Abstract: Described herein is a hair conditioner composition and methods of using the same, the hair conditioner composition including an effective chelant. The hair conditioner composition further includes one or more high melting point fatty compounds and a cationic surfactant.

Abstract: Described herein is a shampoo composition and methods of using the same, the shampoo composition including a copper chelant, a detersive surfactant, and a carrier.

Abstract: Described herein is a shampoo composition and methods of using the same, the shampoo composition including a Class I and/or Class II chelant, a detersive surfactant, and a carrier.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a hair conditioner composition comprising a) from about 0.15% to about 16% moisture control material or mixtures of moisture control materials wherein one or more moisture control material is selected from the group containing: i. Class I Moisture Control Material having the structure selected from: wherein R? is —COOY, sulfonic acid, or —C?CH—COOY, Y is hydrogen or a metal ion, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, vinyl, allyl, methoxy, ethoxy, hydroxyl, halogen, sulfate, sulfonate, nitro,or —CH?CH—COOR, and wherein the moisture control material is an acidic material and further wherein the moisture control material has a % Protein binding higher than 20 and Molecular Volume lower than 500 and Partition coefficient octanol to water (log P) lower than 3 and hydrogen binding higher than 10 and pKa lower than 5.0; ii.

Abstract: Described herein is a method for treating and coloring hair including un-pigmented hair. The method includes (a) providing a first composition including one or more heavy metal ion sequestrants; (b) applying the first composition to the hair; (c) providing a second composition including one or more weak acids having a pKa from 2.5 to 5; (d) applying the second composition to the hair; (e) providing a third composition including one or more direct dyes chosen from nitro dye, disperse dye, cationic dye, acid dye, basic dye, neutral azo dye and mixtures thereof, and (f) applying the third composition to the hair. The third composition is able to decrease the reflectance of un-pigmented hair in a wavelength range from 530 nm to 670 nm.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of detecting stray fibers emanating from a substrate comprising: a) Taking an image or a series of consecutive images of stray fibers in front of a contrasted background, that is created using one or more light sources, using a digital device; b) Segmenting of stray fibers and background from objects not directly contrasted against the background resulting in a binary image mask; c) Applying an edge detection technique to the image or modification of original image to enhance contrast of stray fibers against the background; and Applying the binary image mask from step b) to an image created in step c) to create an image in which only the stray fibers and/or outline of any other object contrasted against the background are present.

Abstract: Described herein is a hair care composition including from about 0.01% to about 20% of a lipid being one or more unsaturated fatty materials chosen from unsaturated fatty acids, unsaturated fatty alcohols, and mixtures thereof. The unsaturated fatty material has a Log P of less than 8. The hair care composition also includes from about 0.01% to about 10% of a fatty acid monoester of a polyol, a saturated fatty alcohol, an ester of a saturated fatty alcohol, and mixtures thereof. The molecule of the fatty acid component of the fatty acid monoester includes a linear or a branched carbon chain with 10 to 22 carbon atoms. The fatty acid monoester of a polyol has a log P of less than 8. The molecule of the fatty alcohol includes a linear or branched carbon chain with 8 to 22 carbon atoms. The hair care composition also includes a non-aqueous volatile solvent.

Abstract: A method of inhibiting copper deposition on hair and facilitating the removal of copper deposited on hair including applying to the hair a shampoo composition having histidine, rinsing the shampoo composition from the hair, applying to the hair a conditioner composition comprising histidine, and rinsing the conditioner composition from the hair.

Abstract: A shampoo composition having from about 0.025% to about 0.25% histidine, by weight of the shampoo composition; from about 2% to about 50% of one or more detersive surfactants, by weight of the shampoo composition; and a gel matrix having from about 0.1% to about 20% of one or more fatty alcohols, by weight of the gel matrix; from about 0.1% to about 10% of one or more gel matrix surfactants, by weight of the gel matrix; and from about 20% to about 95% of an aqueous carrier, by weight of the gel matrix.

Abstract: The present invention is directed a shampoo composition for hair frizz reduction comprising from about 0.1% to about 20% of a moisture control material or mixture of moisture control materials wherein the moisture control material is selected from one or more of the following: Class II having the structure selected from: a) wherein R is hydrogen or metal ion, R6 is methyl, ethyl, propyl, alkenyl or phenyl having less than 12 carbon atoms and wherein R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12 are hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, phenyl, hydroxyl, methoxy or ethoxy groups; b) an alcohol wherein R13 is an alkyl, alkenyl, straight or branched carbon chains and; and wherein R14 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, alkyl, methyl, ethyl and propyl wherein the structure of such alcohol contains less than 20 total carbon atoms; c) alcohol comprising an unsaturated double bond in the C2 position.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for reducing hair frizz by treating hair with a regimen comprising two or more hair care compositions wherein at least two of such compositions comprise Moisture Control Materials. Two or more of the compositions used in the method comprise from about 0.1% to about 20% of a moisture control material or mixture of moisture control materials wherein the moisture control material is selected from the group consisting of Class I and Class II.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a shampoo composition for hair frizz reduction comprising from about 0.1% to about 20% of a moisture control material or mixture of moisture control materials wherein the moisture control material is selected from one or more of the following: wherein R? is —COOY, sulfonic acid, or C?CH—COOY, Y is hydrogen or a metal ion, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, vinyl, allyl, methoxy, ethoxy, hydroxyl, halogen, sulfate, sulfonate, nitro, or —CH?CH—COOR, and wherein the moisture control material is an acidic material and further wherein the moisture control material has a % Protein binding higher than 20 and Molecular Volume lower than 500 and Partition coefficient octanol to water (log P) lower than 3 and hydrogen binding higher than 10 and pKa lower than 5.0.

