Abstract: A cosmetic composition for the treatment of the hair and skin comprising, in an aqueous medium, particles of pulverized flowers or flower tops having a granulometry lower than 125 microns and a cohesion agent present in an amount effective to maintain the homogeneity of the composition. The cohesion agent can be a thickening agent, a water-in-oil emulsion or an oil-in-water emulsion.

Abstract: The invention provides for a reducing composition free of an anionic polymer for use in the first stage of a permanent wave operation wherein the S--S bonds of the hair keratin are opened, said composition comprising a reducing agent capable of opening the S--S bonds of the hair keratin in an amount effective to open said S--S bonds of the hair keratin and at least one polymer having units of the formula ##STR1## wherein R, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each independently represent alkyl having 1-20 carbon atoms, hydroxyalkyl having 1-20 carbon atoms, cycloalkyl having 5 or 6 carbon atoms in the ring, alkyl substituted cycloalkyl having 5 or 6 carbon atoms in the ring and wherein the total number of carbon atoms is less than 20 and phenylalkyl wherein the alkyl moiety has 1-3 carbon atoms, one or both of the pairs R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, and R.sub.3, and R.sub.

Abstract: A cosmetic composition for the treatment of the hair and skin comprises at least 5 weight percent of pulverized particles of at least one plant. The particles have a granulometry lower than 125 microns. The composition also includes a cohesion agent in an amount to maintain the homogeneity of the composition.

Abstract: A two-stage process for dyeing keratin fibres, especially human hair, which comprises applying a first composition containing at least one mercaptan present in a concentration insufficient to causes degradation of the hair and subsequently without intermediate rinsing, applying an oxidising composition so as to develop the dyestuff, and optionally one or more couplers, which is applied to the fibres, the dyestuff being an oxidative dyestuff precursor of the para type, a diphenylamine, a polyhydroxybenzene, a polyhydroxynaphthalene, a polyaminobenzene, a polyaminophenol or a polyaminopolyhydroxybenzene is described and compositions for use therein.

Abstract: A cosmetic composition for application to human hair or skin contains as a thickening or opacifying agent therefore, the residue of a plant extracted to remove all of at least one of its dye, essential oil, olfactory or therapeutic or cosmetic active principles. The residue is in powder form having a granulometry less than 125 microns and is present in said composition in an amount ranging from 2 to 95 percent by weight based on the total weight of said composition.

Abstract: A cosmetic composition for the treatment of the hair and skin comprising, in an aqueous medium, particles of pulverized flowers or flower tops having a granulometry lower than 125 microns and a cohesion agent present in an amount effective to maintain the homogeneity of the composition. The cohesion agent can be a thickening agent, a water-in-oil emulsion or an oil-in-water emulsion.

Abstract: New compositions for the treatment of keratin material, in particular human hair, skin and nails are provided comprising a combination of a cationic polymer with an anionic polymer. Surprisingly the anionic polymer can be retained well on the hair, even after rinsing, when applied with the cationic polymer.

Abstract: A two-stage process for dyeing keratin fibres, especially human hair, is described which involves treating the fibres with a first composition at a first pH and subsequently, without rinsing treating the fibres with a second composition at a second pH, at least one of the compositions containing a dyestuff for the fibres, and the second pH being different from the first pH so as to modify the effect of at least one active ingredient on the fibres.

Abstract: The invention related to a composition used in the treatment of keratin substances which contains at least one amphoteric polymer containing units A and B randomly distributed in the polymer chain, where A denotes a unit derived from a monomer containing at least one basic nitrogen atom and B denotes a unit derived from an acid monomer containing one or more carboxyl or sulphonyl groups, or alternatively A and B can denote a cationic polymer chain containing secondary or tertiary amine groups or quaternary ammonium groups, in which chain at least one of the amine groups carries a carboxyl or sulphonyl group joined via a hydrocarbon radical, or alternatively A and B form part of a chain of a polymer with alpha, beta-dicarboxyethylene units, in which one of the carboxyl groups has been reacted with a polyamine containing one or more primary, secondary or tertiary amine groups, and at least one anionic polymer containing one or more carboxyl or sulphonyl groups.

Abstract: This invention has for its object new cosmetic compositions for treating hair and skin containing a powder of plant origin obtained from extraction residues of various plants.

