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Hair coloring compositions comprising a peroxygen oxidizing agent, an organic peroxyacid precursor, and oxidative hair coloring agents
Assignee: Noxell Corp
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Filing: 1996-12-17
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Granted: 1999-12-21
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Expires: 2016-12-17
Abstract
Abstract Hair coloring compositions comprise (a) a water-soluble peroxygen oxidizing agent, (b) an organic peroxyacid precursor oxidizing aid, and (c) one or more oxidative hair coloring agents. The compositions may be used in processes for coloring human or animal hair and may be conveniently provided in kits wherein each of the aforementioned components are individually packaged.
Inventors
- 👤 Louis Carlos Dias
- 👤 Rowena Juliet Flux Pullan
- 👤 Alison Jane Sanger
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 00:32
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/19; A61K8/22; A61K8/30; A61K8/33; A61K8/37; A61K8/38; A61K8/40; A61K8/42; A61K8/46; A61K8/466; A61Q; A61Q5/00; A61Q5/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 35
Claim 1
Independent Claim
35 words
An oxidative hair coloring composition, comprising: (a) a water-soluble peroxygen oxidising agent; (b) an organic peroxyacid precursor oxidising aid; and (c) one or more oxidative hair coloring agents in an amount effective to color hair.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
35 words
An oxidative hair coloring composition, comprising: (a) a water-soluble peroxygen oxidising agent; (b) an organic peroxyacid precursor oxidising aid; and (c) one or more oxidative hair coloring agents in an amount effective to color hair.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein the organic peroxy acid precursor is selected from the group consisting of acetyl triethylcitrate (ATC), tetraacetyl ethylene diamine (TAED), nonanoyl oxybenzenesulphonate (NOBS), (6-octaamidocaproyl) oxybenzene sulphonate, (6-decaamindocaproyl) oxybenzene sulphate, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the weight ratio of water-soluble peroxygen oxidising agent to oxidising aid is in the range of from about 20:1 to about 1:20.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The composition of claim 3 wherein the weight ratio of water-soluble peroxygen oxidising agent to oxidising aid is in the range of from about 10:1 to about 1:10.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The composition of claim 4 wherein the weight ratio of water-soluble peroxygen oxidising agent to oxidising aid is in the range of from about 5:1 to about 1:5.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The composition of any of claim 1 wherein the molar ratio of peroxygen oxidising agent to oxidising aid is in the range of from about 400:1 to about 1:5.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The composition of claim 6 wherein the molar ratio of peroxygen oxidising agent to oxidising aid is in the range of from about 200:1 to about 1:2.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The composition of claim 7 wherein the molar ratio of peroxygen oxidising agent to oxidising aid is in the range of from about 3:1 to about 10:1.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
The composition of any of claim 1 wherein the peroxygen oxidising agent is present at a level of from about 0.01% to about 5% by weight of the total composition.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The composition of claim 9 wherein the peroxygen oxidising agent is present at a level of from about 0.1% to about 4% by weight of the total composition.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
The composition of claim 9 wherein the peroxygen oxidising agent is present at a level of from about 0.2% to about 3% by weight of the total composition.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
The composition of any of claim 1 wherein the oxidising aid is present at a level of from about 0.01% to about 5% by weight of the total composition.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
The composition of claim 12 wherein the oxidising aid is present at a level of from about 0.1% to about 4% by weight of the total composition.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
The composition of claim 12 wherein the oxidising aid is present at a level of from about 0.2% to about 3% by weight of the total composition.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein each hair coloring agent is present at a level of from about 0.001% to about 6% by weight.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
24 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein each hair coloring agent is present at a level of from about 0.01% to about 2% by weight.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the total level of hair coloring agents is from about 0.01% to about 15% by weight.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
22 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the total level of hair coloring agents is from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
22 words
The composition of claim 1 wherein the total level of hair coloring agents is from about 0.5% to about 5% by weight.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composition of claim 1 additionally comprising one or more buffering and/or hair swelling agents.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
75 words
The composition of claim 20 wherein the buffering agent is selected from the group consisting of ammonium hydroxide, ethylamine, dipropylamine, triethylamine, alkanediamines, alkanolamines, polyalkylene polyamines, heterocyclic amines, hydroxides of alkali metals, hydroxides of alkali earth metals, basic amino acids, Na 2 CO 3 , NaHCO 3 , K 2 CO 3 , (NH 4 ) 2 CO 3 , NH 4 HCO 3 , CaCO 3 , Ca(HCO 3 ) 2 , and mixtures thereof.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
11 words
The composition of claim 1 additionally comprising one or more surfactants.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
24 words
The composition of claim 22 wherein the surfactant is selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, cationic, zwittenronic, anphoteric surfactants and mixtures thereof.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
9 words
The composition of claim 1 additionally comprising an enzyme.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
21 words
A process for coloring human or animal hair comprising applying to the hair the oxidative hair coloring composition of claim 1.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
94 words
The process of claim 25 for coloring human or animal hair wherein the oxidative hair coloring composition comprises: (a) from about 0.01% to about 5% by weight of the water-soluble peroxygen oxidising agent; (b) from about 0.01% to about 5% by weight of the organic peroxyacid precursor oxidising aid; (c) from about 0.001% to about 6% by weight of at least once oxidative hair coloring agent; and (d) from about 15% to about 99.9% by weight of an inert diluent, wherein the coloring composition has a pH of from about 6 to about 12.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
11 words
The composition of claim 1, further comprising non-oxidative hair coloring dye.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
39 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein the organic peroxyacid precursor oxidizing aid is selected from the group consisting of alkyl percarboxylic acid precursors, amide substituted alkyl peroxyacid precursors, perbenzoic peroxyacid precursors, cationic peroxyacid precursors, and benzoxazin organic peroxyacid precursors.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
71 words
An oxidative hair coloring kit, comprising in combination (i) an individually packaged aqueous solution comprising from about 0.05% to about 6% of a water-soluble oxidizing agent, (ii) an individually packaged organic peroxyacid precursor oxidizing aid in an amount of from about 0.05% to about 6%; and (iii) an individually packaged oxidative hair coloring agent in an amount effective to color hair, all percentages being by weight of the total packaged components.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
71 words
An oxidative hair coloring kit, comprising in combination (i) an individually packaged aqueous solution comprising from about 0.05% to about 6% of a water-soluble oxidizing agent, (ii) an individually packaged organic peroxyacid precursor oxidizing aid in an amount of from about 0.05% to about 6%; and (iii) an individually packaged oxidative hair coloring agent in an amount effective to color hair, all percentages being by weight of the total packaged components.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
53 words
A process for coloring human or animal hair with the kit of claim 29, comprising mixing the individually packaged organic peroxyacid precursor oxidizing aid (ii) and the individually packaged oxidative hair coloring agent (iii), applying the resulting mixture to the hair, and thereafter applying the individually packaged aqueous solution of water-soluble oxidizing agent.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
24 words
The kit of claim 29, wherein the individually packaged aqueous solution of a water soluble oxidizing agent additionally comprises one or more buffering agents.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
13 words
The kit of claim 31 wherein the buffering agent is a dilute acid.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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The kit of claim 32 wherein the buffering agent is phosphoric acid.
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