Abstract: Cationic surface-active agents which are polyhydroxylated tertiary amines or the quaternary ammonium salts thereof and which are usefully employed in cosmetic compositions, are prepared by condensing on a fatty alcohol, glycerol epihalohydrin alone or together with an epoxide to form polyhalogenated polyethers, which in turn are converted to polyhalogenated glycidyl ethers, the latter being reacted with a secondary amine to form polyhalogenated tertiary amines which are then reacted with sodium or potassium acetate in the presence of a diol to form said polyhydroxylated tertiary amines.

Abstract: A two-stage process for producing indoanilines includes oxidizing in a first stage a paraphenylene diamine to a quinone diimine and in a second stage condensing the said quinone diimine with a phenolic compound. The resulting indoanilines can be incorporated into a dye composition for keratinous fibers, especially, human hair.

Abstract: A process is described which consists, in a first stage, in applying a composition based on a substance of vegetable or animal origin, a synthetic organic substance or a mineral substance, in suspension or in solution in a solvent and having a viscosity suitable for application to the hair, or as a powder, and making it possible to prevent or substantially to limit the passage of the dyestuffs and/or of the dyestuff precursors as far as the scalp, and, in a second stage, in dyeing the hair using one or more compositions, at least one of which contains either an oxidizable dyestuff or a direct dyestuff, the dyeing being followed, after an interval sufficient for coloring the hair, by rinsing and optionally by shampooing.

Abstract: Cationic surface-active agents which are polyhydroxylated tertiary amines or the quaternary ammonium salts thereof and which are usefully employed in cosmetic compositions, are prepared by condensing on a fatty alcohol, glycerol epihalohydrin alone or together with an epoxide to form polyhalogenated polyethers, which in turn are converted to polyhalogenated glycidyl ethers, the latter being reacted with a secondary amine to form polyhalogenated tertiary amines which are then reacted with sodium or potassium acetate in the presence of a diol to form said polyhydroxylated tertiary amines.

Abstract: A process is described which consists, in a first stage, in applying a composition based on a substance of vegetable or animal origin, a synthetic organic substance or a mineral substance, in suspension or in solution in a solvent and having a viscosity suitable for application to the hair, or as a powder, and making it possible to prevent or substantially to limit the passage of the dyestuffs and/or of the dyestuff precursors as far as the scalp, and, in a second stage, in dyeing the hair using one or more compositions, at least one of which contains either an oxidizable dyestuff or a direct dyestuff, the dyeing being followed, after an interval sufficient for coloring the hair, by rinsing and optionally by shampooing.

Abstract: A method, composition and compounds useful in said compositions for treating the skin and scalp characterized by an excessive secretion of sebum to improve the condition thereof by reducing said excessive secretion of sebum includes topically applying to a human having skin and/or a scalp so characterized a cosmetic composition containing as an active ingredient a derivative of cysteine or cysteamine. The composition contains about 0.1-5 weight percent of said derivative and also contains as a carrier for the active ingredient, water, a mixture of water and a lower alkanol, a lower alkanol, a mixture of a lower alkanol and a cosmetic resin, a reducing agent, a neutralizing agent or a vegetable oil.

Abstract: New dyestuffs are described for keratinic fibers which produce particularly luminous shades without the need for an oxidizing agent. These dyestuffs have the formula: ##STR1## or a tautomeric form thereof wherein each of R.sub.1 and R.sub.4, which may be identical or different, represents a member selected from hydrogen, halogen, alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, alkoxy having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, acylamino and ureido;each of R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, which may be identical or different, represents a member selected from hydrogen, halogen, alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, alkoxy having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, amino, N-alkylamino, N-(hydroxyalkyl)-amino, N-(carbamyl-alkyl)-amino, acylamino and ureido, each of said alkyls containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms;each of R.sub.5 and R.sub.6, which may be identical or different, represents a member selected from hydrogen, halogen, alkyl containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms and alkoxy containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms, with the proviso that when R.sub.5 and R.sub.

Abstract: Novel meta-phenylenediamines are provided for use as couplers with dye bases in hair dye compositions. These meta-phenylenediamines have the formula: ##STR1## in which n is 2, 3 or 4. Their acid addition salts may also be used.

Abstract: The invention resides in the use of the compounds having the formula given below, or an acid salt thereof, as couplers in dyeing compositions for keratin fibres which contain an oxidation base: ##STR1## in which formula n is equal to 2, 3 or 4 and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are identical or different and represent an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A cationic surfactant of the formula ##STR1## wherein R' represents a hydrocarbon radical containing up to 30 carbon atoms and derived from lanolin, natural waxes or resin acids, n is a number between 0.5 and 10, and R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each independently represent lower alkyl or lower hydroxyalkyl, or together form a heterocycle such as morpholinyl or piperidinyl, is used to prepare cosmetic compositions for application to the skin or hair. Preferably, R' in the surfactant is derived from the alcohols of lanolin and hydrogenated lanolin.

