MUMBAI, India, Aug. 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617084551 A) filed by L'Oreal on July 09, 2026, for Methods For Treating Keratin Fibers With Osmolytes, Carboxylic Acid And Amino Acids.

Inventors include De Carvalho, Pedro Henrique Pereira; Tavares Ferreira, Beatriz; Mariani, Giacomo; and Campanaro, Felipe.

The application for the patent was published on August 14, 2026, under issue no. 33/2026.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for treating curly hair, for example for enhancing curls, reshaping curls, or preventing, reducing, and/or repairing damage to curly hair, and for balancing or limiting water uptake into hair fibers, maintaining moisture equilibrium in hair, reducing frizz of hair, building bonds in hair, limiting uptake of minerals into hair fibers, increasing shine of the treated hair, and/or removing minerals from hair fibers in hair.

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