US3087501A - End wrap impregnated with pantothenyl alcohol - Google Patents

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3,087,501, END ,WRAP: IMPREGNATED WITH PANTO- THENYL ALCOHOL Philip F. Rosmarin, 328 ;E;, 16S t h,St., New York 21, N.Y. No Drawing, .Fiied May 5, 1960, Ser. No. 26,981

" i-Claims, (Cl. 132-43) This invention relates to a hair curling end wrap for curling or setting human hair and simultaneously. treating the human hair'with' a compound which isa member oftljie B complex vitamins essential for growth and norm al "maintenance of the hair, which;compound per se is extremely diificult to apply to the hair primarily because ofits highly viscousfistate and to the method forv making such a hair curling end wrap. More specifically, this invention relates toa ha1r.curlmg end wrap for curling or setting human hairand simultaneously' treating the human hair and scalp with'a d(+)- 7 alpha,gamma-dihydroxy beta,beta-dimethyl. butyric-acid- "(hydroxy-alkyD-amide," more particularly, d(+.)-alpha,

'garrima-dihydroxy- N (3 hydroxypropyl)-beta,beta-dimethylbutyramide or d( +)-pantothenyl alcohol .or dfPanthenol and to the method for making sucha hair curling end wrap.

D( +)-pantothenyl alcohol is a-viscous, slightly hygroscopic liquid and only the dextrorotatory form has. vitamin activity and is prepared by the addition of propanolamine to optically active alpha,gamma-dihydroxy-beta,

beta-dimethylbutyrolactone, as disclosed in U'.S.*- Patent i No. 2,4 13,017,} and has the formula D(;|-)-pantothenyl alcohol or d-Panthenol, because of its :hig hly viscous state, has been difficult to handle particupantothenyl; alcohol or d-Panthenol is soluble both in watenian'd in awater-soluble-aliphatic alcohol of -low 1 molecular, weight, such as methylalcohol, ethyl alcohol, propyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, -or mixtures of these alcohols.

fAs heretofore stated, it is known that d-Panthenol has been employed topicallyfor various derrriatoses' in a cream or ointment in the amount of about 2%. to about 5% by weight'of-the cream or ointment, andsuch creams are, by their very nature, .greasy andrather difficult to apply to the hair. Further, the amount of d-Panthenol in the cream or. ointment is extremelysmall withrespect to the amount of the,other ingredients therein and any application of same necessarily involves the application of the other cream or ointment ingredients together-with the d-Panthenol to the area to which said cream or ointment is applied. Therefore, the application of such a cream or ointment to human hair necessarily involves also the application of very large amounts of other greasy ingredients, which have no direct beneficial effect to the hair, together with very small amounts of d-Panthenol to the hair and it is quite evident that the d-Panthenol will not be applied uniformly to the hair so treated.

D-Panthenol, by its very nature, viz. its high viscosity, possesses great utility as a grooming agent for human hair in addition to its value as a B complex vitamin essential for both growth and normal maintenance of human hair and the scalp. D-Panthenol has the consistency of thick maple syrup. However, because of its highly vis- 3,087,501 Patented; Apr. 30, 1963 orsetting end wrap for easily curling and .grooming human hair-and simultaneously-treating the scalp, said. end wrap comprisinga porous fabricuniformly impregnated with a .d( -alpha,gamma-dihydroxy-beta,beta-dimethylbutyric-acid-(hydroXy-alkyl -amide..

curling or setting end wrap foreasily curling and .gr0om- Another object of my invention is to provide a hair ing human hair and simultaneously treating the scalp, said endwrap'comprising a porous fabric uniformly impregmated: with d-Panthenol.

.. ods for forming said. aforementioned Y end wraps.

Still another object of my inventionis to providemeth- Other'objects of. my invention.willsbecome..readily apparent from the following description which merely illustrates my invention and does-not limit my invention.