Abstract: This invention has for its object the use of certain quaternized polymers as cosmetic agents in certain particular cosmetic compositions.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of a composition suitable for use in dyeing human hair, which composition contains a mixture of dyestuff precursors obtained by reacting at least one polyhydroxybenzene of the formula: ##STR1## and one precursor of the formula: ##STR2## which process comprises the following stages: (1) the abovementioned reaction is carried out in an anaerobic medium in a first solvent which is chosen with regard to the course of the reaction and the subsequent lyophilization;(2) the reversible reaction is stopped at the desired stage by freezing; and(3) the final reaction mixture is lyophilized with the removal of the first solvent. At the time of use(4) the lyophilizate obtained in (3) is dissolved in a second solvent which is a cosmetic solvent suitable for hair dyeing and which can be different from the first solvent.

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions based on a cationic polymer and a fluorine derivative for the treatment of keratinic material. The cationic polymer is a substantive polymer and the fluorine derivative has the formula Gf--Z or (Gf--O).sub.2 --PO.sub.2 H wherein Z represents --COOH, --SO.sub.3 H, --OSO.sub.3 H, --OPO.sub.2 H and --OPO.sub.3 H.sub.2 and Gf represents ##STR1## wherein m ranges from 1 to 20, s is equal to 0 or 1, t ranges from 0 to 20 and R.sub.1 is alkyl having 1-20 carbon atoms. These compositions permit principally to remedy for a prolonged period of time the problem of the re-appearance of an oily appearance of hair.

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions intended for dyeing keratin fibers which contain, as the only oxidative dyestuffs, oxidative dyestuff precursors of the para type and of the ortho type, at least one said precursor of the para type being an aromatic diamine, or specified formula or a specified bis-condensed precursor and at least one said precursor of the ortho type which is an ortho-aminophenol, ortho-diphenol, ortho-phenylenediamine or a derivative thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions intended for dyeing keratin fibres which contain, as the only oxidative dyestuffs, oxidative dyestuff precursors of the para type and of the ortho type, at least one said precursor of the para type being an aromatic diamine, of specified formula or a specified bis-condensed precursor and at least one said precursor of the ortho type which is an ortho-aminophenol, ortho-diphenol, ortho-phenylenediamine or a derivative thereof.

Abstract: New compositions for the treatment of keratin material, in particular human hair, skin and nails are provided comprising a combination of a cationic polymer with an anionic polymer. Surprisingly the anionic polymer can be retained well on the hair, even after rinsing, when applied with the cationic polymer.

Abstract: The invention relates to cosmetic compositions for conditioning the hair, which contain polyaminoamides and quaternary ammonium homopolymers or compolymers.

Abstract: The invention relates to storage-stable dyestuff solutions which can be mixed at the time of use with appropriate carriers.These solutions comprise at least one dihydroxyindole of the formula: ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 independently of one another denote hydrogen or methyl, or a cosmetically acceptable salt thereof, in an anhydrous solvent chosen from amongst ethyl, isopropyl and tert.-butyl alcohol, ethylene glycol monomethyl, monoethyl and monobutyl ethers and the acetate of ethylene glycol monoethyl ether.

Abstract: A cosmetic composition for the hair comprises in combination at least one crosslinked polyamino-amide and at least one cationic polymer having recurring units of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 each independently represent alkyl having 1-3 carbon atoms,R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each independently represent alkyl having 1-3 carbon atoms or hydroxy alkyl having 1-3 carbon atoms, or when R.sub.2 =R.sub.4 =CH.sub.3 and R.sub.1 =R.sub.3, R.sub.1 and R.sub.3 can represent alkyl having 4-8 carbon atoms, or when R.sub.2 =R.sub.4 =R.sub.1 =CH.sub.3, R.sub.3 can represent benzyl, cyclohexyl or alkyl having 4-12 carbon atoms,X.sup..crclbar. is an anion,A and B each independently represent linear or branched alkylene having 2-20 carbon atoms in the chain, or A represents --(CH.sub.2).sub.n --Z--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --, --CH.sub.2 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --CH.sub.2 -- or --CH.sub.2 --CH(OH)--CH.sub.2 --, n being 2 or 3 and Z representing --O-- or --NH--CO--NH--.

Abstract: A storage stable dye solution for use in coloring hair comprises a solution in an anhydrous solvent of at least one indophenol or indoaniline dye. These storage stable dye solutions at the time of dyeing the hair are admixed with an aqueous based cosmetic carrier conventionally employed in the hair dyeing art to provide a hair dye composition which is then immediately applied to the hair using conventional procedures.