Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
  • A45D19/00—Devices for washing the hair or the scalp; Similar devices for colouring the hair
  • A45D19/02—Hand-actuated implements, e.g. hand-actuated spray heads
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
  • A45D19/00—Devices for washing the hair or the scalp; Similar devices for colouring the hair
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
  • A45D19/00—Devices for washing the hair or the scalp; Similar devices for colouring the hair
  • A45D19/0041—Processes for treating the hair of the scalp
  • A45D19/0066—Coloring or bleaching
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
  • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
  • A45D2200/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A45D
  • A45D2200/25—Kits
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B05—SPRAYING OR ATOMISING IN GENERAL; APPLYING FLUENT MATERIALS TO SURFACES, IN GENERAL
  • B05B—SPRAYING APPARATUS; ATOMISING APPARATUS; NOZZLES
  • B05B11/00—Single-unit hand-held apparatus in which flow of contents is produced by the muscular force of the operator at the moment of use
  • B05B11/0005—Components or details
  • B05B11/0089—Dispensing tubes

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a method of treating hair more precisely. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of treating hair more precisely comprising providing a hair treatment composition in a foam dispenser having an extended nozzle and dispensing the hair treatment composition directly onto the hair as a foam. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
• liquid hair treatment methods can be messy - liquid often runs down the skin of the scalp onto the face and the neck.
• foam hair treatment methods have been developed. Unlike liquids, foam does not run down the skin of the scalp onto the face and the neck.
• a method of treating hair more precisely comprising (a) providing a hair treatment composition in a foam dispenser, wherein the foam dispenser comprises (i) a reservoir for holding the hair treatment composition; (2) an extended nozzle fluidly connected to the reservoir; wherein the extended nozzle comprises one or more nozzle orifices; wherein the one or more nozzle orifices has a total orifice area of from about 5 mm 2 to about 80 mm 2 ; and wherein the extended nozzle has a protrusion length of from about 20 mm to about 125 mm; (b) dispensing the hair treatment composition from the reservoir into the extended nozzle and out the one or more nozzle orifices directly onto the hair as a foam; wherein the foam has a specific volume of from about 4 ml/g to about 20 ml/g; (c) leaving the foam on the hair for from about 5 minutes to about 60 minutes; and (d) rinsing the foam from the hair.
• a hair treatment kit comprising (a) a hair treatment composition selected from the group consisting of hair colorant compositions, hair bleaching compositions, highlighting compositions, conditioning compositions, and combinations thereof; (b) a foam dispenser comprising (i) a reservoir for holding the hair treatment composition; (ii) an extended nozzle fluidly connected to the reservoir; wherein the extended nozzle comprises one or more nozzle orifices; wherein the one or more nozzle orifices have a total orifice area of from about 5 mm 2 to about 80 mm 2 ; and wherein the extended nozzle has a protrusion length from about 20 mm to about 125 mm; and (c) a set of instructions comprising directing a user to dispense the hair treatment composition directly from the foam dispenser onto the hair as a foam.
• Fig. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the foam dispenser
• Fig. 2 is a right side view of the foam dispenser of Fig. 1;
• Fig. 3 is a front view of an embodiment of the foam dispenser
• Fig. 4 is a top view of the foam dispenser of Fig. 1;
• Fig. 5 is a front view of the foam dispenser of Fig. 1;
• Fig. 6 is a front view of the foam dispenser of Fig. 1;
• Fig. 7 is a bar graph showing consumer preference for protrusion length; and
• Fig. 8 is a bar graph showing consumer preference for nozzle angle.
• compositions and methods/processes of the present invention can comprise, consist of, and consist essentially of the elements and limitations of the invention described herein, as well as any of the additional or optional ingredients, components, steps, or limitations described herein.
• component or composition levels are in reference to the active portion of that component or composition, and are exclusive of impurities, for example, residual solvents or by-products, which may be present in commercially available sources of such components or compositions.
• the method of treating hair more precisely may comprise (a) providing a hair treatment composition in a foam dispenser; (b) dispensing the hair treatment composition directly onto the hair as a foam; (c) leaving the foam on the hair for from about 5 minutes to about 60 minutes; and (d) rinsing the foam from the hair.
• the foam dispenser may comprise a reservoir for holding the hair treatment composition and an extended nozzle fluidly connected to the reservoir.
• the method of treating hair more precisely may comprise providing a hair treatment composition 120 in a foam dispenser 100.
