Patent ID: 8826920

Claim:
An applicator for applying a hair treatment composition to the hair comprising a plate and a containment portion; wherein said plate has a perimeter, a substantially flat internal surface and an external surface; wherein said containment portion comprises a base and a wall, said wall emerging from said base and extending upwardly, said wall having a rim and said rim defining an opening and an internal volume of said containment portion; wherein said plate and said containment portion are movably joined by a connection so that said applicator may alternate between a closed state and an open state, wherein when said applicator is in a closed state, said substantially flat internal surface of said plate is in a juxtaposed relationship to said opening of said containment portion and wherein when said applicator is in an open state, said substantially flat internal surface of said plate is in a distal relationship to said opening of said containment portion; wherein a first fin projects independently from said substantially flat internal surface of said plate and forms with said substantially flat internal surface an acute angle α of from about 25° to about 55°; wherein said first fin extends for an average first length (L 1 ) of from about 1 mm to about 50 mm; wherein said first fin comprises a proximal edge and a free distal edge; wherein said proximal edge is attached to said substantially flat internal surface of said plate.