DE202016000084U1 - Haaraugmentationsmaterial - Google Patents

Abstract

Natural cotton-based hair augmentation material, characterized by a content of Gossypium herbaceum, the cotton being in powder form, namely finely chopped with fiber lengths not exceeding 0.5 mm and equipped with an electrostatic treatment with electrostatic properties.

Description

The invention relates to a Haaraugmentationsmaterial for naturally acting supplement human hair, especially the main hair.

The hair is protection and adornment for humans. It is an important attribute for many people to have full and beautiful hair. For various reasons, it can happen that the hair is thin and that hair gaps are formed up to the bald head. This can happen in old age, but also through illnesses. Especially young people suffer from hereditary or disease-related hair loss under their light hair.

This problem can be dealt with surgically by a hair implant, but this is associated with high costs, a high cost and a burden on the patient. Cosmetically, there is the possibility of hair extension, z. B. by human hair, which is acted like a wig and anchored to the neighboring hair. Also, the methods of hair extension and supplementation with human hair are complex and for a simple improvement of the situation in everyday life unfit.

The object of the invention is to allow a volume supplement of their own hair with simple natural means, without the need to resort to own hair or foreign human hair. Disadvantages of the prior art are to be avoided, and it is to be achieved with simple means and natural materials, a natural look of "full hair".

In the following, the term "hair augmentation" is selected for replenishing the own hair mass or quantity with foreign materials, where augmentation stands for "enlargement" or "supplementation" and in particular "volume enlargement on the hair structure". The term is used to distinguish from known hair supplements of own hair or human hair, with partial wigs or hair extensions.

To solve the problem, the invention provides a hair augmentation material based on natural cotton. According to the invention, the hair agglomeration material is characterized by a content of Gossypium herbaceum (natural Asian cotton), the cotton being in powder form, namely finely cut with fiber lengths not exceeding 0.5 mm, and the augmentation material or cotton being provided with electrostatic properties with electrostatic properties or is afflicted. Here, the Haaraugmentationsmaterial basically, d. H. with its basic ingredient or structuring ingredient from the natural Asian cotton Gossypium herbaceum. However, there may be additives which may be added to the cotton before or during the augmentation material manufacturing process. These are additives in a small proportion by weight, preferably below 3 wt .-%, more preferably below 1 wt .-%.

It has been found that just the Asian cotton Gossypium herbaceum as purified and freed from hard plant ingredients washed raw cotton has a human hair-like structure and is therefore particularly well suited for hair extension.

The prepared cotton is processed with a fine cut, a so-called "micro-cut" into a powder that is light and does not weigh the hair and that bonds well with the hair without adhesive additives such as waxes, oils or the like. This connection with the hair of the user is rather done by electrostatic means. The Haaraugmentationsmaterial is equipped for this purpose with electrostatic properties.

Surprisingly, the combination of the special Asian cotton Gossypium herbaceum along with the fine cut and the electrostatic equipment to a particularly good and natural result, in terms of the volume expansion effect of human hair. The essence of the invention is thus to be seen in the combination of Gossypium herbaceum cotton with the fine cut and the electrostatic charge.

The fine cut with which the cotton is cut, is a section in the micrometer range, preferably up to about 500 microns fiber length. Particularly preferred is a microsection which results in fiber lengths not exceeding 100 μm (0.1 mm).

The augmentation material has the advantage that it can be easily removed by brushing and washing. It can be used repeatedly and as often as desired, does not pollute and change the hair and is harmless to the environment.

Another advantage is that the user can dose the agent well. It can be used more or less powder, so that different effects can be realized.

As a pretreatment step, the natural Asian cotton should be decolorized. This can be done with a high temperature decolorization. In addition, it goes without saying that the cotton is washed before it is further processed and finally supplied for cosmetic use. The discoloration results in a white to gray product. This product is useful in the decolorized form for white-haired persons. If desired, the cotton can be dyed after decolorization. This is most easily done in a dyebath, as usual for cotton, especially by steaming. As dyes mineral-based dyes are preferred. A preferred example is iron oxide. Other dyes are also suitable. The person skilled in the art will select suitable colors to suitably reproduce the hair color tone. Preferably, for this purpose, the cotton is either dyed or tinted, d. H. equipped with absorptive colors.

