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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2003
Applicants:
Adu Gyamfi Darkwa, Olympia Field, IL (US);
Eric Osei-acquah, Lynwood, IL (US);
Angela D. Ellington, Flossmoor, IL (US);
Inventors:
Adu Gyamfi Darkwa, Olympia Field, IL (US);
Eric Osei-Acquah, Lynwood, IL (US);
Angela D. Ellington, Flossmoor, IL (US);
Assignee:
L'Oreal, , FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61Q 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a no-mix hair relaxer formulation and methods of its use. The relaxer includes a synergistic combination of sodium hydroxide and lithium hydroxide and has a pH of between about 12.7 and about 13.2. These no-mix hair relaxers provide excellent hair straightening performance, in 30 minutes or less, with reduced irritation.