Abstract: A method for permanently dyeing hair which comprises subjecting said hair to a number of treatments, having a set time interval between each two consecutive such treatments, wherein each treatment comprises steps a.) and b.) below: a.) contacting said hair, for a period of about 5 seconds to about 5 minutes with a recently made mixture of: part ai: oxidative dye intermediates in a shampoo base at alkaline pH and wherein part ai optionally has about 0.01 to about 5.0% of a conditioning agent; part aii: an oxidative compound in a shampoo base at acidic pH and wherein part ai optionally has about 0.01 to about 5.0% of a conditioning agent; with the proviso that at least one of part ai and part aii has about 0.01 to about 5.0% of a conditioning agent; b.) rinsing said mixture from said hair with water; and wherein said number of treatments is between about 2 to about 30; and wherein said set time interval between each two consecutive treatments is between about 8 hours and 30 days.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for printing hydrophobic fiber materials with disperse dyes, which comprises 1) dyeing or printing the fiber materials overall with a disperse dye, and 2) printing the fiber materials in areas with a printing paste, which comprises as component (A), at least one cationic assistant, as component (B), at least one polyethylene glycol, as component (C), at least one nonionogenic detergent and, optionally, as component (D), at least one disperse dye, it being possible for steps 1) and 2) to be carried out in any sequence and for step 2) to be carried out repeatedly without using any dye, or using different dyes, and, if necessary, drying the fiber material thus treated and then fixing the dye on the fiber material by heat treatment. The novel process affords multicolored prints having sharp contours and very good fastness to hot light.

Abstract: A process for making a hair colorant composition involving: (a) providing a phase inversion temperature emulsion or microemulsion containing: (i) an oil component; and (ii) an emusifier selected from the group consisting of an alkyl and/or alkenyl oligoglycoside, an anionic surfactant, an esterquat, a polyolpoly-12-hydroxystearate, a fatty alcohol, a fatty alcohol polyethylene glycol ether, and mixtures thereof; (b) providing a dye component; and (c) combining (a) and (b) at a temperature of from 15 to 25° C.

Abstract: A single composition for simultaneous coloring and highlighting hair to provide hair fibers having variations in tonality and hue, comprising, 1-10% inorganic persulfate, 1-20% hydrogen peroxide, 0.001-20% of at least one primary intermediate and, optionally, at least one coupler for the formation of oxidation dyes; and 0.01-20% of one or more surfactants; as well as a one step method for simultaneously color and highlighting hair to provide hair fibers having variations in tonality and hue comprising, combining, immediately prior to use, a powder composition comprised of at least one alkali metal or alkaline earth metal persulfate, an aqueous developer composition comprised of hydrogen peroxide; and an aqueous based colorant composition comprised of at least one primary intermediate and, optionally, at least one coupler for the formation of oxidation dyes; and applying the mixture to the hair for a period of time sufficient to cause coloration and highlighting of the hair.

Abstract: Fabric blends of inherently flame resistant fibers and flame resistant cellulosic fibers that contain a flame retardant. According to the method of production of these blends, the inherently flame resistant fibers can be dyed a full shade of color without depleting the flame retardant contained in the cellulosic fibers. In addition, the potential for laundering shrinkage of the inherently flame resistant fibers of the blends is reduced regardless of whether both, one of, or neither of the inherently flame resistant fibers and the flame resistant cellulosic fibers are dyed. Dyeing and/or shrinkage prevention of these blends is conducted at temperatures below 100° C., typically approximately between 70° C. and 100° C.

Abstract: Tea polyphenol obtained by the extraction from tea has an antibacterial effect. In methods for producing an antibacterial fiber by fixing the tea polyphenol to fiber, the object of the present invention is to provide a process for manufacturing an antibacterial fiber capable of exerting an excellent antibacterial performance without the use of metal chelates potentially causing metal allergy and environmental problems. In order to achieve the above object, the present invention manufactures an antibacterial fiber by a process comprising the steps of contacting fiber with or immersing fiber in an aqueous solution in which a cationic surfactant with a quaternary ammonium salt group, a water-soluble protein, and an alkaline compound are dissolved; and separating said fiber from the aqueous solution, to immerse the fiber in another aqueous solution containing tea polyphenol.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel 4-hydroxyindole derivatives comprising at least one cationic group Z, Z being selected from quaternized aliphatic chains, aliphatic chains containing at least one quaternized saturated ring, and aliphatic chains containing at least one quaternized unsaturated ring, to their use as a coupler for the oxidation dyeing of keratinous fibers, to the dyeing compositions comprising them, and to the methods of oxidation dyeing which employ them.

