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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 12, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gottfried Wenke, Woodbridge, CT (US);
Guiseppe Prota, Naples, IT;
Assignee:
Clairol Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
8424 ; 8406 ; 8407 ; 8408 ; 8587 ;
Abstract
A process of dyeing hair by preparing and applying to the hair an aqueous reaction medium comprising an aminoethanethiol, a dihydroxybenzene and a ferricyanide or persulfate oxidizing agent, the composition optionally containing a color modifier selected from the group consisting of direct dyes, primary intermediates, couplers and mixtures thereof, and also containing a buffer to maintain the pH in the range from 2 to 11 during the oxidation reaction, and removing the aqueous reaction medium from the hair after the desired color is attained, and compositions and kits for practicing such processes.