Polymer thickened hair colouring and bleaching compositions
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to hair coloring and hair bleaching compositions comprising at least one oxidizing agent and a specified cross linked amphoteric polymeric thickener and preferably a source of carbonate ion. The compositions surprisingly provide improved hair colorant and bleaching compositions which deliver improved lift, lightening and color delivery whilst minimizing damage which are easy to manufacture and have long shelf life stability.
1. A hair colouring or bleaching composition comprising at least one oxidizing agent and at least one cross-linked amphoteric polymer, wherein said polymer comprises
1) at least one first monomer of formula (I)
R 1 —CH═CR 2 —CO—Y 1 (I)
where R 1 is independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a methyl radical and a COOH group, R 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a methyl radical and a CH 2 COOH group, and Y 1 is independently selected from an OH group or a NHC(CH 3 ) 2 CH 2 SO 3 H group,
2) at least one second monomer selected from diallyldimethylammonium salt, 3-methyl-1-vinylimidazolium salt, or the monomers of formula (II)
R 3 —CH═CR 4 —CO—Y 2 —(C n H 2n )—N + (R 5 R 6 R 7 )A − (II)
wherein R 3 and R 4 , which are identical or different, are each selected from a hydrogen atom or a methyl radical; R 5 , R 6 and R 7 , which are identical or different, are each selected from a linear or branched alkyl radical having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; Y 2 is selected from an NH group or an oxygen atom; n is an integer from 2 to 5; and A − is an anion selected from anions derived from organic or inorganic acids and
3) at least one cross-linking agent, wherein said polymer comprises from about 40 mol/% to about 80 mol/% of said first monomer, from about 20 mol/% to about 60 mol/% of said second monomer, and from about 0.01 mol/% to about 5 mol/% of said cross linking agent.
2. A hair colouring or bleaching kit comprising
i) an individually packaged oxidizing component comprising at least one source of hydrogen peroxide and
ii) an individually packaged second component comprising at least one cross-linked amphoteric polymer, wherein said polymer comprises
1) at least one monomer of formula (I)
R 1 —CH═CR 2 —CO—Y 1 (I)
where R 1 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, a methyl radical and a COOH group, R 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a methyl radical and a CH 2 COOH group, and Y 1 is independently selected from an OH group or a NHC(CH 3 ) 2 CH 2 SO 3 H group,
2) at least one monomer selected from diallyldimethylammonium salt, 3-methyl-1-vinylimidazolium salt, or the monomers of formula (II)
R 3 —CH═CR 4 —CO—Y 2 —(C n H 2n )—N + (R 5 R 6 R 7 )A − (II)
wherein R 3 and R 4 , which are identical or different, are each selected from a hydrogen atom or a methyl radical; R 5 , R 6 and R 7 , which are identical or different, are each selected from linear or branched alkyl radical having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; Y 2 is selected from an NH group or an oxygen atom; n is an integer from 2 to 5; and A − is an anion selected from anions derived from organic or inorganic acids and
3) at least one cross-linking agent, wherein said polymer comprises from about 40 mol/% to about 80 mol/% of said first monomer, from about 20 mol/% to about 60 mol/% of said second monomer, and from about 0.01 mol/% to about 5 mol/% of said cross linking agent.
