Disposable heated hair conditioning cap

Abstract

Disclosed is a disposable hair conditioning cap to facilitate deep hair conditioning. The disposable hair conditioning cap may include a plurality of fabric layers conforming to a crown of a user. Further, the disposable hair conditioning cap may include at least one heating element disposed within at least one of the plurality of fabric layers. Further, the at least one heating element is configured to generate heat based on contact of the at least one heating element with at least one activating substance.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A disposable hair conditioning cap to facilitate deep hair conditioning, the disposable hair conditioning cap comprising:
 a plurality of fabric layers conforming to a crown of a user; and   at least one heating element disposed within at least one of the plurality of fabric layers, wherein the at least one heating element is configured to generate heat based on contact of the at least one heating element with at least one activating substance.   
     
     
         2 . The disposable hair conditioning cap of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one activating substance comprises at least one of air, water, and a hair care product. 
     
     
         3 . The disposable hair conditioning cap of  claim 2 , wherein the hair care product comprises at least one of a shampoo and a conditioner. 
     
     
         4 . The disposable hair conditioning cap of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fabric layers comprises an inner fabric layer configured to be disposed proximal to the scalp of the user, an outer fabric layer configured to be disposed distal to the scalp of the user and a middle fabric layer disposed in between the inner fabric layer and the outer fabric layer. 
     
     
         5 . The disposable hair conditioning cap of  claim 4 , wherein each of the outer fabric layer and the middle fabric layer comprises a non-woven polyethylene, wherein the inner fabric layer comprises a clear polyethylene. 
     
     
         6 . The disposable hair conditioning cap of  claim 4 , wherein the at least one heating element is configured to be disposed in at least one of the outer fabric layer and the middle fabric layer. 
     
     
         7 . The disposable hair conditioning cap of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one heating element comprises a plurality of heating elements disposed, wherein at least one of the plurality of layers comprises a plurality of compartments, wherein a compartment of the plurality of compartments is configured to accommodate a heating element of the plurality of heating elements. 
     
     
         8 . The disposable hair conditioning cap of  claim 7 , wherein the plurality of compartments is disposed in at least one of the plurality of fabric layers according to a spatial distribution. 
     
     
         9 . The disposable hair conditioning cap of  claim 8 , wherein the spatial distribution comprises a uniform spatial distribution. 
     
     
         10 . The disposable hair conditioning cap of  claim 7  further comprising at least one sticker configured to be removably attached to at least one portion of a compartment of the plurality of compartments, wherein a sticker removably attached to a portion of the compartment is configured to prevent contact of a heating element comprised in the compartment with the at least one activating substance. 
     
     
         11 . The disposable hair conditioning cap of  claim 10 , wherein the at least one sticker comprises a plurality of stickers corresponding to the plurality of compartments. 
     
     
         12 . The disposable hair conditioning cap of  claim 11 , wherein the plurality of stickers is associated with each compartment of the plurality of compartments, wherein a rate of heat generated by a heating element comprised in a compartment of the plurality of compartments is based on a number of stickers attached to the compartment. 
     
     
         13 . The disposable hair conditioning cap of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one heating element comprises at least one of air-activated charcoal and iron. 
     
     
         14 . The disposable hair conditioning cap of  claim 1 , wherein the disposable hair conditioning cap comprises at least one temperature-sensitive dye disposed on an external surface of the outer fabric layer. 
     
     
         15 . The disposable hair conditioning cap of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one temperature-sensitive dye is configured to change from a first color to a second color in response to a change in temperature from a first temperature range to a second temperature range. 
     
     
         16 . The disposable hair conditioning cap of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one temperature-sensitive dye may include at least one of thermochromatic liquid crystals and a leuco dye. 
     
     
         17 . The disposable hair conditioning cap of  claim 1  comprising a gripping element at a lower end of the disposable hair conditioning cap, wherein the gripping element is configured to maintain a grip over a head of the user. 
     
     
         18 . The disposable hair conditioning cap of  claim 17 , wherein the gripping element comprises an elastic material. 
     
     
         19 . The disposable hair conditioning cap of  claim 18 , wherein the elastic material comprises at least one of a natural rubber, a synthetic rubber, a nitrile rubber, a silicone rubber, a urethane rubber, a polyether rubber, a chloroprene rubber, and an Ethylene Vinyl Acetate or an EVA rubber. 
     
     
         20 . The disposable hair conditioning cap comprised in a vacuum-sealed packaging.