Patent ID: 8550095

Claim:
A system for treating the hair comprising: a device and a composition; wherein said device comprises a first portion movably joined by a connection to a second portion; wherein said composition comprises a percentage X of hydrogen peroxide by weight of said composition and a percentage Y of an alkalizer by weight of said composition; wherein said composition comprises a minimum of 2% of hydrogen peroxide by weight of said composition; and wherein said weight percentages of said hydrogen peroxide and said alkalizer in said composition are as defined by equation (I); wherein equation (I) is X+ 1.5 Y≧ 15% (I); wherein said alkalizer is an inorganic salt selected from the group consisting of sodium silicate, sodium metasilicate, potassium hydrogen carbonate, ammonium carbonate, ammonium hydrogen carbonate and sodium hydrogen carbonate and mixtures thereof; wherein said composition further comprises a persulfate salt; and wherein said persulfate salt comprises a mixture of ammonium persulfate and potassium persulfate.