Patent ID: 7981405
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: A61K,A61Q

Abstract:
1. A method for modifying hair property, which comprises applying a hair cosmetic composition comprising: (a) 0.1 to 10 wt. % of malic acid or a salt thereof; (b) 0.01 to 10 wt. % of lactic acid or a salt thereof; (c) 0.1 to 10 wt. % of an organic solvent selected from the group consisting of benzyl alcohol and benzyloxyethanol; (d) 1 to 50 wt. % of ethanol; and (e) a hair setting polymer to said hair, and then warming said hair wherein a ratio of ethanol to component (c) is from 40:1 to 2:1 wherein a pH, at 25° C. of a solution diluted 20-fold in water is from 2.5 to 4.5 and wherein said composition is left on said hair.