Method compositions and kit for coloring hair

Abstract

A method for altering the color of hair comprising applying a bleach composition containing persulfate salts and at least one oxidizing agent to the desired strands of hair for a period of time sufficient to bleach the hair, removing the bleach composition from the hair but leaving at least some residual oxidizing agent on the bleached hair strands, then treating the hair with a colorant composition containing at least one dye operable to color hair in the presence of the residual oxidizing agent found on the bleached hair strands, said colorant composition being free of any oxidizing agents operable to react with the dye present therein to form color, whereby upon-contact with the colorant composition, the hair strands treated with the bleach composition having residual oxidizing agent thereon will react with the dye present in the colorant composition to cause the bleached hair strands to become colored, while any remaining unbleached hair will not become colored by contact with the colorant composition and a kit and shampoo composition for use with the method.

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       36 . A method of shampooing a composition in the hair comprising,
 a. combining at least one primary intermediate and, optionally, a coupler for the formation of oxidation dyes, and at least one anionic surfactant, provided no oxidizing agents are added to the composition;   b. applying an oxidizing agent to the hair for less than 20 minutes;   c. rinsing the hair with water for about 1 minute; and   d. shampooing the composition of (a) in the hair for about two minutes;   e. rinsing the hair with water.   
   
   
       37 . The method of  claim 36 , wherein the composition further contains at least one thickener. 
   
   
       38 . The method of  claim 36 , wherein the composition further contains at least one solvent. 
   
   
       39 . The method of  claim 36 , wherein the at least one primary intermediate comprises p-phenylenediamine. 
   
   
       40 . The method of  claim 36 , comprising, by weight of the total composition
 0.0001-6% of at least one primary intermediate, and optionally a coupler for the formation of oxidation dyes,   0.1-25% of an anionic surfactant; and
 0.001-5% of a thickening agent 
   
   
   
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