A personal care conditioning and/or styling composition for a keratin substrate comprising: (i) about 50 wt. % to 95 wt. % of at least one cationic or pseudo-cationic monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylamidopropyl trimethylammonium chloride (APTAC) and/or Vinylpyrrolidone (VP); (ii) about 1 wt. % to 30 wt. % of at least one anionic monomer selected from the group consisting of (a) acrylic acid (AA), (b) acrylamido methylpropyl sulfonate (AMPS), and/or (c) sodium methyl allyl sulfonate (SMAS); and (iii) about 0.1 wt. % to 20 wt. % of at least one hydrophobic monomer selected from the group consisting of (a) polyoxyethylene (PEG)-18-behenylether-methacrylate (BEM) (b) Lauryl-ethoxylated-methacrylate (LEM), (c) stearyl acrylate (SA), (d) Stream-10-allyl-ether, (e) Vinylcaprolactam (V-cap), and/or (f) Hydroxyethyl-pyrrolidone-methacrylate (M06). Also described is a process of preparing said polymer, and its method of use.

The invention relates to cosmetics which include isoparaffin, are preferably silicone-free and are preferably in the form of a hair oil. Also disclosed is the use of said cosmetics for keratin fiber care.

The present disclosure relates to cosmetic compositions comprising an organosilane (A) having the formula:

(R.sup.1).sub.n(R.sup.2O).sub.(3-n)SiR.sup.3O(CH.sub.2CH.sub.2O).sub.a(C.sub.3H.sub.6O).sub.bR.sup.4

where n is 1, 2, or 3, a1, b may vary from 0 to 30, with the proviso ab, R.sup.1 is a hydrocarbon group containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms, R.sup.2 is hydrogen or an alkyl group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R.sup.3 is a divalent hydrocarbon group containing 2 to 12 carbon atoms, R.sup.4 is hydrogen, R.sup.1, or an acetyl group;
and a cosmetic ingredient (B), and optionally in a cosmetically acceptable medium.

Hair treatment agents having a pH of between 3.5 and 5.5 can be obtained by mixing a) to 20 wt. %based on the total weight of the hair treatment agentof at least one oligopeptide that comprises at least one Glu-Glu-Glu amino acid sequence,

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where the amino group may be in free or protonated form and the carboxyl groups may be in free or deprotonated form, and b) 0.01 to 5.0 wt. %based on the total weight of the hair treatment agentof magnesium citrate in a hydrous carrier.
Hair treatment agents prepared in this way have an increased positive influence on the hair and the hair follicle, and an improved color protection performance when used on artificially produced hair colors.

Hair treatment agents with a pH between 3.5 and 5.5 include a) 0.00001 to 20% by weight at least one proteolipid of the formula (I)

RXR(I), wherein R stands for a straight-chain or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 11 to 24 carbon atoms, R denotes a protein, a peptide, or a protein hydrolysate, X stands for C(O)O or N.sup.+(R.sup.III.sub.2)R.sup.IV or N(R.sup.III)R.sup.IV or C(O)N(R.sup.V)R.sup.VI, R.sup.III denotes (CH.sub.2).sub.xCH.sub.3 with x=0-22, R.sup.IV denotes CH.sub.2CH(OH)CH.sub.2 or (CH.sub.2).sub.x with x=0-22, and R.sup.V and R.sup.VI independently of one another stand for H or (CH.sub.2).sub.xCH.sub.3 with x=0-22, with the proviso that R stands for keratin or a keratin hydrolysate, when X stands for C(O)O, and b) 0.01 to 5.0% by weight, based on the total weight of the hair treatment agent, of magnesium citrate in a water-containing carrier.

Cosmetic agents may be used for treating a keratin material. The cosmetic agent may include lactobionic acid in an amount ranging from 0.001 to 20 wt. % in relation to the total weight of the cosmetic agent, and the cosmetic agent may further include at least one surfactant in an amount ranging from 0.01 to 40 wt. % in relation to the total weight of the cosmetic agent.

The present invention is related to an aqueous conditioning composition for hair comprising at least one alkyl ester/amido alkyl amine or alkyl ester/amido alkyl quaternary amine and an aqueous emulsion of divinyldimethicone/dimethicone copolymer. In particular, a conditioning composition for hair comprising at least one compound according to general structure
R.sub.1-A-R.sub.2B
wherein R.sub.1 is a saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched alkyl group with 8 to 24 C atoms, R.sub.2 is a straight or branched alkyl group with 1 to 4 C atoms, A is a group selected from O, ##STR00001##
and B is selected from ##STR00002##
wherein R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are the same or different is H or an alkyl with 1 to 4 C atoms, hydroxyl alkyl with 1 to 4 C atoms and di hydroxyl alkyl with 2 to 4 C atoms, R.sub.5, and R.sub.6 are the same or different, an alkyl with 1 to 4 C atoms, hydroxyl alkyl with 1 to 4 C atoms and di hydroxyl alkyl with 2 to 4 C atoms, R.sub.7 is an alkyl with 1 to 4 C atoms, hydroxyl alkyl with 1 to 4 C atoms or di hydroxyl alkyl with 2 to 4 C atoms and
R.sub.2-A-R.sub.1
wherein R.sub.1, A and R.sub.2 have the above meaning and X is chloride, bromide, methosulfate and an aqueous emulsion of divinyldimethicone/dimethicone copolymer with an internal phase viscosity of more than 110.sup.8 mm.sup.2/s measured at 0.01 Hz and at approximately 25 C.

Disclosed is a method of strengthening hair fibers using a hair composition comprising an amide and/or an alkyl ammonium carboxylate salt. The amide can be a monoamide and/or a bisamide. A method of protecting dyed hair color from fading or wash-out using the hair composition is also included.

An organopolysiloxane having a substituent shown in formula (1),

R.sup.1(NR.sup.2R.sup.3-)n-NR.sup.4R.sup.5 (1)

wherein R.sup.1 represents a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1-10 carbon atoms; R.sup.2, R.sup.4, and R.sup.5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1-10 carbon atoms, a quaternary ammonium salt-containing group shown by the formula (2), or a polyoxyalkylene group shown by composition formula (3); R.sup.3 represents a divalent hydrocarbon group having 2-10 carbon atoms; at least one quaternary ammonium salt-containing group shown by formula (2) and at least one polyoxyalkylene group shown by the formula (3) are contained in one molecule of organopolysiloxane; and n is 0-3;

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wherein R.sup.6 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1-30 carbon atoms; a, b, and c are each independently 0-100. This organopolysiloxane is able to protect hair through the superior adsorptive affinity, to add conditioning effects.

A hair refreshing composition that accomplishes neutralizing and/or toning in 5 minutes and includes a color toning system with least one violet toned direct dye, and an acidic bonding restorative base that includes least one anionic surfactant including an isethionate surfactant, at least one ester including coco-caprylate/caprate, at least one cationic compound, at least one additional surfactant, and a cosmetically acceptable solvent that includes water. The composition confers the dual benefits of restoring hair texture and toning and/or neutralizing hair color, particularly in lightened or color lifted blonde hair in a formulation that is stable (retention of viscosity, bulk tone and efficacy of toning/neutralizing brassiness).