Abstract: An ink transfer sheet and method for using the same. The transfer sheet includes a backing layer, a release layer on the backing layer, and an ink receiving layer on the release layer. The ink receiving layer contains a quaternary ammonium salt thereon or impregnated therein. To use the transfer sheet, an ink containing an anionic coloring agent is applied to the ink receiving layer, preferably using thermal inkjet methods. Thereafter, the transfer sheet is positioned on a fabric substrate. Heat is applied to the sheet which causes the release layer and ink receiving layer to adhere to the substrate. The backing layer is then detached from the release layer leaving the release and ink receiving layers (with the printed image thereon) on the substrate. This process transfers the image to the fabric substrate, with the image being stabilized by interactions between the quaternary ammonium salt and anionic coloring agent.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for printing textile fibre materials by the ink-jet printing process, wherein the fibre materials are printed with an aqueous ink comprising at least one disperse dye, an anionic copolymer and/or a nonionic block polymer and/or a dispersant, and to the inks comprising these components.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel dibenzene oxidation bases containing at least one cationic group Z, Z being chosen from quaternized aliphatic chains, aliphatic chains containing at least one quaternized saturated ring and aliphatic chains containing at least one quaternized unsaturated ring, to their use for the oxidation dyeing of keratin fibres, to dye compositions containing them and to oxidation dyeing processes using them.

Abstract: A method of dyeing cellulosic fibers or fabrics using pre-metallized acid dye by pretreating the fabric with a cationic agent having a plurality of cationic centers and optionally after treating the dyed material with a cationic polymer is disclosed. The cationic polymer is desirably a polyquaternary amine material especially a poly(DADMAC) or polyvinylpyridine. Material dyed by the method has a “washed out” appearance similar to fabrics dyed using the “Jarofast” process, but the availability of a wide range of pre-metallized dyes gives a wider color range, and the method enables a wider range of substrates to be dyed successfully, including lyocell fiber materials e.g. those sold under Courtauld's trademark “Tencel” and blend/union materials with polyamides, easier processing and superior wash and light fastness.

Abstract: The present invention describes a two-part oxidative hair dye composition which comprises in one or both component parts at least one polyether polyurethane in combination with at least one cationic conditioning agent. The two component parts of the composition comprise a dye component composition, which includes primary intermediates and couplers, and a developing component composition, which includes an oxidizing agent, such as hydrogen peroxide. It has surprisingly been found by the present inventors that nonionic polyether polyurethane polymers and cationic conditioning agents contained in the oxidative hair dye compositions of the present invention impart and significantly enhance additional conditioning and rheological benefits to the hair. Other components commonly used in oxidative hair dye products can be added to one or both component parts of the compositions of the present invention.

Abstract: A dyeing and printing system for use in color printing articles or fabrics formed from cellulose prior to dyeing. In the preferred embodiment, the dyeing system composition includes the selective use of a dye blocking print paste, a color binder print paste and a dye enhancing print paste to selectively decrease or increase the shade of the dyed portions of a cellulose article, such as a woven or knitted cotton or cotton/polyester article or fabric while, at the same time, permitting the resisted areas to be colored differently.

Abstract: A method for the production of a dye scavening substrate which comprises the steps of: (a) providing a cellulosic substrate; (b) passing the substrate through a bath containing an alkaline solution of an N-trisubstituted ammonium 2-hydroxy-3-halopropyl compound having general formula (I) or a salt of epoxy propyl ammonium having general formula (II), wherein X is a halogen radical, Y is a chloride, bromide, sulfate or sulfonate, and the R's are methyl, ethyl, butyl or benzyl groups or an hydroxyl substituted derivative thereof; (c) subjecting the substrate to a pressure of between 0.69-1.37 MPa (100-200 psi); (d) heating the substrate to a temperature of approximately 35.degree. C.; (e) wrapping the substrate in a water impermeable material and rotating the material at a temperature of between 15.degree. C. and 100.degree. C.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for dyeing anionic textile materials such as cellulosic materials with a cationic pigment dispersion. The method comprises padding the textile material with a cationic pigment dispersion comprising a pigment and a cationic dispersant and padding the textile material with a film-forming polymer. The padding steps can occur simultaneously with both the cationic pigment dispersion and the film-forming polymer in the same bath or in consecutive padding steps with the cationic pigment dispersion applied before the film-forming polymer or vice versa. The padded materials are dried and cured to produce the pigment-dyed materials.

