Abstract: Combined washing and bleaching of fabrics is accomplished by use of a composition comprising surfactant and a photoactivator. The surfactant is anionic, nonionic, semi-polar, ampholytic, or zwitterionic in nature. The photoactivator is a porphine or a mono-, di-, tri-, or tetra-aza porphine, solubilized with anionic, nonionic and/or cationic substituent groups, and metal free or metallated with Zn(II), Ca(II), Cd(II), Mg(II), Sc(III), Al(III) or Sn(IV).

Abstract: Combined washing and bleaching of cotton fabrics is accomplished by use of a composition comprising surfactant and a photoactivator. The surfactant is anionic, nonionic, semi-polar, ampholytic, or zwitterionic in nature. The photoactivator is a sulfonated porphine or mono-, di- or tri-aza porphine; metal free or metallated with Zn(II), Ca(II), Cd(II), Mg(II), Sc(III), Al(III) or Sn(IV).

Abstract: Improved fabric bleaching and stain removal are achieved by use of a composition comprising a photoactivator and a cationic substance. The photoactivator is a porphine or a mono-, di-, tri-, or tetra-aza porphine, solubilized with anionic, nonionic and/or cationic substitutent groups, and metal free or metallated with Zn(II), Ca(II), Cd(II), Mg(II), Sc(III), Al(III) or Sn(IV). The cationic substance is preferably one that, in a laundry bath, itself performs a desired function such as acting as fabric softener, electrostatic control agent, surfactant, or germicide.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for bleaching washed textiles in the tumbler of a mechanical laundry drier with an aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide in an amount such that the residual moisture adhering to the textile material before drying contains 0.05 to 1 gm/liter of hydrogen peroxide, the drying being conducted so that the moist textile material assumes a temperature of at least 50.degree. C., preferably 55.degree. C. to 80.degree. C., for a period of at least 10 to 60 minutes. An addition of quaternary ammonium salts improves the bleach result and the softness of the textile material. An addition of a powdered bleaching activator of the N-acyl type also improves the bleach results.

Abstract: Combined washing and bleaching of fabrics is accomplished by use of a composition comprising a mixture of surfactant, peroxy bleach, and porphine bleach. The surfactant is anionic, nonionic, semi-polar, ampholytic, zwitterionic, or cationic in nature. The peroxy bleach is inorganic or organic. The porphine bleach is a porphine or a mono-, di-, tri-, or tetra-aza porphine, solubilized with anionic, nonionic and/or cationic substituent groups, and metal free or metallated with Zn(II), Cd(II), Mg(II), Ca(II), Al(III), Sc(III) or Sn(IV).

Abstract: The discoloration of polyvinyl chloride that usually occurs when a slurry containing this polymer is heated at a temperature above 70.degree. C. to reduce its monomer content to less than 10 ppm is minimized or prevented by carrying out the heating step in the presence of an oxidizing agent.

Abstract: Granular peroxygen bleaching and laundering compositions containing a percarbonate as a source of available oxygen are stabilized by the addition of from 0.1 to 2.0 percent of a particulate siliceous matter such as amorphous silica. To prevent caking and promote flowability of the compositions, from 0.05 to 1.0 percent corn starch, diethyl phthalate or mixtures thereof is included.

Abstract: Sequenced oligomer surfactant has the formula: P--O----C.sub.2 H.sub.3 (CH.sub.2 B)O--.sub.n' [C.sub.2 H.sub.3 (CH.sub.2 A)O].sub.m --C.sub.2 H.sub.3 C.sub.2 B)O].sub.n Q wherein one of P and Q represents hydrogen and the other represents alkyl having 1-20 carbon atoms; A represents R--CH.sub.2 -- or R'--O-- wherein R is alkyl having 4-16 carbon atoms and R' is alkyl having 4-20 carbon atoms; B is selected from OH, R.sub.1 R.sub.2 N, R.sub.1 R.sub.2 N.fwdarw.O, R.sub.1 R.sub.2 N--O.sup..sym. HV.sup..crclbar., R.sub.1 R.sub.2 N.sup..sym. HV.sup..crclbar., R.sub.1 R.sub.2 R.sub.3 N.sup..sym. Z.sup..crclbar. and R.sub.4 S.fwdarw.(O)a, wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 represent alkyl or hydroxyalkyl, R.sub.3 is methyl or ethyl, R.sub.4 is alkyl, hydroxyalkyl or dihydroxyalkyl, Z.sup..crclbar. is an anion selected from HSO.sub.3.sup..crclbar., CH.sub.3 SO.sub.3.sup..crclbar., CH.sub.3 SO.sub.4.sup. .crclbar. and CH.sub.3 --C.sub.6 H.sub.4 --SO.sub.3.sup..crclbar., R.sub.1 R.sub.2 N.sup..sym. HV.sup..crclbar. and R.sub.

