ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,324,849, issued on June 10, was assigned to L'OREAL (Paris).
"Process for reshaping keratin fibers" was invented by Saki Tsuzuki (Musashino, Japan) and Natsumi Komure (Kawasaki, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a process for reshaping keratin fibers, preferably hair, comprising the steps of: (i) applying onto the keratin fibers a composition comprising (a) at least one organic acid salt of alkaline earth metal, wherein the composition has a pH of from 8.0 to 13.5, preferably from 8.0 to 12.0, and more preferably from 8.5 to 11.0; (ii) heating the keratin fibers; and (iii) optionally rinsing and/or dry...