Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a composition for, e.g., promoting the synthesis of the epidermal ceramides and/or for improving the barrier function of the skin, the composition containing at least one oxidation-sensitive hydrophilic active principle selected from the group consisting of ascorbic acid and its compounds and at least one maleic anhydride copolymer. The invention also relates to a cosmetic process for moisturizing the skin comprising the application to the skin of a composition as defined above.

Abstract: Film-forming compositions for topical application are provided that deliver decreased dry-down times, increased moisturization and improved application and removal characteristics. The film-forming compositions herein comprise a film-forming polymer and a zwitterionic bulking agent. Kits comprising the film-forming compositions of the present invention are also provided herein.

Abstract: A skin or hair care cosmetic composition comprising (A) a nonionic cellulose ether and (B) a copolymer of vinyl pyrrolidone with an amino-containing cationic compound remains stable during storage at elevated temperatures and exhibits improved flow, viscosity, moisturizing protection and emulsion stability.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cosmetic or pharmaceutical compositions having a liquid to gel-like consistency which comprise at least one copolymer which comprises at least one N-vinyllactam and at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer having a longer-chain alkyl or alkylene radical in copolymerized form. The invention also relates to the use of such copolymers in cosmetic or pharmaceutical compositions.

Abstract: AnB block copolymers, wherein n is at least two, that include A blocks with poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) units and B blocks with urethane groups, urea groups, imide groups, amide groups, ether groups, ester groups, or combinations thereof, as well as medical devices and methods.

Abstract: The invention concerns novel cosmetic composition for hair care comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium: (a) at least a cationic poly(vinyllactam), and (b) at least a fixing polymer selected among anionic, amphoteric, non-ionic fixing agents and their mixtures.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for application to the hair or skin which contains a conditioning polymer encapsulated in a lipid vesicle.

Abstract: A hair treatment composition which has a thickened fluid form comprising: (i) a first (shear gel) phase comprising at least one naturally derived polymer which is capable of forming a reversible gel, which polymer is present in the composition as a shear gel (i.e., a multiplicity of separate gel particles which have been formed by subjecting the polymer to shear while gel formation takes place), and (ii) a second (suspended) phase suspended therein.

Abstract: Disclosed is a hair conditioning composition comprising: (1) a non-volatile silicone compound which has a molecular weight of from about 100,000 to about 1,500,000 and has a viscosity of from about 500,000 to about 50,000,000 mpa·s; (2) a volatile compound selected from the group consisting of an isoparaffin hydrocarbon having a boiling point of from about 60 to about 260° C., a volatile silicone compound having from 2 to 7 silicon atoms, and mixtures thereof; and (3) a frizz control agent selected from the group consisting of (i), (ii), and (iii): (i) PEG-modified glycerides; (ii) PEG-modified glyceryl fatty acid esters; and (iii) mixtures thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed is a hair styling composition which includes a vinyl copolymer and a nonaqueous solvent. Another disclosed hair styling composition contains a vinyl copolymer, a nonaqueous solvent, a urethane copolymer, a polyester and optionally a second nonaqueous solvent. Film formers and other additives may be included in the composition. The compositions are applied to the hair. Heat may be used in connection with the application. A method of making the compositions by adding copolymers one at a time and stirring until clear mixtures are obtained after each addition is disclosed.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition for topical use containing at least one oxidation-sensitive hydrophilic active principle and at least one maleic anhydride copolymer, comprising one or more maleic anhydride comonomers and one or more comonomers selected from the group consisting of vinyl acetate, vinyl alcohol, vinylpyrrolidone, olefins containing from 2 to 20 carbon atoms, and styrene, in a physiologically acceptable medium containing an aqueous phase.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a composition, especially for preventing and/or treating cutaneous signs of intrinsic ageing, the composition containing at least one oxidation-sensitive hydrophilic active principle selected from the group consisting of ascorbic acid and its compounds and at least one maleic anhydride copolymer.

