Abstract: Apple cider vinegar, may be applied in different ways to the skin, the preferred way of application is a cream or a lotion which can be left on the skin for 10-15 minutes or preferably overnight. The objectionable odor of vinegar is masked or eliminated by the inclusion of certain natural essential oils such as lavender oil, rose oil, rosewood oil, geranium oil, tea tree oil, rosemary oil, sandalwood oil, lemongrass oil, violet oil and ginger oil. These natural essential oils also practically eliminate any potential skin irritation that may result from high concentrations of the vinegar.

Abstract: The present patent application concerns an agent for the simultaneous brightening and coloring of keratin fibers, said agent being characterized in that it contains at least one peroxy salt and at least one dye resistant to peroxy salts which is taken from the group consisting of azo dyes, quinone dyes, triphenylmethane dyes, nitro dyes, acid dyes and basic dyes.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a single-step process and composition of a category-2 hair bleach which can simultaneously lighten the hair up to seven levels, and effectively neutralize any undesirable warmth that accompanies the lightening process. This is achieved by including in the bleach composition disperse dye molecules which the present invention has found to be both, stable in the bleach, and capable of depositing the desired amount of various permanent tones on the hair. These disperse dyes do not stain the scalp of the client or the hands of the hairdresser, but are substantive only to the hair fibers. The dyes fall into the classes of anthraquinones and azo compounds.

Abstract: This invention describes a process for the removal of exogenous minerals which have become attached to human hair or keratin fiber which include the steps of contacting at least one chelating agent to the human hair or keratin fiber, the chelating agent selected from the group consisting of amino acid-type, polyphosphate-type and phosphonate-type agents, maintaining contact with the chelating agent and the human hair or keratin fiber for a period of time sufficient to permit the chelating agent to complex with the exogenous minerals, thereby removing at least a portion of the attached minerals, and rinsing the chelating agent. The process is enhanced with the pH is adjusted to a range of between 4 to 9, preferably 5 to 8. The chelating agent is added at a concentration of 4% by weight to 25% by weight, preferably 5 to 20% by weight.