Anhydrous dyeing composition and process for dyeing hair

The present invention relates to an anhydrous dyeing composition which is liquid at 20 °C comprising one or more oil liquid at 20 °C, one or more direct dyes, at least one anionic surfactant and at least one nonionic surfactant for achieving intensive

homogeneous colors on hair.

Hair coloring has been known for many decades. Chemically hair colouring may be divided into two categories. One of them is the oxidative dyeing which bleaches hair besides coloring and the other is the dyeing without changing the basic hair color with the aid of the direct dyes. Coloring with direct dyes adds color onto the basic hair color but not necessarily removes color as for achieving dyeing use of an oxidizing agent is not required. Achieving intensive and homogeneous color is the unchanged need independent form the technology used for dyeing hair. There have been attempts made to achieve intensive, homogeneous and long lasting colors with the use of direct dyes but there is still need of additional superior technologies which delivers exceptional benefits to the consumers.

The present invention starts from the problems of need of achieving intensive, homogeneous and long lasting colors with the use of direct dyes either in the presence or in the absence of an oxidizing agent and especially for the hair which comprises various parts with various degree of damage because of the chemical treatments and/or environmental influences and aims at providing an oxidative hair dyeing composition which delivers homogeneous and long lasting intensive colors especially to a hair comprising parts with different degree of damage form previous chemical and/or environmental effects.

It has been unexpectedly and surprisingly found out that an anhydrous dyeing composition which is liquid at 20 °C comprising one or more direct dye, one or more oil liquid at 20 °C, at least one anionic surfactant and at least one nonionic surfactant delivers intensive homogeneous and long lasting colors to human hair. Accordingly the first object of the present invention is an anhydrous dyeing composition which is liquid at 20 °C for hair comprising one or more direct dye, one or more oil liquid at 20 °C, at least one anionic surfactant and at least one nonionic surfactant..

With the term liquid it is meant that the composition and the oils are liquid 20 °C.

The second object of the present invention is the use of the composition of the present invention for dyeing hair.

The third object of the present invention is a process for dyeing hair wherein the composition is mixed with an aqueous composition comprising one or more surfactants wherein the mixture thus obtained is an emulsion, preferably an oil in water emulsion and applied onto hair and after leaving on the hair 5 to 45 min, rinsed off from hair and the hair is optionally shampooed and optionally dried.

The fourth object of the present invention is kit for dyeing hair which comprises two or more compositions wherein one of the compositions is the composition of the present invention.

The composition of the present invention comprises one or more oil. Total concentration of one or more oil is in the range of 35 to 80%, preferably 40 to 75%, more preferably 45 to 70% and most preferably 45 to 60% by weight, calculated to the total composition.

One or more oil may be selected from synthetic and natural oils. Synthetic oils are silicones especially those of nonvolatile ones such as dimethicones with viscosity of 50 to 350 cSt measured by capillary viscosimeter and at 20 °C, fatty acid fatty alcohol esters according to the general structure wherein R ₅ o is a straight or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl with 1 1 to 21 C atomes and R ₅ i is a straight or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl with 1 to 22 C atomes such as behenyl behenate, behenyl isostearte, butyl stearate, butyl oleate, butyl myristate,butyloctyl oleate, cetyl palmitate, cetyl myristate, cetyl oleate, cetyl caprylate, cetyl caprate, decyl oleate, decyl cocoate, decyl isostearate, ethyl hexyl myristate, ethyl hexyl laurate, ethyl hexyl oleate, ethyl isostearte, ethyl laurate, ethyl linoleate, ethyl myristate, ethyl oleate, ethyl palmitate, ethylricinoleate, ethyl stearate, hexyl isostearet, hexyl laurate, hexyl myristate, hexyl stearate, hexyl decyl oleate, isobutyl laurate, isobutyl myristate, isobutyl palmitate, isobutyl stearate, isocetyl behenate, isobutyl laurate, isobutyl oleate, isobutyl stearate, isobutyl cocoate, isohexyl caprate, isopropyl palmitate, isopropyl stearate, isopropyl behenate, isopropyl laurate, isopropyl oleate, isopropyl ricinoleate and isopropyl palmitate, and fatty alcohol ethers according to general structure

R ₃ 0 R ₄ wherein R ₃ and R ₄ are same or different, straight or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl with 8 to 22 C atoms such as dicetyl ether, dimyristyl ether, dicyprylyl ether and dodecyl ether.

Natural oils are mineral oil and plant derived triglycerides such as ricinus oil, soja oil avocado oil, olive oil, almond oil, peach oil, passiflora oil, black cumin oil, borage oils, evening primrose oil, grape seed oil, hempseed oil, kukui nut oil, rosehip oil, safflower oil, walnut oil and wheat germ oil.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the anhydrous composition comprises at least one synthetic oil and at least one natural oil.

The anhydrous composition of the present invention comprises at least one anionic surfactant and at least one non-ionic surfactant. Total concentration of the anionic and non-ionic surfactants varies in the range of 2 % to 40%, preferably 5 to 35%, more preferably 7.5 to 30 and most preferably 10 % to 30 % by weight, calculated to total of the composition.

