Abstract: Hair conditioning composition comprising: from about 2.0% to about 9.0% reducing agent, wherein the reducing agent is selected from the group consisting of ammonium thioglycolate; ammonium thiolactate; and mixtures thereof; from about 0.5% to about 1.5% alkalising agent; from about 2.0% to about 10% conditioning agent selected from the group consisting of: silicone compounds; cationic surfactants; and mixtures thereof; a buffering agent. The composition has a pH of from about pH 7.5 to about pH 9.5 and a viscosity of from about 500 mPa·s to about 5500 mPa·s measured at 25° C. The composition is substantially free of an additional reducing agent capable of reducing disulfide bonds in keratin fibres. Also associated methods, processes, kits and uses.

Abstract: The invention relates to electrically conducting solid plastics, the conductivity of which is attributable to their containing finely divided particulate, conducting substances. The electrically conducting solid plastics are comprised of or contain a polymer such as polymethyl methacrylate having a discrete fine-particle structure, and the polymer particles of the polymer are "doped", at least on their surface, with at least one electrically conducting substance such as carbon black in an amount which establishes electrical conductivity. The conducting substance(s) are present in the form of a plurality of conducting particulate solid bodies, and wherein the condition is imposed that the glass temperature (Tg) of the polymer is not exceeded when the conducting substance is mixed with the polymer particles.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing plastic, electrically conductive pressure-formed plates from thermoplastic plastic particles which are mechanically formed. In this method, mechanically formed, thermoplastic particles each particle having maximum particle diameter in the range of about 1 mm to about 10 mm in the middle of said particle, are mechanically mixed with an amount of at least one electric-current-conducting substance sufficient to provide electrical conductivity. The electric-current-conducting substance is furnished in the form of a plurality of particulate, electrically conducting solid bodies, said mixing being effected in the temperature region below the glass temperature (Tg) of the thermoplastic plastic material of which the thermoplastic particles are comprised. The mixture thus produced is compressed to form plastic pressure-formed plates by means of a pressure-forming device.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing plastic, electrically conductive pressure-formed plates from thermoplastic plastic particles which are mechanically formed. In this method, mechanically formed, thermoplastic particles, each particle having maximum particle diameter in the range of about 1 mm to about 10 mm in the middle of the particle, are mechanically mixed with an amount of at least one electric-current-conducting substance sufficient to provide electrical conductivity. The electric-current-conducting substance is furnished in the form of a plurality of particulate, electrically conducting solid bodies, said mixing being effected in the temperature region below the glass temperature (Tg) of the thermoplastic plastic material of which the thermoplastic particles are comprised. The mixture thus produced is compressed to form plastic pressure-formed plates by means of a pressure-forming device.