Abstract: A permanent waving composition which imparts to the hair a substantially increased curl retention, as well as substantially improved hair manageability and improved hair feel and appearance, is attained by combining strong hydrogen bonding amino acids with a water soluble or emulsifiable silicone-based compound as additives to the basic permanent wave ingredients. By employing these two additives, a synergistic effect is achieved, with the resulting permanently waved head of hair possessing substantially increased curl retention, ease of manageability, and substantially improved feel and appearance. Preferably, the strong hydrogen bonding amino acids are formed from hydrolyzed silk protein.

Abstract: By providing high absorbent end wraps staturated with a disulfide, the action of the reducing agent on the porous ends of the hair is controlled, typical overprocessing of the hair ends is eliminated, and a uniform permanently waved head of hair is obtained. Preferably the disulfide saturated into the end wraps is the disulfide of the mercaptan used in the permanent waving lotion.

Abstract: By providing a single wrapping composition capable of wetting and conditioning unbleached hair fibers while simultaneously protecting, equalizing and conditioning bleached hair fiber so that both the bleached and unbleached hair fibers are capable of responsive interaction with a waving or processing lotion, a unique permanent waving system is achieved which allows a head of hair having both bleached and unbleached hair fiber inseparably mixed, to be permanently waved in a single, uniform application and treatment. In order to assure that the bleached hair fibers will be capable of reacting with the waving or processing lotion, the wrapping composition should comprise an aqueous solution incorporating a hair substantive compound containing a lipoidal alkyl chain having ten or more carbon atoms and a disulfide derivative of a mercaptan with a substituent group. Preferably, the respective chemical compounds are those containing a quaternary ammonium group and a dithio derivation of a thioglycolate.

Abstract: By pivotally mounting a pump valve actuating lever to a bottle supporting handle assembly which is removably securable about the threaded portion of the bottle, a spray pump actuating and bottle holding device is achieved in which a plurality of product spray bursts are easily attainable in rapid succession without difficulty or user fatigue. Preferably, the pivot's axis of the actuating lever is located above and in front of the outlet orifice of the pump valve, in a manner which provides a force multiplying effect and allows the operator to use a gentle, light actuating touch to overcome the much higher actuating force requirement of the pump valve. In the preferred embodiment, the actuating lever also incorporates pump valve actuating fins which engage the pump valve and maintain the valve's nozzle orientation.