Enhancing the colour perception of artificially coloured hair

1. A method of enhancing the colour perception of artificially coloured hair comprising applying a composition comprising an effective amount of an aminosilicone onto said hair, wherein said aminosilicone is selected from the group consisting of silicones according to the formulas (I) to (IV) and mixtures thereof:

Wherein:

m and n are numbers wit a sum (n+m) ranging from about 2 to about 2000, n is a number ranging from about 1 to about 1999, and m is a number ranging from about 1 to about 1999; and R1, R2, R3, which may be identical or different, are chosen from a hydroxyl radical, C1-C4 alkoxy radicals or methyl,

A is chosen from linear or branched C3-C8 alkenyl radicals,

R4 is chosen from H, phenyl, linear or branched C1-C4 alkyl radical, benzyl, or a linear or branched (C2-C8)NH2;

G is chosen from H, phenyl, hydroxyl, or a C1-C8 alkyl;

Wherein:

R1, R2, R4, A, G are defined as above; m and n are numbers with a sum (m+n) ranging from about 1 to about 2000, n is a number ranging from about 1 to about 1999 and m is a number ranging from 0 to about 1999, R5 is Me or A-NH—R4;

Wherein:

R 3 is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical from C 1 to C 18 ; R 4 is a hydrocarbon radical; Q − is a halide ion; r is a number from about 2 to about 20; s is a number from about 20 to about 200;

Wherein:

R is selected from alkyl group consisting of about 1 to about 10 carbon atoms and an aryl group consisting of about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; R2, R4, and A are as defined above;

Where a+b is greater than about 4, and b is different than 0.

2. A composition for enhancing the color perception of artificially colored hair comprising a solution of an aminosilicone selected from the group consisting of silicones according to the formulas (I) to (IV) and mixtures thereof, wherein said aminosilicone comprises from about 3% to about 50% by weight of the total composition of said solution:

Wherein;

m and n are numbers with a sum (n+m) ranging from about 2 to about 2000, n is a number ranging from about 1 to about 1999, and m is a number ranging from about 1 to about 1999; and R1, R2, R3, which may be identical or different, are chosen from a hydroxyl radical, C1-C4 alkoxy radicals or methyl,

A is chosen from linear or branched C3-C8 alkenyl radicals,

R4 is chosen from H, phenyl, linear or branched C1-C4 alkyl radical, benzyl, or a linear or branched (C2-C8)NH2;

G is chosen from H, phenyl, hydroxyl, or a C1-C8 alkyl;

Wherein:

R1, R2, R4, A, G are defined as above; m and n are numbers with a sum (m+n) ranging from about 1 to about 2000, n is a number ranging from about 1 to about 1999 and m is a number ranging from 0 to about 1999, R5 is Me or A-NH—R4;

Wherein:

R 3 is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical from C 1 to C 18 ; R 4 is a hydrocarbon radical; Q − is a halide ion; r is a number from about 2 to about 20; s is a number from about 20 to about 200;

Wherein:

Where R is selected from alkyl group consisting of about 1 to about 10 carbon atoms and an aryl group consisting of about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms; R2, R4, A are defined above;

Where a+b is greater than about 4, and b is different than 0.

3. A composition according to claim 2 , wherein said solution comprises an aminosilicone and a solvent for said aminosilicone, wherein said solvent is selected from the group consisting of volatile silicones, light liquid isoparafins, non polar volatile oils, lower alkyl alcohols and polyhydric alcohols, and mixtures thereof.

4. A composition according to claim 2 wherein said aminosilicone comprises from about 3% to about 10% by weight of the total composition.

5. A composition according to claim 3 wherein said aminosilicone comprises from about 3% to about 10% by weight of the total composition.

6. A method of enhancing the colour perception of artificially coloured hair comprising applying the composition of claim 2 onto said hair.

7. A method of enhancing the colour perception of artificially coloured hair comprising applying the composition of claim 3 onto said hair.

8. A method of enhancing the colour perception of artificially coloured hair comprising applying the composition of claim 4 onto said hair.

9. A method of enhancing the colour perception of artificially coloured hair comprising applying the composition of claim 2 onto said hair, which comprises the steps of:

First, colouring hair; then

Rinsing said hair; then

Drying said hair, and then

Applying said composition onto said hair.

10. A method of enhancing the colour perception of artificially coloured hair comprising applying the composition of claim 3 onto said hair, which comprises the steps of:

First, colouring hair; then

Rinsing said hair; then

Drying said hair, and then

Applying said composition onto said hair.

11. A method of enhancing the colour perception of artificially coloured hair comprising applying the composition of claim 4 onto said hair, which comprises the steps of:

First, colouring hair; then

Rinsing said hair; then

Drying said hair, and then

Applying said composition onto said hair.

12. A kit of parts comprising one or several first components for coloring hair and a second component for enhancing the color perception of the hair colored with said first component, where said second component comprises an aminosilicone, and further, wherein said aminosilicone is in the form of a composition according to claim 2 .

