The present invention includes a hair relaxing composition for the straightening of hair. The composition includes a calcium hydroxide and guanidine carbonate. The present invention further includes a method for using the hair relaxing composition with the addition of heat to straighten hair.

A high speed hair dryer using an oversized pliable perforated hood that collapses about the hairdo on application of suction to the inside of the hood. Drying occurs as the air drawn through the hood perforations passes through the hairdo, enroute to suction tube openings connecting to the inside of the hood. The hood-and-suction-tube structure is pliable enough to conform completely to random irregular configurations of hair-wrapped curlers; every suction tube opening can be positioned onto a h...

A hair-curler of the non-electrothermal type comprising a cage-like tubular core formed at its one end with at least two slots intersecting each other at the center of the end, a hollow cylindrical cover of cellular synthetic resin covering the tubular core, a frame support fitted in the other end of the tubular core and rotatable relative to the tubular core, and a rectangular holding frame having one end pivoted to the support and the other end provided with an engaging projection detachably e...

An improved hair roller is disclosed which is adapted to be stored in a substantially flat configuration and to be expanded into a body having a cylindrically shaped configuration which is substantially resistant to bending and buckling. The hair roller comprises first and second sleeve shaped bodies, one of which is dimensioned to be telescopically positioned within the other and the bodies are adapted to be mutually rotated for forming and maintaining a cylindrically shaped configuration.

A hair clipper is arranged to alleviate one cause of pseudofolliculitis. The hair clipper comprises a motor for reciprocally moving a first cutter against low-lying facial hairs causing these hairs to become erect for cutting above the skin line between the moving first cutter and a stationary second cutter.

A hand-held electrically energized hair trimming appliance is disclosed which is adapted to alternatively utilize a demountable clipper assembly or a demountable trimmer assembly. The demountable trimmer assembly includes an extending segment for supporting a trimmer cutter assembly at a location displaced from a housing of the appliance for enhancing user visibility when trimming mustaches, hair around earlobes, and the like.

A hair brush having bristles extending from openings extending through a cushion on the base of the hair brush is disclosed. The openings allow a flow of air from a hand-held hair dryer or blower to reach the hair and scalp during brushing. The brush has a handle, a base connected to the handle, and vents running through the base. Bristles are mounted on a long, narrow, substantially rectangular track. The track is affixed to the base so that the bristles extend from the openings. The openings a...

A portable hair braider which makes use of a plurality of sets of hair parters that are arranged in a row which extends transversely to the path of movement of the device over the top of the head. These hair parters will divide the hair over a predetermined width of the scalp into three separate portions, extending across this width, and then feed these three portions of hair into hair grippers which will clamp and rotate these strands for weaving them together to form a braid. In this manner th...

Hair cutters having a hair cutting blade laterally adjustable to selectable hair cutting positions within a cage of wire tines including substantial improvements in cage and frame construction. In one embodiment, the cage is longitudinally slidable relative to the blade carrier to provide access to the blade for replacement purposes while in a second embodiment, the blade and its retaining means are longitudinally slidable from within the cage.

A hair roller is described having first and second flexible, generally planar roller members which are hinge coupled and are deflectable from a generally planar configuration into a body having a generally cylindrically shaped configuration. Edge segments of the members are preformed to have arcuate cross sectional configurations for causing the hair roller body to conform to a circular cross sectional configuration.