Hair dying methods and kits which contain a dopa species, reactive direct dye, and a ferricyanide oxidant
US5628799A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 13, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61Q5/10
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A process for dyeing hair by preparing and applying to the hair an aqueous reaction medium comprising a dopa species, a reactive direct dye and an oxidant, said aqueous reaction medium optionally containing at least one hair dyeing agent selected from the group consisting of primary intermediates and couplers and also containing a buffer to maintain the pH in the range from 6 to 10 during the reaction, and removing said aqueous reaction medium from the hair within about one hour following its preparation.
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