I havediscoveredthat d(-|-)-.pantothenyl alcohol, .or d-Panthenohper secan be very easily and .uniformly and a rapidly applied to human hair while simultaneously imparting-a curl or other desired shape to the human hair without utilizing in combination therewith any carrier. ma- 1 ents such ashydrocarbons, a1cohols,.cream or ointment terials-such as cream-making orointment-making ingredibases, or the like which have no direct beneficial effect to the hair and scalpwhen gusedin relatively large quantitles. This is accomplished with-a hair curling or setting end wrap comprising aporous fabric. such ashighly absorbenttporous paper of substantially high puritycellulose q paper hav-ing-a high wet-strength or cloth impregnated,

by -absorption and-adsorption, each with aneven, level,

uniform aplication of d-Panthenol. The fabric is'sufiiciently porous that it can 'beuniformly impregnated with d-Panthenol by absorption and adsorption utilizing a solution of d-Panthenol in any of the aforementioned watersoluble'aliphatic alcohols having a low molecular weight. The porous fabric has athicknesspreferablyno greater than 0.020 inch andpossesses sufiicient flexibility to enable strands or a;tuft-or tress of hair when embraced by the impregnatedend wrap to be rolled into -the-desired curl or'shape: The porous fabric preferably has a wet strength 45 suflieientto withstand a tension of 50; grams applied to a one-half inchwide strip.

in using theend wrap of my invention, the hair is first thoroughly wetted with water--and then combed-into strands or tresses. An endwrap-uniformly impregnated with d Panthenol is thenfolded around a wet strandor tress of hair as closely to thescalp as possible and then moved towards the end of thestrand'or tress tocover the end of the strand or tress and, by means of a roller, the water-wetted strand or tress in the so-foldd fabric-is 55 woundin the formof a rolled curl, using the roller as the form, and held in positionb-y fasteners such as hairpins or clips." The d-Panthenol being'soluble in water is uniformly removed from the-end wrap by the solvent action of" the water ontothe hair of the strand or tress thereby uniformly grooming and treating the hair. The hair is allowed to dry, and the fabric together with the roller and fasteners are removed leaving a uniformly shaped curl each hair of which is uniformly treated and groomed with d-Panthenol.

The hair curling or seeting end wrap of my invention is preferably formed by thoroughly dissolving a predetermined amount of d-Panthenol in a predetermined amount of a water-soluble aliphatic, said respective amounts depending upon the type of fabric to be impregnated, alcohol of low molecular weight such as methyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, propyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, or a mixture of at least any two of said alcohols, substantially water free, thoroughly wetting the porous fabric, preferably the aforedescribed highly adsorbent high wet-strength porous paper known as Goody curl tissue #129 which is the product of H. Goodman & Sons, Division of Delamere Co., Inc, of New York, New York, with said alcoholic solution, as by dipping or immersion, rolling on, etc'., and thoroughly drying said so-wetted fabric to remove thoroughly from said so-wetted fabric the alcohol Solvent, thereby to obtain a substantially dry d-Panthenol uniformly impregnated, by absorption and adsorption, end Wrap. As is quite readily apparent, the strength of the alcoholic solution with respect to the d-Panthenol varies with the type of fabric used and the greater the ability of the fabric used to absorb and adsorb d-Panthenol and still remain substantially dry, the greater the concentration of the dP.anthenol in the alcoholic solution. Like- Wise, the amount of d-Panthenol in the end wrap will vary with the type of fabric used. Likewise, another consideration with respect to the strength of the alcoholic d- Panthenol solution is of course governed by the d- Panthenol alcoholic solution easiest to handle for impregnating the various fabrics. I have found most preferable with respect to the af'oredescribed high wet strength paper having a thickness of 0.015 inch a 2% d-Pan-thenol, by weight, alcoholic solution, the alcohol being a watersoluble aliphatic alcohol of low molecular weight, as hereinbefore described. The end warp of my invention is uniformly impregnated with d-Panthenol and is substantially dry and does not adhere to a similar-1y impregnated porous fabric when placed in contact therewith, as in the packaging of same for sale thereof. Further, to hasten the drying of the aforementioned thoroughly wetted fabric, the so-wetted fabric may be squeezed, as by passing between rollers, to remove excess solution prior to exposure to the drying atmosphere.

