Patents Assigned to KAO Germany GmbH
  • Patent number: 8673022
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a two part aqueous oxidative coloring composition for keratin fibers especially human hair with improved and homogeneous conditioning effect from root to tip, improved color fastness against washing and for achieving homogeneous even coloration. Present invention is on a two part aqueous composition for coloring keratin fibers especially human hair, characterized in that the first part A is an aqueous composition and comprises at least one oxidative dye precursor, optionally at least one coupling agent and/or at least one direct dye and furthermore comprising at least one anionic surfactant the second part Part B is an aqueous composition and comprises at least one oxidizing agent and at least one cationic polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Kao Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Takeshi Iizaki
  • Patent number: 8668746
    Abstract: Present invention relates to a two part coloring composition for hair with improved dyeing and conditioning properties of hair. The object of the present invention a two part hair dyeing composition consisting of Parts A and B which are mixed immediately before application onto hair wherein Part A is based on at least one hair dye and comprising further at least one amino acid surfactant and Part B is an aqueous composition and comprising at least one oxidizing agent and at least one cationic or cationizable surfactant, wherein parts A and/or B comprises additionally at least one oil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: KAO Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Uellner, Alexander Meuser, Sandra Schmelz, Diana Bauer
  • Publication number: 20140044665
    Abstract: Present invention relates to a composition for keratin fibers especially for human hair comprising glycylglycine and/or its derivatives, an aromatic sulphonic acid and/or its salts and an anionic polymer for improving cosmetic properties of hair such as volume, body, elasticity and curl retention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: KAO GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Alexandra Meuser, Huma Younas
  • Patent number: 8642021
    Abstract: The present invention is about conditioning compositions for hair comprising spray dried yoghurt powder and at least one cationic conditioning agent. With the compositions of the present invention hair properties such as smoothness, elasticity, volume and body and shine is improved. According to the present invention the yoghurt powder comprising compositions can be applied to hair as a shampoo, conditioner either leave in and/or rinse off types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Kao Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Ina Brautigam, Frank Hermes
  • Patent number: 8632609
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bleaching composition for keratin fibers, especially human hair, comprising at least one compound with bleaching and/or highlighting effect and a lipidic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: KAO Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Jonathan Wood, Mustafa Grit
  • Patent number: 8617255
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bleaching composition for keratin fibers, especially human hair, comprising at least one compound with bleaching and/or highlighting effect and a magnesium salt. Further object of the present invention is the use of at least one magnesium salt in a bleaching and/or highlighting composition for keratin fibers, especially for human hair, comprising at least one compound with bleaching and/or highlighting effect for preventing temperature increase going above 50° C., preferably above 45° C. and more preferably above 40° C. in a period of at least 60 min after mixing water free bleaching and/or highlighting composition and oxidizing lotion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: KAO Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Jonathan Wood, Sabine Schäfer
  • Patent number: 8613778
    Abstract: The present invention is related to an oxidative colouring composition for keratin fibres especially human hair. The present invention is a composition comprising at least one hair dye and at least one magnesium salt. Furthermore, it is the use of at least one magnesium salt in a composition comprising at least one hair dye for preventing warming up and increase of its volume upon mixing with an aqueous composition comprising at least one oxidizing agent. Present invention is at the same time on the process for colouring keratin fibres with the use of the compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: KAO Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Jonathan Wood, Sabine Schäfer
  • Patent number: 8608811
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for oxidative coloring keratin fibers especially human hair wherein dyeing composition comprises a cross linked copolymer. The objective of the present invention is a process for oxidative coloring hair wherein compositions A and B are mixed, composition A comprises at least one oxidative dye precursor and optionally at least one coupling agent and optionally at least one direct dye in a cosmetically acceptable medium and composition B comprises at least one oxidizing agent in a cosmetically acceptable medium, and applied onto hair and processed for 1 to 45 min at a temperature range of 20 to 45° C. and rinsed off from hair, wherein at least one of the two compositions A and B comprises a cross linked copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone, vinylimidazol, 3-methyl-1-vinylimidazolium and methacrylic acid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: KAO Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Jonathan Wood, Sabine Schäfer
  • Patent number: 8608809
    Abstract: An oxidative dyeing composition comprises at least one oxidative dye precursor comprising further at least two structurally different reducing agents wherein the first is selected from inorganic reducing agents and present at a concentration of at least 0.1% by weight calculated to the total composition, and the second is an organic reducing agent and/or its salts selected from thioglycolic acid, acetylcysteine and cysteine, and their salts, wherein the composition is substantially free of ascorbic acid and/or its salts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Kao Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Sandra Schmelz, Jürgen Ehmig
  • Patent number: 8597623
    Abstract: Present invention relates to aqueous conditioning composition for keratin fibers especially for hair, which provides hair long lasting, several hair washes, conditioning effect. Accordingly, present invention is a conditioning composition for hair which comprises at least one polydimethylsiloxane with a viscosity of maximum 350 mm2/s at a concentration of 12.5% by weight or higher and polyquaternium 37 at a concentration of 0.2 to 5% by weight, calculated to total composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: KAO Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Hoffmann, Sabine Foerster
  • Publication number: 20130306098
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bleaching composition for keratin fibres, especially human hair, comprising at least one compound with bleaching and/or highlighting effect and a lipidic compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: KAO GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Jonathan Wood, Mustafa Grit
