Abstract: A dispensing assembly for at least two constituents is provided having flexible walls and at least two compartments, including outlet orifices located adjacent to one another so that when the outlet orifices are opened as by cutting, and pressure is applied to the flexible walls, dispensing and immediate mixing of the constituents will be effected; the viscosity and volumes of the constituents are selected to have certain values to enable the dispensing to properly mix the constituents to form a homogenous product.

Abstract: A capillary cosmetic composition for washing or disentangling hair comprises in an appropriate cosmetic vehicle at least one plant extract, the active principle of which is at least one saponin and at least one cationic polymer.

Abstract: A device for preparing and dispensing a product consisting of two components which may be mixed only when the product is being dispensed, one of the components being fluid and said components being packaged in a pressurized container for dispensing in the form of foam through the outlet valve of the pressurized container, while the other component is solid and is placed outside said pressurized container, wherein the valve is controlled by the user by means of an operating device which comprises an ejection duct, and wherein a chamber whose outlet is closed by a grid is arranged onto that end of the ejection duct which is remote from the valve, said chamber enclosing the solid component in particulate form.

Abstract: This invention has for its object the use of certain quaternized polymers in compositions to protect the hair from the degradation effects of a permanent wave operation. The invention provides for application of said composition to the hair prior to or subsequent to permanently waving of the hair.

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 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: A take-up strip is applied to the element to be investigated, (for example the skin or the hair of a living subject), for a given time and with a given pressure; the side of this strip intended to come into contact with the element to be investigated is matt; the quantity of light reflected by the matt side of the strip is measured before and after impregnation with the greasy product: the quantity of the greasy product located on the surface of the element investigated is derived from the reflection measurement. The detection means is constituted by a phototransistor whose output signal is processed by an analog/digital converter associated with a programmable computer; the strip is disposed on a displaceable support. The reflection reading all along the strip gives a brightness curve in accordance with the location on the strip. For the hair, this curve reflects the greasy aspect from the root to its tip.

Abstract: A cosmetic composition for application to the hair to delay the appearance of an oily aspect of the hair contains a water-soluble polymer of the poly-.beta.-alanine type.

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 a dyeing composition for keratinous fibres containing at least one 4-bis(.beta.-hydroxyethyl)amino-2-nitro-1-(N-substituted amino)benzene compound in which the substitution is C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl or .beta.-hydroxyethyl; this composition contains as co-solubilization agent at least one dye of formula (II) ##STR1## in which formula: R.sub.2 denotes a C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 hydroxyalkyl group;R.sub.3 denotes a C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 hydroxyalkyl group; with the proviso that, if R.sub.3 =CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 OH, R.sub.2 is necessarily an .alpha.-hydroxyethyl or hydroxypropyl radical.

Abstract: The invention relates to a dyeing composition for keratinous fibres containing, in a suitable vehicle, at least one nitrated direct dye of the 2-nitro-paraphenylenediamine series, in which the amino group in position 4 is mono- or disubstituted with lower alkyl or hydroxyalkyl radicals and in which the amino group in position 1 is optionally monosubstituted with a lower alkyl or hydroxyalkyl radial, and the aromatic ring can be substituted or unsubstituted on the remaining positions; the invention consists in introducing into such a composition an imidazolidinedione or one of its substitution derivatives, to improve the solubility of the abovementioned nitrated direct dye by a co-solubilization phenomenon. The invention also relates to a process for dyeing keratinous fibres using such compositions.

Abstract: A process for preparing a hair dye or bleach composition which comprises mixing a gelifiable liquid vehicle with an oxidizing solution having dissolved therein an incompatible cationic polymer. The resulting gel is applied to the hair and after an appropriate contact time, the hair is rinsed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hair-setting process which consists of applying to the hair, in a first stage, at least one cationic polymer and at least one anionic polymer in a solvent medium, then drying the hair thus treated, and wetting or rinsing the dried hair immediately after drying with an aqueous composition and setting and drying the hair.

Abstract: A capillary cosmetic composition for the washing and care of the hair comprises in an appropriate cosmetic vehicle an effective amount of at least one extract of sarsaparilla.

Abstract: The invention provides a composition and process for directly dyeing keratinic fibres. The combination of 1-N-methylamino-2-nitro-4-N'-methyl-N'-(2' ,3'-dihydroxypropyl)amino benzene with certain 2-nitroparaphenylenediamine direct nitro dyes produces a dye composition in which the dyes can be more concentrated (without crystallizing out) and hence produce darker shades.

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 process for preparing a hair dye or bleach composition which comprises mixing a gelifiable liquid vehicle with an oxidizing solution having dissolved therein an incompatible cationic polymer. The resulting gel is applied to the hair and after an appropriate contact time, the hair is rinsed.

Abstract: Composition in the form of a shampoo based on anthralin or one of its derivatives.This composition contains in aqueous solution or dispersion:anthralin or one of its derivatives,at least one fatty acid alkyl ester, the fatty acid having 5 to 8 carbon atoms and the alkyl radical having 3 to 18 carbon atoms,at least one anionic or nonionic surfactant,that composition being stable to oxidation for approximately one week when stored at a temperature of approximately +4.degree. C.This composition is used in the treatment of the scalp, particularly for psoriasis.