Non-limiting suitable anionic surfactants are especially the known alkyi sulphates and alkyi ether sulfates, carboxylic acids, in particular in form of their alkali salts, as well as protein fatty acid condensates, fatty acid salts, alkyl/alkenyl succinates, anionic amino acid surfactants especially glutamates such as sodium lauroyi glutamate. The preferred anionic surfactants are alkyi sulphates and alkyi ether sulphates and their mixtures. Examples to the alkyi sulfates and their salts such as ammonium C12-15 alkyi sulphate, ammonium C12-16 alkyi sulphate, ammonium coco sulphate, ammonium lauryl sulphate, ammonium myristyl sulphate, magnesium coco sulphate, magnesium lauryl sulphate, magnesium coco/TEA sulphate, MEA lauryl sulphate, MIPA lauryl sulphate, potassium lauryl sulphate, sodium caprylyl sulphate, sodium cetearyl sulphate, sodium cetyl sulphate, sodium coco sulphate, sodium decyl sulphate, sodium ethylhexyl sulphate, sodium lauryl sulphate, sodium myristyl sulphate, sodium oleyl sulphate, sodium stearyl sulphate, sodium tridecyl sulphate, TEA coco sulphate, TEA lauryl sulphate, TEA oleyl sulphate and TIPA lauryl sulphate and their mixtures. Examples to alkyi ether sulphates are ammonium coceth sulphate, ammonium laureth sulphate, ammonium myristeth sulphate, magnesium coceth sulphate, magnesium laureth sulphate, MEA laureth sulphate, MIPA laureth sulphate, potassium laureth sulphate, , sodium ceteareth sulphate, sodium ceteth sulphate, sodium coceth sulphate, sodium laureth sulphate, sodium myristeth sulphate, sodium oleth sulphate, sodium steareth sulphate, sodium trideceth sulphate, TEA coceth sulphate, TEA laureth sulphate, TEA oleeth sulphate and TIPA laureth sulphate and their mixtures.

Suitable nonionic surfactants are in particular fatty alcohol polyglycol ethers according to general structure

R ₅₂ (OCH ₂ CH ₂ ) _n OH wherein R52 is straight or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl with 8 to 22 C atoms and n is a number between 1 and 50, preferably 5 and 50, and more preferably 10 and 40 and most preferably 10 and 30.

Suitable non-limiting examples to non-ionic surfactants of fatty alcohol polyglycol ethers are laureth-1 , laureth-2, laureth-3, laureth-4, laureth-5, laureth-6, laureth-7, laureth-8, laureth-9, laureth-10, laureth-1 1 , laureth-12, laureth-13, laureth-14, laureth-15, laureth- 16, laureth-20, laureth-21 , laureth-23, laureth-25, laureth-30, laureth-38, laureth-40, laureth-50, ceteth-1 , ceteth-2, ceteth-3, ceteth-4, ceteth-5, ceteth-6, ceteth-7, ceteth-10, ceteth-12, ceteth-13, ceteth-14, ceteth-15, ceteth-16, ceteth-17, ceteth-18, ceteth-18, ceteth-20, ceteth-23, ceteth-24, ceteth-25, ceteth-30, ceteth-40, ceteth-45, isoceteth-5, isoceteth-7, isoceteth-10, isoceteth-12, isoceteth-15, isoceteth-20, isoceteth-25, isoceteth-30, isosteareth-2, isosteareth-3, isosteareth-5, isosteareth-8, isosteareth-10, isosteareth-12, isosteareth-15, isosteareth-18, isosteareth-20, isosteareth-22,

isosteareth-25, isosteareth-50, steareth-1 , steareth-2, steareth-3, steareth-4, steareth-5, steareth-6, steareth-7, steareth-8, steareth-10, steareth-1 1 , steareth-12, steareth-13, steareth-14, steareth-15, steareth-16, steareth-20, steareth-21 , steareth-25, steareth-27, steareth-30, steareth-40, steareth-50, ceteareth-2, ceteareth-2, ceteareth-2, ceteareth-2, ceteareth-2, ceteareth-2, ceteareth-2, ceteareth-3, ceteareth-4, ceteareth-5, ceteareth-8, ceteareth-9, ceteareth-10, ceteareth-1 1 , ceteareth-12, ceteareth-13, ceteareth-14, ceteareth-15, ceteareth-16, ceteareth-17, ceteareth-18, ceteareth-20, ceteareth-22, ceteareth-23, ceteareth-24, ceteareth-25, ceteareth-27, ceteareth-28, ceteareth-29, ceteareth-30, ceteareth-33, ceteareth-34, ceteareth-40, ceteareth-50, beheneth-2, beheneth-5, beheneth-10, beheneth-15, beheneth-20, beheneth-25, beheneth-30, oleth- 2, oleth-3, oleth-4, oleth-5, oleth-6, oleth-7, oleth-8, oleth-9, oleth-10, oleth-1 1 , oleth-12, oleth-15, oleth-16, oleth-20, oleth-23, oleth-24, oleth-25, oleth-30, oleth-35, oleth-40, oleth-44, oleth-45 and oleth-50 and their mixtures.

