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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2007
Gilles Verboom, St. Charles, IL (US);
Kari Bauer, Oak Park, IL (US);
Perry Romanowski, Chicago, IL (US);
Gilles Verboom, St. Charles, IL (US);
Kari Bauer, Oak Park, IL (US);
Perry Romanowski, Chicago, IL (US);
Conopco, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a method for inhibiting color fading in color-treated keratinous fibers, which method includes treating the keratinous fibers with a color-fade inhibiting-effective effective amount of a monoalkyl quaternary ammonium salt. The invention also provides a method for enhancing the intensity of color in color-treated keratinous fibers, which method includes treating the keratinous fibers with a color intensity enhancing effective amount of an alkyl a quaternary ammonium salt. Additionally provided are products for inhibiting the fading of color and increasing the intensity of color in color-treated keratinous fibers.