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Granted Patent B2
US 7,699,897 · App. 11/855,861 · Granted Apr 20, 2010

Method of coloring hair

Assignee: L'Oreal
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Patent No.
US 7,699,897
App. No.
11/855,861
Granted
Apr 20, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure relates to compositions and methods of using the compositions to color hair. The composition contains at least one polyamine, at least one acid, at least one water-insoluble ingredient, at least one hair colorant, solvent and optionally at least one auxiliary ingredient. The methods for coloring involve contacting hair with the composition of the disclosure.

Claims (39)

1. A method for coloring hair comprising applying a composition to hair wherein the composition comprises

(a) at least one polyamine,

(b) at least one acid,

(c) at least one water-insoluble ingredient,

(d) at least one hair colorant, and

(e) solvent,

wherein the molar ratio of the amine groups in the at least one polyamine to the acid groups in the at least one acid is from about 1:0.5 to about 1:30 and wherein a mixture of components (a), (b), (c) and (e) form a mixture that has a receding contact angle of at least about 66 degrees on glass.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the composition further comprises at least one auxiliary ingredient (f) wherein the at least one auxiliary ingredient is selected from the group consisting of an amino acid, a protein, a cationic conditioner, a cationic polymer, a anionic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, an amphoteric surfactant, a zwitterionic surfactant, a viscosity modifier, an organosiloxane polymer, a wax, a silicone resin, a pigment, a powder, a preservative, an antioxidant, a vitamin, an alpha hydroxy acid, a beta hydroxy acid, an alpha ketoacid, an antibacterial agent, a sunscreen, a preservative, a pH adjusting agent, a bleaching agent, a perfume, a sequestering agent, an anti-dandruff agent and mixtures thereof.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one polyamine (a) is selected from the group consisting of a polyethyleneimine, a polyvinylamine, an aminated polysaccharide, an amine substituted polyalkylene glycol, an amine substituted polyacarylate crosspolymer, an amine substituted polyacrylate, an amine substituted polymethacrylate, a protein, an amine substituted polyester, a polyamino acid, an amodimethicone, a polyalkylamine, diethylene triamine, triethylenetetramine, spermidine, spermine, amino silicone and mixtures thereof.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one polyamine (a) is selected from the group consisting of a polyethyleneimine, a polyvinylamine, chitosan, polylysine, polyacrylate-1 cross-polymer and mixtures thereof.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one acid (b) is selected from the group consisting of a fatty carboxylic acid, a fatty ether carboxylic acid, a fatty ether phosphoric acid, a fatty phosphoric acid and mixtures thereof.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one acid (b) is a monoacid or a polyacid.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one acid (b) is selected from the group consisting of capric acid, caprylic acid, isosteric acid, oleic acid, stearic acid, lauric acid, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, laureth-5 carboxylic acid, laureth-11 carboxylic acid, cetyl phosphosphate, stearyl phosphate, oleth-3 phosphate, oleth-10 phosphate and mixtures thereof.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one water-insoluble ingredient (c) is selected from the group consisting of an oil, a fatty ester, a hydrocarbon oil, a silicone, a wax, a fatty acid, a fatty alcohol and mixtures thereof.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one water-insoluble ingredient (c) is selected from the group consisting of olive oil, avocado oil, coconut oil, mineral oil, isopropyl palmitate, capric/caprylic triglyceride, isododecane, polyisobutene, dimethicone phenyltrimethicone, beeswax and mixtures thereof.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one hair colorant (d) is selected from the group consisting of a bleaching agent, an oxidative dye, a substantive dye, direct dyes, oxidative dyesazoic dyes, sulfur dyes, azomethine dyes, triarylmethane, xanthene dyes, phthalocyanin dyes, phenothiazine dyes, pigments, coloring polymers, direct dyes, oxidation dyes, nacreous pigments, pearling agents, leuco dyes, optical lightening colorants, natural colorants, optically-variable pigments and mixtures thereof.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one polyamine (a) is present in a positive amount up to about 30% by weight, based on the weight of the composition.

12. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one acid (b) is present in a positive amount up to about 50% by weight, based on the weight of the composition.

13. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one water-insoluble ingredient (c) is present in a positive amount up to about 50% by weight, based on the weight of the composition.

14. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one hair colorant (d) is present in an amount up from about 0.005 to about 10% by weight, based on the weight of the composition.

15. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein solvent (e) is present in an amount of from about 10% to about 90% by weight, based on the weight of the composition.

16. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the at least one auxiliary ingredient (f) is present in a positive amount up to about 50% by weight, based on the weight of the composition.

17. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein components (a), (b), (c) and (e) and optionally component (f) are applied to hair and component (d) is subsequently applied to the hair.

18. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein components (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) and optionally component (f) are applied to hair simultaneously.

19. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein component (d) and optionally components (e) and (f) are applied to hair and components (a), (b) (c), (e) and optionally component (f) is subsequently applied to the hair.

20. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the coloring agent (d) is applied to hair followed by application of the other components and other portions of the hair have all components except the coloring agent (d) applied followed by application of the coloring agent (d).

21. A method for coloring hair comprising applying a composition to hair wherein the composition comprises

(a) at least one polyamine selected from the group consisting of a polyethyleneimine, a polyvinyl amine, an aminosilicone, and an amine substituted polyacrylate crosspolymer,

(b) at least on acid is selected from the group consisting of a fatty carboxylic acid, a fatty ether carboxylic acid, a fatty ether phosphoric acid, and a fatty phosphoric acid,

(c) at least one water-insoluble ingredient,

(d) at least one hair colorant, and

(e) solvent,

wherein the molar ratio of the amine groups in the at least one polyamine to the acid groups in the at least one acid is from about 1:0.5 to about 1:30 and wherein a mixture of components (a), (b), (c) and (e) form a mixture that has a receding contact angle of at least about 66 degrees on glass.

22. The method as claimed in claim 21 , wherein the at least one water-insoluble ingredient (c) is selected from the group consisting of an oil, a fatty ester, a hydrocarbon oil, a silicone, a wax, a fatty acid, a fatty alcohol and mixtures thereof.

23. The method as claimed in claim 21 , wherein the at least one water-insoluble ingredient (c) is selected from the group consisting of olive oil, avocado oil, coconut oil, mineral oil, isopropyl palmitate, capric/caprylic triglyceride, isododecane, polyisobutene, dimethicone phenyltrimethicone, beeswax and mixtures thereof.

24. The method as claimed in claim 21 wherein the at least one polyamine is a polyethyleneimine.

25. The method as claimed in claim 21 wherein the at least one polyamine is a polyvinyl amine.

26. The method as claimed in claim 21 wherein the at least one polyamine is an aminosilicone.

27. The method as claimed in claim 21 wherein the at least one polyamine is an amine substituted polyacrylate crosspolymer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 17, 2007
From: NGUYEN, NGHI VAN; CANNELL, DAVID W.; HASHIMOTO, SAWA; ESPINO, CYNTHIA
To: L'OREAL
Reel/Frame 019835/0625 →
Continuity (1)
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