Abstract: Disclosed are methods and compositions for the treatment of hair. Treating compositions comprising the amino acid cysteine and a non-reducing disaccharide in solution are disclosed. The methods of the present invention comprise application of the aqueous solution to the hair for permanently altering the natural shape of the hair.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 18, 1987
Date of Patent:
August 14, 1990
Assignee:
Preemptive Marketing, Inc.
Inventors:
Harold R. Crews, Roy M. Evans, Jr., Joseph O. Rubert