Human hair fiber treatment agent

Abstract

A human hair fiber treatment agent for treating human hair fibers separated from the human head and artificially fixed at one part of the longitudinal direction, wherein the human hair fiber treatment agent comprises the following components (A) to (C) in the formulation thereof, and the content of the component (A) is 1% by mass or more: (A): formaldehyde or a hydrate thereof; (B): a melamine derivative represented by the formula (1) wherein R 1 to R 3 each represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxymethylamino group, a hydroxy group, a halogen atom, a phenyl group, a linear or branched alkyl group or alkenyl group having 1 or more and 6 or less carbon atoms, or a linear or branched alkoxy group or alkenyloxy group having 1 or more and 6 or less carbon atoms; and (C): water.

1 . A human hair fiber treatment agent, comprising the following components (A) to (C):
 (A): formaldehyde or a hydrate thereof;   (B): a compound represented by the formula (1):   
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein R 1  to R 3  are the same or different and each represent a hydrogen atom, an amino group, a hydroxymethylamino group, a hydroxy group, a halogen atom, a phenyl group, a linear or branched alkyl group or alkenyl group having 1 or more and 6 or less carbon atoms, or a linear or branched alkoxy group or alkenyloxy group having 1 or more and 6 or less carbon atoms; and 
         (C): water, 
         wherein: 
         a content of the component (A) is 1% by mass or more; and 
         the human hair fiber treatment agent is suitable for treating human hair fibers separated from the human head and artificially fixed at one part of the longitudinal direction. 
       
     
     
         2 . The human hair fiber treatment agent according to  claim 1 , wherein the content of the component (A) is 1% by mass or more and 60% by mass or less. 
     
     
         3 . The human hair fiber treatment agent according to  claim 1 , wherein a content of the component (B) is 0.1% by mass or more and 60% by mass or less. 
     
     
         4 . A method for treating human hair fibers, comprising:
 (i) immersing human hair fibers separated from the human head and artificially fixed at one part of the longitudinal direction in a human hair fiber treatment agent according to  claim 1  under heating.   
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein in (i), a bath ratio (a mass of the human hair fiber treatment agent)/(a mass of the human hair fibers) is 2 or more. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 4 , further comprising, after (i):
 (ii) immersing the human hair fibers in a post-cross-linking agent comprising the following components (D) and (C):   (D): at least one formaldehyde derivative selected from the group consisting of formaldehyde, formaldehyde hydrate, glyoxylic acid, glyoxylic acid hydrate, glyoxylate, glyoxal, glyoxal hydrate, glutaraldehyde, and glutaraldehyde hydrate; and   (C): water.   
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 4 , further comprising, after (i):
 (iii) immersing the human hair fibers in a surface finish agent (I) comprising the following components (E) and (C):   (E): a resorcinol derivative represented by the formula (2):   
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein A 1  to A 4  are the same or different and each represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, a halogen atom, a carboxyl group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a linear or branched alkyl group or alkenyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a linear or branched alkoxy group or alkenyloxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and 
         (C): water. 
       
     
     
         8 - 9 . (canceled) 
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 6 , further comprising, after (ii):
 (iii) immersing the human hair fibers in a surface finish agent (I) comprising the following components (E) and (C):   (E): a resorcinol derivative represented by the formula (2):   
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         wherein A 1  to A 4  are the same or different and each represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, a halogen atom, a carboxyl group or a salt thereof, a sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof, a linear or branched alkyl group or alkenyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, or a linear or branched alkoxy group or alkenyloxy group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; and 
         (C): water. 
       