13. A kit of parts comprising one or several first components for coloring hair and a second component for enhancing the color perception of the hair colored with said first component, where said second component comprises an aminosilicone, and further, wherein said aminosilicone is in the form of a composition according to claim 3 .

14. A kit of parts comprising one or several first components for coloring hair and a second component for enhancing the color perception of the hair colored with said first component, where said second component comprises an aminosilicone, and further, wherein said aminosilicone is in the form of a composition according to claim 4 .

15. An article of manufacture comprising a wipe or a sponge comprising a silicone selected from the group consisting of silicones according to the formulas (I) to (VI) and mixtures thereof:

Wherein:

m and n are numbers with a sum (n+m) ranging from about 2 to about 2000, n is a number ranging from about 1 to about 1999, and m is a number ranging from about 1 to about 1999; and R1, R2, R3, which may be identical or different, are chosen from a hydroxyl radical, C1-C4 alkoxy radicals and methyl,

A is chosen from linear and branched C3-C8 alkenyl radicals,

R4 is chosen from H, phenyl, linear or branched C1-C4 alkyl radical, benzyl or preferably linear or branched (C2-C8)NH2;

G is chosen from H, phenyl, hydroxyl, C1-C8 alkyl;

Wherein:

R1, R2, R4, A, G are defined as above; m and n are numbers with a sum (m+n) ranging from about 1 to about 2000, n is a number ranging from about 1 to about 1999 and m is a number ranging from 0 to about 1999, R5 is Me or A-NH—R4;

Wherein:

R 3 is a monovalent hydrocarbon radical from C 1 to C 18 ; R 4 is a hydrocarbon radical; Q − is a halide ion; r is a number from about 2 to about 20; s is a number from about 20 to about 200;

Wherein:

R is selected from alkyl group consisting of about 1 to about 10 carbon atoms or aryl group consisting of about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms, R2, R4, A are defined above;

Where a+b is greater than about 4, and b is different than 0.

(V) Organomodified silicones of the pendant or graft type wherein polar functional substituents are incorporated within or onto monovalent organic groups, and A 1 , A 2 , A 3 , A 4 , n, p, q, r, s, B 1 and G are as defined below;

Wherein n is about 50 to 2000, p is about 0 to 50, q is about 0 to 50, r is about 0 to 50, s is about 0 to 50, and wherein p+q+r+s is greater than or equal to 1, B 1 is H, hydroxyl, an alkyl or an alkoxy group, G is chosen from H, phenyl, hydroxyl, or C1-C8 alkyl; and A 1 , A 2 , A 3 and A 4 are straight, branched or mono- or polycyclic aliphatic, mono or polyunsaturated alkyl, aryl, heteroalkyl, heteroaliphatic or heteroolefinic moieties comprising 3 to 150 carbon atoms together with 0-50 heteroatoms, ax least one of A 1 , A 2 , A 3 and A 4 contains an amine functionality, and A 1 , A 2 , A 3 , and A 4 include at least one polar substituent selected from electron withdrawing, electron neutral, or electron donating groups, said groups having Hammett sigma para values between −1.0 and +1.5, or selected from α 1 , α 2 , α 3 , α 4 , Sα 1 , SCN, SO 2 α 1 , SO 3 α 1 , SSα1 1 , SOα 1 , SO 2 Nα 1 α 2 , SNα 1 α 2 , S(Nα 1 ) α 2 , S(O)(Nα 1 ) α 2 , Sα 1 (Nα 2 ), SONα 1 α 2 , Oα 1 , OOα 1 , OCN, ONα 1 α 2 , Nα 1 α 2 , Nα 1 α 2 α 3 +, NC, Nα 1 Oα 2 , Nα 1 Sα 2 , NCO, NCS, NO 2 , N═Nα 1 , N═NOα 1 , Nα 1 CN, N═C═Nα 1 , Nα 1 Nα 2 α 3 , Nα 1 Nα 2 Nα 3 α 4 , Nα 1 N═Nα 2 , COX, CON 3 , CONα 1 α 2 , CONα 1 COα 2 , C(═Nα 1 )Nα 1 α 2 , CHO, CHS, CN, NC, and X, wherein α 1 , α 2 , α 3 , and α 4 are straight, branched or mono- or polycyclic aliphatic, mono or polyunsaturated alkyl, aryl, heteroalkyl, heteroaliphatic or heteroolefinic moieties comprising 3 to 150 carbon atoms together with 0-50 heteroatoms, and X is F, Cl, Br, or I.

(VI) Organomodified silicones of the block copolymer type wherein polar functional substituents arc incorporated within or onto bivalent organic groups, and A 1 , A 2 , A 3 , A 4 , n, p, q, r, s, B 1 , and G are as defined above:

Wherein m is greater than or equal to 1.

16. An article of manufacture according to claim 15 wherein said silicone is in a solution, and further, wherein said silicone comprises from about 3% to about 50% by weight of said solution.