Further suitable non-ionic surfactants are fatty acid alkanolamides, amineoxides, and especially C ₈ -Ci ₈ -alkyl polyglucosides of the general structure R ₆ - O - (R ₇ 0) _n O - Z _x wherein R ₆ is an alkyl group with 8 to 18 carbon atoms, R ₇ is an ethylene or propylene group, Z is a saccharide group with 5 to 6 carbon atoms, n is a number from 0 to 10 and x is a number between 1 and 5. Examples are decyl polyglucoside and cocoyl polyglucoside, both being commercially available.

Further suitable and preferred non-ionic surfactants are fatty acid mono or

dialkanolamides of the general structure

R60 C(O) N R61 R62 wherein R60 is straight or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl with 9 to 21 C atomes, R61 and R62 are same or different H and C1 to C4 alkyl substituted with an OH group which may additionally be branched.

Suitable examples to the fatty acid mono or dialkanolamides are cocamide DEA, cocamide DIPA, cocamide MEA, cocamide MIPA, lauramide DEA, lauramide DIPA, lauramide MEA, lauramide MIPA, myristamide DEA, myristamide DIPA, myristamide MEA, myristamide MIPA, oleamide DEA, oleamide DIPA, oleamide MEA, oleamide MIPA, soyamide DEA, stearamide DEA, stearamide MEA, stearamide DIPA, stearamide MIPA, behenamide DEA, behenamide MEA, behenamide DIPA and behenamide MIPA.

Compositions may further comprise one or more cationic surfactants especially mono alkyl quaternary ammonium salts of the following general structure

R ₈

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R ₉ - N ⁺ - R ₁₀ X ^" where R ₈ is a saturated or unsaturated, branched or non-branched alkyl chain with 8-22 C atoms or

R ₁₂ CO NH (CH ₂ ) _n where R12 IS saturated or unsaturated, branched or non-branched alkyl chain with 7-21 C atoms and n has typical value of 1 - 4 or where R-| ₃ is saturated or unsaturated, branched or non-branched alkyl chain with 7-21 C atoms and n has typical value of 1 - 4, and and R ₉ , R-m and Rn are independent from each other H or lower alkyl chain with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and X is an anion such as chloride, bromide or methosulfate.

Suitable non-limiting examples are cetrimonium chloride, steartrimonium chloride and behentrimonium chloride.

The anhydrous composition of the present invention comprises one or more direct dyes. Suitable direct dyes are selected from cationic, anionic, neutral nitro dyes and their mixtures. Preferred are cationic and neutral nitro dyes and their mixtures.

Any cationic direct dye is in principal suitable for the compositions. Examples are Basic Blue 6, Basic Blue 7, Basic Blue 9, Basic Blue 26, Basic Blue 41 , Basic Blue 99, Basic Brown 4, Basic Brown 16, Basic Brown 17, Natural Brown 7, Basic Green 1 , Basic Orange 31 , Basic Red 2, Basic Red 12 Basic Red 22, Basic Red 51 , Basic Red 76, Basic Violet 1 , Basic Violet 2, Basic Violet 3, Basic Violet 10, Basic Violet 14, Basic Yellow 57 and Basic Yellow 87.

Any anionic dye is in principal suitable for the compositions. Suitable examples are such as Acid Black 1 , Acid Blue 1 , Acid Blue 3, Food Blue 5, Acid Blue 7, Acid Blue 9, Acid Blue 74, Acid Orange 3, Acid Orange 6, Acid Orange 7, Acid Orange 10, Acid Red 1 , Acid Red 14, Acid Red 18, Acid Red 27, Acid Red 50, Acid Red 52, Acid Red 73, Acid Red 87, Acid Red 88, Acid Red 92, Acid Red 155, Acid Red 180, Acid Violet 9, Acid Violet 43, Acid Violet 49, Acid Yellow 1 , Acid Yellow 23, Acid Yellow 3, Food Yellow No. 8, D&C Brown No. 1 , D&C Green No. 5, D&C Green No. 8, D&C Orange No. 4, D&C Orange No. 10, D&C Orange No. 1 1 , D&C Red No. 21 , D&C Red No. 27, D&C Red No. 33, D&C Violet 2, D&C Yellow No. 7, D&C Yellow No. 8, D&C Yellow No. 10, FD&C Red 2, FD&C Red 40, FD&C Red No. 4, FD&C Yellow No. 6, FD&C Blue 1 , Food Black 1 , Food Black 2, Disperse Black 9 and Disperse Violet 1 and their alkali metal salts such as sodium, potassium.

