| abstract |
The novel dye compound ##STR1## wherein R 1 and R 2 , which may be the same or different except that R 1 and R 2 are not simultaneously hydrogen, are hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl polyhydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl, hydroxyalkoxyalkyl and amino alkyl, the alkyl group and the alkoxy group having from 1 to 6 carbons, and R 3 is a compatible substituent group, for example, hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxy hydroxyalkyl and halogen. The dye compound is especially useful in hair dye compositions containing same. |