Patents Represented by Attorney Maria Luisa Balasta

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  • Composition kit, and method for coloring the hair utilizing saccharide-siloxane copolymers
    Patent number: 8002849
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of coloring hair, comprising the steps of applying onto the hair a pre-treatment composition containing at least one saccharide-siloxane copolymer to form pre-treated hair, optionally, at least one emulsifier, optionally, at least one viscosity-modifying agent, and a cosmetically acceptable medium; applying a permanent hair coloring composition onto the pre-treated hair to form colored hair, rinsing the colored hair, optionally, applying a post-treatment composition to the hair, and optionally, rinsing the colored hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventors: Pradmaja Prem, Aziza Suleiman, Marie Huynh, Praddhyumana Patel, Frederic Cervantes
  • Methods and kits for maintaining the condition of colored hair
    Patent number: 7972388
    Abstract: The present invention provides for kits and methods of treating hair in order to inhibit color fading and/or impart both shine- and condition-enhancing properties to colored hair, comprising a pre-treatment composition, a color-altering composition, a developer composition, a shampoo composition, a conditioner composition, and a post-treatment composition, wherein the post-treatment composition contains at least about 5% by weight of at least one oily component, based on the total weight of the post-treatment composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: L'Oreal S.A.
    Inventors: Carol Hamilton, Francois Cottard, Caroline Goget
  • Cosmetic composition for keratinous substrates with triarylmethane compounds
    Patent number: 7416567
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of imparting color onto keratinous substrates involving contacting said substrate with a composition comprising: at least one triarylmethane dye molecule chosen from polymeric triarylmethane dye molecules, copolymeric triarylmethane dye molecules, oligomeric triarylmethane dye molecules, and mixtures thereof; at least one film forming agent; and at least one solvent; and irradiating said substrate with a flash of light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Murat Quadir
  • Conditioning cream color base having improved color deposition properties
    Patent number: 7374582
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process and composition for dyeing hair, the composition containing: (a) greater than about 10% by weight, based on the weight of the composition, of at least one fatty acid alkanolamide; (b) at least one C6-C36 dicarboxylic acid; (c) at least one water soluble base capable of reacting with (b) to form a soap; (d) at least one conditioning polymer; (e) at least one oxidation dye; and (f) at least one oxidizing agent, wherein the composition is in cream form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Delphine Allard, Jean-Marc Ascione, Jean-Marc Dumontier