Claims
- 1. A metaaminophenol having the formula: ##STR24## wherein Z represents a monohydroxylated or polyhydroxylated hydrocarbon radical having 1-6 carbon atoms, and
- R represents a monocarbamyl alkyl, dicarbamylalkyl, aminoalkyl, acyl, carbalkoxyalkyl, carbamyl or monoalkylcarbamyl, wherein the alkyl moieties contain 1-6 carbon atoms,
- or an acid salt thereof.
- 2. The metaaminophenol of claim 1 wherein Z represents --CH.sub.2 OH, --CH.sub.2 --CHOH--CH.sub.2 OH, --CH.sub.2 --CHOH--CH.sub.3.
- 3. The metaaminophenol of claim 1 wherein R represents formyl, acetyl or propionyl.
- 4. A hair dyeing composition comprising at least one oxidation base, a cosmetic carrier, and at least one coupler as defined in claim 1.
- 5. A composition according to claim 4, comprising at least one oxidation base which is
- (a) a paraphenylenediamine or paraaminophenol of formula (IV): ##STR25## or an acid salt thereof, wherein R'.sub.1, R'.sub.2, R'.sub.3 and R'.sub.4, each independently, represent hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxy or hydroxyalkoxy, having 1-4 carbon atoms, and Y' represents hydroxy or NR'.sub.5 R'.sub.6 wherein R'.sub.5 and R'.sub.6, each independently represent hydrogen, alkyl, monohydroxyalkyl, polyhydroxyalkyl, carbamylalkyl, mesylaminoalkyl or alkoxyalkyl, of 1-4 carbon atoms, or
- (b) a heterocyclic oxidation base or an acid salt thereof.
- 6. A composition according to claim 5, comprising at least one oxidation base which is paraphenylenediamine, paratoluylenediamine, chloroparaphenylenediamine, 2,6-dimethylparaphenylenediamine, N-.beta.-hydroxyethylparaphenylenediamine, N-carbamylmethylparaphenylenediamine, 2,5-diaminophenoxyethanol, N,N-di-.beta.-hydroxyethylparaphenylenediamine, N-carbamylmethyl-N-ethylparaphenylenediamine, N-methoxyethylparaphenylenediamine, 2,5-diaminophenylethanol, paraaminophenol, 2-chloro-4-aminophenol, 3-chloro-4-aminophenol, N-methylparaaminophenol, or a salt thereof, or 2,5-diaminopyridine or its acid salt.
- 7. A composition according to claim 4, comprising at least one complementary coupler other than those defined in claim 22 which is a metadiphenol, a metaaminophenol, a metadiamine, a heterocyclic coupler or an acid salt thereof.
- 8. A composition according to claim 7, wherein the complementary coupler is metaaminophenol, 2-methyl-5-aminophenol, 2-methyl-5-N-methylaminophenol, 2-methyl-5-N-.beta.-hydroxyethyl aminophenol, 2-methyl-5-N-carbamylmethylaminophenol, 2-methyl-5-N-acetylaminophenol, resorcinol, 2-methylresorcinol, 2,4-diaminophenoxyethanol, 2,4-diaminophenoxyethylamine, 1-(2',4'-diaminophenoxy)-propane-2,3-diol, 2-N-.beta.-hydroxyethylamino-4-aminoanisole, 2,6-diaminopyridine or an acid salt thereof.
- 9. A composition according to claim 4, comprising at least one direct dyestuff which is a nitro dyestuff of the benzene series, an anthraquinone dyestuff, or an indophenol or indoaniline.
- 10. A composition according to claim 9, wherein the direct dyestuff is 2-methyl-4-amino-5-nitrophenol, 3-N-methylamino-4-nitrophenoxyethanol, 2-N-.beta.-hydroxyethylamino-5-nitroanisole, 2-amino-3-nitrophenol, 3-nitro-4-N-.beta.-hydroxyethylaminophenol, 3-nitro-4-N'-methylamino-N,N-.beta.-hydroxyethylaniline, 3-nitro-4-amino-N-.beta.-hydroxyethylaniline, 2-methyl-4-amino-5-nitro-N-.beta.-hydroxyethylaniline or 1,4,5,8-tetraaminoanthraquinone.
- 11. A composition according to claim 4, which contains from 0.01 to 4 precent by weight of the compound of claim 22, relative to the total weight of the composition.
- 12. A composition according to claim 4, wherein the cosmetic carrier comprises at least one of water, an organic solvent, a penetrating agent, a surface-active agent, a thickener, an antioxidant, an alkalizing or an acidifying agent, a sequestering agent, a perfume, a film-forming product or a treating agent.
- 13. A composition according to claim 4, which has a pH from 8 to 11.5.
- 14. A composition according to claim 12 which contains from 0.05 to 55 percent by weight of surface-active agent relative to the total weight of the composition.
- 15. A composition according to claim 12 which contains from 1 to 40 percent by weight of organic solvent relative to the total weight of the composition.
- 16. A composition according to claim 12, which contains from 0.5 to 5 percent by weight of thickener relative to the total weight of the composition.
- 17. A composition according to claim 12, which contains from 0.05 to 1.5 percent by weight of an antioxidant relative to the total weight of the composition.
- 18. A composition according to claim 4, in the form of a liquid, a cream, a gel or an aerosol.
- 19. A hair dyeing process, in which at the time of use, an oxidizing agent is mixed with a composition according to claim 4, the mixture is left to act on the hair for a period from 10 to 45 minutes at a temperature of from 15.degree. to 50.degree. C., and the hair is rinsed, optionally washed and rinsed again, and dried.
- 20. A process according to claim 19 wherein the oxidizing agent is hydrogen peroxide, urea peroxide or a per-salt.
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 618,149, filed June 7, 1984 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,863,480.
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