US6365136B1 — Compositions for removing or lightening hair color

Claim 1

Independent Claim 192 words

A composition for removing, brightening or bleaching hair color in the form of a hair bleaching suspension, said hair bleaching suspension comprising a combination of from 0.1 to 80 percent by weight of at least one organic lipophilic compound selected from the group consisting of vegetable fats, animal fats, vegetable oils, animal oils, vegetable waxes, animal waxes, paraffin hydrocarbons, higher alcohols, higher ethers, aliphatic esters, aromatic esters and silicone oils; from 0.1 to 40 percent by weight of at least one inorganic or organic thickener having a lipophilic character and selected from the group consisting of alkaline earth carboxylates, aluminum carboxylates, copolymerizates of alkenes, cross-linked organic polymers and lipophilized layered silicates, whereby an oleogel or lipogel is formed by combining said at least one inorganic or organic thickener together with said at least one organic lipophilic compound; from 0.1 to 40 percent by weight of at least one organic or inorganic thickener having a hydrophilic character; from 10 to 65 percent by weight of at least one inorganic persalt; from 10 to 45 percent by weight of at least one alkaline reacting salt; and auxiliary substances and cosmetic additive ingredients, as needed.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 192 words

A composition for removing, brightening or bleaching hair color in the form of a hair bleaching suspension, said hair bleaching suspension comprising a combination of from 0.1 to 80 percent by weight of at least one organic lipophilic compound selected from the group consisting of vegetable fats, animal fats, vegetable oils, animal oils, vegetable waxes, animal waxes, paraffin hydrocarbons, higher alcohols, higher ethers, aliphatic esters, aromatic esters and silicone oils; from 0.1 to 40 percent by weight of at least one inorganic or organic thickener having a lipophilic character and selected from the group consisting of alkaline earth carboxylates, aluminum carboxylates, copolymerizates of alkenes, cross-linked organic polymers and lipophilized layered silicates, whereby an oleogel or lipogel is formed by combining said at least one inorganic or organic thickener together with said at least one organic lipophilic compound; from 0.1 to 40 percent by weight of at least one organic or inorganic thickener having a hydrophilic character; from 10 to 65 percent by weight of at least one inorganic persalt; from 10 to 45 percent by weight of at least one alkaline reacting salt; and auxiliary substances and cosmetic additive ingredients, as needed.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 64 words

The composition as defined in claim 1 , wherein said at least one organic lipophilic compound is selected from the group consisting of said vegetable oils, petrolatum, liquid paraffins, said silicone oils, liquid long-chain hydrophobic fatty acid esters, natural beeswax, synthetic beeswax, C 18 - to C 36 -fatty acids, C 10 - to C 36 -fatty acid triglycerides and mixed fatty acid esters.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 92 words

The composition as defined in claim 1 , wherein said at least one organic lipophilic compound comprises jojoba oil, at least one fatty acid ester, at least one paraffin oil, a combination of said at least one fatty acid ester and said at least one paraffin oil, a combination of said at least one fatty acid ester and petrolatum, a combination of said at least one fatty acid ester and said at least one paraffin oil and said petrolatum or a combination of said at least one paraffin oil and said petrolatum.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 38 words

The composition as defined in claim 1 , wherein said at least one inorganic or organic thickener having said lipophilic character is selected from the group consisting of alkaline earth stearates, aluminum stearates, aluminum/magnesium hydroxystearates and aluminum/magnesium stearates.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 45 words

The composition as defined in claim 1 , wherein said at least one inorganic or organic thickener having said lipophilic character is selected from the group consisting of magnesium stearates, aluminum monostearates, aluminum monodistearates, aluminum tristearates, aluminum/magnesium stearates, ethylene/propylene copolymers and benzyl dimethylstearyl ammonium hectorite.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 36 words

The composition as defined in claim 1 , wherein said at least one inorganic or organic thickener having said hydrophilic character is selected from the group consisting of cellulose polymers, alginates, polysaccharides and acrylic acid polymers.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 73 words

