Claims
- 1. A process for coloring skin which comprises the step of contacting the skin with a solution consisting of
- (a) an alcohol component which is capable of penetrating the skin to alter the hydrophobic or hydrophilic structures thereof;
- (b) a water soluble acid dye component wherein the dye is at least one selected from the group consisting of dyes having the formula: ##STR9## (c) water wherein the solution has an acid pH.
- 2. The process of claim 1 wherein the alcohol component is at least one alcohol selected from the group consisting of: benzyl alcohol, n-pentanol, n-butanol, and ethanol.
- 3. The process of claim 2 wherein the alcohol component is a combination of benzyl alcohol and ethanol.
- 4. The process of claim 2 wherein the dye component is a combination of dye of the formulae: ##STR10##
Parent Case Info
This is a continuing application of Application Ser. No. 737,749 filed May 28, 1985, now abandoned.
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