| abstract |
An aqueous peroxide composition for coloring or lightening hair comprising (a) 1-99 % of an aqueous phase containing (i) 1-55 % by weight of the total composition of water, (ii) 1-45 % hydrogen peroxide, and (iii) a water soluble cosolvent; and (b) 0.1-60 % of an oil phase; and (c) 1-65 % of an organic, amphiphilic, surface active ingredient capable of interacting with the water phase and the oil phase to form lyotropic liquid crystals containing said water phase ingredients; a method for coloring or lightening hair using the peroxide composition, and a method for reducing the amount of time necessary to permanently color hair using the peroxide composition. |