The composition as defined in claim 1 , wherein said at least one inorganic or organic thickener having said hydrophilic character is selected from the group consisting of methyl cellulose compounds, ethyl cellulose compounds, hydroxyethyl cellulose compounds, methylhydroxyethyl cellulose compounds, methylhydroxypropyl cellulose compounds, carboxymethyl cellulose compounds, alginic acid, sodium alginate, ammonium alginate, calcium alginate, arabic gum, xanthan gum and acrylic acid polymers with a molecular weight of from about 1,250,000 to 4,000,000 g/mol.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 31 words

The composition as defined in claim 1 , wherein said at least one inorganic persalt is selected from the group consisting of alkaline earth peroxides, alkali metal persulfates and ammonium persulfates.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 38 words

The composition as defined in claim 1 , wherein said at least one alkaline reacting salt is selected from the group consisting of sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, magnesium carbonate, ammonium carbonate, ammonium hydrogen carbonate and sodium silicate.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 12 words

The composition as defined in claim 1 , containing no surfactant compounds.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 219 words

A ready-to-apply composition for removing, brightening or bleaching hair color made by mixing an aqueous oxidizing composition with a hair bleaching suspension, wherein said aqueous oxidizing composition consists of an aqueous emulsions or solution containing from 6 to 12 percent hydrogen peroxide, and wherein said hair bleaching suspension comprises a combination of from 0.1 to 80 percent by weight of at least one organic lipophilic compound selected from the group consisting of vegetable fats, animal fats, vegetable oils, animal oils, vegetable waxes, animal waxes, paraffin hydrocarbons, higher alcohols, higher ethers, aliphatic esters, aromatic esters and silicone oils; from 0.1 to 40 percent by weight of at least one inorganic or organic thickener having a lipophilic character and selected from the group consisting of alkaline earth carboxylates, aluminum carboxylates, copolymerizates of alkenes, cross-linked organic polymers and lipophilized layered silicates, whereby an oleogel or lipogel is formed by combining said at least one inorganic or organic thickener together with said at least one organic lipophilic compound; from 0.1 to 40 percent by weight of at least one organic or inorganic thickener having a hydrophilic character; from 10 to 65 percent by weight of at least one inorganic persalt; from 10 to 45 percent by weight of at least one alkaline reacting salt; and auxiliary substances and cosmetic additive ingredients, as needed.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 219 words

A ready-to-apply composition for removing, brightening or bleaching hair color made by mixing an aqueous oxidizing composition with a hair bleaching suspension, wherein said aqueous oxidizing composition consists of an aqueous emulsions or solution containing from 6 to 12 percent hydrogen peroxide, and wherein said hair bleaching suspension comprises a combination of from 0.1 to 80 percent by weight of at least one organic lipophilic compound selected from the group consisting of vegetable fats, animal fats, vegetable oils, animal oils, vegetable waxes, animal waxes, paraffin hydrocarbons, higher alcohols, higher ethers, aliphatic esters, aromatic esters and silicone oils; from 0.1 to 40 percent by weight of at least one inorganic or organic thickener having a lipophilic character and selected from the group consisting of alkaline earth carboxylates, aluminum carboxylates, copolymerizates of alkenes, cross-linked organic polymers and lipophilized layered silicates, whereby an oleogel or lipogel is formed by combining said at least one inorganic or organic thickener together with said at least one organic lipophilic compound; from 0.1 to 40 percent by weight of at least one organic or inorganic thickener having a hydrophilic character; from 10 to 65 percent by weight of at least one inorganic persalt; from 10 to 45 percent by weight of at least one alkaline reacting salt; and auxiliary substances and cosmetic additive ingredients, as needed.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 29 words

The ready-to-apply composition as defined in claim 11 , wherein said hair bleaching suspension is mixed with said oxidizing composition in a weight ratio of from 2:1 to 1:8.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 16 words

The ready-to-apply composition as defined in claim 11 , having a pH from 7.5 to 11.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	2005-04-01	2005-10-01	2006-04-02	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	2009-04-01	2009-10-01	2010-04-02	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2013-04-01	2013-10-01	2014-04-02	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Compositions for removing or lightening hair color

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