Abstract: A leather coloring process for carrying out coloring on a natural leather, or a natural leather which has been subjected to degreasing. The coloring process is accomplished by ink-jet coloring on at least a partial area of the natural leather.

Abstract: Waterfast ink jet printing onto textiles is performed by treating the textiles with a polymer or copolymer of epihalohydrin prior to the ink jet printing process. A softener such as a tetraalkylammonium salt may also be used, as may be a cationic binder.

Abstract: Stable compositions for dyeing of human hair in an aqueous carrier, providing durable, light-fast hair colorations, comprisinga) 0.0001% to 2.5% by wt. of at least one cationic directly acting hair dyestuff;b) 0.1% to 10% by wt. of at least one zwitterionic (amphoteric) surfactant; andc) 0.1% to 5% by wt. of at least one water-soluble UV-absorbing compound bearing an anionic group,all percentages calculated to the total composition.

Abstract: This invention relates to liquid complexes of anionic organic dyes with quaternary ammonium compounds which are homogeneous and thus substantially free of unwanted inorganic salts. Of particular interest as quaternary ammonium compounds are those which comprise alkoxylated moieties. Such complexes are formed through ionic bonds formed between the two compounds. The complexes are then removed of substantially all resultant unwanted salt formed from the cations of the dye and the counter ions of the quat so as to obtain an homogeneous liquid colorant which easily disperses within different media and which possess favorable migration and coloring characteristics. This invention also concerns methods of making the aforementioned salt-free anionic dye/quat complexes as well as methods of utilizing such complexes for dyeing thermoplastic and thermoset compositions and the incorporation of such complexes within aqueous and non-aqueous formulations and ink compositions.

Abstract: This invention relates to water-soluble complexes of optical brighteners with quaternary ammonium compounds which are substantially free from unwanted salts. Such complexes are formed through ionic bonds formed between the two compounds. The inventive complexes are then removed of substantially all excess unwanted salt so as to obtain an optical brightener compound which easily solubilizes within, dispenses from, and exhibits excellent compatibility with standard detergent and softener compositions, which exhibits the desired degree of affinity for various substrate surfaces, including textile, paper, wood, and plastics, as well as within leak detector formulations, and which provides a desired accumulation effect on substrate surfaces upon repeated treatments. Such inventive complexes can also be utilized to whiten thermoplastics and thermosets. Furthermore, this invention also concerns methods of making and utilizing such inventive optical brightening complexes.

Abstract: Improved dyeing processes for yarn and fabric materials are described. Dye pattern definition on a textile material is enhanced by treating the fabric or the fibers from which it is made with a quaternary ammonium compound and by including in the dye composition a gum which will react with the quaternary ammonium compound to form a viscous gel. The gel minimizes migration of the dye prior to fixation of the dye, and therefore pattern definition is improved. Similar improvements can be obtained when space dyeing yarn that comprises fibers that have been so treated.

Abstract: This invention relates to solid complexes of anionic organic dyes with quaternary ammonium compounds which have average molecular weights of below about 900 which are substantially free from unwanted salts. Of particular interest as quaternary ammonium compounds are those which comprise alkoxylated moieties. Such complexes are formed through ionic bonds formed between the two compounds. The complexes are then removed of substantially all resultant unwanted salt formed from the cations of the dye and the counter-ions of the quat so as to obtain a solid dyeing agent which easily disperses within different media and which possess extremely good non-migration and coloring characteristics. This invention also concerns methods of making the aforementioned salt-free solid anionic dye/quat complexes as well as methods of utilizing such complexes for dyeing thermoplastic, thermoset, and wax compositions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for printing hydrophobic fibre materials with disperse dyes, which comprises a procedure in which the fibre materials A) are dyed over the entire area or printed over the entire area with a disperse dye andB) are printed in areas with a printing paste comprisingat least one disperse dye,at least one cationic dyeing assistant andat least one nonionic detergentit being possible for steps A) and B) to be carried out in any sequence and for step B) to be repeated several times with different dyes, the fibre material treated in this way is dried and the dye is then fixed on the fibre material by a heat treatment.Multicolored prints with sharp contours and very good fastnesses to hot light are obtained by the process according to the invention.

