Hair wax products containing waxes, non-volatile oils and volatile hydrophobic materials

US6582679B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Wella GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Bernd Stein · San Diego, US
• Michael Franzke · Roßdorf, DE
• Sabine Baecker · Gerolzhofen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 1, 2001
• Grant date: Jun 24, 2003
• Expiry date: Oct 1, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S424/01
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The wax product for treating or setting up a hairstyle or hairdo includes a composition containing at least one wax or wax-like substance, at least one non-volatile liquid hydrophobic oil and at least one volatile or easily volatilized hydrophobic substance that is a liquid or gas at room temperature. Because of the presence of the volatile substance in the composition a soft wax easily worked in the hair is obtained when the composition is applied to the hair. This soft wax hardens on the hair when the volatile ingredients evaporate. When the composition includes a propellant gas a wax with a larger surface area (wax snow) is produced, which is likewise easily worked into the hair and very effectively fixes or sets the hair.