The following examples for preparing the hair curling or setting end wrap of my invention are set forth for the purpose of illustration only and are not considered to be limiting.

Example 1 There are dissolved in 98 grams of substantially waterfree isopropyl alcohol 2 grams of d-Panthenol and there is thusly formed a 2% d-Panthenol, by weight, substantially water-free isopropyl alcohol solution. A sheet 9" x 8 /2" of high wet-strength porous paper, as heretofore described and known as Goody curl tissue #129, having a thickness of 0.015 inch is immensed in said solution and thoroughly wetted with said solution. The sowetted paper is then dried, and the so-dried paper uniformly impregnated with d-Panthenol is not distinguishable by the naked eye from untreated paper and is dry to the touch. The impregnated sheet is cut into twelve 3" x 2" sheets and used to curl or set and treat the hair on the human head in the manner hereinbefore described. The hair is first wetted thoroughly with Water and then combed into strands, twelve in number, to accommodate each 3" x 2" d-Panthenol impregnated sheet. Each end wrap is folded around a wet combed out strand of hair as closely to the scalp as possible and then moved towards the end of the strand to cover the strand end and, by means of a roller, the water-wetted strand in the sofolded fabric is wound in the form of a rolled curl, using the roller as the form, and held in position by clips. D-Panthenol is thusly uniformly removed from the end wrap by the solvent action of the Water onto the hair of the strand. The hair is allowed to dry, and then the papers together with the rollers and clips are removed leaving twelve uniformly shaped curls each hair of which is uniformly treated and groomed with d-Panthenol.

Example 2 There are dissolved in a mixture of grams of substantially water-free isopropyl alcohol and 8 grams of substantially water-free ethyl alcohol 2 grams of d- Panthenol and there is thusly formed a 2% d-Panthenol, by weight, substantially free alcoholic solution. Likewise, as in Example 1, twelve 3" x 2" end wraps are formed, each uniformly impregnated with d-Panthenol, and each is applied to human hair to form twelve uniformly shaped curls each hair of which is uniformly treated and groomed with d-Panthenol.

As is readily apparent, I have discovered an end wrap by means of which human hair can be easily and uniformly curled or set, groomed and treated with d(+)-pantothenyl alcohol or d-Panthenol, which prior to my invention necessitated the use in combination therewith of ingredients having no direct beneficial effect on the human hair and was extremely difiicult to handle because of its extremely viscous state.

Many changes and alterations may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of this invention which is set forth in the appended claims which are to be construed as broadly as possible in view of the prior art.

I claim:

1. A substantially dry hair curling end wrap for treating human hair comprising a porous fabric impregnated with a d(+) alpha,garnma-dihydroxy-beta,beta-dimethy1- butyric acid-(hydroxy-alkyl)amide.

2. A substantially dry hair curling end wrap for treating human hair comprising a porous fabric impregnated with d( -p antothenyl alcohol.

3. A substantially dry hair curling end wrap for treating human hair comprising :a porous paper sheet impregnated with d(+)-pantothenyl alcohol.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,832,357 Powers Apr. 28, 1958 2,839,066 Sanders June 17, 1958 2,869,559 Moore Jan. 20, 1959 2,983,650 Rubin May 9, 1961 FOREIGN PATENTS 238,597 Switzerland Nov. 16, 1945 576,314- Great Britain Mar. 28, 1946 253,416 Switzerland Nov. 16, 1948 OTHER REFERENCES American Perfumer, 71 :4, April 8, p. 10.

Dermatologica, 9126 (1945), pp. 310-318.

Ianistyn: Reichstoffe Seifen Kosmetica, Verlag, Heidelberg, Band II (1950), p. 148.

Claims (1)

1. A SUBSTANTIALLY DRY HAIR CURLING END WRAP FOR TREATING HUMAN HAIR COMPRISING A POROUS FABRIC IMPREGNATED WITH A D(+) - ALPHA,GAMMA-DIHYDROXY-BETA,BETA-DIMETHYLBUTYRIC ACID-(HYDROXY-ALKYL)-AMIDE.