Patent ID: 7220405

Claim:
A peptide-based conditioner having the general structure [(HBP) m −S] n −HCA, wherein a) HBP is a hair-binding peptide; b) HCA is a hair conditioning agent; c) S is a spacer; d) m ranges from 1 to about 50; and e) n ranges from 1 to about 1,000; or a peptide-based colorant having the general structure [(HBP) m —S] n −C, wherein a) HBP is a hair-binding peptide; b) C is a coloring agent; c) S is a spacer; d) m ranges from 1 to about 50; and e) n ranges from 1 to about 10,000, wherein the spacer is selected from the group consisting of ethanol amine, ethylene glycol, polyethylene with a chain length of 6 carbon atoms, polyethylene glycol with 3 to 6 repeating units, phenoxyethanol, propanolamide, butylene glycol, butyleneglycolamide, propyl phenyl, ethyl alkyl chain, propyl alkyl chain, hexyl alkyl chain, steryl alkyl chains, cetyl alkyl chains, and palmitoyl alkyl chains.