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.

The present invention relates to a soothing composition, comprising (a) menthol compounds, and (b) one or more cosmetically acceptable carriers.

The present invention relates to a soothing composition, comprising (a) menthol compounds, and (b) one or more cosmetically acceptable carriers.

A hair conditioner composition comprising: a. an aqueous carrier; b. from about 1 wt % to about 12 wt % of BVE; and c. from about 1 wt % to about 12 wt % of at least two fatty alcohols.

A hair conditioner composition comprising: a. an aqueous carrier; b. from about 1 wt % to about 12 wt % of BVE; and c. from about 1 wt % to about 12 wt % of at least two fatty alcohols.

Disclosed is a composition comprising at least one core-shell microcapsule in a suspending medium. The microcapsule comprises a core and a shell around said core. The shell comprises a hyperbranched polysaccharide selected from the group consisting of amylopectins, dextrins, hyperbranched starches, glycogen and phytoglycogen and mixtures thereof.

Disclosed is a composition comprising at least one core-shell microcapsule in a suspending medium. The microcapsule comprises a core and a shell around said core. The shell comprises a hyperbranched polysaccharide selected from the group consisting of amylopectins, dextrins, hyperbranched starches, glycogen and phytoglycogen and mixtures thereof.

A cleansing composition comprising a detersive surfactant; an aqueous carrier; from about 0.5% to about 30% by weight of the cleansing composition of discrete particles comprising anhydrous particles and an aqueous phase, and wherein said anhydrous particles comprise: one or more fatty amphiphile selected from the group consisting of fatty alcohol, fatty ester, fatty acid, fatty amide and mixtures thereof; of one or more secondary surfactants selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic, cationic or mixtures thereof. Wherein the discrete particle of the cleansing composition has a size from about 500 microns to about 7000 microns, and wherein the cleansing composition has a % transmittance of about 75% or higher.

A conditioning 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 (ii) 0.1 to 10 wt % of a linear fatty material; (iii) a particulate benefit Structure 1 (iv) 0.01 to 5 wt %, of a linear cationic co-surfactant, selected from structure 2 and Structure 2 mixtures thereof Structure 2.

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A conditioning 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 (ii) 0.1 to 10 wt % of a linear fatty material; (iii) a particulate benefit Structure 1 (iv) 0.01 to 5 wt %, of a linear cationic co-surfactant, selected from structure 2 and Structure 2 mixtures thereof Structure 2.

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