Patent ID: 8318676

Claim:
A hair bleaching composition having a pH of 2.0 to 10.0 and consisting of: at least one solvent ingredient selected from the group consisting of water, ethanol, n-propanol, glycerol and 1,2-propane-diol; an effective amount of at least one oxidizing agent for bleaching the hair; from 0.05 to 30 wt. % of at least one active ingredient selected from the group consisting of creatine, salts of creatine, creatinine and salts of said creatinine; at least one pH adjusting agent in an amount such that said pH is from 2.0 to 10.0; at least one auxiliary agent selected from the group consisting of thickeners, wetting agents, emulsifiers, opacifiers, perfume oils, preservatives, dyes, buffering agents, solubilizers, stabilizers, lanolin derivatives, cholesterol, pantothenic acid and betaine; wherein said opacifiers, said perfume oils, said preservatives, and said dyes, when present, are each present in an amount of from 0.01 to 5 wt. %; wherein said buffering agents, when present, are present in a total amount of from 0.1 to 10 wt. %; wherein said emulsifiers and said wetting agents, when present, are present in a total amount of from 0.2 to 30 wt. %; wherein the solubilizers, stabilizers, lanolin derivatives, cholesterol, pantothenic acid, and betaine, when present, are each present in an amount of from 0.1 to 5 wt. %; and wherein the thickeners and the solubilizers, when present, are present in a total amount of from 0.5 to 20 wt. %.