Abstract: A hair dyeing composition comprising a metal salt and a sulfur-containing reducing compound is described. In the composition, the metal salt is a water-soluble bismuth salt of an alpha-hydroxy, mono-carboxylic acid.

Abstract: A composition suitable for dyeing keratin fibres, especially human hair, is provided comprising a direct dyestuff and, as a levelling agent, a 2,5-dihydroxyphenylcarboxylic acid or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A composition for dyeing human hair, in which a dispersion dye, preferably of the azo or anthraquinone type, is dispersed in an emulsified aqueous mixture comprising a paraffin component and a thickening agent component and adjusted to a pH not higher than 8 by addition of acid. The thickening agent component comprises fatty alcohols such as lauryl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, cetyl-stearyl alcohol or mixtures thereof, fatty acid esters such as isopropyl alcohol and a mixture of fatty acid mono- and diglycerides. The desired viscosity is imparted to the composition by adjusting the proportion of the paraffin component relative to the thickening agent component. An emulsifying agent, such as high-ethoxylated polyglycol ethers and diethanolamine phosphates may be added to create an emulsion of desired viscosity and permanence.

Abstract: A new class of water soluble cationic dyes especially useful in the rapid dyeing of hair prepared by the covalent reaction of visibly colored optical chromophores with selected polymeric backbones containing at least one primary, secondary, or tertiary amino group per repeating unit.

Abstract: Hair coloring formulations in the form of suspensions, lotions, or creams based upon a combination of water-soluble copper salts, water-soluble iron salts and finely divided sulfur are described. No toxic lead salts are used. Hair coloring formulations which contain copper cystine or zinc cystine and finely divided sulfur are also described. These formulations are particularly useful for the gradual coloring of gray hair.

Abstract: A process of removing soil and/or stains from fabrics by immersing the fabrics in a peroxygen bleach bath containing as a peroxygen activator, an anhydride of a carboxylic acid with a sulfonic acid selected from the formulae consisting ofR.sub.1 --(SO.sub.2 OC(O)--R.sub.2).sub.n and (R.sub.1 --SO.sub.2 OC(O)).sub.n R.sub.2wherein n is an integer of 1 to 3; each of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2, which may be alike or different, is selected from the class consisting of a 1 to 3 valent hydrocarbon radical derived from an alkane of 1 to 16 carbon atoms, a cycloalkane of 3 to 7 carbon atoms and an arene of 6 to 12 aromatic carbon atoms while taken together R.sub.1 and R.sub.

Abstract: A dye composition for keratinic fiber and particularly living human hair comprises an admixture of one or more diphenylamines whose corresponding indoamine has an oxidation-reduction potential between -450 and -350 mv and a polyhydroxybenzene having an oxidation-reduction potential between -600 and -300 mv and having the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents hydroxy or ##STR2## wherein R.sub.3 represents hydrogen or alkyl, and R.sub.2 represents hydrogen, or NH.sub.2 when R.sub.1 represents NH.sub.2, said diphenylamine and polyhydroxybenzene being present in an amount such that the ratio of the total number of moles of diphenylamine to the number of moles of polyhydroxybenzene is between 2 and 7.

Abstract: A process of removing soil and/or stains from fabrics by immersing the fabrics in peroxygen bleach bath containing as a peroxygen activator a sulfonic anhydride of the formula:R.sub.1 SO.sub.2 OSO.sub.2 R.sub.2wherein each of R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 is selected from the class consisting of an alkyl radical of 1 to 18 carbon atoms; a cycloalkyl radical of 3 to 7 carbon atoms; a phenyl radical; a naphthyl radical and a heterocyclic radical having 1 ring or 2 fused rings, said ring or rings containing 5 to 6 members of which 1 to 2 are heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur, it being understood that R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 can be identical or different except where they are phenyl or naphthyl in which case R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are always different. Also described are dry blend compositions containing the bleach bath components.

Abstract: An aqueous hair dye preparation comprising an oxidation dyestuff combination of a developer component consisting of a tetraaminopyrimidine derivative or a water-soluble acid addition salt thereof and a coupler component consisting of a monohydroxyindazole compound, as well as a process for dyeing hair by utilizing this oxidation dyestuff combination.