  • Patent number: 8579993
    Abstract: Present invention relates to the use of a cationic anthrachinone dye for coloring keratin fibers, especially human hair, and compositions comprising the said dyestuffs. The object of the present invention is the use of dyestuff according to general structure wherein R1 is a group selected from CH3, CH2OH, C2H2OH, C4H9, C3H6OC2H5, C2H4OCH3 and C3H6OC2H4OCH3 for dyeing keratin fibers especially human hair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: KAO Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Dominic Pratt
  • Patent number: 8579530
    Abstract: Aerosol System comprising at least two aerosol containers for separately keeping different substances, wherein each aerosol container has a valve portion; and a head portion containing a channel system and an exhaust opening, where the channel system provides communication between at least one of the valve portions and the exhaust opening; characterized in that the head portion or parts of the head portion are movable in respect to at least one aerosol container, such that the channel system can take different configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: KAO Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Sebastian Krauss
  • Patent number: 8574317
    Abstract: The present invention is related to an aqueous oxidative colouring composition for keratin fibres, especially human hair. The present invention is on an aqueous composition for colouring keratin fibres especially human hair comprising at least one hair dye, at least one oxidizing agent and at least one dispersed particles of a water insoluble polymer. Furthermore, the present invention is on a two part aqueous dyeing composition, wherein the two parts are mixed prior to application onto keratin fibres especially human hair wherein the aqueous first part comprises at least one hair dye and the aqueous second part comprises at least one oxidizing agent and at least one dispersed particles of a water insoluble polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: KAO Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Sandra Schmelz, Alexandra Meuser
  • Publication number: 20130284199
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bleaching composition for keratin fibres, especially human hair, comprising at least one compound with bleaching and/or highlighting effect and a specific chelating agent. The object of the present invention is a substantially water free bleaching and/or highlighting composition for keratin fibres, especially human hair, comprising at least one compound with bleaching and/or highlighting effect and a polyhydroxy carboxylic acid and/or its salt as a chelating agent. Suitable and most preferred is gluconic acid and its salts especially mono valent cation salts such as sodium, potassium and ammonium salts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: KAO GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Jonathan Wood, Anja Aechtner
  • Publication number: 20130287719
    Abstract: Present invention relates to a dyeing composition for hair with improved dyeing and conditioning properties of hair. The object of the present invention an aqueous composition for dyeing hair based on at least one oxidizing agent and at least one hair dye and comprising a polyhydroxy carboxylic acid as a chelating agent. The compositions of the present invention are aqueous compositions and comprise at least 40%, more preferably 50%, most preferably 60% and in particular 70% by weight water, calculated to total of the composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: KAO GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Jonathan Wood, Anja Aechtner
  • Publication number: 20130276808
    Abstract: Present invention relates to a leave-in conditioning composition for hair which provides hair improved combability, manageability, body, elasticity and natural softness. The object of the present invention is an aqueous composition for conditioning human hair comprising at least one lipophilic compound, at least one surfactant as a solubilizer at a concentration in the range of 0.1 to 3% by weight calculated to the total of the composition and a cationic or an amphoteric polymer with a cationic change density of at least 1.0 meq/g with the condition that the composition is substantially free of organic solvent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: KAO GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Michael Molenda, Normen Lipinski
  • Publication number: 20130276811
    Abstract: The present invention is related to an oxidative colouring composition for keratin fibres especially human hair. The present invention is a composition comprising at least one hair dye and at least one magnesium salt. Furthermore, it is the use of at least one magnesium salt in a composition comprising at least one hair dye for preventing warming up and increase of its volume upon mixing with an aqueous composition comprising at least one oxidizing agent. Present invention is at the same time on the process for colouring keratin fibres with the use of the compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: KAO GERMANY GMBH
    Inventors: Jonathan Wood, Sabine Schäfer
  • Publication number: 20130276810
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous cleansing composition comprising at least three anionic surfactants and a non-ionic surfactant providing exceptionally good colour stability for artificially coloured human hair. The object of the present invention is an aqueous cleansing composition comprising three anionic surfactants and a non-ionic surfactant wherein it is substantially free of amphoteric surfactants and the total surfactant concentration is in the range of 4 to 50% by weight calculated to the total of the composition. Further object of the present invention is a process for treating hair wherein hair is artificially coloured with a composition comprising at least one hair dye and rinsed off and optionally washed with a cleansing composition and rinsed off and optionally dried or left to dry and hair is washed with the cleansing composition of the present invention and dried or left to dry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: KAO Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Martin Hoffmann, Kristin Olsson
  • Publication number: 20130276809
    Abstract: Compositions and processes permanent shape human hair for the permanent waving of human hair with an excellent waving effect as well as for the straightening of curled hair. A composition for permanently shaping hair has at least one reducing agent or at least one oxidizing agent and a cross linked copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone, vinylimidazol, 3-methyl-1-vinylimidazolium chloride and methacrylic acid. A process for permanent shaping hair wherein a composition comprising at least one reducing agent is applied and rinsed off from hair after a processing time of 1 to 30 min and at a temperature of 20 to 45° C. and a composition comprising at least one oxidizing agent is applied and processed for 1 to 20 min at a temperature range of 20 to 45° C. and rinsed off from hair wherein at least one of the compositions has a cross linked copolymer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Applicant: Kao Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Jonathan Wood