Abstract: Cosmetic or dermatological water-in-oil emulsions, comprising

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium containing a fatty phase, a polymer with a weight-average molecular mass of less than 100 000 and in particular ranging from 1 000 to 30 000, comprising a) a polymer skeleton containing hydrocarbon-based repeating units containing at least one hetero atom, and optionally b) pendent fatty chains and/or terminal fatty chains, which may be functionalized, containing from 6 to 120 carbon atoms and being linked to these units, and fibres.

Abstract: A reshapable hair styling composition comprising at least one acrylic copolymer comprising: (a) units derived from at least one monomer chosen from (meth)acrylate esters of C4 to C18 straight and branched chain alkyl alcohols, (b) units derived from at least one monomer chosen from (meth)acrylate esters of saturated and unsaturated cyclic alcohols containing 6 to 20 carbon atoms, (c) optionally units derived from at least one monomer chosen from hydrophilic monomers, and (d) optionally units derived from at least one monomer other than (a), (b), and (c) monomers, wherein said composition provides a reshapable effect.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to a process of conditioning hair in which a cosmetic composition is applied to the hair, which composition contains a polymer formed by (i) the free-radically initiated copolymerization of monomer mixtures of (a) from 1 to 99.99% by weight of a cationic monomer or quaternizable monomer, (b) from 0 to 98.99% by weight of a water-soluble monomer, (c) from 0 to 50% by weight of a further free-radically copolymerizable monomer, and (d) from 0.01 to 10% by weight of a bifunctional or polyfunctional, free-radical copolymerizable monomer, and (ii) subsequent quaternization of the polymer if the monomer (a) is a non-quaternized monomer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to self-emulsifying formulations based on an active ingredient component and a formulation base with a lipid component and with a binder component and to the use of this formulation as dosage form in the life science sector. The invention also describes a process for producing self-emulsifying formulations by mixing the formulation components to form a plastic mixture and, where appropriate, to manufacture the formulations as dosage form advantageously by use of melt extrusion. The formulations spontaneously form emulsions in water or aqueous media.

Abstract: A stable, aqueous cationic hydrogel of, by weight, 1-50% of a crosslinked cationic copolymer of 5-95% vinylpyrrolidone (VP) and 5-95% 3-dimethylaminopropyl(meth)acrylamide (DMAPMA) monomers, a crosslinking agent in an amount of 0.05-1% of said monomers, and water is described. The hydrogel has a pH of about 10 and a Brookfield viscosity of about 650 (Model DV-II+, RV spindle #3, speed 10 rpm); it can increase its viscosity by up to 40× at a pH of 3-9 and absorb up to 200× its weight of water. The hydrogel also can effectively condition hair even in the presence of an anionic surfactant.

Abstract: Cosmetic or personal care compositions, such as for styling hair, comprise a thermoplastic elastomer which is a block copolymer comprising a core polymer having a backbone comprising at least a proportion of C—C bonds and two or more flanking polymers. Each flanking polymer is covalently bound to an end of the core polymer and the core polymer and/or at least one of the flanking polymers is a copolymer derived from two or more monomers. The compositions comprise a cosmetically acceptable diluent or carrier.

Abstract: The hairstyling gel is formulated on an alcoholic, substantially water-free basis and contains a combination of an alcohol-soluble, film-forming and hair-fixing polymer, a gel-former, which is in a position to thicken a liquid alcohol, and more than 30 percent by weight of a C1- to C4-alcohol.

Abstract: A cosmetic or dermatological film-forming composition comprising a liquid fatty phase, including at least one volatile hydrocarbon oil, and a film-forming polymer in said liquid fatty phase, characterized in that it comprises at least one polyolefin wax resulting from the polymerization of alpha-olefins having at least 10 carbon atoms, said wax having a melting point ranging from 50 to 80° C. The invention includes the use of such a composition, especially for producing a water-resistant film exhibiting good hold with regard to rubbing, to tears, to perspiration or to sebum.