Among those, the preferred anionic dyestuffs are Acid Red 52, Acid Violet 2, Acid Red 33, Acid Orange 4, Acid Red 27 and Acid Yellow 10 and their salts. The most preferred anionic dyes are Acid Red 52, Acid Violet 2, Acid Red 33, Acid Orange 4 and Acid Yellow 10, and their salts

Neutral dyes, so called nitro dyes for shading purposes are also optionally contained in the compositions. Suitable ones are HC Blue No.2, HC Blue No.4, HC Blue No.5, HC Blue No.6, HC Blue No.7, HC Blue No.8, HC Blue No.9, HC Blue No.10, HC Blue No.1 1 , HC Blue No.12, HC Blue No.13, HC Brown No.1 , HC Brown No.2, HC Green No.1 , HC Orange No.1 , HC Orange No.2, HC Orange No.3, HC Orange No.5, HC Red BN, HC Red No.1 , HC Red No.3, HC Red No.7, HC Red No.8, HC Red No.9, HC Red No.10, HC Red No.1 1 , HC Red No.13, HC Red No.54, HC Red No.14, HC Violet BS, HC Violet No.1 , HC Violet No.2, HC Yellow No.2, HC Yellow No.4, HC Yellow No.5, HC Yellow No.6, HC Yellow No.7, HC Yellow No.8, HC Yellow No.9, HC Yellow No.10, HC Yellow No.1 1 , HC Yellow No.12, HC Yellow No.13, HC Yellow No.14, HC Yellow No.15, 2- Amino-6-chloro-4-nitrophenol, picramic acid, 1 ,2-Diamino-4-nitrobenzol, 1 ,4-Diamino-2- nitrobenzol, 3-Nitro-4-aminophenol, 1 -Hydroxy-2-amino-3-nitrobenzol and 2- hydroxyethylpicramic acid. Concentration of one or more direct dyes in total is in the range of 0.001 to 20% by weight, preferably 0.01 to 15% more preferably 0.05 to 12.5%, most preferably 0.1 to 10% by weight calculated to total composition.

The anhydrous composition of the present invention preferably comprises one or more polyol at a concentration in the range of 0.1 to 10%, preferably 0.5 to 7.5%, more preferably 0.75 to 5% and most preferably 1 to 5% by weight calculated to the total of the composition. The term polyol means any compound having 2 or more hydroxyl groups in its molecule. Suitable non-limiting examples are glycerin, 1 ,2-propylene glycol, polyglycerins with 2 to 10 glycerin units, panthenol, glycol, butyleneglycol, 1 ,2- butanediol, 1 ,4, butanediol, 2,3-butanediol, pentylene glycol and 1 ,5-pentanediol. Preferred are glycerin, 1 ,2-propylene glycol, glycol, butyleneglycol 1 ,2-butanediol, 1 ,4, butanediol, 2,3-butanediol, and panthenol. More preferred are glycerin, 1 ,2-propylene glycol, glycol, butyleneglycol, and panthenol. Most preferred are glycerin, 1 ,2-propylene glycol,, and panthenol and particularly preferred polyol is glycerin.

The anhydrous composition preferably comprises additionally a surface active block polymer of the general structure

HO (CH ₂ CH ₂ O) _x (CHCH ₂ O) _y (CH ₂ CH ₂ ) _X H

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wherein x is a number 4 or more and y is a number 25 or more.

The surface active block polymers are known with CTFA name Poloxamer and commercially available under the trade name Pluronic. Suitable and preferred example is Poloxamer 101 .

Concentration of surface active block polymer of the above general structure is in the range of 0.1 to 7.5%, preferably 0.2 to 5% more preferably 0.5 to 4% and most preferably 0.5 to 3% by weight calculated to the total composition. In a further preferred embodiment of the present invention the anhydrous composition comprises one or more phospholipids also known as lecithin. Suitable ones are crude lecithin such soybean and egg yolk lecithin as well as their hydrogenated forms. Also suitable are the synthetic lecithin and especially phosphatidyl choline according to following general structure

wherein R1 and R2 are same or different saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched alky chain with 1 1 to 21 C atoms. Suitable non-limiting examples are

dimyristoylphosphatidyl choline, dipalmitylphosphatidyl choline, distearylphosphatidyl choline, dioleoylphosphatidyl choline and dilinoleoylphosphatidyl choline.

Concentration of one or more phospholipid is in the range of 0.1 to 10%, preferably 0.2 to 7.5% more preferably 0.5 to 6% and most preferably 0.5 to 5% by weight calculated to the total composition.

The anhydrous composition of the present invention is mixed with another aqueous composition comprising one or more surfactants. The above disclosed surfactants of anionic and non-ionic and cationic character are all suitable for the aqueous

composition and comprised at a total concentration in the range of 0.1 to 15%, preferably 0.2 to 12.5%, more preferably 0.25 to 10% and most preferably 0.5 to 7.5% by weight calculated to the total of the composition.

The aqueous composition is preferably an oil in water emulsion composition and comprises one or more oil and/or fatty alcohol according to the general structure

R ₄₀ - OH wherein R ₄₀ is a saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched alkyl chain having 12 to 30 C atoms which may also be substituted with one or more OH groups.

