ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,576, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to L'OREAL (Paris).
"Method for removing color from artificially colored hair" was invented by Sarah Mary Speer (Linden, N.J.) and Shahid Mohammad Naseer (Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The instant disclosure relates to methods for removing color from artificially colored hair. The methods include a two-step process: (I) applying a reducing composition to hair that has been colored with oxidation dyes and rinsing the reducing composition from the hair; and (II) applying an alkalizing composition to the hair and rinsing the alkalizing composition from the hair. The step can be...