Abstract: Described is a process for dyeing keratin-containing material, namely human hair, with developing dyes by applying, successively in any desired sequence or simultaneously, to the keratin-containing material to be dyed, diazo salts and coupling components, and coupling these together, which process is characterized in that thereis used as coupling component an acetoacetic acid arylamide of the formula (1), (2) or (3) ##STR1## wherein X, Y and Z independently of one another each represent hydrogen, a straight-chain or branched-chain alkyl or alkoxy group having 1-4 C atoms, or a halogen atom.

Abstract: Disclosed is a textile finishing process in which there is employed, as pH regulator, a compound or mixture of compounds of formula I, ##STR1## in which N IS 0 OR 1,P is 0 or an integer from 1 to 6,Q is 2 or 3,X is a halogen,Each ofY and Z, independently, is hydrogen or halogen, andA is hydrogen, phenyl, C.sub.1-12 alkyl, or a radical of formula (a), (b) or (c), ##STR2## WHERE R IS 1 TO 4,S is 0 or an integer from 1 to 4,X, y z and n are as defined above,With the proviso that p is other than 0 when A is hydrogen or a radical of formula (c).

Abstract: This specification is concerned with a hair colorant composition in which the dyestuffs are basic dyes. The composition is made high foaming by the incorporation of an anionic:cationic detergent complex. A typical example of such a composition has the following formulation:______________________________________ % by weight ______________________________________ Basic dyestuff 2.8 Potassium laurate 2.3 Lauryl trimethyl ammonium 5.4 bromide Targitol NP 35 (a nonionic 6.0 surfactant) Isopropanol 10.0 Thickener 3.2 Water to 100 ______________________________________Such a composition when formulated as described has been found to give high foaming with good intensity dyeing even in the darker shades, even dyeing and good coverage of hair containing as much as 15 to 25% grey.

Abstract: Described is a process for dyeing keratin-containing material with developing dyes by applying diazo salts and coupling components successively, in any desired sequence, to the material to be dyed, and coupling them with each other, characterized in that there are used as coupling components specific derivatives of hydroxypyridine or pyridone.

Abstract: Described is a process for dyeing keratin-containing material with developing dyes by applying, successively in any desired sequence or simultaneously, to the keratin-containing material to be dyed, diazo salts and coupling components, and coupling these together, which process is characterized in that there are used coupling components of the formula ##STR1## wherein R represents an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group.

Abstract: Compositions for dyeing human hair contain in an aqueous or hydroalcoholic solution an azo derivative of pyridine N-oxide as a hair dye present in amounts of 0.001-1 weight percent of said composition which has a pH ranging from 3-9.5. Certain of said azo derivatives of pyridine N-oxide are new compounds.

Abstract: Dyes for application to hair to impart rich color nuances thereto, include diazamerocyanines, the mesomeric forms thereof and the salts thereof, of the formulaA.dbd.N--N.dbd.

Abstract: Compositions for dyeing keratin fibres are provided based on a novel para-phenylenediamine oxidative dye which has the formula: ##STR1## in which R represents hydrogen, chlorine or methyl or a salt thereof.

Abstract: Skin darkening compositions are made by dissolving cuprous chloride and either benzyl alcohol or 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid in an aqueous dermatologic base.

Abstract: A process of removing soil and/or stains from fabrics by immersing the fabrics in a peroxygen bleach bath containing as a peroxygen activator an oxybis(diacyloxyborane) of the formula: ##STR1## wherein the acyloxy is derived from a carboxylic acid selected from the class consisting of saturated aliphatic carboxylic acids of 1 to 18 carbon atoms and aromatic carboxylic acids of the benzene and naphthalene series. Also described are dry blend compositions containing the bleach bath components.

Abstract: Contacting damp fabrics with a dry, activated bleaching composition in an automatic dryer results in improved bleaching and stain removal over dry bleaching compositions employed in an aqueous laundering bath.

Abstract: Oxidizable developer-coupler combinations wherein the coupler is a water-soluble polyhalogen 3-aminophenol are stable in the absence of free oxygen and chemical oxidizing agents. They provide hair dyeings of specially desirable shades. The dyeings are color fast, wash-fast, thermostable, and non-toxic. The combinations can be applied in customary vehicles. Their dyeing properties are developed by air oxidation, by peroxides, or by both at an acid, neutral or alkaline pH.

Abstract: A toner and imaging system wherein the utilized toner is composed of a permanent colorant of the final color desired and additionally contains heat sensitive dye that darkens the color of the toner so that it more efficiently absorbs heat during flash fusing but then decomposes, becoming colorless, to leave an image the color of the permanent colorant.

Abstract: Chemical compounds of the formula: ##STR1## in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 can be identical or different and represent hydrogen or alkyl having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms. The compounds are used in hair dyeing, and a process for their preparation is disclosed.

