What is claimed is:
1. A hair colorant composition comprising from about 0.1 to about 5% by weight of phytantriol, from about 0.1% to about 3% by weight of a dispensing agent, and from about 0.1 to about 5% by weight of a hair dye.
2. A hair colorant composition according to claim 1 wherein the phytantriol is present in the composition from about 0.2 to about 1% by weight, the dispersing agent is present in the composition from about 0.1 to about 1% by weight; and the hair dye is present in the composition from 0.1 to about 1% by weight.
3. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the dispersing agent is selected from the group consisting of a polyol alkyl, an alkenyl ether, and an ester.
4. A composition according to claim 3 wherein the dispersing agent is TWEEN 20.
5. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the hair dye is a permanent dye.
6. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the hair dye is a semi-permanent dye.
7. A composition according to claim 6 wherein the dye is an anthraquinone dye.
8. A hair colorant composition according to claim 7 wherein the anthraquinone dye is selected from the group consisting of ARIANOR Straw Yellow, ARIANOR Mahogany, ARIANOR Steel Blue, ARIANOR Madder Red, ARIANOR Ebony, and ARIANOR Sienna Brown.
9. A kit for coloring hair comprising:
(a) a first pack comprising a primary intermediate;
(b) a second pack comprising a secondary intermediate, together the first and second packs provide from about 0.1 to about 1% of a hair dye, wherein a composition comprising from about 0.1 to about 5% by weight of a phytantriol and from about 0.1 to about 3% by weight of a dispersing agent, is present in at least one of the first and second packs; and
(c) a container for housing the first and second packs.
10. A kit according to claim 9 wherein the phytantriol is present in the composition from about 0.2 to about 1% by weight, the dispersing agent is present in the composition from about 0.1 to about 1% by weight, and the hair dye is present in the composition from 0.1 to about 1% by weight.
11. A method for improving the wash fastness of dyed hair comprising:
(a) applying to the hair a composition comprising from about 0.1 to about 5% by weight of phytantriol, from about 0.1 to about 3% by weight of a dispersing agent, and from about 0.1 to about 5% by weight of a hair dye.
12. A hair coloring composition formed by the process comprising:
(a) dissolving from about 0.1% to about 5% by weight of a phytantriol in a about 0.1% to about 1% of a dispersing agent; and
(b) mixing the composition of (a) with about 0.1% to about 5% by weight of a hair dye.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A process comprising:
contacting a first latex, an aqueous colorant dispersion, and an optional wax dispersion to form a blend;
adding a base to increase the pH to a value of from about 4 to about 7;
heating the blend at a temperature below the glass transition temperature of the latex to form an aggregated toner core;
adding a second latex possessing functional groups comprising an alkaline resin to the aggregated toner core to form a shell over said toner core thereby forming a core-shell toner;
heating the core-shell toner at a temperature above the glass transition temperature of the latex; and
recovering said toner.
2. A process as in claim 1, wherein the first latex and the second latex are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of styrenes, acrylates, methacrylates, butadienes, isoprenes, acrylic acids, methacrylic acids, acrylonitriles, and combinations thereof, the first latex has a glass transition temperature from about 45\xb0 C. to about 65\xb0 C., and the second latex has a glass transition temperature from about 45\xb0 C. to about 70\xb0 C.
3. A process as in claim 1, wherein the first latex and the second latex are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of poly(styrene-butadiene), poly(methyl methacrylate-butadiene), poly(ethyl methacrylate-butadiene), poly(propyl methacrylate-butadiene), poly(butyl methacrylate-butadiene), poly(methyl acrylate-butadiene), poly(ethyl acrylate-butadiene), poly(propyl acrylate-butadiene), poly(butyl acrylate-butadiene), poly(styrene-isoprene), poly(methylstyrene-isoprene), poly(methyl methacrylate-isoprene), poly(ethyl methacrylate-isoprene), poly(propyl methacrylate-isoprene), poly(butyl methacrylate-isoprene), poly(methyl acrylate-isoprene), poly(ethyl acrylate-isoprene), poly(propyl acrylate-isoprene), poly(butyl acrylate-isoprene), poly(styrene-butylacrylate), poly(styrene-butadiene), poly(styrene-isoprene), poly(styrene-butyl methacrylate), poly(styrene-butyl acrylate-acrylic acid), poly(styrene-butadiene-acrylic acid), poly(styrene-isoprene-acrylic acid), poly(styrene-butyl methacrylate-acrylic acid), poly(butyl methacrylate-butyl acrylate), poly(butyl methacrylate-acrylic acid), poly(styrene-butyl acrylate-acrylonitrile-acrylic acid), poly(acrylonitrile-butyl acrylate-acrylic acid), and combinations thereof.
