Abstract: Disclosed herein are cosmetic compositions comprising: at least one non-ionic surfactant chosen from alkylpolyglycosides and mono- and polyglycerolated surfactants, and at least one vinylformamide/vinylamine copolymer comprising: from 10 to 90 mol % of units of following formula A: and from 90 to 10 mol % of units of following formula B: and a method for treating keratinous substances using said composition.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cosmetic composition comprising, in a physiologically acceptable aqueous medium: at least one agent for protecting keratin fibers; at least one aromatic alcohol; and at least one aromatic carboxylic acid or a salt thereof. Also disclosed herein is a method for protecting keratin fibers against the action of atmospheric agents comprising applying the composition above to fibers. Further disclosed herein is a method for the post-treatment of an oxidation dyeing or of a direct dyeing operation on keratin fibers comprising applying the composition described above to the fibers.

Abstract: The invention concerns a composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium containing water and/or a solvent, metal, metal oxide, metal carbide or nitride nanoparticles or mixtures thereof, and one or several organic silicon compounds soluble in water and/or in the solvent, having one, two or three silicon atoms, and at least two hydroxyl or hydrolysable groups per molecule. The invention is applicable to hair care compositions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of, and a composition containing, at least one non-polymeric organic salt with a melting point of less than 60° C. These organic salts may be imidazolium, pyrazolium, pyridinium, pyrimidinium or tetraalkylphosphonium salts. The invention composition may be used for washing (cleaning) and/or conditioning keratin materials, and especially the hair.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are cosmetic compositions comprising: at least one carboxylic anionic surfactant, and at least one vinylformamide/vinylformamine copolymer comprising from 10 to 90 mol % of units of formula A: and from 90 to 10 mol % of units of formula B: and processes for use thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for washing and conditioning keratin fibers, comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium: at least one washing base comprising at least one anionic surfactant, and at least one anionic or nonionic amphiphilic diblock copolymer, comprising a hydrophilic block and a hydrophobic block, other than a diblock copolymer of ethylene oxide and of propylene oxide, a urethane block copolymer and a siloxane block copolymer, where the amphiphilic diblock copolymer has a ratio of the number of monomer units in the hydrophilic block to the number of monomer units in the hydrophobic block ranging from 7 to 24. The invention also relates to the method of using this composition for washing and conditioning keratin fibers, such as hair, and to a process for washing and conditioning keratin fibers using it.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to novel detergent and conditioning compositions comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable aqueous medium, (A) at least one anionic surfactant comprising at least one group chosen from sulfate, sulfonate and phosphate, (B) at least one carboxylic anionic surfactant other than the at least one anionic surfactant of (A), (C) at least one amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactant, (D) at least one alkylpolyglycoside nonionic surfactant, (E) at least one cationic polymer with a cationic charge density of greater than or equal to 4 meq./g, and (F) at least one beneficial agent other than the at least one cationic polymer of (E), wherein the sulfate, sulfonate or phosphate anionic surfactant/amphoteric surfactant weight ratio is in a range from 0.1 to 2. Also disclosed are uses of said composition for cleansing and caring for the hair or the skin.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dyeing composition comprising, in an appropriate dyeing medium, at least one pigment and at least one electrophilic cyanoacrylate monomer of formula (I) in which R is chosen from alkyl radicals and alkoxyalkyl radicals. Dyeing kits comprising said compositions and processes using same are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a process involving the use of at least one unsaturated fatty substance of formula (I) as defined herein as an agent for protecting color with respect to the washing of artificially dyed keratin fibers such as artificially dyed hair. Also disclosed herein is a process for protecting the color of artificially dyed keratin fibers with respect to washing, comprising applying to the fibers, before or after dyeing, at least one composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one unsaturated fatty substance of formula (I). Further disclosed herein is a process for dyeing keratin fibers, comprising applying to the keratin fibers a direct or oxidation dye composition (A) for a time that is sufficient to develop the color, and following or preceding this application, applying a composition (B) comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one unsaturated fatty substance of formula (I).

Abstract: The invention concerns a cosmetic composition, in particular for hair care, comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium: (a) solid particles containing at least 10 wt. % of carbonate calcium; (b) a combination of at least two surfactants, selected among combinations: of at least an anionic surfactant (i) and of at least an amphoteric surfactant (ii) or of at least an anionic surfactant (i) and of at least a non-ionic surfactant (iii); (c) a cationic polymer whereof the cationic charge density is not more than 7 meq/g and, preferably, not less than 0.05 meq/g.