3. A hair colouring or bleaching kit comprising
i) an individually packaged oxidizing component comprising
a) at least one source of hydrogen peroxide, and
b) at least one cross-linked amphoteric polymer, wherein said polymer comprises
1) at least one monomer of formula (I)
R 1 —CH═CR 2 —CO—Y 1 (I)
where R 1 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, a methyl radical and a COOH group, R 2 is independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a methyl radical and a CH 2 COOH group, and Y 1 is selected from an OH group or a NHC(CH 3 ) 2 CH 2 SO 3 H group,
2) at least one monomer selected from diallyldimethylammonium salt, 3-methyl-1-vinylimidazolium salt, or the monomers of formula (II)
R 3 —CH═CR 4 —CO—Y 2 —(C n H 2n )—N + (R 5 R 6 R 7 )A − (II)
wherein R 3 and R 4 , which are identical or different, are each selected from a hydrogen atom or a methyl radical; R 5 , R 6 and R 7 , which are identical or different, are each selected from linear or branched alkyl radicals having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms; Y 2 is selected from an NH group or an oxygen atom; n is an integer from 2 to 5; and A − is an anion selected from anions derived from organic or inorganic acids
3) at least one cross-linking agent, wherein said polymer comprises from about 40 mol/% to about 80 mol/% of said first monomer, from about 20 mol/% to about 60 mol/% of said second monomer, and from about 0.01 mol/% to about 5 mol/% of said cross linking agent, and
ii) an individually packaged second component comprising a source of carbonate ions, carbamate ions, hydrogencarbonate ions, or mixtures thereof, wherein the composition formed upon mixing said components comprises at least 0.1 mol/l of a source of carbonate ions, carbamate ions, hydrogencarbonate ions, peroxymonocarbonate ions, or mixtures thereof.
4. A hair colouring or bleaching composition according to claim 1 , wherein said composition further comprises at least one opacifier selected from the group consisting of fatty alcohols, fatty acids, fatty amide derivatives, fatty esters of ethylene glycol, fatty acids of glycerol, and mixtures thereof.
5. A hair colouring or bleaching composition according to claim 1 , wherein said composition has a viscosity of from about 1000 cPs to about 60000 cPs.
6. A hair colouring or bleaching composition according to claim 1 , wherein said composition further comprises a conditioning active.
7. A hair colouring or bleaching composition according to claim 1 , wherein said composition further comprises at least one oxidative dye precursor or at least one pre-formed dye.
8. A method of colouring and or bleaching hair comprising the steps of applying a composition according to claim 1 on the hair, leaving said composition on the hair for up to about 60 minutes and subsequently rinsing said composition from the hair.
9. A method according to claim 8 , wherein said composition is retained on the hair for a time period of less than about 20 minutes.
10. A method of sequential oxidative hair colouring or hair bleaching comprising the steps of at least two sequential oxidative hair colour or hair bleaching treatments wherein the time period between each treatment is from about 1 day to about 60 days, and wherein each treatment comprises the steps of providing a composition according to claim 1 , applying said composition to the hair and retaining said composition on the hair for a time period of less than about 20 minutes and subsequently rinsing said composition from the hair.
11. A hair colouring composition according to claim 1 , wherein said composition further comprises at least about 0.1 mol/l of a source of carbonate ions, carbamate ions, hydrogencarbonate ions, peroxymonocarbonate ions, or mixtures thereof
12. A hair colouring or bleaching composition according to claim 1 , wherein said composition further comprises at least one source of ammonium ions.
13. A hair coloring or bleaching composition according to claim 1 , wherein said composition has a pH of from about 7.5 to about 9.3.
14. A hair coloring or bleaching composition according to claim 1 , wherein said composition further comprises at least one source of radical scavenger.
15. A hair coloring or bleaching composition according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one first monomer is selected from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, or mixtures thereof.
16. A hair coloring or bleaching composition according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one second monomer is selected from the group consisting of diallyldimethylammonium chloride, 3-methyl- 1 -vinylimidazolium chloride, 3- methylacryolylamidopropylthrimethylammonium chloride, and mixtures thereof.
17. A hair coloring or bleaching composition according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one cross-linking agent is selected from the group consisting of 1,3- diallylurca, N,N-diallylacrylamide, N,N-methylenebisacrylamide, pentaerythritol triallylether, triallylamine, tetraallylammonium chloride, methyltriallylammonium chloride, and mixtures thereof.
18. A hair coloring or bleaching composition according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one first monomer is selected from acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, said at least one second monomer is selected from diallyldimethylammonium chloride or 3-methylacryolamidopropylthrimethylammonium, and said cross-linking agent is 1,3- diallylurea.
19. A hair colouring or bleaching composition according to claim 1 , wherein said composition comprises from about 0.1% to about 20% by weight of said at least one cross-linked amphoteric polymer.