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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 1997
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Guiseppe Prota, Naples, IT;
Gottfried Wenke, Woodbridge, CT (US);
Assignee:
Clairol Incorporated, Stamford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
8424 ; 8406 ; 8407 ; 8408 ; 8623 ; 8624 ;
Abstract
A process of dyeing hair by preparing and applying to the hair an aqueous reaction medium buffered to a pH of from 7 to 11 with a bicarbonate or a TRIS buffer, a catalytic quantity of a cupric or ferrous salt, a catechol and a persulfate oxidizing agent and removing the composition after the desired color is attained, and compositions and kits for practicing such process. The composition may be formed by simultaneous addition of the catechol and the oxidant to the hair or by addition of the catechol followed by addition of the oxidant.