Stable alkaline hair bleaching compositions and method for use thereof

Claim 2

An alkaline hair bleaching composition comprising: (a) from about 0.01% to about 12%, by weight, of at least one oxidizing agent; (b) from about 0.2% to about 20%, by weight, of a buffering system, present in an amount sufficient to generate a pH of the composition in the range from about 5 to about 11, wherein said buffering system comprises at least one pH modifying ingredient selected from the group consisting of (i) borates buffers, (ii) alkalizing agents, and mixtures thereof; (c) from about 150 ppm to about 5,000 ppm of at least one stabilizer; and (d) from about 0.01% to about 50%, by weight, of at least one hair care ingredient selected from the group consisting of (i) surfactants, (ii) catalysts, (iii) thickeners, (iv) conditioners, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 3

A composition according to claim 1 , comprising: (a) from about 1% to about 6%, by weight, of said oxidizing agent; (b) from about 0.1% to about 5%, by weight, of said borates buffer and from about 0.1% to about 15%, by weight, of said alkalizing agent; (c) from about 150 ppm to about 1,500 ppm of said stabilizer; and (d) from about 0.01% to about 30%, by weight, of said hair care ingredient.

Claim 4

A composition according to claim 1 , wherein said oxidizing agent is an inorganic peroxygen oxidizing agent.

Claim 5

A composition according to claim 1 , wherein said borates buffer is selected from the group consisting of ammonium borates, alkali metal borates and mixtures thereof; and said alkalizing agent is selected from the group consisting of ammonium hydroxide, ammonium carbonate, monoethanolamine, sodium hydroxide, ammonium hydrogen carbonate, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 6

A composition according to claim 1 , wherein said stabilizer is selected from the group consisting of amino phosphates, nitriloacetates, hydroxyethyl-ethylene triamines, organic phosphates, alkali metal ethane-1-hydroxy diphosphonates, nitrilo trimethylene phosphonates, polycarboxylates, amino polycarboxylates polyphosphonates, amino polyphosphonates, aminomethylene phosphonic acids, water-soluble salts of aminomethylene phosphonic acid, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 7

A composition according to claim 1 , wherein the pH of the composition is in the range from about 8 to about 10.

Claim 8

A composition according to claim 1 , further comprising from about 0.001% to about 5%, by weight, of a hair coloring agent.

Claim 9

A composition according to claim 7 , wherein said coloring agent is an oxidative coloring agent.

Claim 10

A composition according to claim 8 , wherein said oxidative coloring agent is selected from the group consisting of p-phenylenediamine; m-phenylenediamine; o-phenylenediamine; p-aminophenol; m-aminophenol; o-aminophenol; m-diphenol; p-toluenediamine; 2-amino-3-hydroxy pyridine; heterocyclic amines; 2,4,5,6-tetraaminopyrimidine; 3-methyl-4-aminophenol; 2,6-dimethyl-p-phenylenediamine; 2-methyl-5-methoxy-p-phenylenediamine; 4-amino-N-methoxy-ethyl-aniline; 4-amino-N,N-ethyl-carbamylmethylaniline; 4-amino-N,N-di-β-hydroxyethylamine; pyrogallol; resorcinol; 4-amino-2-nitrophenol; nitro-p-phenylenediamine; N-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine; 2-amino-3-hydroxypyridine; 1-napthol; N,N-bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)-p-phenylenediamine; 4-amino-2-hydroxytoluene; 1,5-dihydroxynapthalene; 2-methyl resorcinol; 2,4-diaminoanisole; 4-amino-m-cresol; 2,4 diaminophenoxyethanol HCl; 3,4-methylenedioxyphenol; 1,7-dihydroxynaphthalene; 4-chlororesorcinol; 2,6-dihydroxy-3,4-dimethylpyridine; 1,3-bis-(2,4-diaminophenoxy)propane; 5-amino-6-chloro-o-cresol; 4-amino-2,6-dibromophenol; 4-amino-2,6-dichlorophenol; 1,3-dimethylpyrazolinone, 3-methyl-1-phenylpyrazolinone, 3-methylpyrazolinone, N,N-dimethylacetoacetamide, N,N-diethylacetoacetamide; 1,4-diamino-benzene; 2,5-diamino toluene; 2,5-diamino-anisole; 2,5-diamino-benzyl alcohol; 2-(2′,5′-diamino)phenyl-ethanol; 5-amino-2-methyl phenol; 1,3-diamino-benzene; 1,3-diamino-benzene; 2,5-diamino-toluene, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 11

A composition according to claim 7 , wherein said coloring agent is a non-oxidative coloring agent.