Abstract: A hair treating agent comprising: a resin and a diluent, the resin (T) providing a resin film having a tan &dgr; of 0.3 or less and having a 100% modulus of 8 to 40 kgf/cm2 as measured after being conditioned at 30° C. and 80%RH, and being at least one resin selected from the group consisting of vinyl resins, polyester resins, polyamide resins, silicone resins, cationic urethane resins, ampholytic urethane resins and nonionic urethane resins. The treating agent is excellent in setting property and washing removability when utilized as a hair fixative, and excellent in conditioning effect when utilized as a shampoo, rinse and hair dye.

Abstract: The use of polymers obtainable by free-radical polymerization of

Abstract: The solid, form-stable gel for hair treatment contains an aqueous or aqueous-alcoholic base; from 0.5 to less than 2 percent by weight of a carrageenan or a mixture of carrageenans and at least one carrageenan-amount-reducing additive selected from the group consisting of hair fixing polymers, amphiphilic associative thickeners, monoalcohols with 1 to 5 carbon atoms and polyalcohols with 2 to 5 carbon atoms. The carrageenan or mixture of carrageenans and the at least one additive are contained in the gel in respective amounts so that the gel is solid and form-stable, i.e. has a resistance of at least 0.15 N to a compressive force applied at 2000 and 65% relative humidity by means of an 8 mm diameter cylindrical piston that is depressed at a rate of 0.5 mm/s until a compression depth of 1 mm is reached after which the piston is removed at a rate of 0.5 mm/s.

Abstract: The invention concerns cosmetic compositions containing, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, as thickening system: (A) at least a non-ionic associative polyurethane and (B) at least a non-ionic polymer comprising at least a fatty chain.

Abstract: Polymer comprising water-soluble units and units with an LCST, and aqueous composition comprising it.

Abstract: The invention relates to a styling composition comprising, in a physiologically acceptable liquid medium, the combination of at least one film-forming fixing polymer and of at least one crystalline hot-melt polymer which is soluble in the said medium and which has a crystalline melting temperature, measured by differential scanning calorimetry, of between 30° C. and 80° C., and to a process for the thermal remodelling of the hair using this composition.

Abstract: A hair treatment product and method for imparting volume to a hairdo or for strengthening the hair shafts of the hairdo is provided. The hair treatment product is a pressure-resistant aerosol container containing a composition, which forms fast-breaking foam on a section of the hairdo including the hair shafts by means of a spraying head having a comparatively narrow spraying angle. The composition in the aerosol container includes at least 60 percent by weight of water; from 1 to 30 percent by weight of C1- to C5-monovalent alcohol as a foam-breaking agent; from 0.01 to 5 percent by weight of a foam-forming surfactant; from 0.1 to 20 percent by weight of at least one hair-fixing polymer; and an aerosol propellant.

Abstract: The product for hair treatment includes a transparent pressure-resistant aerosol container and a device for making foam from an effective-ingredient containing composition contained in the aerosol container. The effective-ingredient containing composition contained in the transparent aerosol container has two clearly distinguishable liquid phases with a sharply distinct phase boundary. The two liquid phases consist of a hydrophilic phase and a hydrophobic phase. The hydrophilic phase includes water or a solvent system containing water and a water-soluble organic solvent, at least one cationic or cationically-active hair care ingredient and at least one organic or inorganic salt. The hydrophobic phase contains a water-insoluble, liquefied propellant gas and at least one water-insoluble, hydrophobic, oily or fatty substance dissolved in the liquefied propellant gas.

Abstract: An aqueous hair stying composition comprises: (i) from 0.1% to 40%, by weight based on total weight, of oily or fatty material, the oily or fatty material including at least one material selected from hydrocarbon oils and glyceride fatty esters. (ii) from 0.1% to 10%, by weight based on total weight, of a hair styling polymer; (iii) from 0% to 30%, by weight based on total weight, of an aerosol propellant; and (iv) from 0% to 5%, by weight based on total weight, of a surfactant. The compositions have improved strength and durability of hair hold and superior sensory feel.

