The non-therapeutic, cosmetic, oral use of a composition as an active ingredient for whitening and/or lightening the skin and/or depigmenting the skin, in particular for reducing the size of brown spots, including at least cystine and glutathione in a cystine/glutathione ratio ranging from 1.5 to 4, the composition advantageously further comprising glycine and/or glutamine Preferably, the composition also includes at least one component selected from the group formed by zinc or one of its salts, copper or one of its salts, selenium or one of its salts, vitamins B, in particular B3, B5, B6 and/or B8, vitamin E, melon juice extracts, horsetail extracts and mixtures of these components.

Solid cleansing compositions including at least a first surfactant and a second surfactant in which the combined weight of the first surfactant and the second surfactant is at least about 60% by weight, based on the total weight of the solid cleansing composition. The solid cleansing composition can be in a powder form.

The subject of the present disclosure is a process for dyeing keratinous material, in particular human hair, comprising the following steps: applying an agent (a) to the keratinous material, wherein the agent (a) comprises: (a1) at least one organic silicon compound selected from the group of silanes having one, two or three silicon atoms, and
(a2) at least one coloring compound comprising at least one effect pigment comprising ?) a substrate platelet and ?) a coating, wherein the coating comprises at least one layer that has been wet-chemically prepared using a metal alkoxide and an organosilicon compound having a basic group; and applying an agent (b) to the keratinous material, wherein the agent (b) comprises: (b1) at least one sealing reagent.

The present invention relates to a shaping tool (10B) for keratin fibers comprising a gripping member (12) and a shaping member (14) comprising a base body (18) and ribs (20).

The base body (18) is integral with the gripping member (12), and has two lateral edges (24) and a free distal edge (26) opposite the gripping member (12).

Each rib (20) protruding from the base body (18), the ribs (20) also extending parallel to one another and to a transverse axis (Y) and defining grooves (22) between them, each rib (20) having a constant height along the transverse axis (Y) between the two lateral edges (24), the free distal edge (26) of the base body (18) extending parallel to the transverse axis (Y).

The present disclosure provides compounds and compositions which may be used to augment, supplement and/or replace the products of certain UV sensitive/dependent processes. In particular, the disclosure provides sunscreen compositions which avoid problems associated with prior art sunscreen compositions which inhibit the natural progression of certain in vivo sunlight/UV dependent processes including processes which result in Nitric Oxide/Vitamin D production in the skin.

A water-in-oil personal care emulsion with water droplets size below 20 microns, the droplets containing solubilized cystine. A process of making an emulsion is also described.

The invention concerns ready to use compositions for the reshaping and direct coloring of hair comprising glyoxylic acid, a glyoxyloyl amino acid or a mixture thereof and a direct dye, and a method for reshaping and coloring of hair by means of said compositions.

The present invention relates to a process for treating keratin fibers, in particular the hair, comprising: a) the application, to said fibers, of a composition having a pH greater than or equal to 8, at 25 C., and comprising at least one amino acid chosen from those of formulae (I) and (II) below, and also the betaine forms thereof, the optical isomers thereof, the solvates thereof such as the hydrates, and the organic or inorganic base or acid salts thereof: in which formulae (I) and (II): R represents a hydrogen atom, or a linear or branched, preferably linear, C.sub.1-C.sub.5 alkyl group, said alkyl group being optionally substituted with at least one group chosen from hydroxyl, C(O)OH, S(O).sub.2OH, C(O)O.sup., M.sup.+, and S(O).sub.2O.sup., M.sup.+, with M.sup.+ representing a cationic counterion such as an alkali metal, alkaline-earth metal, or ammonium, n is 0 or 1;
b) followed by a step of straightening/relaxing the keratin fibers by means of a straightening iron at a temperature of at least 100 C. ##STR00001##

The disclosed technology relates to a method of decreasing or preventing signs of ageing of dcollet skin and optionally the face and/or neck skin comprising topically applying to the skin a composition comprising a cosmetically acceptable medium, a vitamin C, or derivative thereof, and compound having two or more hydroxyl groups, wherein the compound has a molar mass of at least 150 g/mol and increases transglutaminase K expression in epidermal keratinocytes.

Polished talc microbeads, i.e. polished talc particles with a largest average diameter of less than 500 m and methods for the preparation thereof, which microbeads are especially suitable to be use as an alternative for plastic microbeads used in cosmetics and personal hygiene products. Body scrubs, tooth pastes and soaps comprising the present polished talc microbeads. The use of polished talc microbeads with a talc content of more than 70% (w/w) and a largest diameter of less than 500 m as a substitute for plastic microbeads in cosmetics and personal hygiene products.