Sheet Material for Use in the Treatment of Hair

Abstract

Sheet material ( 1 ) for use in the treatment of hair, the sheet material having a upper end and a lower end, the upper end comprises means ( 5 ) for releasably adhering the sheet material to the hair on a person's head adjacent to the roots of a portion of hair to be treated, wherein the upper end of the sheet material is provided with at least one loop ( 3 ).

1 . Sheet material for use in the treatment of hair, the sheet material having a upper end and a lower end, the upper end comprising means for releasably adhering the sheet material to the hair on a person's head adjacent to the roots of a portion of hair to be treated, wherein the upper end of the sheet material is provided with at least one loop. 
   
   
       2 . Sheet material as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein, before use, the adhesive means is covered by a removable protective strip. 
   
   
       3 . Sheet material as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein, before use, the adhesive means is covered by a part of the sheet material. 
   
   
       4 . Sheet material as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the loop extends across a major part of the width of the sheet material. 
   
   
       5 . Sheet material as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the loop comprises an opening at at least one side to allow a tail of a tail comb to be inserted radially into said opening. 
   
   
       6 . Sheet material as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein two layers of the sheet material are folded to form the at least one loop, the two layers being adhered together across a major part of the width of the sheet material, and wherein the opening comprises a portion at one side of the loop where the two layers of sheet material are not adhered together. 
   
   
       7 . Sheet material as claimed in  claim 6 , wherein, the two layers of sheet material are adhered together by means of a heat seal. 
   
   
       8 . Sheet material as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the means for releasably adhering the sheet material to the hair comprises a strip of adhesive material extending substantially across the width of the sheet material. 
   
   
       9 . Sheet material as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the adhesive material is a pressure-sensitive adhesive. 
   
   
       10 . Sheet material as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the sheet material is a transparent film. 
   
   
       11 . Sheet material as claimed in any preceding claim, wherein the sheet material comprises a liquid impermeable material. 
   
   
       12 . A method of treating hair using sheet material as described in any of  claims 2  to  11 , the method comprising the steps of:
 (a) selecting the hair to be treated;   (b) exposing the adhesive material;   (c) inserting the tail of a tail comb into the loop at the upper end of the sheet material;   (d) using the tail comb to place the sheet material close to the scalp underneath the hair to be treated;   (e) applying the treatment to the hair;   (f) folding the sheet material back over the treated hair; and   (f) securing the lower end of the sheet material to the adhesive at the upper end of the sheet material.   
   
   
       13 . Sheet material for use in the treatment of hair as shown in and described with reference to the drawings.