Abstract: Hair care compositions comprise a water-soluble polyalkylene glycol having a number average molecular weight of from about 200 to about 900 and from about 4 to about 18 repeating alkylene oxide radicals, wherein each of the repeating alkylene oxide radicals has from 2 to 6 carbon atoms; a film forming polymer is soluble in the polyalkylene glycol, wherein the weight ratio of the polyalkylene glycol to the film forming polymer ranges from about 5:1 to about 50:1; and a liquid carrier. The hair care compositions optionally further comprise a non-volatile silicone with a molecular weight greater than about 40,000 daltons.

Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous hair-treatment compositions comprising one or more quaternary ammonium compounds which are sparingly soluble in water and which contain at least one long-chain alkyl or alkenyl group having at least 18 carbon atoms, one or more water-soluble quaternary ammonium compounds, one or more nonionic, amphoteric and/or zwitterionic solubility promoters and optionally one or more thickeners. The compositions according to the invention are distinguished by a clear and translucent appearance. In particular, the compositions are hair cures and hair rinses.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hair treatment preparation and a method of use thereof. The hair treatment preparation is in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion and is preferably used for reducing split ends. The hair treatment preparation contains a lipid soluble ester alcohol or ester polyol and a water-soluble compound selected from panthenol, a panthenol derivative, nicotinic acid amide, a sugar, polyvinyl pyrrolidine or mixtures thereof.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a low VOC, non-aerosol, polyacrylic acid containing hair cosmetic compositions which contain stabilized starches, particularly those derivatized by alkylene oxides, about 01.-0.0% polyacrylic acid, up to about 15% solvent, and water. The derivatized starch may be hydrolyzed, particularly enzymatically hydrolyzed by at least one endo-enzyme. In addition, the starch may be cationically modified with a low degree of substitution. Use of such starches is novel and advantageous in that they are compatible with polyacrylic acid, providing a clear, solution with a stable viscosity. Further, the resultant composition provides a clear film which is not tacky, good stiffness, and improved humidity resistance.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of nanoscale polymers having a particle diameter ranging from 10-500 nm in the production of surface active preparations.

Abstract: The present invention relates to water or alcohol soluble or dispersible silicone grafted thermoplastic elastomeric copolymers and to cosmetic and pharmaceutical compositions containing these copolymers. This invention especially relates to copolymers useful for hair styling purposes, and to hair styling compositions containing these copolymers. This invention further relates to copolymers useful for providing cosmetic and pharmaceutical compositions for topical application to the skin. These topical skin care compositions are useful for delivering and/or transdermally transporting active ingredients to or thorugh the skin.

Abstract: A tropical composition is provided. The topical composition can be prepared by diluting a topical composition precursor with water and adding additional components, if desired. The topical composition precursor can be prepared by melt processing a hydrophobic polymer composition that includes repeating pyrrolidone/alkylene groups wherein the alkylene groups contain at least 10 carbon atoms, and a hydrophilic polymer composition including repeating carboxylic groups and/or repeating hydroxyl groups. A topical composition precursor and methods for manufacturing and using a topical composition are provided by the invention.

Abstract: A solid composition for topical application comprising, in an aqueous phase, a gelling system comprising (i) gellan gum, (ii) at least one other hydrocolloid chosen from the group formed by xanthan gum, carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, methylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, agar-agar, carrageenans, alginates, carob gum, guar gum, gum arabic, karaya gum, gum tragacanth, ghatti gum, pectins, gelatin, caseinates and hydroxypropylguar, and (iii) at least one amphiphilic polymer comprising at least one fatty chain and at least one hydrophilic unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cosmetic compositions having improved application benefits to keratinous tissue and keratinous fibers wherein said compositions have improved application benefits, while avoiding the negatives associated with compositions currently known in the art. The cosmetic compositions comprise a phospholipid, a PVP copolymer and a water insoluble latex and provide hair fiber thickening, separation, detangling combined with long wear. Applicants have also found that the compositions disclosed herein are also useful for other cosmetic applications that relate to keratinous tissues like skin, e.g., lipsticks, foundations, mascaras, eyeliners, lipliners, eyeshadows, rouges, etc., where it is desirable to provide a smooth application of a long wearing, film-forming cosmetic product.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel detergent compositions, in particular hair compositions, containing in a cosmetically acceptable medium, a washing base, at least one cationic polymer and at least one anionic polycondensate containing at least one polyurethane and/or polyurea sequence, the polycondensate being water-soluble.

