IP Library Granted Patent US 12,364,657
Granted Patent B2
US 12,364,657 · App. 17/362,414 · Granted Jul 22, 2025

Method for coating keratin fibers

Inventors: Mathias Kurt Herrlein (Kronberg, DE); Graham Neil Mckelvey (Hesse, DE); Matija Crne (Wiesbaden, DE); Simon Paul Godfrey (Oberursel, DE); Corinne Violette Mohr (Lorsch, DE); Ingo Weber (Basel, DE); Swapna Pinakattu (Reinheim, DE); Patrick Alexander Kiefer (Darmstadt, DE); Petra Barbara Braun (Münster, DE); Andrej Gross (Darmstadt, DE); Felix Herkner (Eppstein, DE); Axel Meyer (Frankfurt am Main, DE); Carl Uwe Oswald Ludwig Schmidt (Reinheim, DE)
Assignee: WELLA GERMANY GMBH
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Patent No.
US 12,364,657
App. No.
17/362,414
Granted
Jul 22, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A film coating for keratin fibers is described. The film coating is produced by applying to the keratin fibers a pretreatment composition and a film forming composition and curing the compositions to produce the film coating. The coating may be clear and function as a styling, conditioning and holding. The coating alternatively may contain pigment particles and provide a color coating.

Claims (24)

1. A method for producing a colored coating on surfaces of keratin fibers comprising

priming the keratin fibers with a Praeparatur technique to remove sebum and associated substances on the keratin fiber surfaces and deep cleaning the keratin fibers with a Fundamenta technique to remove fatty acid F layers of the keratin fiber surfaces;

applying to the primed and deep cleaned keratin fibers a pretreatment composition to form a pre-coating layer on the keratin fibers; and

applying to the pre-coating layer on the keratin fibers an aza Michael film forming composition to form a composite film of a layer of the aza Michael film forming composition overlaid on the pre-coating layer on the keratin fibers; and,

converting the composite film to the colored coating on the keratin fibers;

wherein

the pretreatment composition comprises an aqueous-alcoholic cosmetic carrier and an organosilicon compound of Formula I

H 2 N-L-Si(OR3) 3   Formula I

wherein L is a linear divalent C I-C4 alkylene group and R3 is methyl, ethyl or propyl;

the aza Michael film forming composition comprises an aqueous-alcoholic cosmetic carrier, one or more pigments, a Michael binder comprising a silicone polymer having α,β-unsaturated alkenoyloxy groups according to Formula IV

H 2 C═CHCOOCH 2 CHOH—CH 2 —O—(CH 2 ) c —SiMe 2 O—(SiMe 2 O) m —[MeSiO—(—(CH 2 ) c —O—CH 2 —CHOH—CH 2 OOC—CH═CH 2 )] g (Me 2 SiO) p —OSiMe 2 -(CH 2 ) c —O—CH 2 —CHOHCH 2 OOCCH═CH 2    Formula IV

wherein c is an integer of 1 to 6, m and p in Formula IV are each independently an integer of from 5 to 100, g is zero or an integer of from 1 to 10,

and an aza linker comprising a silicone polymer, according to Formula V

M1-(SiMe 2 O) o (SiMe 2 O-A) p -M2  Formula V

wherein M1 is Me 3 SiO or A-SiMe 2 O and M2 is Si(OR3) 3 , o is an integer of from 2 to 100, p in Formula V is an integer of from I to 10, R3 in Formula V is methyl, ethyl or propyl and A is H 2 N—(R 10 NH) r —R 11 —

with R 10 being a C2-C4 alkylenyl group, r being zero or an integer of 1 to 3 and R 11 being a linear C2-C5 alkylenyl group;

wherein the Michael binder and aza linker are each linear and the number of Michael binder α,β-unsaturated alkenoyloxy groups is in excess of the number of aza linker H 2 N— groups;

wherein the Praeparatur technique comprises contacting the keratin fibers with an aqueous-alcoholic composition of an anionic surfactant selected from an alkali metal salt of a C8-C16 alkyl sulfate or a PEG 2 to PEG 20 C8-C16 alkyl sulfate or a PPG 2 to PPG 5 C8-C16 alkyl sulfate at a concentration of from 10 wt % to 30 wt % relative to the total weight of the aqueous-alcoholic composition and wherein the aqueous-alcoholic composition is free of any conditioning additive;

wherein the Fundamenta technique comprises contacting the keratin fibers with one of a cold plasma discharge of partially ionized air, oxygen and/or nitrogen, an oxidizing agent or a phase transfer tenside or any combination thereof; and,

wherein the Michael binder combines in situ with the aza linker to crosslink through the Aza-Michael addition, the Si(OR3)3 groups of the organosilicon compound of Formula I self-condense to form Si—O—Si linkages and the Si(OR3) 3 groups of the organosilicon compound of Formula I and the aza linker of Formula V interact to form Si—O—Si linkages.

2. The method according to claim 1 wherein the organosilicon compound of Formula I has R3 as methyl or ethyl and L as ethylenyl or propylenyl, and the Michael binder in Formula IV has g as an integer of 1 to 5, c as an integer of 1 to 3, and each of m and p independently as 10 to 50 wherein the number of Michael binder α,β-unsaturated alkenoyloxy groups is in excess of the number of aza linker H 2 N— groups.

3. The method according to claim 2 wherein M1 in Formula V is Me 3 SiO and p in Formula V is 2 or 3 wherein the number of Michael binder α,β-unsaturated alkenoyloxy groups is in excess of the number of aza linker H 2 N— groups.

4. The method according to claim 1 further comprising treating the keratin fibers with a long chain fatty acid and/or its methyl or ethyl ester after application of the Praeparatur and Fundamenta techniques and before application of the pretreatment composition so that the colored coating on the keratin fibers is rendered removable with shampoo.

5. The method according to claim 1 further comprising combining with the aza-Michael film forming composition, one or more of a dispersing agent, a suspending agent, an antioxidant, a non-reactive diluent, a dye, a filler, a plasticizer, a processing aid, a ultraviolet stabilizer, a reducing agent, a fatty substance, a softener, an antifoam, a moisturizer, a fragrance, a surfactant, a vitamin, a wax, a C10-C30 fatty acid, a C10-C30 fatty amide or any combination thereof.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 19, 2024
From: HFC PRESTIGE SERVICE GERMANY GMBH
To: WELLA GERMANY GMBH
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Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63046110 · Jun 30, 2020
Related Publication 20210401713A1 · Dec 30, 2021
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