4. A process as in claim 1, wherein the alkaline resin functional groups of the second latex are selected from the group consisting of calcium resinates, beryllium resinates, magnesium resinates, strontium resinates, barium resinates, radium resinates, zinc resinates, aluminum resinates, copper resinates, iron resinates, and combinations thereof.
5. A process as in claim 1, wherein the colorant dispersion comprises a magenta pigment selected from the group consisting of Pigment Red 122, Pigment Red 185, Pigment Red 192, Pigment Red 202, Pigment Red 206, Pigment Red 235, Pigment Red 269, and combinations thereof.
6. A process as in claim 1, wherein heating the blend occurs at a temperature from about 30\xb0 C. to about 60\xb0 C. and heating the core-shell toner occurs at a temperature from about 80\xb0 C. to about 120\xb0 C.
7. A process as in claim 1, wherein heating the blend occurs at a temperature from about 45\xb0 C. to about 55\xb0 C. and heating the core-shell toner occurs at a temperature from about 85\xb0 C. to about 98\xb0 C.
8. A process as in claim 1, wherein the first latex comprises a poly(styrene-butyl acrylate), and the second latex comprises a poly(styrene-butyl acrylate) functionalized with a calcium resinate.
9. A process as in claim 1, wherein the resulting toner particles have a size from about 1 micron to about 20 microns and a circularity from about 0.9 to about 0.99.
10. A process as in claim 1, wherein the aggregated toner core further comprises functional groups comprising an alkaline resin.
11. A process as in claim 1, wherein the resulting toner particles possess a ratio of J-Zone charge to B-Zone charge from about 1 to about 2, a ratio of J-Zone charge to A-Zone charge from about 1.15 to about 2.55, and a BET surface area of from about 1 to about 5.
12. A toner produced by the process of claim 1.
13. A process comprising:
contacting a first latex selected from the group consisting of styrenes, acrylates, methacrylates, butadienes, isoprenes, acrylic acids, methacrylic acids, acrylonitriles, and combinations thereof having a glass transition temperature from about 45\xb0 C. to about 65\xb0 C., an aqueous colorant dispersion, and an optional wax dispersion to form a blend;
adding a base to increase the pH to a value of from about 4 to about 7;
heating the blend at a temperature from about 30\xb0 C. to about 60\xb0 C. to form an aggregated toner core;
adding a second latex selected from the group consisting of styrenes, acrylates, methacrylates, butadienes, isoprenes, acrylic acids, methacrylic acids, acrylonitriles, and combinations thereof having a glass transition temperature from about 45\xb0 C. to about 70\xb0 C. and possessing functional groups comprising an alkaline resin to the aggregated toner core, to form a shell over said toner core thereby forming a core-shell toner;
heating the core-shell toner at a temperature from about 80\xb0 C. to about 120\xb0 C.; and
recovering said toner.
