A free-flowing, powder form conditioner which includes, a one or more conditioning agents; one or more emulsifiers; one or more fatty alcohols; one or more chelating agents; and one or more pH adjusters. A method of using the powder conditioner.

The instant disclosure relates to hair treatment compositions that provide brightening, shine, luster, and cleanliness and/or conditioning to hair, wherein the hair treatment compositions include: (a) ascorbyl glucoside; (b) an amino acid chelant; (c) N,N-dicarboxymethyl glutamic acid, a salt thereof, and/or a combination thereof; (d) one or more surfactants; and (e) water. Also disclosed are methods for using the hair treatment compositions, for example, for enhancing brightness, shine, luster, and cleanliness and/or conditioning of the hair.

The antimicrobial composition of the present invention comprises a cationic active ingredient, a foam boosting surfactant, a foam boosting copolymer, a foam stabilizer, and a chelating agent. The present antimicrobial compositions are free of the antimicrobial agent triclosan (i.e., 2,4,4′-trichloro-2′hydroxy-diphenylether), have rapid cidal activity, provide stable copious foam and exhibit enhanced tissue (e.g. skin) compatibility as defined by an in vitro whole toxicology assessment method.

The disclosure relates to systems for altering the color of the hair, comprising a pretreatment composition comprising at least one cationic surfactant and a dyeing composition comprising at least one microtube-dye composite. The disclosure also relates to methods of altering the color of the hair using the systems, as well as kits comprising the systems.

Disclosed are topical mucoadhesive compositions comprising hyaluronic acid or a salt thereof, choline alfoscerate, an ascorbic acid ester at a concentration ranging between 0.050% w/w and 0.0004% w/w, and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient or carrier.

The present invention is directed at mono-, di- or polyquaternary ammonium compounds of the formula (I) wherein x is 1 to 50, and F can be the same or different and is represented by the general formula (II) wherein at least one of the optionally substituted and optionally functional-group-containing hydrocarbon radicals R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 or R.sup.5 contains at least one estolide moiety comprising two or more ester or amide moieties. The invention also relates to a process for the synthesis of such compounds, the use of the compounds in cosmetic formulations for skin and hair care, cosmetic compositions for the treatment of fibers, and compositions containing one or more of the compounds for the treatment of hair.

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A stable shampoo composition that is substantially free of sulfated surfactants and lacks an in situ coacervate. The shampoo composition contains an inorganic salt and a cationic polymer having a charge density greater than 0.6 meq/g. The shampoo composition has a ratio of polymer charge density to inorganic salt of 1.2:1 to 2:1. The shampoo composition can be stable and can lack in situ coacervate.

A cleansing composition directed to from about 3 wt % to about 35 wt % of an anionic surfactant; from about 5 wt % to about 15% of an amphoteric surfactant; from about 0.01 wt % to about 2 wt % of a cationic polymer; from about 0 wt % to about 1.0 wt % of inorganic salts; from about 0.01% to about 10% of a hydroxamic acid or hydroxamic acid derivative; an aqueous carrier, wherein the composition is substantially free of sulfate based surfactant.

The problem of the present disclosure is to impart manageability and flexibility to hair after being dyed or bleached using an oxidative hair dye or a hair bleaching agent. The features for solving the problem are a first agent of an oxidative hair dye or a hair bleaching agent comprising: (A) a polyvalent carboxylic acid having no hydroxyl group or a salt thereof; (B) a surfactant including (B1) a cationic surfactant and (B2) a nonionic surfactant; (C) an oily component; and (D) an alkaline agent.

A hair conditioner composition with a gel network that can contain a fatty alcohol and a cationic surfactant having a chloride counterion. The gel network composition can contain a uniform lamellar structure that comprises all vesicles or mostly vesicles.