Abstract: Anthraquinone compounds of formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are methyl and R.sub.3 is propyl, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are ethyl and R.sub.3 is methyl and A is a cosmetically acceptable anion, are combined neutral, with semipermanent direct dyes in hair dyeing compositions.

Abstract: The application of a treating solution containing polyhydroxy compound and choline chloride to a fibrous cellulosic material is made more uniform and reproducible by including in the treating solution a colorizing amount of a fugitive tint, by which the uniformity of the application can be observed and corrected by appropriate changes to the operating variables.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for dyeing and finishing cellulosic textile fiber material in one step, which comprises applying to said textile fiber material a liquor comprising (A) at least one dye, (B) a crosslinking agent, (C) a crosslinking catalyst, and (D) choline and subsequently fixing the dye on the textile fiber material.

Abstract: A method of dyeing cellulosic textile fibers with a dye which normally requires an exhaust salt. The method includes the step of forming a dye site, which includes the steps of treating the fibers with a dilute alkali solution containing an epoxy ammonium compound having an epoxy-reactive group which will permanently attach to cellulose hydroxyl groups to form a permanent cationic dye site, rinsing the fibers to remove any excess epoxy ammonium compound and at least some of the dilute alkali solution, and neutralizing any remaining alkali solution with a mild acid.The method also includes the steps of dyeing the fibers in a dyebath containing a bifunctional reactive dye without a salt and at a temperature at or below 30.degree. C. (86.degree. F.) to dye exhaustion.

Abstract: A fiber finish composition is described which enhances the dyeability of the fiber or textile materials made from the fiber. The finish composition includes an alkyl substituted quaternary ammonium cation and a barrier agent. An aqueous dispersion of the finish composition is the preferred method of applying the finish composition to fibers. Also included is an improved method of dyeing fibers and textile materials using the fiber finish composition.

Abstract: Water soluble, cationic products useful as hair colorants or for the treatment of skin which are esters or amides formed by reaction of melanin and a quaternary salt containing a reactive amino or hydroxyl group, as well as compositions containing them and methods of using such products to color hair or treat skin are described.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous textile treatment composition comprising:a) a non-reactive UVA compound;b) an emulsifier for the UVA compound;c) water, and, optionally,d) a polysiloxane-based product;as well as a method of treating a textile fibre material with this composition. The treated textile fibre material, in addition to having an excellent sun protection factor (SPF) value, may also exhibit improved wash permanence and other desirable properties.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the production of resists or multicolor effects on natural or synthetic polyamide fiber materials, which, to produce resists, comprises locally applying a liquid preparation wet-on-wet before or after treating the textile material with a dyeing liquor or printing paste containing at least one anionic dye, said preparation comprising one or more than one compound of formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a straight-chain or branched C.sub.10 -C.sub.24 alkyl or alkenyl radical, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each independently of the other C.sub.1 -C.sub.

Abstract: A cationic dye (S.sub.K) comprising at least one quaternary ammonium group or protonated or protonizable tertiary amino group and at least one chromophoric radical, wherein the chromophoric radical is the radical of an optionally (pre)reduced sulphur dye, its precursor (S.sub.K1) containing a cationic group which is a secondary amino group of basic character, which is optionally protonated but does not contain an acid group in a substituent of this cationic group, or a mixture thereof and desolubilized derivatives thereof or of their non-quaternized and non-tertiary precursors, which in standardized form are usable as pigments.

Abstract: Quaternized blue anthraquinone compounds of Formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are methyl and R.sub.3 is propyl, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are ethyl and R.sub.3 is methyl and A.sup.- is a cosmetically acceptable anion, when employed in an isatin/amine dye system for the dyeing of hair enable the hair colorist to develop a full range of shades for the isatin/amine dye system. The compound of Formula I wherein R1 and R2 are methyl and R3 is propyl is preferred. Compositions and a method of use employing same are disclosed.

Abstract: Biodegradable quaternaries of amidoamines are disclosed for use as dye leveler compounds in the basic dyeing of acrylic and other fibers. The quaternary compounds of the invention have leveling activity equivalent to benzyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, but with much higher biodegradability, and generate low foam.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for dyeing or printing organic material, which comprises applying at last one dye selected from those containing a chromophore radical from the monoazo, polyazo, metal complex azo, anthraquinone, phthalocyanine, formazan, azomethine, nitroaryl, dioxazine, phenazine, stilbene, triphenylmethane, xanthene, thioxanthone, naphthoquinone, pyrenequinone or perylenetetracarbamide series which contains an acrylamide, methacrylamide, bromoacrylamide or chloroacrylamide reactive group, at least one colourless cationic compound containing at least one polymerizable double bond, and at least one polymerization initiator and then subjecting it to thermofixation. Further auxiliaries to the organic material may optionally may optionally be included.

