Abstract: A process for reducing hair damage upon treatment of hair by heat comprising the steps of providing a hair care composition comprising a heat-stable silicone material, applying said composition onto hair, providing a heat generating hair care appliance, and treating hair using said appliance; use and kit thereof.

Abstract: A composition for providing a film on keratin fibres comprises: an aminosilicone polymer; a silicone resin which is a MQ resin; a thickening system comprising a thickening polymer; and a solvent. The composition has a viscosity of from 30 mPa·s to 1000 mPa·s, wherein the viscosity is measured at 23° C. The composition has a tangent delta of less than 2 at an angular frequency of 1 Hz at 23° C. and at 1% strain. Also, associated methods, kits and uses are provided.

Abstract: A composition for providing a film on keratin fibres comprises: a film-forming aminosilicone polymer; a silicone resin which is a MQ resin; a thickening system comprising a deposition enhancer and a thickening polymer; and a solvent. Also, associated methods, kits and uses are provided.

Abstract: A composition for providing a film on keratin fibres, the composition comprising: a film-forming aminosilicone polymer; a silicone resin; an ether of a water-soluble polyhydric alcohol; a thickening system comprising a deposition enhancer and a thickening polymer; one or more coloured materials or one or more pigments; water; 2-phenoxyethanol and/or phenylmethanol; wherein the composition is substantially free of esters of parahydroxybenzoic acid; and wherein the composition is substantially free of isothiazolinone compounds. Also, associated methods, kits and uses.

Abstract: A composition for providing a film on keratin fibres, the composition comprising an aminosilicone polymer; a silicone resin which is a MQ resin; a thickening system comprising a thickening polymer; water; one or more pigments or one or more coloured materials; wherein when drying the composition spread with an average wet thickness of 37 micron the fluidity factor is measured to form a drying curve of fluidity factor over time, wherein the fluidity factor is within the range of 10 Hz to 0.001 Hz within the first 15 minutes of drying and the fluidity factor reduces by at least a factor of 100 within the first 15 minutes of drying; wherein the drying curve of fluidity factor over time is measured according to the fluidity factor measurement method and at 23° C. and ambient conditions. Also associated methods, kits and uses.

Abstract: A composition for providing a film on keratin fibres, the composition comprising: an aminosilicone polymer; a silicone resin; an ether of a water-soluble polyhydric alcohol; a thickening system comprising a deposition enhancer and a thickening polymer; one or more coloured materials or one or more pigments; water; and a volatile alcohol. Also, associated methods, kits and uses.

Abstract: A method for providing a film comprising pigment on keratin fibres comprises: (a) applying a composition to hair, wherein the composition comprises: an aminosilicone polymer, wherein the aminosilicone polymer comprises amino sidechains, and wherein the aminosilicone polymer has a weight average molecular weight of from 10,000 Dalton to 60,000 Dalton; a silicone resin which is a MQ resin; a thickening system comprising a thickening polymer; one or more pigments or one or more coloured materials; a solvent; and subsequently (b) applying a coating formulation onto the hair, wherein the coating formulation comprises a silicone resin and a volatile solvent; wherein the keratin fibres are not rinsed between steps (a) and (b). Also associated kits and uses thereof.

Abstract: A hair straightening and/or hair relaxing method comprising: applying a hair care composition to hair, wherein the composition comprises a sugar, a buffering agent and a cosmetically acceptable carrier; and wherein, where the composition is heated to a temperature of at least 100° C., the composition comprises from about 6% to about 20% reducing sugar; hair drying; providing a hair straightening appliance at a temperature of from about 100° C. to about 280° C. and mechanically straightening the hair with the appliance.

Abstract: Described herein is a method for shaping keratin fibres including providing a pretreatment composition which includes a pretreatment active agent; applying the pretreatment composition to keratin fibers; leaving the pretreatment composition on the keratin fibers for a time period from about 5 minutes to about 24 hours; providing a crosslinking composition including from about 1% to about 20% of one or more protein crosslinking agents and a cosmetically acceptable carrier; applying the crosslinking composition to keratin fibres; and mechanically shaping the keratin fibres with an appliance at a temperature of from about 50° C. to about 280° C.

Abstract: A method for shaping keratin fibres including providing a crosslinking composition, wherein the crosslinking composition includes ethylene carbonate, arabinose, and a cosmetically acceptable carrier; applying the crosslinking composition to keratin fibres; and mechanically shaping the keratin fibres with an appliance at a temperature of from about 50° C. to about 250° C.

Abstract: A method for shaping keratin fibres including providing a crosslinking composition, wherein the crosslinking composition includes ethylene carbonate, arabinose, a photocatalyst being a hydroxy-substituted aromatic compound, and a cosmetically acceptable carrier; applying the crosslinking composition to keratin fibres; and mechanically shaping the keratin fibres with an appliance at a temperature of from 80° C. to 180° C. while exposing the crosslinking composition to electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength of from 300 nm to 750 nm.

