Actuator for dispensing aerosol hair care products closer to the scalp

Abstract

An actuator useful for applying an aerosolized hair care product close to or onto the scalp includes an elongated tubular member with proximal end configured to sealingly fit to a male or female valve aerosol valve and a distal end terminating in a distributor head comprising internal channels and at least two exit orifices for distributing the aerosolized product in a vertical, angled or entirely lateral direction to evenly reach the portions of the hair closest to the scalp or the scalp directly.

Description

FIELD OF INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to actuators for aerosol valves and in particular to an actuator comprising an extended tubular member and a multiple orifice distributor head.BACKGROUND[0002]Hair care products have been in the retail and professional markets for many decades and now include a wide assortment of products that appeal to consumers of all ages, gender and demographics. For example, hair styling has evolved far beyond the traditional “hair spray,” (i.e., aerosol hair setting spray), and now include products for shine, spiking, conditioning, cleaning, scenting, and coloring hair. Many of these products are available in a variety of physical forms such as gels, foaming mousses, pomades, creams, liquids, and aerosol sprays. Aerosol sprays include unique products such as dry shampoos that are sprayed into the hair, allowed to dry, and then brushed out. Early versions of dry shampoos appeared decades ago and were rice starch dry-powder aerosols. Some hai...

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Benefits of technology

[0011]In accordance with another exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the actuator may be mounted on an up / down aerosol valve of an aerosol package where the composition within the aerosol package is a dry shampoo. The present actuator comprising a long tubular member terminating in a distributor head minimizes the “fly away” seen when a dry shampoo is dispensed from a conventional aerosol package having only a standard actuator button.

Problems solved by technology

For consumers having very full, long, and / or thick hair, application of hair care products close to the scalp is very problematic since it is difficult to tease the hair apart and to reach in through thick hair to the portions of the hair shafts closest to the scalp.

Furthermore, packages and dispensers for hair care products tend to either focus application of hair care products too narrowly or tend to spray product too broadly into the air with little actually in the hair.

Most problematic are the traditional aerosols that seem to put more hair care product, (e.g. setting sprays or dry shampoos), into the air and on only the outer surfaces of fuller hair.

Delivery of dry-powder aerosols presents unique problems in the aerosol industry.

Laundry spray starch and starch-based dry shampoos for hair care are examples of problematic aerosols that prevent the full sealing of aerosol valves in the closed / biased position.

Any of these compositions, if aerosolized into a conventional aerosol package with a simple button actuator, will be difficult to deliver to the portions of the hair near the scalp.

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