An oxidative hair dye composition includes an alkaline agent and an oxidant. The oxidative hair dye composition further includes (A) α-naphthol in a content of 0.005 to 0.45% by mass, (B) at least one oily component selected from a higher alcohol, an ester, and a wax that are in a liquid state at 25° C., and (C) a nonionic surfactant having a polyoxyethylene chain having a number of moles of added ethylene oxide of 20 or more.

The subject of the present invention is a composition for dyeing human keratin fibres such as the hair, comprising: (a) at least one colouring agent chosen from oxidation dye precursors, direct dyes and mixtures thereof; (b) at least one amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactant; (c) at least one non-ionic surfactant; (d)at least one anionic surfactant (e) one or more fatty substances at a total content of at least 10% by weight relative to the weight of the composition; (f) at least one cationic polymer; (g) at least one oxidizing agent other than atmospheric oxygen. The present invention also relates to a process for dyeing human keratin fibres, in which this composition is applied to said fibres, and also to a suitable multicompartment device.

Agents for oxidatively dyeing of keratinic fibers include in a cosmetic carrier, (A) as a developer, 4,5-diamino-1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-pyrazole and/or one of the physiologically acceptable salts thereof, (B) as a developer, p-aminophenol and/or one of the physiologically acceptable salts thereof, (C) as a coupler, 2,6-bis(2′-hydroxyethylamino)-1-methylbenzene and/or one of the physiologically acceptable salts thereof, and (D) as a coupler, at least one m-dihydroxybenzene derivative from the group consisting resorcinol, 2-methylresorcinol and/or 4-chlororesorcinol as coupler.

A method for screening compounds and compositions that reduce cetyl pyridinium chloride activation of TRPA1 receptor or TRPV1 receptor.

A composition for detecting blood includes 3,3′, 5, 5′-tetramethylbenzidine, cumene hydroperoxide, and a surfactant. The composition is an aqueous solution. The surfactant is an anionic surfactant or a non-ionic surfactant. The composition is useful for the detection of blood, in particular occult blood in saliva. Also described are methods for detecting blood using the composition, a kit including the composition, and the use of a surfactant to reduce the time taken to detect blood.

An object of the present invention is to provide an external composition for skin excellent in ultraviolet-ray absorbability. The present invention relates to the external composition for skin comprising (a) an ultraviolet-ray absorber, and (b) an inorganic phosphor. (a) The ultraviolet-ray absorber preferably contains at least one ultraviolet-ray absorber which absorbs UVB. Also, (a) the ultraviolet-ray absorber is more preferably at least one ultraviolet-ray absorber selected from the group consisting of 2-ethylhexyl paramethoxycinnamate, phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid, etc.

Provided is a cosmetic product for hair bleaching or hair dyeing comprising a first agent comprising an alkali agent, a second agent comprising hydrogen peroxide, and a nonaerosol foamer container for discharging a mixed solution thereof in the form of foam, the mixed solution comprising the following components (A) to (C), (A) a anionic surfactant comprising sulfuric acid group, (B) anionic surfactant comprising carboxy group, and (C) a polymer comprising a diallyl quaternary ammonium salt as a constitutional unit and having a charge density of 5.5 meq/g or more and 8.0 meq/g or less.

The present invention discloses a hair conditioner composition comprising a) from about 0.15% to about 16% moisture control material or mixtures of moisture control materials wherein one or more moisture control material is selected from the group containing: i. Class I Moisture Control Material having the structure selected from:

##STR00001## wherein R′ is —COOY, sulfonic acid, or —C═CH—COOY, Y is hydrogen or a metal ion, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, vinyl, allyl, methoxy, ethoxy, hydroxyl, halogen, sulfate, sulfonate, nitro,or —CH═CH—COOR, and wherein the moisture control material is an acidic material and further wherein the moisture control material has a % Protein binding higher than 20 and Molecular Volume lower than 500 and Partition coefficient octanol to water (log P) lower than 3 and hydrogen binding higher than 10 and pKa lower than 5.0; ii. Class IIa having the structure selected from:

##STR00002## wherein R is hydrogen or metal ion, R.sub.6 is methyl, ethyl, propyl, alkenyl or phenyl having less than 12 carbon atoms and wherein R.sub.7, R.sub.8, R.sub.9, R.sub.10, R.sub.11, R.sub.12 are hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl, phenyl, hydroxyl, methoxy or ethoxy groups; iii. Class IIb having the structure selected from:

##STR00003## an alcohol wherein R13 is an alkyl, alkenyl, straight or branched carbon chains and; and wherein R14 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, alkyl, methyl, ethyl and propyl wherein the structure of such alcohol contains less than 20 total carbon atoms; iv. Class IIc being an alcohol comprising an unsaturated double bond in the C2 position; v. Class IId being an alkyl-substituted glycol wherein the structure of such alkyl substituted glycol contains less than 20 carbon atoms; vi. Class IIe being a monoalkyl or dialkyl substituted glycerin or mono- or di-esters of glycerin with fatty acids wherein the structure of such monoalkyl- or dialkyl-substituted glycerin or glycerin esters contains less than 20 total carbon atoms; vii. Class IIf having a structure the structure selected from:

##STR00004## wherein R.sub.15 could be hydrogen, alkyl, alkenyl, phenyl group and wherein the structure of the R.sub.13 group contains less than 20 carbon atoms; viii. Class IIg being a fatty acid ester containing from 15-40 total carbon atoms; and wherein the moisture control material of Class II is weakly to non-acidic and further wherein the moisture control material of Class II has protein binding higher than 10 and molecular volume lower than 1500 and logP higher than 0.5 and pKa of 5 or higher and hydrogen-binding higher than 4; b) from about 0.1% to about 12% of one or m

The present invention relates to an anhydrous liquid dyeing composition comprising one or more oil liquid at 20° C., one or more oxidative dye precursor, at least one anionic and at least one nonionic surfactant for achieving intensive homogeneous colors on hair.

A cosmetic product includes a cosmetic preparation including, in relation to the total weight thereof, 35 to 85 wt % polar solvent and 0.001 to 10 wt % oxidation dye precursor. The cosmetic product also includes b) a device for flash evaporation of the cosmetic preparation a). A method incorporates the use of the corresponding product and particularly the use of the cosmetic preparation a) as a process material in a device for flash evaporation.