The non-limiting examples to suitable fatty alcohols are arachidyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, brassica alcohol, C9-1 1 alcohols, C10-16 alcohols, C12-13 alcohols, C12-15 alcohols, C12-16 alcohols, C14-15 alcohols, C14-22 alcohols, C20-22 alcohols, caprylyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, coconut alcohol, decyl alcohol, hydrogenated brassica alcohol, hydrogenated jojoba alcohol, hydrogenated rapeseed alcohol, hydrogenated tallow alcohol, hydroxystearyl alcohol, jojoba alcohol, lauryl alcohol, myristyl alcohol, oleyl alcohol, olive alcohol, palm alcohol, palm kernel alcohol, stearyl alcohol, tallow alcohol, and tridecyl alcohol and their mixtures.

Preferred are cetyl, stearyl, behenyl and cetearyl alcohols and their mixtures. The most preferred is cetearyl alcohol which is the mixture of cetyl and stearyl alcohols.

One or more fatty alcohol is used in the aqueous compositions at a concentration in the range of 0.5 to 30%, preferably 1 to 25% more preferably 2 to 20%, most preferably 2.5 to 15% by weight calculated to the total composition.

The above disclosed oils are also suitable for the aqueous composition. The

concentration of oil in the aqueous composition, if present, is in the range of 0.01 to 10%, preferably 0.1 to 5% by weight calculated to the total composition.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention the aqueous composition can comprise one or more oxidizing agents. Suitable and non-limiting examples are hydrogen peroxide, urea peroxide, melamine peroxide and sodium bromate and most preferably it is hydrogen peroxide preferably at a concentration of 1 to 20%, preferably 1 to 15% and more preferably 2 to 12% by weight calculated to the total of the

composition, and preferably has a pH in the range of 2 to 5, more preferably 2 to 4. In case of dyeing in the presence of an oxidizing agent in the aqueous composition mixed with the anhydrous composition of the present invention, an aqueous alkalizing composition is added to the composition. The aqueous alkalizing composition

comprises one or more alkalizing agent. Suitable alkalizing agents are sodium hydroxide, ammonia or ammonium hydroxide and a compound according to the general formula wherein R ₄₃ , R ₄ i and R ₄₂ are same or different H, C1 - C6 alkyl, C1 - C6

monohydroxyalkyl or C2 - C6 polyhydroxyalkyl with the condition that at least one of R ₄₃ , R41 and R ₄₂ is a mono or polyhydroxyalkyl. Preferably R ₄₃ , R41 and R ₄₂ are same or different H, C1 - C4 alkyl, C1 - C4 monohydroxyalkyl or C2 - C4 polyhydroxyalkyl with the condition that at least one of R ₄₃ , R ₄ i and R ₄₂ is a mono or polyhydroxyalkyl.

Suitable alkanolamines according to the general formula of above are

monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, monoethanol methylamine, monoethanoldimethylamine, di-ethanolmethylamine, monoethanolethylamine, monoethanoldiethylamine, diethanolethylamine, monoethanolpropylamine,

monoethanoldipropylamine, diethanolpropylamine, monoethanolbutylamine and diethanolbutylamine.

Preferred are monoethanolamine, diethanolamine and triethanolamine. The most preferred is monoethanolamine. Ammonia is also preferred as an alkalizing agent.

Within the meaning of the present invention it should also be understood that the alkalizing compositions and/or ready to use dyeing compositions can comprise more than one alkanolamine such as a mixture of two or three alkanolamines.

The concentration of one or more alkalizing agent varies between 0.25 and 35%, preferably 1 and 30, more preferably 2.5 and 25 and most preferably 2.5 to 20% by weight calculated to the total composition. It has also been found out that the anhydrous composition and aqueous composition should preferably be mixed at certain ratio in order to guarantee the optimum results. Preferably the compositions are mixed at a weight ratio in the range of anhydrous composition to aqueous composition 1 :1 to 1 :10, more preferably 1 :2 to 1 :8 and most preferably 1 :3 to 1 :5.

In case that dyeing is carried out with a composition comprising one or more oxidizing agents, the anhydrous composition, aqueous oxidizing composition and aqueous alkalizing composition should preferably be mixed at certain ratio in order to guarantee the optimum results. Preferably the compositions are mixed at a weight ratio in the range of anhydrous composition to aqueous oxidizing composition to aqueous alkalizing composition 1 :1 :1 to 1 :10:10, more preferably 1 :2:2 to 1 :8:8 and most preferably 1 :3:3 to 1 :5:5.

In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the anhydrous composition comprises one or more oxidative dye precursors in addition to the direct dyes.

