Hair photobleaching
CA 1300076 C · Owner: Wolfram, Leszek J. · Inventors: Menkart, John; Wolfram, Leszek J.; Kozikowski, Stan D.
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A method and apparatus for artificially bleaching or lightening hair by exposing the hair to intense radiation of artificial light. The light is typically from a laser or flashlamp source and provides adequate intensity and power during the lifetime of the excited melanin molecule in the hair to substantially destroy at least some of the melanin molecules in the hair.
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- Granted May 5, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 5, 2009.
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