Hair setting composition and method

摘要

This invention deals with compositions for and a method of imparting temporary set to human hair involving the application of an aqueous composition containing a dialdehyde polysaccharide and a hydroxyaromatic compound in which two hydroxyl groups are meta to each other. After application of the composition, the tress is wrapped and heated using a conventional heated rod or brush type curling iron, heated roller, or salon or handheld hot air blower hair dryer to cause the polysaccharide and hydroxyaromatic compound to react with one another.