Suitable examples to the oxidative dye precursors are p-phenylenediamine, p- methylaminophenol and substituted p-phenylenediamines such as 2,5-diamino-toluene, 2-n-propyl or 2-ethyl-p-phenylenediamine, 2,6-di-methyl-p-phenylene- diamine, 2-(2,5- diaminophenyl) ethanol, 1 -amino-4-bis-(2'-hydroxy-ethyl)amino- benzene, 2-(2- hydroxyethyl amino)-5-aminotoluene, 4,4'-diaminodiphenylamine, 4- aminodiphenylamine, 2-amino-5-N,N-diethyl aminotoluene, 4-amino-N-ethyl-N-isopropyl aniline, 2-chloro-p-phenylenediamine, 1 - -hydroxyethyl-2,5-diamino-4-chlorobenzene, 1 - -hydroxyethyl-2,5-diamino-4-methyl benzene, 2-methoxy-p-phenylenediamine, N,N- diethyl-p-phenylenediamine, 1 -amino-4- -methoxyethyl aminobenzene, 1 -dimethyl- amino-4-aminobenzene, 1 -hydroxy-2,5-diamino-4-methyl benzene, 1 -hydroxymethyl- 2,5-diaminobenzene, 1 ,3-dimethyl-2,5-diaminobenzene, 1 ,4-diamino isopropyl benzene and/or 1 -amino-4- -hydroxypropyl aminobenzene, pyrazole and the derivatives thereof such as 1 -hydroxyethyl-4,5-diaminopyrazole, 3,4-diamino-5-hydroxypyrazole, 3,5- diaminopyrazole, 3,5-diamino pyrazol-1 -carboxamide, 3-amino-5-hydroxypyrazole, 1 - phenyl-2-methylpyrazole, 1 -phenyl-3-methylpyrazole-5-one, 3,5-dimethylpyrazole, 3,5- dimethylpyrazole-1 -methanol, 3,5-diamino-1 ,2,4-triazole, 4-aminophenol and the derivatives thereof such as 4-amino-3-methylphenol, 2-chloro-4-aminophenol, 2,6- dichloro-4-aminophenol, 2,4-diamino-phenol, 2,6-dibromo-4-aminophenol, tetraamino pyrimidines, triaminohydroxy pyrimidines, diaminomono- and -dihydroxy pyrimidines, aminotriazines, 5-amino salicylic acid and/or 1 ,2,4-triamino benzene or the water- soluble salts thereof.

Further suitable aminopyridines are 2,5-diaminopyridine, 2,3-diaminopyridine, 2,6- diaminopyridine, 3-amino-2-methyl amino-6-methoxypyridine, 2-dimethyl-5- aminopyridine, 2-dimethyl aminoethyl-3-hydroxypyridine, 2-amino-4,6-dimethyl pyridine, 2-amino-3-hydroxypyridine, 3-amino-2( -hydroxyethyl amino)-6-methoxy- pyridine, 2,6-dimethyl amino-5-aminopyridine, 2-di(hydroxyethyl) amino-5-aminopyridine, 2-hydroxyethyl amino-5-aminopyridine, 4-hydroxy-2,5,6-triaminopyrimidine and/or the water-soluble salts thereof.

Further, indole and indoline derivatives can as well be contained in the colouring composition of the present invention. Examples to those are: 6-aminoindol, 6- hydroxyindole, 1 -ethyl-6-hydroxyindole, 1 -methyl-4-hydroxyindol, 1 -methyl-6- hydroxyindole, 2-methyl-6-hydroxyindole, 5-hydroxyindol, 4-hydroxyindol, 5,6- dihydroxyindole, 6-aminoindoline, 6-hydroxyindoline, 1 -ethyl-6-hydroxyindoline, 1 - methyl-4-hydroxyindoline, 1 -methyl-6-hydroxyindoline, 2-methyl-6-hydroxyindoline, 5- hydroxyindoline, 4-hydroxyindoline, 5,6-dihydroxyindoline and their respective salts.

Suitable coupling agents are resorcinol, 2-methyl resorcinol, 4-chlororesorcinol, 2- amino-4-chlorophenol, 5-amino-4-methoxy-2-methylphenol, 3-amino-phenol, 1 -methyl- 2-hydroxy-4-aminobenzene, 3-N,N-dimethyl aminophenol, 2.6-dihydroxy-3.5- dimethoxypyridine, 5-amino-3-methylphenol, 6-amino-3-methylphenol, 3-amino-2- methylamino-6-methoxypyridine, 2-amino-3-hydroxy-pyridine, 2-dimethyl-amino-5- aminopyridine, 2,6-diaminopyridine, 1 ,3-diamino- benzene, 1 -amino-3-(2'-hy- droxyethylamino)benzene, 1 -amino-3-[bis(2'-hydroxy-ethyl) amino]benzene, a-naphthol, 4,6-dichlororesorcinol, 1 ,3-diamino-toluene, 1 -hydroxy naphthalene, 4-hydroxy-1 ,2- methylenedioxy benzene, 1 ,5-dihydroxy naphthalene, 1 ,6-dihydroxy naphthalene, 1 ,7- dihydroxy naphthalene, 2,7-dihydroxy naphthalene, 1 -hydroxy-2-methyl naphthalene, 4- hydroxy-1 ,2-methyldioxy benzene, 2,4-diamino-3-chlorophenol, 5-amino-2- methoxyphenol and/or 1 -methoxy-2-amino-4-(2'-hydroxyethyl amino)benzene or the water-soluble salts thereof. 5-amino-2-methylphenol, 2-methyl-5- hydroxyethylaminophenol, 2,4-diamnophenoxyethanol, 2-amino-4- hydroxyethylaminoanisol, 2-methyl-5-amino-6-chlorophenol, 1 ,3-bis(2,4- diaminophenoxy)propane, 2-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)aminotoluene, 2-amino-5-methylphenol or the water-soluble salts thereof.

