L'oreal

Marie P Audousset

Jean Cotteret

Alain Lagrange

Jean J Vandenbosche

Alex M Junino

Mireille Maubru

Herve Andrean

Louis Lezoray

The invention relates to a dyeing composition for keratinous fibers and in particular for human keratinous fibers such as hair, comprising, in a suitable medium for dyeing, at least one oxidation dye precursor chosen from 3-methyl-para-aminophenol, 2-methyl-para-aminophenol and 2-hydroxymethyl-para-aminophenol, and their addition salts with an acid; at least one coupling agent chosen from the 2-methyl-5-aminophenols of formula (I): ##STR1## in which R denotes hydrogen, methyl or ethyl or a .beta.-hydroxyethyl or .gamma.-hydroxypropyl group, and their addition salts with an acid; and as oxidation dye precursor, a para-aminophenol which is 2-substituted by a substituent which is different from methyl or hydroxymethyl, or one of its addition salts with an acid.

Oxidation dye composition for keratinous fibres comprising a

A method or composition for dyeing keratinous fibres using as an oxidation dye precursor a 3-substituted para-aminophenol of formula: ##STR1## where R.sub.1 represents alkyl, alkenyl, mono- or polyhydroxyalkyl, cyano, cyanoalkyl, halogenoalkyl, aminoalkyl or alkoxyalkyl and R.sub.2 represents hydrogen, alkyl or mono- or polyhydroxyalkyl, provided that when R.sub.2 is hydrogen R.sub.1 is not methyl or trifluoromethyl, and addition salts thereof with an acid.

3-substituted para-aminophenols and use thereof in dyeing keratinous

The invention concerns the use of a 3-substituted para-aminophenol as an oxidation dye precursor for dyeing keratinous fibres, in particular human hair. The 3-substituted para-aminophenol has formula: ##STR1## where R.sub.1 represents alkyl, alkenyl, mono- or polyhydroxyalkyl, nitrile, cyanoalkyl, halogenoalkyl, aminoalkyl or alkoxyalkyl and R.sub.2 represents hydrogen, alkyl or mono- or polyhydroxyalkyl, provided that when R.sub.2 is hydrogen R.sub.1 is not methyl or trifluoromethyl, and to addition salts thereof with an acid. The invention also concerns dye compositions containing compound (I). The invention further concerns novel 3-substituted para-aminophenols.

3-substituted para-aminophenols

Method for dyeing keratinous fibres, in particular human keratinous fibres such as hair, characterized in that a composition containing, in a medium appropriate for dyeing, at least one 4-hydroxyindole derivative of formula: ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 denotes hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, which may be identical or different, denote hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, carboxyl or alkoxycarbonyl; and X denotes hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkoxy, halogen or acetyl-amino; at least one of the groups X, R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 being other than hydrogen; as well as the salts of these compounds;

Method for dyeing keratinous fibres using 4-hydroxyindole derivatives at

Process for the temporary dyeing of keratinous fibers with a composition containing an insoluble pigment obtained by the oxidative polymerization of an indole compound of formula (I) ##STR1## in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.3 are hydrogen or alkyl; R.sup.2 is hydrogen, alkyl carboxyl or alkoxy carbonyl; R.sup.4 and R.sup.7 are hydrogen, hydroxy, alkyl, amino, alkoxy, acyloxy or acylamino; R.sup.5 is hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, alkyl, halogen, amino, acyloxy, acylamino or trimethylsilyloxy; R.sup.6 is hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, amino, acyloxy, acylamino, trimethylsilyloxy or hydroxyalkylamino; R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 can also form, together with the carbon atoms to which they are attached, a carbonyl-dioxy ring; at least one of the radicals R.sup.4 to R.sup.7 is an OZ or NHR.sup.8 grouping, the R.sup.8 radical of the NHR.sup.8 grouping being hydrogen, acyl or hydroxyalkyl and the Z radical of the OZ grouping being hydrogen, acyl, alkyl or a trimethylsilyl group.