In a further development of the invention, the cotton powder, d. H. the Haaraugmentationsmaterial, additives, especially vitamin supplements, caffeine, skin-care substances, hair-water ingredients, hair restorer u. However, preference is given to a vitamin supplement, which may consist of one or more vitamins. Particularly preferred is a vitamin supplement containing or consisting of vitamin E. Vitamin E is understood to mean all derivatives that are grouped under this term. The vitamin E may be of natural or synthetic origin, with natural vitamin E being preferred. Under the term "vitamin E" therefore u. a. all tocopherols with saturated and unsaturated side chains, including derivatives of tocopherols, in particular include α-tocopherol, tocomonoenols, tocotrienols and plastochromanols. Other suitable vitamin supplements include pantothenic acid, pantothenates, folic acid and folates.

According to the invention it is provided that the Haaraugmentationsmaterial is equipped by an electrostatic treatment with electrostatic properties. For this purpose, the cotton of the type Gossypium herbaceum one or more times electrostatically treated. This treatment is preferably done towards the end of the manufacturing process. More preferably, there are two electrostatic treatments, preferably one on the prepared washed cotton prior to the process steps of slicing, decolorizing and dyeing, and one at the end of the treatment immediately before completion of the product.

The hair augmentation material is thus also characterized in that the cotton powder forming the structuring base material of the augmentation material is obtainable by a process comprising the electrostatic treatment of cut, discolored and optionally after destaining dyed washed raw cotton.

• – Vorbereiten, Waschen und Trocknen der Rohbaumwolle Gossypium herbaceum;
• – erste elektrostatische Behandlung der Baumwolle;
• – Schneiden im Mikroschnitt;
• – Entfärben und optional Färben der Baumwolle;
• – zweite elektrostatische Behandlung im Anschluss an eine Entwässerung;
• – Trocknung.

Furthermore, it is preferred that at least two times electrostatically treated. Particularly preferred is a hair agar material obtainable by a process comprising the following steps:

• - preparing, washing and drying raw cotton Gossypium herbaceum;
• - first electrostatic treatment of cotton;
• - cutting in microsection;
• - discoloring and optionally dyeing the cotton;
• - second electrostatic treatment following drainage;
• - drying.

In the following the invention will be explained in more detail by means of an example.

1 shows a flow chart with the description of a suitable manufacturing process for the Haugaugmentationsmaterial.

First, a cotton fiber material is provided. For this purpose, commercial raw cotton of the type Gossypium herbaceum is used, the first of coarse plant parts, such as husks u. a. is released, unless it has already been purchased in a purified form. The raw cotton is soaked in a first step and washed. For this purpose, it is first soaked with pure water or mild washing solution and optionally soaked for a certain time. After squeezing the soaked cotton material, this step can be repeated several times. After soaking and washing, a first drying of the thus prepared starting material takes place. Already at this first drying is advantageously followed by a first electrostatic treatment. Only then does the microsection take on a very short fiber length of not more than 500 μm, in particular - depending on the application - even shorter with fiber lengths not exceeding 100 μm. The cut cotton is subjected to a high-temperature decoloring step. The decolorized cotton is placed in a dyebath and ink is injected to color the cotton, in the present case, dyeing is assisted by steam. This step is labeled "Steam Dyeing" in the flow chart. The wet dyed cotton is then dewatered and electrostatically treated a second time. After this second electrostatic treatment step is only dried, portioned and packaged. The electrostatically treated powdery Haaraugmentationsmaterial is ready for use.

Claims (8)

Hair augmentation material based on natural cotton, characterized by a content of Gossypium herbaceum, the cotton being in powder form, namely finely chopped with fiber lengths not exceeding 0.5 mm and equipped with an electrostatic treatment with electrostatic properties. Hair remover material according to claim 1, characterized in that the cotton is dyed. Hair remover material according to claim 2, characterized in that the cotton is dyed with iron oxide. Hair remover material according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the cotton powder contains a vitamin added. Haaraugmentationsmaterial according to claim 4, characterized in that the vitamin supplement contains or consists of vitamin E. Hair remover material according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the cotton powder is obtainable by a process which comprises the electrostatic treatment of cut, discolored and optionally after destaining dyed washed raw cotton. Hair remover material according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that it has been electrostatically treated at least twice. Hair remover material according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that it is obtainable by a process comprising the following steps: - preparing, washing and drying the raw cotton Gossypium herbaceum; - first electrostatic treatment of cotton; - cutting in microsection; - discoloring and optionally dyeing the cotton; - second electrostatic treatment following drainage; - drying.

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