Concentration of one or more oxidative dyes in total - total concentration of precursors and couplers, if present - is in the range of 0.001 to 20% by weight, preferably 0.01 to 15% more preferably 0.05 to 12.5%, most preferably 0.1 to 10%, in particular 0.1 to 7.5% by weight calculated to the total composition.

Any of the above mentioned compositions, composition of the present invention and also the compositions mixed with the composition present invention, can comprise one or more of the substances disclosed below.

The compositions may comprise ceramide type of compound such as cetyl-PG- hydroxyethylpalmitamide.

Further optional ingredient are sterols, especially the phytosterols are useful hair restructuring compounds can be present in the above mentioned compositions.

Especially preferred ones are of plant origin for example ergosterol, sitosterol, stigmasterol, fucosterol, brassicasterol, fungisterol, campesterol, zymosterol, ascosterol, cerevisterol, episterol, faecosterol, spinasterol. Among those phytosterols, the ones found in "Avocadin" which is the unsaponified fraction of the avocado oil is more preferred. Furthermore, compositions may comprises at least one diamine compound. Preferred diamide compounds are according to the general structure

R ₄₄ — o— R ₄₅ — — R ₄₅ — O— R ₄₄ wherein R ₄₄ is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl chain with 1 to 12 C atoms which may be substituted with hydroxy and/or alkoxy groups, preferably R ₄₄ is linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl chain with 1 to 1 2 C atoms which may be substituted by 1 to 3 substituents selected from a hydroxy group and C1 to C6 alkoxy group, more preferably R ₄₄ is a unsubstituted alkyl group with 1 to 1 2 C atoms, and alkyl group with 2 to 1 2 C atoms substituted by one or two hydroxyl groups, by one alkoxy group with 1 to 6 C atoms or by one hydroxyl and one alkoxy group with 2 to 6 C atoms, R ₄₅ is linear or branched alkyl chain with 1 to 5 C atoms, preferably linear or branched alkyl chain with 2 to 5 C atoms and more preferably an alkyl chain with 2 to 3 C atoms, and R ₄₆ linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl chain with 1 to 22 C atoms, preferably linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl chain with 1 1 to 22 C atoms.

Preferred individual diamide compounds are the ones according to the formula A to G.

Particularly preferred diamide compound is the compound F which is bis

(methoxypropylamido) isodocosane and commercially available from Kao Corporation - Japan.

Concentration of diamide compounds in the intermediate treatment compositions of the present invention is in the range of 0.001 to 5%, preferably 0.002 to 3% more preferably 0.005 to 2% and most preferably 0.01 to 1 % by weight calculated to the total composition.

Further additional compounds may be present in the above mentioned compositions of the present invention is ubichinone of the formula

where n is a number between 1 and 10. Preferred ubichinones are the ones where n is a number between 6 and 10 and especially preferred is Ubichinone 50 where n is 10, also known as Coenzyme Q10. Concentration ubichinone of the above formula in the compositions is from 0.0001 to 1 %, preferably from 0.0002 to 0.75%, more preferably from 0.0002 to 0.5% and most preferably from 0.0005 to 0.5% by weight, calculated to the total composition.

The composition of the present invention may further comprise the compounds found customarily in such compositions such as chelating agents such as EDTA and/or etidronic acid and/or their salts, pH adjusting agents such as organic and/or inorganic acids and/or their salts, preservatives, oxidizing agent stabilizing agents such as acetaminophen and/or salicylic acid, fragrance and additional compounds especially improving hair conditions.

The following examples are to illustrate but not to limit the invention.

Example 1

Anhydrous composition

% by weight

Soya oil 37

Ricinus oil 10

Dimethicone 350cSt 2

Glycerine 1

Sodium laureth sulphate 18

Cocamide DEA 17

Laureth-4 2

Poloxamer 101 3

Basic red 51 5

Basic orange 31 1

Basic yellow 87 2

Fragrance 1 .5

Antioxidant, BHT 0.5

The above composition was prepared by mixing all components in order and dispersing finally the direct dyes in the mixture.

Aqueous composition

% by weight

Cetearyl alcohol 2.0

Mineral oil 2.5

Sodium lauryl sulphate 0.2

Glycerin 0.9

Citric acid/sodium hydroxide q.s. to pH 5.0

Fragrance, preservative q.s.

Water to 100

Ready to use composition was prepared by mixing the below given quantities of the individual composition.

By weight

Anhydrous composition 10

Aqueous composition 40

After mixing, an emulsion was obtained this appeared to be opaque, milky liquid with certain consistency. A hair streak comprising partly damaged parts with previous reductive permanent shaping treatment was colored homogeneously in its length.

With the following anhydrous coloring compositions examples similar results were observed when using the same aqueous composition at the same ratio.

