A hair treatment compositions including about 20 wt. % or more of a polyol; about 5 wt. % to about 50 wt. % of a monoalcohol having 1 to 10 carbons; about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of silicone; about 0.1 to about 10 wt. % of a cationic polymer; about 0.1 to about 10 wt. % of a cationic surfactant; about 0.1 to about 15 wt. % of a fatty alcohol; and about 10 wt. % or less of water, wherein all percentages by weight are based on the total weight of the hair treatment composition.

A sulphate-free-surfactant cleansing composition comprising, in an aqueous continuous phase: a total amount of anionic surfactant and amphoteric surfactant consisting of: (i) from 3 wt % to 13 wt %, by weight of the total composition at 100% activity, of an alpha olefin sulfonate anionic surfactant of general formula (I): R.sup.1—CH═CH—CH.sub.2—SO.sub.3-M.sup.+ (I) in which R.sup.1 is selected from linear or branched alkyl groups having from 11 to 13 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof; and M is a solubilizing cation; (ii) from 1 to 8 wt %, by weight of amphoteric surfactant, which is cocamidopropyl betaine; (iii) from 0.05 wt % to 0.5 wt % of a cationic polymer; (iv) from 0.3 to 2.8 wt % an inorganic electrolyte; and (v) water; in which the weight ratio of (i) to (ii) ranges from 2:1 to 1:4 and the pH of the composition is from 3 to 6.5; and wherein the composition has a viscosity of from 2,500 to 25,000 mPa.Math.s, when measured using a TA Instruments Discovery Hybrid Rheometer; parallel 40 mm sandblasted plates, peak hold protocol at 4 s−.sup.1; at 30 oC.

The present invention relates to preventing color transfer and sticking of powder-containing cosmetics to clothes or the like. A coating formation method of the present invention includes an electrostatic spraying step of electrostatically spraying a composition directly onto a skin surface onto which powder-containing cosmetics have been applied, thereby forming a coating on the skin. The composition contains a component (a) and a component (b) below. It is preferable that the method further includes a liquid agent applying step of applying a liquid agent containing one or more selected from water and oils that are in liquid form at 20° C. on the skin onto which the powder-containing cosmetics have been applied, wherein the liquid agent applying step is performed subsequent to the electrostatic spraying step. (a) One or more volatile substances selected from water, alcohols, and ketones; and (b) a polymer having a coating formation ability.

The invention relates to a cosmetic process for treating keratin fibers, preferably the hair, comprising at least the steps consisting in: a) applying to said keratin fibers a composition containing at least one substance chosen from fatty substances, non-silicone polymers and surfactants, b) applying a mechanical tension to said keratin fibers, and c) exposing said keratin fibers under mechanical tension to microwaves, at a pressure ranging from 50,000 to 250,000 Pa, in the presence of at least one solvent in vapor form on contact with the keratin fibers and without there being complete drying of the keratin fibers throughout the entire exposure to the microwaves, the solvent(s) in vapor form being entirely generated by evaporating at least one compound present, before emission of the microwaves, on contact with the keratin fibers, step a) taking place prior to step c).

Disclosed are a new composition of lipoamino acids and alkanediols, a process for the preparation thereof, and a cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition resulting therefrom.

A multi-chrome cosmetic hair composition is disclosed. The composition includes a base formula suitable for hair and an interference pigment providing a colored background exhibiting interference colors that are observable at different angles of observation. The formula is sufficient to enable a homogenous suspension of the interference pigment. The formula includes a propellant, denatured alcohol, neutralized octylacrylamide/acrylates/butylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer 4, a neutralizing agent sufficient to neutralize the octylacrylamide/acrylates/butylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer 4 to a range of 80% to 100%, and a plasticizer. The interference pigment includes an opaque-type interference pigment consisting of particles ranging from 5 microns to 60 microns in size to fill in gaps on hair shaft surfaces and create a smooth, chrome-like effect on the hair. The interference pigment includes an inorganic layer that specularly reflects incident light and semi-transparent inorganic layers that refract the reflected light such that the interference colors are observable.

The present invention relates to an aqueous composition comprising at least one dispersion of polymer particles in a non-aqueous medium, at least one cationic polymer and at least one anionic polymer. The present invention also relates to a cosmetic treatment process, notably a process for styling keratin fibres, in particular human keratin fibres such as the hair, using this composition. Finally, the present invention relates to the use of this composition for the cosmetic treatment of keratin fibres, in particular of human keratin fibres such as the hair, and in particular for styling the hair, i.e. for shaping and/or fixing the head of hair.

The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition for the treatment of keratin fibres, particularly human keratin fibres such as hair, comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, one or more organosilanes, one or more cationic polymers having charge density greater than or equal to 4 meq/g and one or more cationic surfactants. The present invention also relates to a cosmetic process for treating keratin fibres using said cosmetic composition. The present invention finally relates to the use of said composition for the cosmetic treatment of keratin fibres.

Method for treating hair comprising the successive application onto hair of polymeric layers which can be removed to a large extent or even totally in an easy manner upon request of the user by using a cationic surfactant.

Antimicrobial compositions and methods for depositing or coating the antimicrobial or antibacterial compositions on a substrate to prevent microbial adhesion are provided. The antimicrobial composition may include a cationic polymer having a poly-allylamine backbone. A portion of the poly-allylamine backbone may be functionalized with at least one of a guanidine functional group and a biguanide functional group.