14. A process as in claim 13, wherein the first latex and the second latex are the same or different and are selected from the group consisting of poly(styrene-butadiene), poly(methyl methacrylate-butadiene), poly(ethyl methacrylate-butadiene), poly(propyl methacrylate-butadiene), poly(butyl methacrylate-butadiene), poly(methyl acrylate-butadiene), poly(ethyl acrylate-butadiene), poly(propyl acrylate-butadiene), poly(butyl acrylate-butadiene), poly(styrene-isoprene), poly(methylstyrene-isoprene), poly(methyl methacrylate-isoprene), poly(ethyl methacrylate-isoprene), poly(propyl methacrylate-isoprene), poly(butyl methacrylateisoprene), poly(methyl acrylate-isoprene), poly(ethyl acrylate-isoprene), poly(propyl acrylate-isoprene), poly(butyl acrylate-isoprene), poly(styrene-butylacrylate), poly(styrene-butadiene), poly(styrene-isoprene), poly(styrene-butyl methacrylate), poly(styrene-butyl acrylate-acrylic acid), poly(styrene-butadiene-acrylic acid), poly(styrene-isoprene-acrylic acid), poly(styrene-butyl methacrylate-acrylic acid), poly(butyl methacrylate-butyl acrylate), poly(butyl methacrylate-acrylic acid), poly(styrene-butyl acrylate-acrylonitrile-acrylic acid), poly(acrylonitrile-butyl acrylate-acrylic acid), and combinations thereof.
15. A process as in claim 13 wherein the colorant dispersion comprises a magenta pigment selected from the group consisting of Pigment Red 122, Pigment Red 185, Pigment Red 192, Pigment Red 202, Pigment Red 206, Pigment Red 235, Pigment Red 269, and combinations thereof, and the alkaline resin functional groups of the second latex are selected from the group consisting of calcium resinates, beryllium resinates, magnesium resinates, strontium resinates, barium resinates, radium resinates, zinc resinates, aluminum resinates, copper resinates, iron resinates, and combinations thereof.
16. A process as in claim 13, wherein the first latex comprises a poly(styrene-butyl acrylate), the second latex comprises a poly(styrene-butyl acrylate) functionalized with a calcium resinate, and the resulting toner particles have a size from about 1 micron to about 20 microns and a circularity from about 0.9 to about 0.99.
17. A process as in claim 1, wherein the resulting toner particles possess a ratio of J-Zone charge to B-Zone charge from about 1 to about 2, a ratio of J-Zone charge to A-Zone charge from about 1.15 to about 2.55, and a BET surface area of from about 1 to about 5.
18. A process comprising:
contacting a first latex comprising a poly(styrene-butyl acrylate) having a glass transition temperature from about 45\xb0 C. to about 65\xb0 C., an aqueous colorant dispersion, and an optional wax dispersion to form a blend;
adding a base to increase the pH to a value of from about 4 to about 7;
heating the blend at a temperature from about 30\xb0 C. to about 60\xb0 C. to form an aggregated toner core;
adding a second latex comprising a poly(styrene-butyl acrylate) having a glass transition temperature from about 45\xb0 C. to about 70\xb0 C. to the aggregated toner core, wherein the second latex possesses functional groups selected from the group consisting of calcium resinates, beryllium resinates, magnesium resinates, strontium resinates, barium resinates, radium resinates, zinc resinates, aluminum resinates, copper resinates, iron resinates, and combinations thereof, which form a shell over said toner core thereby forming a core-shell toner;
heating the core-shell toner at a temperature from about 80\xb0 C. to about 120\xb0 C.; and
recovering said toner.
19. A process as in claim 18, wherein the colorant dispersion comprises a magenta pigment selected from the group consisting of Pigment Red 122, Pigment Red 185, Pigment Red 192, Pigment Red 202, Pigment Red 206, Pigment Red 235, Pigment Red 269, and combinations thereof, and the first latex possesses functional groups selected from the group consisting of calcium resinates, beryllium resinates, magnesium resinates, strontium resinates, barium resinates, radium resinates, zinc resinates, aluminum resinates, copper resinates, iron resinates, and combinations thereof.
20. A process as in claim 18, wherein heating the blend occurs at a temperature from about 45\xb0 C. to about 55\xb0 C., heating the core-shell toner occurs at a temperature from about 85\xb0 C. to about 98\xb0 C., and the resulting toner particles possess a ratio of J-Zone charge to B-Zone charge from about 1 to about 2, a ratio of J-Zone charge to A-Zone charge from about 1.15 to about 2.55, and a BET surface area of from about 1 to about 5.