Described herein is a method of dyeing the hair. The method includes applying to the hair a hair color composition including one or more direct dye compounds and rinsing the hair with water. The one or more direct dye compounds each include a chromophore, one or two permanent cations, and one to four incipient cations. The one to four incipient cations are pendant to the core structure and are neutral. The one or more direct dye compounds enter the hair shaft after the hair color composition is applied to the hair. The hair color composition has a pH of from about 7 to about 11. The pH of the hair after rinsing is from about 3.5 to about 6. The rinsing of the hair causes one or more of the one to four incipient cations to change from neutral to positively charged inside of the hair shaft.

A method of treating diseased tissue while healing the wound using a diode laser which generates a beam of light having a wavelength in the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum (400 nm-700 nm) at a laser power of 0.001 to 1.2 watts, used with intermittent stops to control tissue temperature and biostimulate epithelial regeneration when used with or without substrates. A method of treating diseased tissue using a laser light in the green wavelength range (520-570 nm) at a laser power of 0.001 W to 5 W. A method of treating diseased tissue using a laser light in the IR wavelength range (700-1400 nm) at a laser power of 0.001 W to 5 W.

The present invention relates to novel direct dyes and compositions comprising them for dyeing keratin fibers especially human hair. The novel dyes of the present invention have benzothiophene structure providing intensive and homogeneous dyeing on keratin fibers, especially human hair.

The present invention relates to an aqueous oxidizing composition comprising one or more oxidizing agent, one or more sugar and/or one or more polyethylene glycol and having a pH in the range of 1 to 5.

Provided are compositions and methods that are useful for personal care compositions. The compositions comprise (a) a cationic polymer comprising polymerized units derived from (i) 30 to 80 weight % of cationic monomers, (ii) 10 to 65 weight % of (meth)acrylamide monomers, and (iii) 0 to 30 weight % of polar non-ionic derivatives of acrylic monomers, and (b) silicone. Also provided are methods of treating hair with such compositions.

Disclosed herein is an agent for shaping or altering the shape of hair, such as by straightening or relaxing hair, the agent comprising: A. a hair treatment composition containing an alkaline material selected from a hydroxide-containing compound and a carbonate compound; a cationic polymer selected from a quaternary diammonium polycondensate; an amphoteric polymer selected from a quaternary ammonium compound; an organic solvent, and water; and optionally, B. an activator component; wherein the pH of the composition is equal to or greater than 12 and wherein the weight ratio of (b) to (c) ranges from about 1 up to about 3.

Multi-functional base emulsions that can be used to form a variety of cosmetic compositions are disclosed. In one aspect, a cosmetic emulsion can include a water phase including about 10% to about 67.5% water by total weight of the cosmetic emulsion. The cosmetic emulsion can also include an oil phase that includes (a) stearalkonium hectorite, and (b) a silicone alkyl polyether selected from the group consisting of: PEG/PPG-18/18 dimethicone, PEG/PPG-20/15 dimethicone, and Lauryl PEG/PPG-18/18 dimethicone.

An aerosol composition including an aerosol stock solution containing a cationic surfactant (A) and a linear saturated higher alcohol (B), and a propellant (C) containing carbon dioxide. The component (A) containing a mono-long-chain-alkyl cationic surfactant (A1). A content of the component (A) being 0.9% by mass or more and less than 6.0% by mass in the aerosol stock solution. A molar ratio [(B)/(A1)] of the component (B) with respect to the component (A1) being 3.0 or more and 7.0 or less in the aerosol stock solution. A content of the component (A1) in the component (A) being 90% by mass or more and 100% by mass or less, and a difference between a number of carbon atoms of the long-chain alkyl in the component (A1) and the number of carbon atoms of the component (B) being 0.

The present invention is directed to a personal cleansing composition comprising from about 6% to about 50% of one or more sulfate free surfactants; from about 0.5% to 20% of lauramidopropyl betaine; from about 0.1% to about 10% of zinc pyrithione; from about 0.05% to about 3% of a cationic polymer; from about 0.05% to 10% of a stabilizing polymer from about 0.1% to about 2% of a preservative and having a pH of from about 5 to about 7.

A hand sanitizing composition and a method of manufacture, wherein the composition includes a solvent from about 78% to about 96% by weight sufficient to operate as a carrier and solvent. The composition includes tetrasodium EDTA and/or Sodium Citrate from about 0.01% to about 1% by weight to operate as a buffer, stabilizer and chelating agent. The composition includes a humectant selected from the group of humectants consisting of: Cetyl Alcohol, Ceteryl Alcohol, and Steryl Alchohol from about 1.5% to about 5.5% by weight to emulsify, thicken and lubricate. The composition includes an emollient from about 0.1% to about 3.2% by weight and an antioxidant vitamin from about 0.01% to about 1% by weight. The composition includes a soothing agent in a therapeutically significant amount and a conditioner.