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 having 1-6 carbon atoms, lower alkoxy having 1-6 carbon atoms, amino, lower alkyl amino wherein the alkyl moiety has 1-6 carbon atoms, acylamino, lower carbamylalkyl amino wherein the alkyl moiety has 1-6 carbon atoms, lower hydroxyalkyl amino wherein the alkyl moiety has 1-6 carbon atoms, lower carbalkoxy amino wherein the alkoxy moiety has 1-6 carbon atoms and ureido;R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 each independently represent a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl having 1-6 carbon atoms, lower alkoxy having 1-6 carbon atoms, acylamino and ureido;R.sub.5 and R.sub.8 each independently represent a member selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, halogen, lower alkyl having 1-6 carbon atoms and lower alkoxy having 1-6 carbon atoms; andR.sub.6 and R.sub.

Abstract: Indoaniline of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, halogen, alkyl or alkoxy; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 represent alkyl; R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 each independently represent hydrogen, halogen, alkyl, alkoxy, acylamino, ureido or carbalkoxyamino and R.sub.5 can also represent amino, alkylmaino, hydroxy alkylamino or carbamylalkylamino, the alkyl and alkoxy groups above being able to contain 1 to 6 carbon atoms and the acyl group from 2 to 7 carbon atoms with the condition that R.sub.5 does not represent hydrogen, chlorine, methyl or methoxy and when R.sub.5 represents acetylamino, R.sub.6 does not represent hydrogen; it being understood that the above compounds can be present in the tautomeric form of that represented by formula (I). The indoaniline is usefully employed in dye copositions for keratinic fibers, especially living human hair.

Abstract: A two-stage process for producing indoanilines includes oxidizing in a first stage a paraphenylene diamine to a quinone diimine and in a second stage condensing the said quinone diimine with a phenolic compound. The resulting indoanilines can be incorporated into a dye composition for keratinous fibers, especially, human hair.

Abstract: Diphenylamine which is N-monosubstituted in the 4'-position carries at least one acylamino group at the 2- or 6-position. The diphenylamine is usefully employed in a composition for dyeing keratinic fibers.

Abstract: A dye for keratinic material comprises a water-soluble cationic polymer having a molecular weight ranging between about 800 and 10,000 and having secondary, tertiary or quaternary ammonium amine groups wherein said amine groups are either a part of, or aid in the direct or indirect linking to the polymer chain, an aryl or arylaliphatic chromophore or chromogen group carrying compound, with the proviso that when the main chain of the polymer has amine groups derived from the said chromophore or chromogen group carrying compound, the said main chain must also have at least 10 percent aliphatic amine groups relative to the total number of amine groups of the said chain.

Abstract: A compound of the formula A-NR--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --NHR' wherein R and R' are hydrogen, n is a whole number between 2 and 6 inclusive and A is selected from (1) anthraquinonyl per se wherein NR-(CH.sub.2).sub.n --NHR' is in position 2 or (2) anthraquinonyl of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are selected from hydrogen and lower alkyl, and the NR--(CH.sub.2).sub.n --NHR' chain is in position 5. The compound is useful as a basic dye in coloring the hair.

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: Indoaniline of the formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, halogen, alkyl or alkoxy; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 represent alkyl; R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6 each independently represent 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 being able to contain 1 to 6 carbon atoms and the acyl group from 2 to 7 carbon atoms with the condition that R.sub.5 does not represent hydrogen, chlorine, methyl or methoxy and when R.sub.5 represents acetylamino, R.sub.6 does not represent hydrogen; it being understood that the above compounds can be present in the tautomeric form of that represented by formula (I). The indoaniline is usefully employed in dye compositions for keratinic fibers, especially living human hair.

Abstract: Cationic surface-active agents which are polyhydroxylated tertiary amines or the quaternary ammonium salts thereof and which are usefully employed in cosmetic compositions, are prepared by condensing on a fatty alcohol, glycerol epihalohydrin alone or together with an epoxide to form polyhalogenated polyethers, which in turn are converted to polyhalogenated glycidyl ethers, the latter being reacted with a secondary amine to form polyhalogenated tertiary amines which are then reacted with sodium or potassium acetate in the presence of a diol to form said polyhydroxylated tertiary amines.

Abstract: A method, composition and compounds useful in said compositions for treating the skin and scalp characterized by an excessive secretion of sebum to improve the condition thereof by reducing said excessive secretion of sebum includes topically applying to a human having skin and/or a scalp so characterized a cosmetic composition containing as an active ingredient a derivative of cysteine or cysteamine. The composition contains about 0.1-5 weight percent of said derivative and also contains as a carrier for the active ingredient, water, a mixture of water and a lower alkanol, a lower alkanol, a mixture of a lower alkanol and a cosmetic resin, a reducing agent, a neutralizing agent or a vegetable oil.