Abstract: An aerosol device has a first compartment containing a styling composition and a second compartment containing a compressed gas. The styling composition consists essentially of water, at least one linear block copolymer having at least one hydrophilic block and at least one hydrophobic block, the hydrophilic block representing at least 30% by weight of the linear block copolymer, and one or more additives. The styling composition excludes block copolymers of ethylene oxide and of propylene oxide, block copolymers containing urethane units, block copolymers containing siloxane units, and volatile organic compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a water-soluble or water-dispersible linear block copolymer comprising at least one hydrophulic block and at least one hydrophobic block, the hydrophilic block representing at least 30% by weight of the linear block copolymer, with the exclusion of block copolymers of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide, block copolymers containing urethane units and block copolymers containing siloxane units, to thicken or gel aqueous hair treatment compositions containing at least one polymer that is beneficial for the hair, and also to aqueous hair compositions thickened or gelled with such a block copolymer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dyeing composition comprising, in an appropriate dyeing medium, at least one pigment and at least one electrophilic cyanoacrylate monomer of formula (I) in which R is chosen from alkyl radicals and alkoxyalkyl radicals. Dyeing kits comprising said compositions and processes using same are also disclosed.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to novel detergent and conditioning compositions comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable aqueous medium, (A) at least one anionic surfactant comprising at least one group chosen from sulfate, sulfonate and phosphate, (B) at least one carboxylic anionic surfactant other than the at least one anionic surfactant of (A), (C) at least one amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactant, (D) at least one alkylpolyglycoside nonionic surfactant, (E) at least one cationic polymer with a cationic charge density of greater than or equal to 4 meq./g, and (F) at least one beneficial agent other than the at least one cationic polymer of (E), wherein the sulfate, sulfonate or phosphate anionic surfactant/amphoteric surfactant weight ratio is in a range from 0.1 to 2. Also disclosed are uses of said composition for cleansing and caring for the hair or the skin.

Abstract: The invention concerns a cosmetic composition, in particular for the hair, comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium: solid particles containing at least 10 wt. % of carbonate calcium; at least a conditioning agent selected among: (i) cationic surfactants selected among quaternary esters, quaternary diammonium except those derived from diamino-propane, imidazolium and amides, (ii) cationic silicones, and (iii) cationic polymers whereof the cationic charge density is not more than 7 meq/g and, preferably not less than 0.05 meq/g.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cosmetic process for wash-protecting the color of artificially dyed keratin fibers, comprising applying to the keratin fibers at least one composition comprising at least one multi-carbosite, multi-group coupling agent, the coupling agent being an electrophilic hydrocarbon-based compound comprising neither an aldehyde group, nor a carboxylic acid group, nor a formol-generating group, the coupling agent comprising at least two identical reactive groups, the reactive groups not being carried by the same atom, if said atom is a carbon atom, and the coupling agent having a molecular weight of less than 500 g/mol.

Abstract: The subject of the present invention is a method for treating the hair which consists in applying to the hair at least one compound X and at least one compound Y, at least one of the compounds X and Y being a silicone compound, said compounds X and Y being able to react together via a hydrosilylation reaction. The subject of the invention is also the use of the compounds X and Y for treating the hair, in particular for obtaining a coating of the hair which is resistant to shampooing operations. The invention makes it possible to obtain hair that is particularly shiny and soft in a manner that is retained after several shampooing operations.

Abstract: The invention concerns cosmetic compositions comprising: A) at least one conditioning agent selected among synthetic oils, mineral oils, vegetable oils, fluorinated and perfluorinated oils, natural or synthetic waxes, silicones, cationic polymers whereof the cationic filler density is less than 5 meq/g, cationic proteins, cationic protein hydrolysates, ceramide type compounds, cationic surfactants, fatty amines, fatty acids and their derivatives, as well as mixtures of those various compounds, and B) at least one ethylene copolymer comprising, in weight percentage based on the total weight of the polymer: a) 10-60 wt. % of one or more monomers of formula (I) as defined below; b) 40-90 wt.

Abstract: A hair treatment composition comprising, a dispersion, in a cosmetically acceptable liquid medium, of non-film-forming cationic latex particles formed from at least one synthetic polymer, obtained by free-radical polymerization, with a glass transition temperature (Tg) of greater than or equal to 30° C., with a mean particle size ranging from 10 nm to 200 nm, and with a zeta surface potential (?) of greater than +20 mV; and also the use of such a composition for increasing the volume of the hair.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are cosmetic compositions comprising: at least one carboxylic anionic surfactant, and at least one vinylformamide/vinylformamine copolymer comprising from 10 to 90 mol % of units of formula A: and from 90 to 10 mol % of units of formula B: and processes for use thereof.