Claim 12

A composition according to claim 10 , wherein said non-oxidative coloring agent is selected from the group consisting of nitro dyes; disperse dyes; azo dyes; anthraquinone dyes, naphthoquinone dyes; basic dyes; cationic direct action dyes; metallized dyes; vat dyes; melanin-type dyes; and mixtures thereof.

Claim 13

A composition according to claim 10 , wherein said non-oxidative coloring agent is selected from the group consisting of 5-N-(β-hydroxyethylamino)-2-methylphenol; nitroamino benzene; nitroaminophenol; nitroaryl amines; aminoanthraquinones; henna ( Lawsonia alba ) wherein the active ingredient is 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphtoquinone; chamomile ( Matricaria chamomila or Anthemis nobilis ) wherein the active ingredient is 4′,5,7-trihydroxyflavone; indigo (Indigofera family); extracts of logwood, walnut hull, and nutgall; salts of silver, copper, nickel, bismuth, cobalt, and manganese; and mixtures thereof.

Claim 14

A composition according to claim 1 , further comprising from about 0.0001% to about 5%, by weight, of at least one enzyme.

Claim 15

A composition according to claim 13 , wherein said enzyme is selected from the group consisting of peroxidases, proteases, amylases, lipases, oxido-reductases, cutinases, esterases, cellulases, pectinases, lactases, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 16

A composition according to claim 14 , wherein said enzyme is a laccase.

Claim 17

A method for bleaching human or animal hair comprising applying to the hair an effective amount of a composition according to claim 1 .

Claim 18

A method for bleaching and coloring human or animal hair comprising applying to the hair an effective amount of a composition according to claim 7 .

Claim 19

A method for bleaching and coloring human or animal hair comprising the steps of applying to the hair a first component followed by applying a second component, wherein the first component comprises a composition according to claim 1 , and the second component comprises a hair coloring agent.

Claim 20

A hair bleaching and coloring kit comprising at least two components, a first component comprising a hair bleaching composition according to claim 1 , and a second component comprising a hair coloring agent.

Claim 21

An alkaline hair bleaching composition comprising: (a) from about 1% to about 6%, by weight, of an inorganic peroxygen oxidizing agent; (b) from about 0.2% to about 20%, by weight, of a buffering system, present in an amount sufficient to generate a pH of the composition in the range from about 5 to about 11, wherein said buffering system comprises: (i) from about 0.1% to about 5%, by weight, of a borates buffer selected from the group consisting of ammonium borates, alkali metal borates, and mixtures thereof; and (ii) from about 0.1% to about 15%, by weight, of an alkalizing agent selected from the group consisting of ammonium hydroxide, ammonium carbonate, monoethanolamine, sodium hydroxide, ammonium hydrogen carbonate, and mixtures thereof; (c) from about 150 ppm to about 1,500 ppm of at least one stabilizer selected from the group consisting of aminomethylene phosphonic acids, water-soluble salts of aminomethylene phosphonic acids, and mixtures thereof; and (d) from about 0.01% to about 30%, by weight, of at least one hair care ingredient selected from the group consisting of (i) surfactants, (ii) catalysts, (iii) thickeners, (iv) conditioners, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 22

An alkaline hair bleaching composition comprising: (a) from about 1% to about 6%, by weight, of an inorganic peroxygen oxidizing agent; (b) from about 0.2% to about 20%, by weight, of a buffering system, present in an amount sufficient to generate a pH of the composition in the range from about 5 to about 11, wherein said buffering system comprises: (i) from about 0.1% to about 5%, by weight, of a borates buffer selected from the group consisting of ammonium borates, alkali metal borates, and mixtures thereof; and (ii) from about 0.1% to about 15%, by weight, of an alkalizing agent selected from the group consisting of ammonium hydroxide, ammonium carbonate, monoethanolamine, sodium hydroxide, ammonium hydrogen carbonate, and mixtures thereof; (c) from about 150 ppm to about 1,500 ppm of at least one stabilizer selected from the group consisting of aminomethylene phosphonic acids, water-soluble salts of aminomethylene phosphonic acids, and mixtures thereof; and (d) from about 0.01% to about 30%, by weight, of at least one hair care ingredient selected from the group consisting of (i) surfactants, (ii) catalysts, (iii) thickeners, (iv) conditioners, and mixtures thereof.