LAGRANGE et al v. KONRAD et al - Page 85


                     Patent Interference No. 103,548                                                                                             

                     a fatty amide, anionic, cationic, nonionic or amphoteric surfactant, or a mixture                                           
                     thereof, thickener, perfume, sequestering agent, film-forming agent, treatment                                              
                     agent, dispersing agent, conditioner, preservative, opacifying agent or agent for                                           
                     swelling keratinous fibre, or a mixture thereof.                                                                            
                     6.      A composition according to claim 1, wherein the pH of the composition is                                            
                     between 3 and 12.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                
                     7.      A method for dyeing keratinous fibres, in particular human keratinous                                               
                     fibres, wherein at least one composition as defined in claim 4 is applied to these                                          
                     fibres, this composition is kept in contact with the fibres for a period sufficient to                                      
                     develop a colour, ether in air or with the aid of an oxidizing system, and wherein                                          
                     the fibres are then rinsed.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                
                     8.      A method according to claim 7, wherein the colour is allowed to develop in                                          
                     contact with air without adding an external oxidizing agent.                                                                
                                                                                                                                                
                     9.      A method according to claim 7, wherein the at least one composition as                                              
                     defined in claim 1 is identified as composition (A) and the colour is developed                                             
                     with the aid of a chemical oxidising system consisting of:                                                                  
                     (i)iodide ions and hydrogen peroxide, the composition (A) additionally                                                      
                          containing, in this case, either (a) iodide ions or (b) hydrogen peroxide and                                          
                          the application of the composition (A) being preceded or followed by the                                               
                          application of a composition (B) which contains, in a medium appropriate for                                           
                          dyeing, either:                                                                                                        
                              (a) hydrogen peroxide at a pH of between 2 and 12 when the composition                                             
                              (A) contains iodide ions, or                                                                                       
                              (b) iodide ions at a pH of between 3 and 11, when the composition (A)                                              
                              contains hydrogen peroxide;                                                                                        
                     (ii) nitrite, the application of the composition (A) being followed by                                                      
                          the application of an aqueous composition (B) having an acid pH, the                                                   
                          composition (A) or the composition (B) containing at least one nitrite;                                                
                     (iii) oxidant comprising hydrogen peroxide, periodic acid or a                                                              
                          water-soluble salt thereof, sodium hypochlorite, chloramine T,                                                         
                          chloramine B, potassium ferricyanide, silver oxide, Fenton's reagent, lead(IV)                                         
                          oxide, caesium sulphate or ammonium persulphate; the oxidant being                                                     
                          present in the composition (A) or being applied simultaneously or                                                      
                          sequentially by means of a composition (B) containing it in a medium                                                   
                          appropriate for dyeing.                                                                                                
                     (iv)metal anions comprising permanganate or dichromate, the oxidising                                                       
                          agent being applied by means of an aqueous composition (B), at a pH of 2 to                                            
                          10, before application of the composition (A);                                                                         
                     (v)salt of a metal of groups 3 to 8 of the periodic table, the metal                                                        
                          salt being applied in a separate step by means of a composition (B)                                                    
                          containing the salt in a medium appropriate for dyeing;                                                                
                     (vi) rare-earth salt, the rare-earth salt being applied by means of a                                                       






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