The disclosure describes an oil-in-water composition for skin external application using a gel of crosslinked hyaluronic acid or a salt thereof and having a sherbet-like texture and feeling of use. The composition of the disclosure comprises the gel particles of crosslinked hyaluronic acid or a salt thereof and emulsion particle having a specific particle size distribution of D(0.5) in an aqueous phase and an oil phase, respectively, so that the composition has a particulate feeling such as sherbet, mashed potato or meringue while having a fluffy appearance or texture, and also provides a refreshing feeling of use when applied, and is easy to clean by comprising the aqueous phase as an outer phase.

A cosmetic composition including the following components (A) to (C), (A) a silicone film-forming agent, (B) a high-molecular-weight organopolysiloxane, (C) an organopolysiloxane having a polyalkylene oxide moiety and a cationic group, other than the component (A) and the component (B). The cosmetic composition is a hair dye composition or a hair cosmetic composition.

The present disclosure relates to a curable nail strengthening composition comprising a polymerizable material, at least one penetrating agent, and at least one curing agent. The strengthening composition penetrates the nail and is cured within the nail plate without cross-linking the nail proteins. Methods for strengthening and repairing nails are also disclosed.

An oral appliance, a method of making the oral appliance for delivering an antimicrobial composition to an oral cavity and a method of treatment are provided. The oral appliance has an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface of the oral appliance configured to contour at least a portion of teeth and/or soft tissue areas of the oral cavity. The antimicrobial is dispensed by itself or as a composition in a carrier at discrete regions of the interior surface, the exterior surface or both the interior surface and the exterior surface of the oral appliance for delivering the antimicrobial or an antimicrobial composition to the oral cavity, wherein the antimicrobial is present in the carrier in an amount of about 0.01% to about 20% w/w, v/v or w/v based on a total weight or a total volume of the carrier.

Aspects of the invention include a method of treating hair of a subject with an artificial melanin material comprises contacting in a solution artificial melanin precursors with an oxidizing agent at a temperature greater than or equal to 30° C. in the presence of the hair of the subject to form the artificial melanin material; wherein the artificial melanin material associates with the hair of the subject, thereby treating the hair of the subject. Optionally, the contacting step results in deposition of the artificial melanin material on the hair of the subject and/or uptake of the artificial melanin material into the hair of the subject.

Disclosed is a method of crosslinking protein fibers, including wool fibers, by (i) providing a crosslinking agent including an oxidized sugar mixture having a plurality of different oxidized sugars of different molecular lengths and having at least two aldehyde groups (e.g., oxidized soy flour sugars); and (ii) infiltrating a plurality of non-crosslinked protein fibers with the crosslinking agent under conditions effective to cause protein molecules contained in the non-crosslinked protein fibers to become crosslinked. This method yields a population of crosslinked protein fibers, where the protein molecules of the non-crosslinked protein fibers include amine groups that react with the aldehyde groups of the oxidized sugars to achieve the crosslinking of the protein molecules to yield the crosslinked protein fibers.

Methods, systems, and devices for integrated photo-responsive contouring treatment are described. Methods include identifying a region of skin corresponding to a contouring treatment of the skin. The region of skin may be provided with a photo-responsive material overlying a portion of the region of the skin. Methods may include identifying one or more treatment regions overlapping the photo-responsive material. The treatment regions may be identified at least in part to apply the contouring treatment. Methods may include determining an irradiation profile for each of the one or more treatment regions to contour each respective treatment region as part of applying the contouring treatment. Methods may also include irradiating the photo-responsive material at the one or more treatment regions in accordance with the respective irradiation profiles. Irradiating the photo-responsive material may induce a localized change in shape of the photo-responsive material in the respective treatment regions.

The subject of the present invention is an aerosol device comprising a composition for dyeing keratin fibers, comprising at least one copolymer resulting from the polymerization of at least one crotonic acid monomer or crotonic acid derivative and of at least one vinyl ester monomer, at least one fatty amine and at least one pigment. The invention also relates to a dyeing process wherein said composition is applied to keratin fibers, the operation optionally being followed by drying.

The subject of the present disclosure is a method for dyeing keratinous material, in particular human hair, comprising the following steps: Application of an agent (a) to the keratinous material, wherein the agent (a) comprises: (a1) at least one organic silicon compound selected from the group of silanes having one, two or three silicon atoms, and
(a2) at least one hydroxycarboxylic acid ester,
(a3) at least one diol and Application of an agent (b) to the keratinous material, wherein the agent (b) comprises: (b1) at least one sealing reagent,
wherein at least one of the agents (a) and (b) further comprises at least one colorant compound selected from the group of pigments and/or direct dyes.

The present invention relates to a composition comprising, in at least one physiologically acceptable volatile medium: (a) at least one cationic polysaccharide; (b) at least one crosslinker having three or more acid groups or a salt thereof; (c) at least one powder; and (d) at least one polyol, wherein the (c) powder is insoluble in the physiologically acceptable volatile medium. The composition can form a film including a DIC-gel and a powder wherein the distribution of the powder in the film can be more even or more uniform.