Patent ID: 7972388

Claim:
A method of treating the hair, comprising: a) applying to the hair a pre-treatment composition comprising a humectant and at least one conditioning agent; b) combining a color-altering composition and a developer composition to form a mixture; c) applying the mixture onto the hair; d) removing said mixture from the hair; e) washing the hair with a shampoo composition; f) conditioning the hair with a conditioner composition; and, g) applying a post-treatment composition onto the hair in order to inhibit color fading and/or impart both shine- and condition-enhancing properties, and wherein the post-treatment composition contains at least one conditioning agent and at least about 5% by weight of at least one oily component, based on the total weight of the post-treatment composition wherein said at least one oily component is selected from the groups consisting of silicones, organic oils, synthetic oils and mixture thereof.