TREATING HUMAN, ANIMAL AND SYNTHETIC HAIR WITH A WATER-PROOFING COMPOSITION

• US 3,568,685 A
• Filed: 04/15/1968
• Issued: 03/09/1971
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/1968
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Howard L. Scott
• Original Assignee: Howard L. Scott
• Inventors: Scott, Howard L.
• Application Number:
  US04/721,158
• Time in Patent Office: 1,058 Days
• US Class Current: 132/206
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/19 containing inorganic ingredients
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/26 Aluminium; Compounds thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/41 Amines
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/411 Aromatic amines, i.e. where the amino group is directly linked to the aromatic nucleus
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/42 Amides
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/8123 Compositions of homopolymers or copolymers of compounds having one carbon-to-carbon double bond, and at least one being terminated by a halogen; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers, e.g. PVC, PTFE
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/8152 Homopolymers or copolymers of esters, e.g. (meth)acrylic acid esters; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/8158 Homopolymers or copolymers of amides or imides, e.g. (meth) acrylamide; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/86 Polyethers
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 5/06 Preparations for styling the hair, e.g. by temporary shaping or colouring

Abstract

A method for treating fibers such as synthetic or natural hair, whereby synthetic fibers can be made to have the appearance of human hair and whereby human hair can be straightened, which comprises applying to the hair a composition containing about 150 percent by volume of a substantive water-repellent agent, and about 10-80 percent by volume of a substantive hardening and adhesive agent. A slipping agent, such as a fluoro resin, and en emollient, such as lanolin, is also preferably included.

Claims

2. The composition of claim 1 also containing about 0.1-10 percent by volume of a slipping agent, said slipping agent being a member of the group consisting of polytetrafluoroethylene having a molecular weight of between about 1,000,000 and about 10,000,000 and vinylidene fluoride polymer having a molecular weight of between about 300,000 and 600,000.

3. The composition of claim 2 also containing about 25-60 percent by volume of an emolient which is substantive to the hair.

4. A method of treating natural and synthetic hair which comprises coating the hair fibers with the composition of claim 1 and then heating the coated fibers to a temperature at which the composition thermally sets.

5. A method of treating natural and synthetic hair which comprises coating the hair fibers with the composition of claim 2 and then heating the coated fibers to a temperature at which the composition thermally sets.

6. A method of treating natural and synthetic hair which comprises coating the hair fibers with the composition of claim 3 and then heating the coated fibers to a temperature at which the composition thermally sets.