Patent ID: 9717668
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: A45D,A61K,A61Q

Claim:
1. A method for achieving a desired level of curl in hair comprising: (a) applying to the hair one or more relaxing agents at an alkaline pH, wherein at least one of the relaxing agents is an alkali metal containing hydroxide; and (b) applying to the hair an active agent of Formula I: wherein A, B, C, and D are reactive moieties containing one or more charges, and wherein each of A, B, C, and D independently contains a moiety selected from the group consisting of a vinyl sulfone, an acrylate group, a methacrylate group, a styrene group, an acryl amide group, a methacryl amide group, a maleate group, a fumarate group, and an itaconate group; R is a linker that contains two or more charges, wherein the charges are opposite to the charges on the reactive moieties, wherein n=1-10, and wherein R is not a polymer, and wherein the sum of the charges is zero; and wherein the reactive moieties are ionically bound to the linker; wherein each occurrence of p, q, r, and s is independently an integer from 0 to 25, wherein the sum of p+q+r+s is equal to or greater than 2; wherein the one or more relaxing agents cause the hair to relax; and wherein steps (a) and (b) are performed simultaneously.