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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2009
Applicant:
Gilles M. Verboom, St. Charles, IL (US);
Inventor:
Gilles M. Verboom, St. Charles, IL (US);
Assignee:
Alberto Culver Company, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61Q 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Provided is method of strengthening keratinous fibers that includes contacting the fibers with a composition that includes a poly(vinylamine-vinylformamide) copolymer and a carrier, wherein the treated fibers exhibit an improvement in strength. Also provided are methods for improving strength of fibers that have been damaged, e.g., as a result of having been subjected to chemical and/or thermal treatment processes that diminish fiber strength, by contacting the fibers with the composition.