Abstract: A hair treating composition which comprises (1) a silane or a polydiorganosiloxane having quaternary ammonium substituted groups attached to silicon, (2) a polydiorganosiloxane having silicon-bonded substituents which are amino-substituted hydrocarbon groups, (3) one or more surfactants, and (4) water. The compositions can be formulated as e.g. hair conditioning agents or as shampoos.

Abstract: Composition comprising the product obtained by mixing (A) a silanol-terminated polydiorganosiloxane; (B) a silicon compound having at least 3 silicon-bonded alkoxy or alkoxyalkoxy groups in the molecule; (C) a metal or organometal salt of a carboxylic acid; (D) a silane having silicon-bonded alkoxy or alkoxyalkoxy groups and a silicon-bonded group, --R'NHR, in which R' is alkylene and R represents H, alkyl or an aliphatic hydrocarbon group containing at least one amino group, and (E) a silane having silicon-bonded alkoxy or alkoxyalkoxy groups and a silicon-bonded group containing an epoxy group.The compositions cure to elastomers having improved adhesion to glass, aluminium and concrete and are suitable for use as sealants for buildings.

Abstract: Novel organosiloxanes containing units of the formula ##STR1## in which Q represents a divalent group composed of carbon and hydrogen, and optionally oxygen or sulphur, and R represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group, the organosiloxanes also containing at least two silicon-bonded substituents selected from hydrogen atoms, alkoxy groups and alkoxyalkoxy groups. The organosiloxanes can be applied to textile fibres, optionally in conjunction with crosslinking agents and catalysts, to impart thereto resistance to soiling by oily substances.

Abstract: Compositions curable by radiation e.g. UV radiation are disclosed and claimed which comprise an organosiloxane having at least two siloxane units including groups --RSH, an organosiloxane having at least two siloxane units including ethylcyclohexenyl groups, and a photoinitiator. The compositions cure on exposure to UV radiation and may be used to produce on a variety of substrates coatings which are of reduced odor. Also, disclosed and claimed is a method of treating a substrate which comprises applying a coating of such compositions and irradiating the coating. Examples given refer to production of coatings on paper substrates to provide cured coatings.

Abstract: A composition which is curable in the presence of moisture to an elastomer having improved adhesion to certain substrates, especially concrete. The composition comprises the product obtained by mixing together (A) a polydiorganosiloxane having terminal silanol groups, (B) an alkoxysilane R.sub.a Si(OR').sub.4-a wherein R represents a monovalent hydrocarbon or halogenated hydrocarbon group having 1-6 carbon atoms, R' is a C.sub.1 to C.sub.4 alkyl group and a is 0 or 1, (C) an organic titanium catalyst, (D) a reinforcing or semi-reinforcing filler and (E) a polydiorganosiloxane gum having a plasticity number (ASTM Test D-926) in the range from 100 to 200.The compositions are particularly suitable for use as sealants for building structures.

Abstract: A medical-surgical dressing comprising a reinforced sheet of silicone elastomer foam having a thickness not exceeding 10 millimeters, one of the surfaces of the sheet having a surface layer of open cell foam and the other surface having a substantially non-cellular surface skin. The dressing may be manufactured by a process comprising depositing a liquid foamable silicone composition on an absorbent surface, allowing the composition to foam and set to an elastomer and thereafter separating the foam sheet from the substrate.The dressings are useful e.g. for the treatment of wounds, burns and as liners for plaster casts.

Abstract: Organosilicon compounds which are silanes or siloxanes characterized by the presence of silicon-bonded groups of the formula ##STR1## in which X represents --OH, --OCH.sub.3 or OC.sub.2 H.sub.5 when p=1 or --OH or dialkylamino when p=0, n can be 0 or 1 and p=0 or 1.

Abstract: Organosilicon compounds which are silanes or siloxanes characterized by the presence of silicon-bonded groups represented by the general formula ##STR1## in which R' is a divalent hydrocarbon group which may contain ether oxygen, R" represents --CHBCH.sub.2 -- or --C.sub.6 H.sub.9 B-- in which B is OH or the group ##STR2## a and n are each 0 or 1 and Y is --OH, lower alkoxy or --NX.sub.2 wherein X represents hydrogen or lower alkyl.The compounds are prepared by the reaction of an organosilicon compound having an organic substituent which contains an epoxy group, and the appropriate acid or acid chloride. They absorb ultra violet radiation and are useful as cosmetic and other sunscreen agents.

Abstract: Process for preparing organosiloxanes having in the molecule at least one unit of the general formula ##STR1## in which R is C.sub.1-4 alkyl or a phenyl group, R' represents an aliphatic or aromatic group composed of carbon, hydrogen and optionally oxygen and having a valency of n+1, Y represents OH or alkoxy, a is 0, 1 or 2, b is 0 or 1 and n is 1, 2 or 3. The process comprises reacting an organosiloxane having silicon-bonded hydroxyalkyl or hydroxyaryl substituents with the appropriate acid chloride.The organosiloxanes absorb ultra violet radiation and are useful as sunscreen agents.Also claimed are certain novel siloxanes which can be obtained by the said process.