Example 2

% by weight

Wheat germ oil 50

Phenyl trimethicone 1

MIPA laureth sulphate 17

Lauramide MEA 10

Ceteareth-20 3

PoloxameM OI 2

HC red 3 5

Fragrance 1

Antioxidant, BHT 1

Example 3

% by weight

Ricinus oil 20

Olive oil 10

Paraffin oil 10

Dimethicone 350 cSt 5

Isopropyl palmitate 5

Phenyl trimethicone 5

MIPA laureth sulphate 15

Lauramide MEA 10

Ceteareth-20 2

Poloxamer 101 3

Basic red 51 4

HC red 3 2

Acid red 52 2

Fragrance 1

Antioxidant, BHT 1 Example 4

% by weight

Argan oil 10

Ricinus oil 10

Paraffin oil 10

Dicetyl ether 10

Dimethicone 10

MIPA laureth sulphate 15

Lauramide MEA 10

Ceteareth-20 2

Poloxamer 101 3

Basic red 51 4

Basic red 76 1

Basic blue 99 1

Basic brown 16 2

Fragrance 1

Antioxidant, BHT 1

Example 5

% by weight

Almond oil 30

Dicetyl ether 10

Paraffin oil 10

Sodium laureth sulphate 20

Lauramide MEA 15

Ceteareth-4 2

Poloxamer 101 3

HC red 3 3

Acid red 52 1

Basic red 76 2

Basic red 51 2

Fragrance 1 .5

Antioxidant, BHT 0.5

Example 6

% by weight

Olive oil 30

Distearyl ether 10

Ricinus oil 5

Dimethicone 5

Sodium laureth sulphate 15

Lauramide MEA 10

Ceteareth-4 3

Poloxamer 101 2

HC red 3 3

Acid red 52 1

Basic red 76 2

Basic red 51 2

Fragrance 1 .5

Antioxidant, BHT 0.5

Example 7

% by weight

Soybean oil 30

Myristyl myristate 5

Paraffin oil 5

Dicetyl ether 5

Ricinus oil 5

Dimethicone 350 cSt 5

Sodium laureth sulphate 15

Lauramide MEA 16

Ceteareth-4 2

Poloxamer 101 2

HC red 3 3

Acid red 52 1

Basic red 76 2

Basic red 51 2

Fragrance 1 .5

Antioxidant, BHT 0.5

Example 8

% by weight

Soybean oil 30

Myristyl myristate 5

Paraffin oil 5

Dicetyl ether 5

Ricinus oil 5

Dimethicone 350 cSt 5

Sodium lauryl sulfate 15

Lauramide MEA 15

Ceteareth-4 2

Poloxamer 101 3

p-Toluenediamine sulphate 4

Resorcinol 4

Fragrance 1 .5

Antioxidant, BHT 0.5

Example 9

The anhydrous coloring compositions of examples 2 to 8 are also used to color hair streaks with the following aqueous oxidizing and alkalizing compositions in the same weight ratio as given under example 1 and it was found out that homogeneous and intensive colors were obtained.

Aqueous oxidizing composition

% by weight

Cetearyl alcohol 5.0

Mineral oil 1 .5

Cetrimonium chloride 2.0

Glycerin 0.9

Hydrogen peroxide 6.0

Salicylic acid 0.05

Etidronic acid 0.2

Phosphoric acid/sodium phosphate 0.3

Water to 100

Aqueous alkalizing composition

% by weight

Monoethanolamine 13

Water 87

Example 10

The same oxidizing composition as in Example 9 but with 12% hydrogen peroxide and the same alkalizing composition as in Example 9 were used in the same weight ratio as in example 1 with examples 2 to 8 and homogeneous and intensive colours were obtained.

Example 11

Anhydrous composition

% by weight

Soya oil 36

Ricinus oil 15

Dimethicone 350cSt 5

Sodium laureth sulphate 21

Cocamide DEA 10

Laureth-4 3

Poloxamer 101 3

p-Toluenediamine sulphate 1

Resorcinol 0.5

Basic red 51 4

Fragrance 1

Antioxidant 0.5

The above composition was prepared by mixing all components in order and dispersing finallyBasic red 51 , p-toluenediamine sulphate, resorcinol in the mixture.

Aqueous oxidizing composition

% by weight

Cetearyl alcohol 2.0

Mineral oil 2.5

Sodium lauryl sulphate 0.2

Glycerin 0.9

Hydrogen peroxide 9.0

Salicylic acid 0.05

Etidronic acid 0.2

Phosphoric acid/sodium phosphate 0.3

Water to 100 Aqueous alkalizing composition

% by weight

Ammonia (25% by weight in water) 20

Water 80

Ready to use composition was prepared by mixing the below given quantities of the individual composition.

By weight

Anhydrous composition 10

Aqueous oxidizing composition 40

Aqueous alkalizing composition 40

After mixing an emulsion was obtained this appeared to be opaque, milky liquid with certain consistency. A hair streak comprising partly damaged parts with previous reductive permanent shaping treatment was colored homogeneously in its length.