Robert F Picone

US Patent:

20080241854, Oct 2, 2008

Filed:

Mar 28, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/057676

Inventors:

Gregory Shmuylovich - Springfield NJ, US
Henry T. Kalinoski - Doylestown PA, US
Robert Picone - New Providence NJ, US
Jacob Rosen - Scotch Plains NJ, US
Michael A. Kravetz - Leonardo NJ, US

Assignee:

L'OREAL S.A. - Paris

International Classification:

G01N 33/53
G01N 33/68

US Classification:

435 71, 436 86

Abstract:

The invention relates to kits and methods for analyzing hair, particularly for determining the amount of damage to hair, including placing hair into a solution containing at least one metal ion so that an amount of the metal ion is attached to the hair, removing the hair from the solution, determining the amount of metal ion attached to the hair, and determining the amount of damage to the hair based upon the amount of metal ion attached to the hair.