Abstract: Compositions, optionally heat-activated, methods and kits for durable non-permanent shaping of at least one keratinous fiber or for durable retention of a non-permanent shape of at least one keratinous fiber comprising applying to keratinous fibers a composition comprising at least one compound chosen from C3 to C5 monosaccharides, and heating the keratinous fibers.

Abstract: An aerosol device comprising a container containing an aerosol composition, comprising, on the one hand, a liquid phase (or fluid) containing at least one fixing material in a suitable solvent and, on the other hand, a propellant, and a means for distributing the aerosol composition, the fixing material having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of greater than or equal to 40° C., the fixing material comprising at least one polymer containing vinyllactam units, and the device being suitable for obtaining a wetting power of greater than or equal to 40 mg/s. The invention also relates to a process for treating keratin fibres, in which a composition comprising a fixing material having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of greater than or equal to 40° C., this fixing material comprising at least one polymer containing vinyllactam units, is applied to the fibres by means of a suitable device in order to obtain a wetting power of greater than or equal to 40 mg/s.

Abstract: The invention concerns a cosmetic or dermatological composition comprising at least a superabsorbent (co)polymer. The resulting composition exhibits remarkable skin cleansing scrub activity and has no abrasive effect.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cosmetic or dermatological composition for treating keratin substances, in particular human hair, comprising a grafted silicone polymer with a non-silicone organic skeleton with at least one monomer containing at least one polysiloxane and at least one crosslinked or non-crosslinked thickening polymer or copolymer of methacrylamide or a methacrylamide derivative.

Abstract: Compositions, optionally heat-activated, methods and kits for durable non-permanent shaping of at least one keratinous fiber or for durable retention of a non-permanent shape of at least one keratinous fiber comprising applying to keratinous fibers a composition comprising at least one compound chosen from C3 to C5 monosaccharides substituted with at least one C1 to C22 carbon chain, and heating the keratinous fibers.

Abstract: The invention relates to surfactant-free cosmetic, dermatological and pharmaceutical compositions, comprising at least one copolymer consisting essentially of

Abstract: The invention relates to a cosmetic composition for coating keratin fibers, comprising a cationic polymer, an anionic polymer and an aqueous polyurethane dispersion. The invention also relates to a process for coating keratin fibers which consists in applying the composition to the keratin fibers. The composition leads rapidly to a uniform make-up result which has good properties of coating, lengthening and curling the eyelashes, as well as good staying power.

Abstract: Hair treatment compositions in the form of pump sprays and pump foams that are free from propellant gases comprise at least one cationic and at least one anionic polymer having methacrylic and ethyl units.

Abstract: Combinations of polymer compounds and hair treatment compositions containing them are described, which have improved film-forming properties and improved hair-fixing properties, particularly increased elasticity of the polymer film or the treated hair. The polymer compound combinations include at least one terpolymer of vinyl pyrrolidone, vinyl caprolactam and basic acryl amide monomer and at least one anionic or anionizable polymer with anionic or anionizable groups.

Abstract: Cosmetic composition, in particular one for making up the eyes, comprising: (a) at least one aqueous phase comprising at least one film-forming polymer, (b) at least one fatty phase comprising at least one wax, and (c) at least one silicone selected from the group consisting of: (i) oxyalkylenated silicones, and (ii) linear polysiloxane-polyoxyalkylene block copolymers.