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 4 , further comprising, after (i):
 (iv) immersing the human hair fibers in a surface finish agent (II) comprising the following components (F) and (C):   (F): an epoxyaminosilane copolymer which is a reaction product of the following compounds (a) to (d):   (a) polysiloxane having at least two oxiranyl groups or oxetanyl groups;   (b) polyether having at least two oxiranyl groups or oxetanyl groups;   (c) aminopropyltrialkoxysilane: and   (d) a compound selected from the group consisting of the following primary and secondary amines,   wherein the primary amines are methylamine, ethylamine, propyleneamine, ethanolamine, isopropyl amine, butylamine, isobutylamine, hexylamine, dodecylamine, oleylamine, aniline, aminopropyltrimethylsilane, aminopropyltriethylsilane, aminomorpholine, aminopropyldiethylamine, benzylamine, naphthylamine, 3-amino-9-ethylcarbazole, 1-aminoheptafluorohexane, and 2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-pentadecafluoro-1-octanamine, and   the secondary amines are methylethylamine, methyloctadecylamine, diethanolamine, dibenzylamine, dihexylamine, dicyclohexylamine, piperidine, pyrrolidine, phthalimide, and polymer amine; and   (C): water.   
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 6 , further comprising, after (ii):
 (iv) immersing the human hair fibers in a surface finish agent (II) comprising the following components (F) and (C):   (F): an epoxyaminosilane copolymer which is a reaction product of the following compounds (a) to (d):   (a) polysiloxane having at least two oxiranyl groups or oxetanyl groups;   (b) polyether having at least two oxiranyl groups or oxetanyl groups;   (c) aminopropyltrialkoxysilane: and   (d) a compound selected from the group consisting of the following primary and secondary amines,   wherein the primary amines are methylamine, ethylamine, propyleneamine, ethanolamine, isopropyl amine, butylamine, isobutylamine, hexylamine, dodecylamine, oleylamine, aniline, aminopropyltrimethylsilane, aminopropyltriethylsilane, aminomorpholine, aminopropyldiethylamine, benzylamine, naphthylamine, 3-amino-9-ethylcarbazole, 1-aminoheptafluorohexane, and 2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-pentadecafluoro-1-octanamine; and   the secondary amine are methylethylamine, methyloctadecylamine, diethanolamine, dibenzylamine, dihexylamine, dicyclohexylamine, piperidine, pyrrolidine, phthalimide, and polymer amine; and   (C): water.   
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 7 , further comprising, after (iii):
 (iv) immersing the human hair fibers in a surface finish agent (II) comprising the following components (F) and (C):   (F): an epoxyaminosilane copolymer which is a reaction product of the following compounds (a) to (d):   (a) polysiloxane having at least two oxiranyl groups or oxetanyl groups;   (b) polyether having at least two oxiranyl groups or oxetanyl groups;   (c) aminopropyltrialkoxysilane: and   (d) a compound selected from the group consisting of the following primary and secondary amines,   wherein the primary amines are methylamine, ethylamine, propyleneamine, ethanolamine, isopropyl amine, butylamine, isobutylamine, hexylamine, dodecylamine, oleylamine, aniline, aminopropyltrimethylsilane, aminopropyltriethylsilane, aminomorpholine, aminopropyldiethylamine, benzylamine, naphthylamine, 3-amino-9-ethylcarbazole, 1-aminoheptafluorohexane, and 2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-pentadecafluoro-1-octanamine; and   the secondary amines are methylethylamine, methyloctadecylamine, diethanolamine, dibenzylamine, dihexylamine, dicyclohexylamine, piperidine, pyrrolidine, phthalimide, and polymer amine; and   (C): water.   
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 10 , further comprising, after (iii):
 (iv) immersing the human hair fibers in a surface finish agent (II) comprising the following components (F) and (C):   (F): an epoxyaminosilane copolymer which is a reaction product of the following compounds (a) to (d):   (a) polysiloxane having at least two oxiranyl groups or oxetanyl groups;   (b) polyether having at least two oxiranyl groups or oxetanyl groups;   (c) aminopropyltrialkoxysilane: and   (d) a compound selected from the group consisting of the following primary and secondary amines,   wherein the primary amines are methylamine, ethylamine, propyleneamine, ethanolamine, isopropyl amine, butylamine, isobutylamine, hexylamine, dodecylamine, oleylamine, aniline, aminopropyltrimethylsilane, aminopropyltriethylsilane, aminomorpholine, aminopropyldiethylamine, benzylamine, naphthylamine, 3-amino-9-ethylcarbazole, 1-aminoheptafluorohexane, and 2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8,8-pentadecafluoro-1-octanamine, and   the secondary amines are methylethylamine, methyloctadecylamine, diethanolamine, dibenzylamine, dihexylamine, dicyclohexylamine, piperidine, pyrrolidine, phthalimide, and polymer amine; and   (C): water.   
     
     
         15 . A method for producing a wig, comprising treating human hair fibers implanted in a wig by a method for treating human hair fibers according to  claim 4 .