| abstract |
A neutralizing rinse to minimize damage to hair and scalp, particularly that which occurs during the rinsing step, based on a mixture of an acid, hydroxyethylcellulose, a wetting agent, an opacifier, a color indicator, laureth 23 and a conditioner; a method for applying the neutralizing rinse based on the steps of preconditioning or pretreating the hair, applying a hair relaxer, rinsing the relaxer, applying the neutralizing rinse, combing or shaping the hair and then rinsing the neutralizing rinse from the hair; and a method for preparing the neutralizing rinse based on the steps of first mixing hydroxyethylcellulose with water, then adding acid, then adding laureth 23, then adding an opacifier, and then adding a conditioner. The method for quickly closing down the swollen hair shaft also provides for the hair bonding in a desired configuration and eliminates the less than straight or appearance of under processing, also called reversion. |