BRAIDED HAIR WASHING METHOD

• US 20110112000A1
• Filed: 11/10/2010
• Published: 05/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Thales SA, TOWA Enzyme Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Thales SA, TOWA Enzyme Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: MIYAZAKI, Kazuo, FUJIKAWA, Susumu
• Granted Patent: US 8,809,246 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 510/119
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2800/33 Free of surfactant
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/046 Aerosols; Foams
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/19 containing inorganic ingredients
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/66 Enzymes
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 5/02 Preparations for cleaning the hair

Abstract

A braided hair washing method includes washing braided hair using a washing agent that includes a microbubble washing composition and microbubbles, the microbubble washing composition including a protease and a lipase. The braided hair washing method can conveniently and effectively wash braided hair without collapsing the hairstyle.

Claims

1. A braided hair washing method comprising washing braided hair using a washing agent that includes a microbubble washing composition and microbubbles, the microbubble washing composition including a protease and a lipase.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the microbubble washing composition includes the protease in an amount of 0.01 to 0.5 wt % based on the total amount of the microbubble washing composition, and includes the lipase in an amount of 0.1 to 1.0 wt % based on the total amount of the microbubble washing composition.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the microbubble washing composition does not include a surfactant.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the microbubble washing composition further includes at least one alkali metal salt selected from the group consisting of alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal hydrogen carbonates, alkali metal sulfates, alkali halides, and alkali metal salts of boron.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the microbubble washing composition includes the alkali metal salt in an amount of 80 to 99.5 wt % based on the total amount of the microbubble washing composition.