To provide a water-in-oil emulsified composition which highly encapsulates a water content, has high viscosity, and is excellent in emulsification stability.

The water-in-oil emulsified composition of the present disclosure comprises a dispersion medium comprising an oil content, and an oil-soluble copolymer having a monomer unit obtained from a specific hydrophilic monomer, and a monomer unit obtained from a specific hydrophobic monomer; and water droplets dispersed in the dispersion medium, wherein the oil content contains 60% by mass or more of polar oil with an IOB of 0.10 or more, and wherein the water droplets contain water and a surfactant, and the content of the water is 30% by mass or more based on the total amount of the composition.

The subject of the present invention is an aerosol device comprising a composition for dyeing keratin fibers, comprising at least one copolymer resulting from the polymerization of at least one crotonic acid monomer or crotonic acid derivative and of at least one vinyl ester monomer, at least one fatty amine and at least one pigment. The invention also relates to a dyeing process wherein said composition is applied to keratin fibers, the operation optionally being followed by drying.

Reshaping compositions, methods or processes, and kits-of-parts reshape keratin fibers. The reshaping composition is an aqueous non-reducing, non-oxidizing reshaping composition for keratin fibers having a pH in the range of 7 to 12 and comprises a) one or more alkalizing agents, b) one or more lipophilic compounds being liquid at 25° C. and atmospheric pressure, at a total concentration in the range of 10% to 80% by weight, calculated to the total weight of the composition, c) one or more surfactants, and d) one or more thickening agents being soluble in or mixable with the one or more lipophilic compounds according to b).

The present invention relates to an aqueous composition comprising at least one dispersion of polymer particles in a non-aqueous medium, at least one cationic polymer and at least one anionic polymer. The present invention also relates to a cosmetic treatment process, notably a process for styling keratin fibres, in particular human keratin fibres such as the hair, using this composition. Finally, the present invention relates to the use of this composition for the cosmetic treatment of keratin fibres, in particular of human keratin fibres such as the hair, and in particular for styling the hair, i.e. for shaping and/or fixing the head of hair.

A method for coloring keratinous material, in particular human hair, includes the step of applying on the keratinous material: a first composition (A) comprising: (A1) one or more organic C.sub.1-C.sub.6 alkoxysilanes and/or condensation products thereof, and (A2) at least one colorant compound selected from the group comprising pigments and direct dyes, and a second composition (B) comprising (B1) a copolymer of styrene and maleic acid (anhydride).

Provided is a kit or system (100) for preparing a peroxide composition with increased viscosity with a pH in the range of 7 to 12 in an almost instantaneous method. For example, the kit or system may be used to provide an almost instantly obtainable (hydro)gelled peroxide composition. The system comprises a first aqueous composition (102) comprising a peroxide agent. The first aqueous composition has a first pH of less than 7. The system further comprises a second composition (104) comprising a basic agent. The second composition is separate from the first aqueous composition. A pH induced thickener is included in the kit or system separate from the second composition. The peroxide composition is obtainable by combining the parts of the kit or system. The pH induced thickener is capable of increasing the viscosity of the peroxide composition upon subjecting it to the pH in the range of 7 to 12. The kit or system has sufficient basic agent for the peroxide composition to cause the pH in the range of 7 to 12. A method for preparation and use of the kit or system is also provided.

Provided is an oil powder foundation which utilizes advantageous features of a powder foundation and an oil foundation and has solved problems that these foundations have, and which gives natural finish having high hiding power. The oil powder foundation may include (a) spherical particles, (b) titanium dioxide, (c) a film-forming agent, (d) a volatile oil agent, and (e) a surfactant. Using a urethane powder, acrylic powder, nylon powder, silicone powder, cellulose powder, silica powder, or calcium carbonate powder having an average particle diameter of 5 to 20 μm as the component (a), the oil powder foundation is prepared so that the total of the component (a) and the component (b) is contained in an amount of 35 to 55% by mass and the mass ratio of the component (a) and the component (b) is 1 to 1.5:1.5 to 1.

An oil-in-water composition is provided. The composition includes an oil-in-water wherein the emulsion includes a) one or more antioxidants, b) one or more SPF boosters, c) one or more acrylate-based polymer capable of stabilizing the composition, d) one or more organic UV filters, e) one or more thickeners, f) one or more film formers; and g) one or more emulsifiers. The oil-in-water composition is provided in which the composition is essentially free of oxybenzone.

This application provides, among other things, novel aqueous monophasic compositions useful for combining and delivering poorly compatible ingredients, for example to deliver effective levels of cationic antibacterial agents in combination with anionic polymers, e.g. that protect against erosion and staining, by addition of a stabilizing amount of a polyamine, e.g. lysine, and methods for making and using the same.

A method of thickening cosmetics containing a crosslinked water-swellable polymer, or a microgel obtained by pulverizing a hydrophilic compound having gelation ability. The method comprises adding a linear polyacrylic acid or a salt thereof, or a linear poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid) or a salt thereof, having a weight-average molecular weight of 500,000 to 8,000,000, which has a thread length of 10 mm or less at room temperature when formed into a 1% by mass solution. The method provides cosmetics having an improved viscoelastic ratio, with a rich and full-bodied feeling upon application.