IP Library Granted Patent US 12667536
Granted Patent B2
US 12667536 · App. 17/621,857 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Hair treatment method

Inventors: Masaki Fukuhara (Arakawa-ku, JP); Hiroko Okabe (Kokubunji, JP)
Assignee: KAO CORPORATION
A61K8/898A61K8/20A61K8/34A61K8/345A61K8/41A61Q5/10A61K2800/432A61K2800/884
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Patent No.
US 12667536
App. No.
17/621,857
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for treating hair, comprising steps 1 and 2 below: (step 1) applying a hair dye composition to hair to dye the hair; and (step 2) applying a hair treatment agent to the hair subjected to hair dyeing in the step 1, the hair treatment agent comprising the following components (A), (B) and (C) and having a pH of 4 or less or 8 or more: (A) an epoxy-aminosilane copolymer which is a reaction product of the following compounds (a) to (d): (a) a polysiloxane having at least two oxiranyl groups or oxetanyl groups; (b) a polyether having at least two oxiranyl groups or oxetanyl groups; (c) an aminopropyltrialkoxysilane; and (d) a specific primary and secondary amines; (B) water; and (C) a pH adjuster.

Claims (22)

1 . A method for treating hair, the method comprising:

(1) applying a hair dye composition to hair to dye the hair; and

(2) successively applying a hair treatment agent to the hair subjected to hair dyeing in the applying (1), wherein the hair treatment agent has a pH of 4 or less and comprises the following components:

(A) polysilicone-29 in an amount of 0.5% to 2% by weight;

(B) water;

(C) a pH adjuster which is one or more selected from the group consisting of phosphoric acid, succinic acid, lactic acid, malic acid and citric acid; and

dipropylene glycol.

2 . The method for treating hair according to claim 1 , wherein the pH adjuster is one or more selected from the group consisting of lactic acid, malic acid and citric acid.

3 . The method for treating hair according to claim 1 , wherein a mass ratio of the component (C) to the component (A), (C)/(A), in the hair treatment agent is 0.05 or more and 15 or less.

4 . The method for treating hair according to claim 1 , wherein the hair treatment agent further comprises an organic solvent as component (D).

5 . The method for treating hair according to claim 4 , wherein the component (D) is one or more selected from the group consisting of linear alcohols having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and aromatic alcohols.

6 . The method for treating hair according to claim 4 , wherein a content of the component (D) in the hair treatment agent is 1 mass % or more and 40 mass % or less.

7 . The method for treating hair according to claim 1 , wherein the successively applying (2) does not include either a step of exposing the hair to an electromagnetic radiation using an apparatus for supplying an electromagnetic radiation or a step of mechanically reshaping the hair.

8 . A method for improving chroma of a color of dyed hair, the method comprising carrying out (2) on hair after hair dyeing treatment:

(2) successively applying a hair treatment agent to hair after hair dyeing, wherein the hair treatment agent has a pH of 4 or less and comprises the following components:

(A) polysilicone-29 in an amount of 0.5% to 2% by weight;

(B) water;

(C) a pH adjuster which is one or more selected from the group consisting of phosphoric acid, succinic acid, lactic acid, malic acid and citric acid; and

dipropylene glycol.

9 . The method for treating hair according to claim 1 , wherein the hair treatment agent comprises (C1) lactic acid.

10 . The method for treating hair according to claim 8 , wherein the hair treatment agent comprises (C1) lactic acid.

11 . The method for treating hair according to claim 8 , wherein a mass ratio of the component (C) to the component (A), (C)/(A), in the hair treatment agent is 0.05 or more and 15 or less.