Abstract: A method for chemically modifying the internal region of the hair shaft comprising applying a monomer composition to the hair, wherein the monomer composition comprises an ethylenic monomer having a molecular weight of 500 g/mole or less; then rinsing the hair; then applying a conditioning composition to the hair, wherein the conditioning composition comprises a hydrophobic polyol and a hydrophilic polyol; and wherein the method comprises applying an initiator to the hair prior to rinsing the hair, wherein the initiator initiates the chemical modification.

Abstract: A process for reducing hair damage upon treatment of hair by heat comprising the steps of providing a hair care composition comprising a heat-stable silicone material, applying said composition onto hair, providing a heat generating hair care appliance, and treating hair using said appliance; use and kit thereof.

Abstract: A method for operating a quantity-controlled internal combustion engine having at least two cylinders, including the following steps: ascertaining a present operating state; determining a number of cylinders or cylinder groups to be deactivated in dependence on the present operating state; deactivating or keeping deactivated a fuel supply for at least one cylinder to be deactivated or at least one cylinder group if at least one cylinder or at least one cylinder group is to be deactivated; and opening a flow-influencing element associated with the at least one cylinder or the at least one cylinder group for a fresh mass supply to the at least one cylinder to be deactivated or the at least one cylinder group to be deactivated.

Abstract: A liquid acquisition material for use in an absorbent article. The liquid acquisition material having first fibers and second fibers. The first fibers are chemically cross-linked cellulose fibers and the second fibers are selected from the group consisting of: polyethylene, polypropylene, polyester, rayon, lyocell, and mixtures thereof. The liquid acquisition material has a total dry weight, the first fibers have a first dry weight, and the second fibers have a second dry weight. The first dry weight is from 30 to 95 percent of the total dry weight and the second dry weight is from 5 to 70 percent of the total dry weight.

Abstract: A gas internal combustion engine, having a gas mixer, an intake section and an engine with cylinders. A fuel mixture having a charging mixture is fed to the engine. The engine is operated in the gas mode with gas as the fuel in the charging mixture. By an input mixture portion, assigned to an earlier mixture state, of a gas/air mixture, an output mixture portion, assigned to a later mixture state, of the gas/air mixture is determined, The determination is carried out by an intake section model which serves as a basis of a computing model for the intake section. The output mixture portion of the gas/air mixture is determined an engine feed, the input mixture portion of the output mixture portion is determined over a number of intermediate states of the mixture portion in a number of assigned volumes of the intake section. The intake mixture portion of a gas/air mixture is determined at the gas mixer, and an air stream and/or gas stream is set at the gas mixer in accordance with the input mixture portion.

Abstract: A method for operating an internal combustion engine, which has: an intake section and an engine with an number of cylinders and a receiver which is arranged upstream of the cylinders wherein the intake section has: a supercharging system with a compressor and a bypass for bypassing the supercharging system, and wherein the receiver is assigned an engine throttle, and the bypass is assigned a compressor bypass throttle; and a setting of the engine throttle and/or of the compressor bypass throttle is set as a function of the operation in order to influence a charge fluid. The intake section is assigned an intake section model by which at least a mass flow and/or state of the charge fluid upstream of the engine are/is determined and on the basis of a determination result the compressor bypass throttle is set as a function of the engine throttle.

Abstract: A method for operating a dual-fuel internal combustion engine, having an intake path and an engine having a number of cylinders. In the method the engine is operated in a first operating state in diesel operation with diesel or another liquid fuel, and in a second operating state in gas operation with gas as fuel in a charge mixture, and switching between diesel operation and gas operation takes place in a switchover range determined, in particular predetermined, by switchover operating parameters.

Abstract: A method for correcting a fuel quantity injected by a fuel injection device during operation of an internal combustion engine, including: determining an air heat characteristic variable, on which an air heat stream fed to a combustion chamber of the engine functionally depends; determining an exhaust heat characteristic variable, on which an exhaust heat stream discharged from the combustion chamber functionally depends; determining a heat distribution factor, which specifies a fraction of the exhaust heat stream reduced by the air heat stream in relation to a heat stream fed with the injected fuel to the combustion chamber; calculating a fuel mass fed to the engine from the air heat characteristic variable, the exhaust heat characteristic variable and the heat distribution factor; calculating a comparison variable by comparing the calculated fuel mass with a fuel mass setpoint value and adapting actuation of the fuel injection device depending on the comparison variable.

Abstract: A control and regulation method is described for a turbocharged internal combustion engine, in which in a high-performance range (HLB) the turbocharged air is pre-compressed via a two-stage turbocharging process. The described method comprises a low-pressure stage and a high-pressure stage and fed to the internal combustion engine and in which in a low-performance range (NLB) the turbocharged air, pre-compressed via the two-stage turbocharging process, is fed to the internal combustion engine, post-compressed via a compressor as a third turbocharging stage.