Compositions and method for thermal protection of hair

摘要

This invention details a method for providing thermal protection to human hair by applying an aerosolized polymer system to the hair before heat treatment. It has been found that acrylate polymers provide good protection from the damaging affects of curling irons and straightening irons and afford improvements in the look and feel of the treated hair.

主权项

1. A method of minimizing cuticle damage to human hair that is subjected to a hot surface having a temperature of greater than 150° C., said method comprising spraying said hair with a thermal protection formulation effective to minimize said cuticle damage at said temperature and thereafter subjecting said hair to said hot surface, said thermal protection formulation comprising as the only thermal protection agent (A) a thermally protective amphoteric acrylate polymer in (B) a solvent selected from the group consisting of an anhydrous alcohol, water, acetone and methyl acetate, wherein said thermally protective amphoteric acrylate polymer comprises greater than about 10 weight percent of at least one acrylate monomer, wherein the acrylate monomer is acrylic or methacrylic acid, and wherein said thermal protection formulation is effective in attaining an average wetting force of less than 4.0×10−4 mN after being subjected to the hot surface.