Abstract: Process for dyeing or printing organic material, in particular fibre material which comprises applying dyes containing no polymerizable double bond together with at least one colorless cationic compound containing at least one polymerizable double bond and, if desired, one or more colorless nonionic compounds containing at least one polymerizable double bond and, if desired, further auxiliaries to the fibre material and then fixing them by means of ionizing radiation, or applying dyes containing no polymerizable double bond together with at least one colorless cationic compound containing one polymerizable double bond, and if desired, one or more colorless nonionic compounds containing at least one polymerizable double bond and at least one photoinitiator and also, if desired, further auxiliaries to the fibre material and then fixing them by means of UV light.

Abstract: Textile fabrics and garments having a random, irregular heather-like appearance are produced by impregnating a textile fabric with an aqueous pretreaement composition comprising a fiber reactive cationic compound, aging the impregnated fabric in a moistened state for about 4 to 24 hours to allow the fiber reactive cationic compound to react with the fibers of the fabric, rinsing the fabric to remove unreacted cationic compound, immersing the fabric in an aqueous bath at a pH of less than 7 and gradually introducing dyestuffs to the bath over a period of at least 15 minutes, and fully exhausting the dyestuffs onto the fabric. The process is applicable for dyeing either piece goods or garments. Where the fabric is in the form of garments, it is preferred that the aging be carried out by storing the garments in an insulated sealed container.

Abstract: Process for dyeing aminated cellulose/polyester blend fabric with fiber-reactive disperse dyestuffs Fiber materials comprising cellulose fibers or a mixture of cellulose and polyester fibers are dyed by first modifying the fiber material with one or more compounds containing amino groups and then dyeing the modified fiber material with a fiber-reactive disperse dyestuff in supercritical CO.sub.2.

Abstract: A process for the dyeing and printing of organic material, in particular fibre material, which comprises applying dyes containing at least one polymerisable double bond together with at lease one colourless cationic compound containing at least one polymerisable double bond and, if desired, one or more colourless nonionic compounds containing at least one polymerisable double bond and, if desired, further auxiliaries to the organic material, in particular fibre material, and then fixing them by means of ionizing radiation.

Abstract: This invention provides a method for applying color to a fabric to create random dye patterns thereon. The method comprises the steps of applying at least one dye accelerant onto the fabric in a random and nonuniform manner so that the resulting fabric has random areas containing dye accelerant and random areas not containing dye accelerant; applying dye to the fabric at a temperature effective to permit rapid absorption of the dye into the dye accelerant containing areas, and less or no absorption of the dye into the areas not containing dye accelerant; and removing unabsorbed dye while inhibiting migration of absorbed dye within the fabric. The present invention also provides a method for applying color to a fabric utilizing an automated dyeing apparatus. The present invention further provides a vat-dyed fabric having differing random patterns of dye intensity of at least one color on opposite sides of the fabric.

Abstract: A process for the production of aminated cotton fibers by subjecting a raw cotton or cotton-polyester mixture to a modification with a saturated aliphatic compound of 3 to 15 carbon atoms which contains at least one primary, secondary, tertiary, or quaternary amino group and at least one hydrolyzable ester group, in which the saturated radical is straight chain, branched, or cyclic, and may be interrupted by one or more hetero groups and may be substituted by one or more hydroxyl groups. The modification occurs simultaneously with scouring, kiering, or dry mercerizing.

Abstract: A process for dyeing textile materials of naturally occurring and synthetic polyamide fibres, in which dyeing is carried out at the boiling point of the dyebath during a short dyeing time which is therefore gentle on the fibres, and level dyeings having good fastness properties are obtained (high temperature rapid dyeing process).The dyeing process is carried out with dyebaths with comprise specific surfactants. A high degree of exhaustion of the dye liquors is achieved, and dyeing from static baths is thus rendered possible.

Abstract: Anthraquinone compounds of formula I ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are methyl and R.sub.3 is propyl, or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are ethyl and R.sub.3 is methyl and A.sup.- is a cosmetically acceptable anion, are useful for the dyeing of hair. Compounds of formula I may advantageously be employed with direct dyes. Compositions and a method of use employing same are disclosed.

