Patent ID: 7217052

Claim:
A method of oxidative dyeing of individual hair strands of human head hair, said method comprising the steps of: a) providing an applicator comprising a first compartment, a second compartment arranged next to the first compartment, an oxidative hair dye composition contained in the first compartment, an oxidizing agent contained in the second compartment, and respective liquid-permeable inserts arranged in said first compartment and said second compartment; wherein said first compartment and said second compartment are provided with respective product-dispensing openings that open next to each other into a product-dispensing area or spot, said respective liquid-permeable inserts protrude beyond said product-dispensing openings, and said liquid-permeable inserts ( 7 , 8 ) each comprise a spongy material, bristles, or a fabric so that the oxidizing agent and the oxidative hair dye composition can flow through the inserts; b) wetting at least a portion of a hair strand to be dyed with the oxidative hair dye composition and the oxidizing agent from the respective liquid-permeable inserts so that a reactive hair dyeing mixture forms on said at least a portion of said hair strand; c) working or massaging the reactive hair dyeing mixture into said at least a portion of said hair strand by hand in order to uniformly mix the oxidative hair dye composition and the oxidizing agent on said at least a portion of said hair strand to uniformly dye said at least a portion of said hair strand; and d) repeating steps b) and c) for other hair strands and/or other portions of said hair strand until the dyeing of the hair strands is complete.