Patent ID: 11969492
Assignee: L'OREAL
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. A method for shaping or altering the shape of hair comprising:
(a) contacting hair with a shampoo having a neutral pH;
(b) drying the hair;
(c) applying onto the hair a reducing composition;
(d) leaving the standard reducing composition onto the hair for approximately 30 minutes;
(e) rinsing the hair with water;
(f) drying the hair;
(g) straightening the hair;
(h) applying onto the hair the composition of claim 1;
(i) leaving the composition into the hair for approximately 1 to 60 minutes;
(j) rinsing the hair with water;
(k) washing the hair with an intermediate agent having a neutral pH and selected from a shampoo, a conditioner, or a combination thereof, followed by rinsing with water.