Abstract: A process for printing and dyeing sheetlike fiber materials with anionic dyes comprisesa) first applying to the sheetlike fiber material an aqueous solution containing a fixing alkali and a compound which contains a primary, secondary or tertiary amino group or a quaternary ammonium group, which may each also be part of a heterocycle, by using a printing process, thenb) subjecting the sheetlike fiber material to a fixing treatment to modify the sheetlike fiber material, and finally and optionallyc) dyeing the modified sheetlike fiber material one or more times by a customary exhaust or padding method.

Abstract: A process for the dyeing of fiber materials with water-soluble anionic dyes, in particular those having a fiber-reactive group, is described, according to which dyeing is carried out using low-electrolyte or entirely electrolyte-free and/or low-alkali or entirely alkali-free dye solutions (dye liquors, printing pastes) and in which a fiber material is used which was modified by means of a saturated straight-chain or branched aliphatic or cycloaliphatic compound which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more hydroxy groups and contains at least one primary, secondary or tertiary amino group or quaternary ammonium group and at least one hydrolyzable ester group, it also being possible for the aliphatic radical in this compound to be interrupted by one or more hetero groups.

Abstract: Process and use of reactive disperse dyes for dyeing and printing aminated, textile cotton and cotton-polyester blend fabricsHydroxyl-containing materials, in particular fiber materials, such as cellulose fiber materials, which have been modified with an amino-containing compound are dyed as such or in blend with polyester fibers with the aid of a fiber-reactive disperse dye in an aqueous, low-electrolyte or completely electrolyte-free medium and in the absence of an alkaline or alkali-donating agent at a temperature of between 100.degree. and 210.degree. C. Not only the modified cellulose-containing material but also the polyester material can be dyed in one and the same dyeing process with one and the same fiber reactive disperse dye. A uniform overall dyeing not only for modified hydroxyl-containing material but also for polyester material is obtained.

Abstract: A method of applying dye to keratin fibres comprises pretreating the fibres by contacting them with an alkaline solution of an amphoteric surfactant, and thereafter applying dye to the pretreated fibres from a dyeing solution substantially deficient of surfactant-type levelling agents. Also disclosed is a novel surfactant compound comprising an alkoxylated hydroxysulphobetaine of formula: ##STR1## where: R.sub.1 is a hydrocarbon group selected from the range C.sub.12 H.sub.25 up to C.sub.21 H.sub.43 ; andR.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are poly(alkylene oxide) groups, each having n alkylene oxide units, where 3.ltoreq.n.ltoreq.21.In another aspect, there is disclosed a method of applying dye to keratin fibres comprising contacting the fibres with a bath liquor comprising an alkaline solution of the above surfactant, and thereafter adding dye to the bath liquor and applying the dye to the fibres from the bath liquor.

Abstract: Improved wet combability of hair is achieved by aqueous colorants for keratin fibers, such as pelts and human hair, based on oxidation dye precursors, which are mixed with a peroxide-containing composition, immediately before use, containing at least one developer substance and at least one coupler substance, and also tris(3-N,N-dimethyl-N-linolenamidopropyl-2-hydroxyammoniumpropyl)phosphori c acid ester-trichloride as a hair care composition. The colored keratin fibers do not show the customary known damage.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for increasing the dyeability of textile fibers and fabrics without the need to use a salt in the dyebath. The dyeing is performed on fibers or fabrics which have been treated with sodium hydroxide and an epoxy ammonium salt of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R,R',R", and R"' are alkyl radicals having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and X.sup.- is an anionic group selected from the group consisting of sulfate, sulfonate and halide.

Abstract: Process for the continuous production of surface dyeings on cellulose fiber textile materials, characterized in that the textile materials are treated with an aqueous liquor containing at least 5 g/l of benzyl halide quaternized condensation products of precondensates of trialkanolamines and ureas, cyclic carbonates and/or epihalohydrins and/or benzyl chloride quaternized condensation products of piperazine and epichloronydrin, and 0.02 to 1 g/l of a phosphoric triester whose alcohol component has 6 to 18 carbon atoms, the textile materials thus treated are then dyed in another bath with reactive dyes in an aqueous medium and the dyes are fixed by treatment with an alkaline aqueous liquor and the dyeing finished in conventional manner. The individual cellulose fibers of the textile material are not completely penetrated by the dye but, on the contrary, exhibit ring dyeing.