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Method for improving the stability in air of a hair dye concentrate
Assignee: Kao Corp
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Filing: 1994-08-18
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Granted: 1996-01-02
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Expires: 2014-08-18
Abstract
Abstract A dye concentrate for dyeing keratin fibers which comprises the following components (A), (B) and (C): (A) 10% by weight or more, based on the total weight of the composition, of an oxidation dye having two or more amino groups per molecule in the non-salt form or salt free; (B) 0.5% by weight or more, based on the total weight of the composition, of an inorganic or organic reducing agent; and (C) water or an organic solvent; and a dye composition for dyeing keratin fibers containing the same are disclosed. The dye concentrate of the present invention remains stable even when stored for a long time and can be easily formulated into a dye composition at use.
Inventors
- 👤 Tsutomu Muraoka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-07 12:09
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61Q; A61Q5/00; A61Q5/10; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/40; A61K8/41; A61K8/411; A61K8/49; A61K8/4906; A61K8/4926
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
228 words
A method for improving the stability in the air of a hair dye concentrate for keratin fibers consisting essentially of an oxidation dye having two or more amino groups per molecule in the non-salt or salt free form, wherein said oxidation dye is selected from the group consisting of toluene-2,5-diamine, p-phenylenediamine, m-phenylenediamine, and 2,6-diaminopyridine, and water or an organic solvent, which method comprises adding an inorganic or organic reducing agent selected from the group consisting of salts of sulfurous acid, salts of hydrogensulfurous acid, ascorbic acid, salts of ascorbic acid, erythrobic acid, thioglycolic acid, salts of thyoglycolic acid, and cysteine derivatives to the hair dye concentrate, wherein the content of the oxidation dye is from about 20% to 50% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, the content of the reducing agent is from 0.5% to 5% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, the content of the water or organic solvent is from 45 to 89.5% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, and wherein the weight ratio of the reducing agent to the oxidation dye is from 0.01 to 0.5, the weight ratio of the water or organic solvent to the oxidation dye is from 0.90 to 8.95 and the weight ratio of the water or organic solvent to the reducing agent is from 10 to 150.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
228 words
A method for improving the stability in the air of a hair dye concentrate for keratin fibers consisting essentially of an oxidation dye having two or more amino groups per molecule in the non-salt or salt free form, wherein said oxidation dye is selected from the group consisting of toluene-2,5-diamine, p-phenylenediamine, m-phenylenediamine, and 2,6-diaminopyridine, and water or an organic solvent, which method comprises adding an inorganic or organic reducing agent selected from the group consisting of salts of sulfurous acid, salts of hydrogensulfurous acid, ascorbic acid, salts of ascorbic acid, erythrobic acid, thioglycolic acid, salts of thyoglycolic acid, and cysteine derivatives to the hair dye concentrate, wherein the content of the oxidation dye is from about 20% to 50% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, the content of the reducing agent is from 0.5% to 5% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, the content of the water or organic solvent is from 45 to 89.5% by weight, based on the total weight of the composition, and wherein the weight ratio of the reducing agent to the oxidation dye is from 0.01 to 0.5, the weight ratio of the water or organic solvent to the oxidation dye is from 0.90 to 8.95 and the weight ratio of the water or organic solvent to the reducing agent is from 10 to 150.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1, which further comprises allowing said hair dye concentrate to stand in contact with the air.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
10 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said solvent is water.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
12 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said solvent is said organic solvent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 4, wherein said solvent is a lower alcohol or alkylene glycol.
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