Abstract: A method of inhibiting copper deposition on hair and facilitating the removal of copper deposited on hair including applying to the hair a shampoo composition having ethylenediamine-N,N?-disuccinic acid (EDDS) and/or histidine, rinsing the shampoo composition from the hair, applying to the hair a conditioner composition comprising histidine, rinsing the conditioner composition from the hair, and applying to the hair a leave-on treatment comprising ethylenediamine-N,N?-disuccinic acid (EDDS).

Abstract: A shampoo composition having from about 0.025% to about 0.25% histidine, by weight of the shampoo composition; from about 2% to about 50% of one or more detersive surfactants, by weight of the shampoo composition; and a gel matrix having from about 0.1% to about 20% of one or more fatty alcohols, by weight of the gel matrix; from about 0.1% to about 10% of one or more gel matrix surfactants, by weight of the gel matrix; and from about 20% to about 95% of an aqueous carrier, by weight of the gel matrix.

Abstract: A method of inhibiting copper deposition on hair and facilitating the removal of copper deposited on hair including applying to the hair a shampoo composition having histidine, rinsing the shampoo composition from the hair, applying to the hair a conditioner composition comprising histidine, and rinsing the conditioner composition from the hair.

Abstract: A method of inhibiting copper deposition on hair and facilitating the removal of copper deposited on hair including applying to the hair a shampoo composition having ethylenediamine-N,N?-disuccinic acid (EDDS) and/or histidine, rinsing the shampoo composition from the hair, applying to the hair a conditioner composition comprising histidine, rinsing the conditioner composition from the hair, and applying to the hair a leave-on treatment comprising ethylenediamine-N,N?-disuccinic acid (EDDS).

Abstract: A method directed to a hair soaking treatment for frizz reduction comprising immersion of consumer hair into an aqueous composition is disclosed. The corresponding composition comprises from about 0.25% to 20% of a moisture control material or mixture of moisture control materials wherein the moisture control material has structure selected from the group A) wherein R is hydrogen or metal ion, R6 is methyl, ethyl, propyl, alkenyl or phenyl having less than 12 carbon atoms and wherein R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R12 are hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, phenyl, hydroxyl, methoxy or ethoxy groups; B) an alcohol wherein R13 is an alkyl, alkenyl, straight or branched carbon chains and; and wherein R14 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, alkyl, methyl, ethyl and propyl wherein the structure of such alcohol contains less than 20 total carbon atoms; C) alcohol comprising an unsaturated double bond in the C2 position.

Abstract: A method directed to a hair soaking treatment for frizz reduction comprising immersion of consumer hair into an aqueous composition is disclosed. A method for hair frizz reduction wherein hair is soaked for at least about 2 minutes in an aqueous composition having a viscosity of less than about 1000 cP comprising from about 0.

Abstract: A hair conditioning composition comprising from about 0.1% to about 20% of a lipid being one or more unsaturated fatty material selected from a group consisting of an unsaturated fatty acid; an unsaturated fatty alcohol; an unsaturated amine; an unsaturated amide; and an unsaturated phospholipid; wherein the molecule of said unsaturated fatty material comprises a linear or branched carbon chain with 8 to 24 carbon atoms, and one carbon-carbon double bond in a position of the said carbon chain between position C3 and position omega for the unsaturated fatty acid or unsaturated amide and between position C2 and position omega for the unsaturated fatty alcohol, unsaturated amine or unsaturated phospholipid and wherein the Log P of said unsaturated fatty material is less than 7; and 0.

Abstract: A method of inhibiting copper deposition on hair and facilitating the removal of copper deposited on hair including applying to the hair a bleaching or oxidative dyeing composition comprising a chelant, rinsing the bleaching or oxidative dyeing composition, applying to the hair a rinse-off conditioner composition comprising histidine, rinsing the rinse-off conditioner composition from the hair, applying to the hair a shampoo composition having ethylenediamine-N,N?-disuccinic acid and/or histidine, rinsing the shampoo composition from the hair, applying to the hair a rinse-off conditioner composition comprising histidine, and rinsing the conditioner composition from the hair.