Abstract: A composition for coloring hair comprising a liquid vehicle, an oxidizing agent and at least one di-long chain aliphatic hydrocarbon quaternary amine compound and a method for coloring hair using this composition.

Abstract: An improved arrangement and method for bleaching textile goods is provided wherein a J-box is employed for storing the goods transiently for the bleach while allowing the travel of the stored goods to shut down whenever desired while leaving the goods in place without damage.

Abstract: Human air is dyed in successive treatments at selected intervals with oxidation colors (aromatic primary amines and aminophenols) admixed in each treatment with an oxidizing agent (H.sub.2 O.sub.2 or a derivative thereof) -- the quantity of oxidation colorant applied in each treatment being substantially the same and the quantity of oxidizing agent being increased from the first to the last treatment to effect a gradual increase in depth of shade -- the mixture being allowed to remain on the hair for substantially the same tine in each treatment, followed by removal by rinsing.

Abstract: Dyestuffs of the oxidizable developer-coupler type wherein the developer is a novel 4,7-diaminoindazole of the formula: ##STR1## wherein one of the R's represents C.sub.1-4 alkyl and the other R represents a substitutent selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1-4 alkyl and H (and the water-soluble salts thereof) are very satisfactory for coloring hair. They are readily oxidized by atmospheric oxygen at room temperature without a catalyst, and they provide intense, bright, and fast dyeings in a short time. They are applied in conventional manner from aqueous medium.

Abstract: A process for permanently dyeing keratinous fibers with halotriazinyl reactive dyes wherein good leveling and uptake is attained. More particularly, a process for dyeing human hair comprising subjecting the fibers to sequential treatment of first applying to the fibers a halotriazinyl reactive dye at a pH of from about 4 to 6.5 and then allowing the dye to bond with the fibers at a pH of about 8 to 8.5.

Abstract: The dye coupling compounds 2-carbamylmethylamino-4-hydroxy toluene and 2-diethylcarbamylmethylamino-4-hydroxy toluene.

Abstract: This invention relates to a product of manufacture comprising a stabilized composition of between about 0.05 and about 15 weight percent of a normally liquid, branched chain dodecyl isomeric mixture of dodecyl-hydroxyphenyl benzotriazole in combination with a heat or light sensitive material, such as a cosmetic preparation, a sunscreening lotion, a polymeric material, a paint, varnish, pigment or dye; and to the method of producing said product.

Abstract: Couplers responding to the formula ##STR1## in which formula R.sub.1 represents an alkyl radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and n is a number having for value 2 or 3.These couplers are particularly adapted for use in dyeing compositions containing paraphenylenediamines responding to the general formula ##STR2## or salts of the corresponding acids; formula in which R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are identical or different and represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical having 1 to 2 carbon atoms or an alkoxy radical having 1 to 2 carbon atoms, R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 are identical or different and represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl radical, hydroxyalkyl, alkoxyalkyl in which the alkoxy group comprises 1 to 2 carbon atoms, carbamylalkyl, mesylaminoalkyl, acetylaminoalkyl, ureidoaminoalkyl, carbethoxyaminoalkyl, the alkyl groups in R.sub.4 and R.sub.5 having 1 to 3 atoms of carbon, with the reservation that R.sub.1 or R.sub.

Abstract: A method of coloring hair which consists of parting the hair in a manner so as to define a plurality of individual hair sectors on the subject's scalp, all of the hair in each sector extending from the scalp outwardly in generally the same direction toward a peripheral edge. A commercially available hairdresser's tape is applied to the subject's scalp along all of the part lines and a double-side adhesive tape is applied over the hairdresser's tape. One or more discrete hair tress segments are wrapped in generally rectangular pieces of a suitable liquid impervious sheet material along with a hair coloring solution. Each of the packets of hair so formed is placed in a spanning relation to two adjacent pieces of the double-side adhesive tape and the opposed end portions thereof are put in contact with the outer, exposed adhesive side of the two pieces of tape.

Abstract: A method of treating hair on the head to reduce the time required for the drying thereof when wet comprising applying to the hair a polymer derived from an (N-alkyl perfluoroalkanesulphonamido)-ethyl acrylate or methacrylate monomer.

Abstract: Diphenylamine of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.4 each independently represent a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, amino, lower alkyl amino, acylamino, lower carbamylalkyl amino, lower hydroxyalkyl amino, lower carbalkoxy amino and ureido;R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 each independently represent a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, acylamino and ureido;R.sub.5 represents a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl and lower alkoxy;R.sub.6 represents a member selected from the group consisting of lower hydroxyalkyl, lower amino alkyl, lower acylamino alkyl, lower mesylamino alkyl, lower carbamylalkyl, lower sulfoalkyl, lower piperidinoalkyl, lower morpholinoalkyl, lower mono alkyl lower amino alkyl and lower dialkyl lower amino alkyl; andR.sub.