• the foam dispenser 100 may be selected from the group consisting of squeeze foam dispensers, aerosol foam dispensers, pump foam dispensers, other mechanical foam dispensers, and combinations thereof.
• the foam dispenser 100 may be a dual aerosol foam dispenser 100, and the hair treatment composition 120 may be mixed while being dispensed as a foam.
• the foam dispenser 100 may comprise a reservoir 110 for holding a hair treatment composition 120.
• the reservoir 110 may be made out of any suitable material selected from the group consisting of plastic, metal, alloy, laminate, and combinations thereof.
• the reservoir 110 may be a refillable reservoir 110 such as a pour-in or screw-on reservoir 110, or the reservoir 110 may be for one-time use.
• the reservoir 110 may also be removable from the foam dispenser 100.
• the reservoir 110 may be integrated with the foam dispenser 100. In an embodiment, there may be two or more reservoirs 110.
• the reservoir 110 may be comprised of a material selected from the group consisting of rigid materials, flexible materials, and combinations thereof.
• the reservoir 110 may be comprised of a rigid material if it does not collapse under external atmospheric pressure when it is subject to an interior partial vacuum.
• the reservoir 110 may be pressurized.
• the reservoir 110 may hold a hair treatment composition 120.
• the hair treatment composition 120 may be a liquid and may have a viscosity of from about 1 cps to about 2,000 cps, alternatively from about 100 cps to about 1,000 cps, and alternatively from about 300 cps to about 600 cps.
• the viscosity of the hair treatment composition 120 may be measured at 25 °C by a TA Instruments AR2000 rheometer or similar equipment. A 40 mm 2° stainless steel cone geometry may be used for the viscosity measurements. The viscosity may be recorded at a constant shear rate of 6.6 s "1 after 1 minute. The viscosity measurement may be run 3 times and the average of the 3 times may be calculated. If the hair treatment composition 120 is supplied as two or more individual components which require mixing prior to application, the viscosity measurement may start immediately after mixing the components.
• the hair treatment composition 120 may include components selected from the group consisting of solvents, oxidative dyes, direct dyes, oxidizing agents, radical scavengers, rheology modifiers, chelants, pH modifiers, buffering agents, carbonate ion sources, peroxymonocarbonate ion sources, surfactants, polymers, fragrances, enzymes, dispersing agents, peroxide stabilizing agents, antioxidants, plant extracts, conditioning agents, ceramides, preserving agents, opacifiers, pearling agents, and mixtures thereof.
• the hair treatment composition 120 may be a hair color composition or a hair bleaching composition.
• the hair treatment composition 120 may be supplied as two or more individual components which may require mixing prior to application.
• the hair color composition 120 may comprise an oxidative dyeing composition and/or a direct dyeing composition.
• the oxidative dying composition may comprise an oxidizing agent.
• the foam dispenser 100 may comprise an extended nozzle 130.
• the extended nozzle 130 may be fluidly connected to the reservoir 110 and may include any part of the foam dispenser 100 that may protrude beyond the outermost contour of the reservoir 110.
• the extended nozzle 130 may be fluidly connected to the reservoir 110 by a dip tube 122.
• the extended nozzle 130 may be composed of any suitable material selected from the group consisting of plastic, metal, alloy, fibrous materials, and combinations thereof.
• the extended nozzle 130 may be composed of a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polycarbonate, polystyrene, ethyl vinyl alcohol, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl chloride, thermoplastic elastomer, and combinations thereof.
• the extended nozzle 130 may be made by a process selected from the group consisting of blow molding, compaction plus sintering, compression molding, expandable bead molding, extrusion molding, foam molding, injection molding, laminating, reaction injection molding, matched molding, matrix molding, plastic molding, pressure plug assist molding, rotational molding, transfer molding, thermoforming, vacuum forming, and combinations thereof.
• the extended nozzle 130 may be removable from the foam dispenser 100 and may comprise one or more components. Alternatively, the extended nozzle 130 may be integrated with the foam dispenser 100.
• the extended nozzle 130 may be selected from the group consisting of detachable nozzles, telescoping nozzles, flexible nozzles, hinged nozzles, and combinations thereof.
• the extended nozzle 130 may comprise one or more nozzle orifices 140 located distally from the reservoir 110 of the foam dispenser 100.
• the one or more nozzle orifices 140 may have a total orifice area of from about 3 mm 2 to about 133 mm 2 , alternatively from about 5 mm 2 to about 80 mm 2 , alternatively from about 12 mm 2 to about 60 mm 2 ' and alternatively from about 20 mm 2 to about 50 mm 2.
