A conditioning composition results in improved particulate benefit agent deposition on to hair, said composition comprising: (i) 0.01 to 10 wt % of a linear cationic conditioning primary surfactant; selected from structure 1 and mixtures thereof; (ii) 0.1 to 10 wt % of a linear fatty material; (iii) a particulate benefit agent selected from conditioning actives and mixtures thereof; (iv) 0.01 to 5 wt % of a linear di-alkyl cationic co-surfactant, selected from structure 2 and mixtures thereof.

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A composition provides superior deposition of benefit agent to hair, said composition comprising: (i) 0.01 to 10 wt % of a linear cationic conditioning primary surfactant; selected from structure 1 and mixtures thereof: Structure 1 wherein: R1 comprises a linear alkyl chain having a carbon-carbon chain length of from C16 to C24, preferably C18 to C22; 10. R2 comprises a proton or a linear alkyl chain having a carbon-carbon chain length of from C1 to C4, preferably C1 to C2 or a benzyl group; and X is an organic or inorganic anion; (ii) 0.1 to 10 wt % of a linear fatty material; 15 (iii) a particulate benefit agent selected from conditioning actives and mixtures thereof; (iv) 0.01 to 5 wt %, of a linear cationic co-surfactant, selected from structure 2 and mixtures thereof wherein: R2 comprises a proton or a linear alkyl chain having a carbon-carbon chain length of from C1 to C4, preferably C1 to C2 or a benzyl group; R3 comprises a linear alkyl chain having an atom-atom chain length of from 3 to 15, 25 preferably 10 to 14; and #X is an organic or inorganic anion; J30413EP CPL—24—wherein the carbon-carbon chain length of R1 in structure 1 differs from the atom-atom chain length of R3 in structure 2 by at least 3 atoms, such that the carbon-carbon chain length of R1 is structure 1 is longer than the atom-atom chain length of R3 in structure 2; and wherein the molar ratio of linear cationic co-surfactant (iv) to linear cationic conditioning primary surfactant (i) is in the range of from 1:20 to 1:1.

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A composition provides superior deposition of benefit agent to hair, said composition comprising: (i) 0.01 to 10 wt % of a linear cationic conditioning primary surfactant; selected from structure 1 and mixtures thereof: Structure 1 wherein: R1 comprises a linear alkyl chain having a carbon-carbon chain length of from C16 to C24, preferably C18 to C22; 10. R2 comprises a proton or a linear alkyl chain having a carbon-carbon chain length of from C1 to C4, preferably C1 to C2 or a benzyl group; and X is an organic or inorganic anion; (ii) 0.1 to 10 wt % of a linear fatty material; 15 (iii) a particulate benefit agent selected from conditioning actives and mixtures thereof; (iv) 0.01 to 5 wt %, of a linear cationic co-surfactant, selected from structure 2 and mixtures thereof wherein: R2 comprises a proton or a linear alkyl chain having a carbon-carbon chain length of from C1 to C4, preferably C1 to C2 or a benzyl group; R3 comprises a linear alkyl chain having an atom-atom chain length of from 3 to 15, 25 preferably 10 to 14; and #X is an organic or inorganic anion; J30413EP CPL—24—wherein the carbon-carbon chain length of R1 in structure 1 differs from the atom-atom chain length of R3 in structure 2 by at least 3 atoms, such that the carbon-carbon chain length of R1 is structure 1 is longer than the atom-atom chain length of R3 in structure 2; and wherein the molar ratio of linear cationic co-surfactant (iv) to linear cationic conditioning primary surfactant (i) is in the range of from 1:20 to 1:1.

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A cosmetic composition including: (A) a silicone film-forming agent, (B) a high-molecular-weight organopolysiloxane having a degree of polymerization of 2,350 or more and 20,000 or less, and (C) an organopolysiloxane having a cationic group other than the component (A) and the component (B). A total content of the components (A) to (C) in the cosmetic composition is 2% by mass or more and 50% by mass or less, and a content of water is 10% by mass or less.

A cosmetic composition including: (A) a silicone film-forming agent, (B) a high-molecular-weight organopolysiloxane having a degree of polymerization of 2,350 or more and 20,000 or less, and (C) an organopolysiloxane having a cationic group other than the component (A) and the component (B). A total content of the components (A) to (C) in the cosmetic composition is 2% by mass or more and 50% by mass or less, and a content of water is 10% by mass or less.

There is disclosed a method of coating textile fibers, the method comprising applying, on the external surface of textile fibers, a pre-treated oil-in-water emulsion comprising: (i) an aqueous phase containing water; and (ii) a pre-treated oil phase containing at least one reactive condensation-curable film-forming amino-silicone pre-polymer that, subsequent to condensation curing optionally in presence of additional reactants, forms an amino-silicone coat. The pre-treated reactive oil phase includes at least one pre-treated reactant or pre-treated pre-polymer. An aqueous dispersion containing particles of a hydrophilic polymeric material is then applied to the amino-silicone coat, so as to form a polymeric layer thereon. At least one of the oil-in-water emulsion forming a first coat and of the aqueous dispersion forming a second coat may further contain a plurality of sub-micronic pigment particles dispersed therein. Suitable compositions and kits including the same are also disclosed, as well as fibers coated thereby.

A hair cosmetic composition containing or being prepared by blending a component (A), a component (B), and a component (C) below: component (A): a cationic surfactant, component (B): an amphoteric surfactant, and component (C): one or more kinds selected from the group consisting of a nonionic surfactant (C1), a modified silicone having a cationic group (C2), and a sugar alcohol having 4 or more carbon atoms (C3), having a mass ratio [(B)/(A)] of 0.4 or more and 5 or less, having a content of a higher alcohol of 0.1% by mass or less, and being used by filling up a non-gas type foam discharge container, and hair cosmetics using the hair cosmetic composition are provided.

The disclosure relates to compositions comprising (a) at least one polyphenol; (b) at least one nonionic polymer; (c) at least one cationic surfactant; (d) at least one emulsifier; and (e) at least one solvent. The compositions optionally further comprise at least one silicone compound and/or at least one oil. The compositions can be used for styling hair, for example temporarily straightening the hair and/or for reducing frizz of hair. The disclosure also relates to methods of using the compositions to style hair, straighten hair, and/or reduce frizz of hair.

The disclosure relates to compositions comprising (a) at least one polyphenol; (b) at least one nonionic polymer; (c) at least one cationic surfactant; (d) at least one emulsifier; and (e) at least one solvent. The compositions optionally further comprise at least one silicone compound and/or at least one oil. The compositions can be used for styling hair, for example temporarily straightening the hair and/or for reducing frizz of hair. The disclosure also relates to methods of using the compositions to style hair, straighten hair, and/or reduce frizz of hair.

The present invention relates to a hair cosmetic containing the following components (A) to (C): (A) a compound represented by the following general formula (1) or a salt thereof: ##STR00001## wherein a broken line represents the presence or absence of a π bond; R.sup.1 represents a hydroxy group or an acetoxy group; R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom or —COOR (R is a hydrogen atom, a methyl group, or an ethyl group); and R.sup.3 represents a hydrogen atom, an acetyl group, a methyl group, or an ethyl group; (B) a dimethylsilicone; and (C) an amino-modified silicone, the hair cosmetic satisfying such conditions that a mass ratio of the component (C) to the component (B) [(C)/(B)] is 0.3 or more and 3.0 or less; and a mass ratio of the component (A) to the component (B) and component (C) {(A)/[(B)+(C)]} is 1.0 or less.