Compositions which contain and processes which use an insoluble pigment

Composition for the oxidation dyeing of keratinous fibres comprising a

Processes for the oxidative dyeing of keratinus fibers with compositions which comprise benzimidazole derivatives as couplers, at least one metaphenylenediaxnine and at least one para or ortho oxidation dye precursor, the benzimidazole derivative corresponding to the formula: ##STR1## in which: R.sub.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl radical;

Dyeing compositions for keratinous fibres based on

The invention relates to a dyeing composition for keratinous fibres and in particular for human keratinous fibres such as hair, comprising, in a suitable media for dyeing, at least one oxidation dye precursor chosen from 3-methyl-para-aminophenol, 2-methyl-para-aminophenol and 2-hydroxymethyl-para-aminophenol, and their addition salts with an acid; at least one coupling agent chosen from the 2-methyl-5-aminophenols of formula (I): ##STR1## in which R is methyl, ethyl, .beta.-hydroxyethyl or .gamma.-hydroxypropyl, and their addition salts with an acid; and at least one para-phenylenediamine and/or one bis(phenylalkylenediamine) or one of their addition salts with an acid as oxidation dye precursor.

A process for dyeing keratinous fibres, wherein a mixture of at least one para-aminophenol of formula: ##STR1## in which, Y is oxygen or sulphur,

Process for dyeing keratinous fibres with an alkaline composition

The invention relates to a dyeing composition for keratinous fibres and in particular for human keratinous fibres such as hair, comprising, in a suitable medium for dyeing, at least one oxidation dye precursor chosen from 3-methyl -para-aminophenol, 2-methyl-para-aminophenol and 2-hydroxymethyl-para-aminophenol, and their addition salts with an acid, as coupling agent, at least 2-methyl-5-aminophenol, or one of its addition salts with an acid; and at least one para-phenylenediamine and/or one bis-(phenylalkylenediamine) or one of their addition salts with an acid as oxidation dye precursor.

Oxidation dye composition for keratinous fibers comprising a para-aminophenol, a meta-aminophenol and a meta-phenylenediamine and dyeing process using such a composition. The invention relates to a dyeing composition for keratinous fibers and in particular for human keratinous fibers such as hair, comprising, in a suitable medium for dyeing, at least one oxidation dye precursor chosen from 3-methyl-para-aminophenol, 2-methyl-para-aminophenol and 2-hydroxymethyl-para-aminophenol, and their addition salts with an acid; at least one coupling agent chosen from the 2-methyl-5-aminophenols of formula (I): ##STR1## where R denotes hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, .beta.-hydroxyethyl or .gamma.-hydroxypropyl, and their addition salts with an acid; and, as additional coupling agent, at least one meta-phenylenediamine or one of its addition salts with an acid. The invention also relates to a dyeing process implementing development by an oxidizing agent.

Processes for the dyeing of keratinous fibers with compositions which contain 4-hydroxy- or 4-aminobenzimidazole or their derivatives corresponding to the formula (I): ##STR1## in which: R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 represent hydrogen or alkyl, one at least of the substituents being equal to hydrogen, R.sub.3 denotes OH or NH.sub.2, as coupler for dyeing keratinous fibers, in particular hair, in the presence of a p-phenylenediamine, the ratio between the p-phenylenediamine and the coupler of formula (I) being greater than or equal to 1.2.

Oxidative dyeing compositions containing 4-hydroxy or

Process for dyeing keratinous fibres, especially human keratinous fibres such as the hair, characterised in that a composition containing, in a medium suitable for dyeing, at least 2,4-diamino-1,3-dimethoxybenzene as a coupler;

Process for dyeing keratinous fibers with

Process for dyeing keratinous fibres, in particular human keratinous fibres such as hair, characterized in that there is applied to these fibres a composition containing, in a suitable dyeing mixture, at least one indole-based coupler, of the formula: ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 designates a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl radical; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, which may be identical or different, designate a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 lower alkyl radical, a carboxyl radical or an alkoxycarbonyl radical; X designates a hydrogen atom, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 lower alkyl radical, a C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkoxy radical, a halogen atom, a C.sub.2 -C.sub.20 acyloxy radical or an acetylamino group; the OH group occupying the 6- or 7- positions of the aromatic ring; as well as the salts of these compounds;

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Levallois-Perret, France

Marie P Audousset