A method of treating a material, the method comprising contacting the material with a composition comprising a hydroxy-substituted aldehyde. In preferred aspects of the invention the material is a keratinous material.

Disclosed are compositions for treating and conditioning keratinous substrates, comprising a cationic agent comprising quaternary ammonium compounds; a modified starch; silane compounds, a cationic vinylpyrrolidone polymer and water. Also disclosed are methods treating and conditioning keratinous substrates using the composition.

The present disclosure relates to hair care systems comprising: (1) a booster composition containing at least one ionic polymer functionalized with at least one carboxylic acid moiety; optionally, at least one compound selected from an alkoxysilane, a nonionic latex polymer, or mixtures thereof; a thickening agent; and a cosmetically acceptable carrier; and (2) a hair treatment composition containing at least one surfactant selected from an anionic surfactant, an amphoteric surfactant, a cationic surfactant, a nonionic surfactant, or mixtures thereof. The hair care systems of the present disclosure can be used to clean and/or condition hair, as well impart frizz control and manageability benefits to hair.

Pressed powder compositions are provided. The compositions include at least about 80% by weight of a mineral portion. The mineral portion comprises at least one alkylsilane-coated mineral; polyhydroxystearic acid, synthetic mica, and less than about 12% by weight of binding agents. Methods of shadowing the eyes and methods of forming pressed powder compositions are also provided.

A composition for a skin and hair product enhances the overall look of hair. The composition includes a quantity of aloe vera liquid, a quantity of marsh mallow root extract, a quantity of rosemary extract, a quantity of hydrolyzed wheat protein, a quantity of watermelon extract, a quantity of artichoke extract, a quantity of red clover extract, a quantity of lavender essential oil, a quantity of sandalwood essential oil, a quantity of Hibiscus extract, a quantity of orange essential oil, a quantity of preservative, a quantity of bamboo extract, a quantity of blue flax extract, a quantity of Amaranthus seed extract, a quantity of cedar essential oil, a quantity of geranium essential oil, a quantity of bergamot essential oil, a quantity of hydrolyzed quinoa protein, a quantity of hydrolyzed keratin protein, a quantity of apricot extract, a quantity of camelia seed oil, a quantity of marsh mallow oil, a quantity of honey extract, a quantity of panthenol, a quantity of vegetable glycerin, a quantity of solubilizer, a quantity of honey extract, and a quantity of chamomile extract. The composition is homogeneously mixed into a skin and hair product which may be applied to the hair or skin using a mister or aerosol delivery system or as a serum.

The subject of the present invention is a process for treating keratin fibers using an anhydrous dye composition comprising at least one compound of azomethine type comprising two pyrazolopyridine units of formula (I) or (II) and an aqueous composition. The invention also relates to a kit comprising an anhydrous dyeing composition and an aqueous composition.

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Suggested are cosmetic compositions with improved stability, comprising at least one compound of formula (I) or salts thereof as additives.

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An object of the present invention is to provide is a novel composition and others. The composition comprises l-menthol and at least one ingredient (X) selected from dicarboxylic acid esters, diol esters, monocarboxylic acid esters, esters of polyols having three or more hydroxy groups, esters of polycarboxylic acids having three or more carboxyl groups, polyol ethers, polyamines, and alcohols having six or more carbon atoms.

The present invention relates to a cosmetic and/or dermatological composition comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium:

a) one or more alcohols comprising at least 20 carbon atoms,
b) one or more fatty acid esters, said ester comprising at least 24 carbon atoms, and being selected among A) those corresponding to the formula (I) below:

R—COO—R′  (I) in which: R and R′, which may be identical or different, denote a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched, hydrogenated or non-hydrogenated hydrocarbon-based group comprising from 12 to 30 carbon atoms and preferably from 14 to 24 carbon atoms, and B) di- or triesters of glycerol and of C.sub.12-C.sub.30 fatty acids; and
c) at least one or more thickeners which are not xanthan gum.

Another subject of the invention is a process for mattifying the skin and/or reducing the shininess thereof.

Another subject of the invention is the use of said fatty acid ester as agent for mattifying keratin materials such as the skin.

An object of the present invention is to provide an aerosol product for forming a warming cream composition which is capable of achieving excellent dispersion stability of hydration exothermic substance powder and of easily forming a warming cream composition having a sufficient warming effect. The aerosol product of the present invention includes a double structure container provided with a discharging mechanism for simultaneously discharging contents filled in the two liquid concentrate filling spaces. The propellant filling space is filled with a propellant composed of compressed gas. The first liquid concentrate filling space is filled with a composition, which includes hydration exothermic substance powder dispersed in a liquid medium containing a polyhydric alcohol and a higher alcohol and having a viscosity (at 20° C.) of 1000 to 10000 mPa.Math.s, containing 10 to 40% by mass of the hydration exothermic substance powder, and 0.05 to 20% by mass of the higher alcohol, and having a viscosity (at 20° C.) of 1000 to 125000 mPa.Math.s. The second liquid concentrate filling space is filled with a composition containing water and 0.1 to 10% by mass of a viscosity modifier.