| abstract |
The present invention discloses a composition and method for straight hair. The method comprises coating a keratinous fiber with a composition comprising a heat activating agent and a guanidine-containing adjuvant compound, and contacting the coated keratinous fiber with a heating device at a temperature of at least 185 ° C for a time sufficient to modify the keratinous fiber Keratin fiber. The heat activating reagent has the formula of formula (I):n□ wherein A is selected from NH and O; R and R' are each independently selected from H, CH3, CH2CH3 and CH2OH; and X and Y are each independently selected from H and alkyl; and n=0, Or 1, 2, or 3; and the adjuvant is selected from the group consisting of a compound of the oxime moiety represented by the following groups:n□ |