• the total orifice area is the summation of the individual nozzle orifice areas.
• the extended nozzle 130 may comprise a closed nozzle tip 150, and the one or more nozzle orifices 140 may be offset from the closed nozzle tip 150.
• the closed nozzle tip 150 may be removable from the extended nozzle 130 or may be integrated with the extended nozzle 130.
• the extended nozzle 130 may have a protrusion length 132.
• the protrusion length 132 may be the distance that the one or more nozzle orifices 140 protrudes from the outer contour of the reservoir 110.
• the protrusion length 132 may be from about 20 mm to about 125 mm, alternatively from about 35 mm to about 110 mm, alternatively from about 40 mm to about 75 mm, and alternatively from about 45 mm to about 70 mm.
• the extended nozzle 130 may have a nozzle angle 134. To measure the nozzle angle 134, the foam dispenser 100 may have vertical axis 250 which extends from the outer contour of the reservoir 110 and intersects with the extended nozzle 130.
• the foam dispenser 100 may also have a nozzle axis 350 which extends from (1) where the vertical axis 250 intersects the center of the extended nozzle 130 to (2) the center of the one or more nozzle orifices 140.
• the nozzle angle 134 may be the angle formed by the vertical axis 250 and the nozzle axis 350.
• the nozzle angle 134 may be greater than 70° and less than 120°, alternatively from about 75° to about 115°, alternatively greater than 70° and less than 100°, and alternatively from about 75° to about 95°.
• the method of treating hair more precisely may comprise providing a hair treatment composition 120 in a foam dispenser 100 as described above.
• the method of treating hair more precisely may further comprise dispensing the hair treatment composition 120 from the reservoir 110 into the extended nozzle 130 and out the one or more nozzle orifices 140 directly onto the hair as a foam.
• the foam may have a specific volume of from about 4 ml/g to about 20 ml/g, alternatively from about 5 ml/g to about 15 ml/g, and alternatively from about 6 ml/g to about 10 ml/g.
• the foam specific volume may be measured by placing a 100 ml beaker onto a mass balance, tarring the mass of the beaker and then dispensing from a foam dispenser into the 100 ml beaker until the volume of the foam is equal to 100 ml. Record the resulting mass of the 100 ml of foam at 5 seconds from the end of dispensing. Dividing the volume (100) by the mass of the foam results in the foam specific volume having the units of ml/g. The experiment may be repeated 3 times and the average foam specific volume may be calculated.
• the foam may be dispensed directly onto the hair as a noodle of foam.
• the foam may be dispensed directly onto the hair as multiple noodles of foam.
• the noodle of foam may have an average diameter of from about 2 mm to about 50 mm, alternatively from about 5 mm to about 40 mm, and alternatively from about 10 mm to about 30mm.
• the noodle of foam may be of any shape selected from the group consisting of flat noodles, cylindrical noodles, square noodles, non-symmetrical noodles, symmetrical noodles, linear noodles, non-linear noodles, and combinations thereof.
• the method of treating hair more precisely may further comprise leaving the foam on the hair for from about 5 minutes to about 60 minutes.
• the method of treating hair more precisely may further comprise rinsing the foam from the hair.
• the method of treating hair more precisely may further comprise using the extended nozzle 130 to part the hair.
• the hair treatment kit may comprise a foam dispenser as described above.
• the hair treatment kit may also comprise a hair treatment composition selected from the group consisting of hair colorant compositions, hair bleaching compositions, highlighting compositions, conditioning compositions, and combinations thereof.
• the hair treatment composition may be individually packaged separate from the foam dispenser.
• the hair treatment kit may comprise two or more hair treatment compositions which require mixing prior to application.
• the hair treatment kit may comprise a set of instructions comprising directing a user to dispense the hair treatment composition directly from the foam dispenser onto the hair as a foam.
• the set of instructions may comprise directing a user to dispense the hair treatment composition directly from the foam dispenser onto the hair as a noodle of foam as described above.
• Table 2 17 hair color consumers were asked to simulate using the following extended nozzle foam dispensers with different nozzle angles. The consumers were then asked to rank the nozzle angles based on precision and control for dispensing foam directly onto the hair. A ranking of 1 correlates to the most preferred nozzle angle, and a ranking of 5 correlates to the least preferred nozzle angle.
• the percentages in Table 2 show how the consumers ranked each nozzle angle, rounded to the nearest tenth. The last column of Table 2 shows the percentage of consumers who ranked each nozzle angle as most preferred or as second most preferred for precision and control.

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