Abstract: Hydroxy higher alkyl morpholine oxides, and formulations containing the same. The compounds have many beneficial effects in detergent and cosmetic compositions, particularly desirable for application to the skin and for modification of foaming power of detergent compositions.

Abstract: Indoaniline of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, halogen, alkyl or alkoxy;R.sub.2 represents alkyl, hydroxyalkyl, carbamylalkyl, piperidinoalkyl, morpholinoalkyl, sulfoalkyl, dialkylaminoalkyl, acylaminoalkyl, (preferably acetylaminoalkyl or benzoylaminoalkyl) and mesylaminoalkyl;R.sub.3 represents hydroxyalkyl, carbamylalkyl, piperidinoalkyl, morpholinoalkyl, sulfoalkyl, dialkylaminoalkyl, acylaminoalkyl, (preferably acetylaminoalkyl or benzoylaminoalkyl), mesylaminoalkyl; or R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 together form with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached a heterocycle selected from piperidino or morpholino;R.sub.4, r.sub.5 and R.sub.6 each independently represents hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, acylamino, ureido or carbalkoxyamino, and R.sub.5 can also represent amino, alkylamino, hydroxyalkylamino or carbamylalkylamino. The alkyl and alkoxy groups above can contain from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and the acyl group can contain from 2 to 7 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Water-soluble substituted and unsubstituted triamino C.sub.1-4 -alkoxy pyrimidines are effective dyes for hair when oxidized in conjunction with a coupling agent. The oxidation can be performed at alkaline pH at room temperature, with air, and provides long-lasting and light-fast dyeings over a broad color range.

Abstract: A dye composition for keratinic fibers comprises an aqueous alcoholic solution of an indoaniline selected from (a) one having the formula ##STR1## wherein Z is selected from amino, acetylamino and hydroxy; R.sub.5, R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 each independently are selected from hydrogen, lower alkyl having 1-6 carbon atoms and lower alkoxy having 1-6 carbon atoms; R.sub.8 is selected from hydrogen, lower alkyl having 1-6 carbon atoms and together with R.sub.5 and the nitrogen atom to which R.sub.8 is attached form dihydro-paroxazine; and R.sub.9 is selected from hydrogen, lower alkyl having 1-6 carbon atoms and together with R.sub.6 and the nitrogen atom to which R.sub.9 is attached form dihydro-paroxazine, with the proviso that at least two of R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7, R.sub.8 and R.sub.9 are other than hydrogen when Z is NH.sub.2 and that only one of R.sub.8 and R.sub.9 form dihydro-paroxazine; (b) an acid salt of said indoaniline in (a); and (c) a double chloride of zinc and said indoaniline in (a).

Abstract: Water-soluble substituted and unsubstituted triamino pyrimidinones are effective dyes for hair when oxidized in conjunction with a coupling agent. The oxidation can be performed at an alkaline pH at room temperature with air, and provides long-lasting and light-fast dyeings over a broad color range.

Abstract: Novel pyridazine-2-oxide derivatives inclusive of 3-mercaptopyridazine-2-oxides, disulfides thereof, metal salts thereof, and 3-(2-oxopyridazinyl)isothiouronium compounds having particular utility as antimicrobial agents per se and in skin cleansing detergent compositions, shampoos, hair dressing and the like.

Abstract: Detergent compositions containing particular species of sulfonated zinc phthalocyanine were found to be unexpectedly effective bleach photoactivators for removing stains from textiles. These species are principally tri- and tetra-sulfonates, especially the latter, with minor amounts of di-sulfonates permitted.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a high speed process for bleaching greige cloth. The system involves bleaching of the cloth in roll form, in multiple roll batches, utilizing a forced circulation of high temperature liquid bleach at superatmospheric pressures. In the preferred system, a rack, containing a plurality of rolls of greige cloth, is loaded into a pressure vessel. The rack includes means for connecting the several rolls of cloth individually to separate pumps and heat exchangers. Bleaching liquid is pumped through heat exchangers, heated to a high temperature, and thus forced through the rolls. A preferred bleaching material is hydrogen peroxide, but other conventionally used liquid bleaches may also be used in the process. Although the bleach material is introduced into the cloth at a substantially elevated temperature, it is kept from vaporizing by maintaining the bleaching vessel under superatmospheric pressure.