Abstract: A supportive undergarment configured to restrain movement of breast tissue in the superior direction is provided. The undergarment is configured to be used in conjunction with a conventional bra, especially an underwire-containing sports bra, without unnecessarily duplicating the support provided by the bra. The undergarment comprises a pair of supporting straps that are releasably anchored to the undergarment's lower circumscribing band via at least one anchor member. The supporting straps are configured to provide compression to the wearer's upper breast roots and arrest upward movement of the wearer's breasts.

Abstract: Disclosed are semi-solid gel compositions comprising (a) a gelling oil phase comprising: i) at least one oil gelator; ii) at least one fatty alcohol; and iii) at least one fatty compound other than (ii); wherein said gelling oil phase is present in an amount of from at least about 50% by weight, relative to the weight of the total composition; and (b) a lamellar crystalline aqueous gel phase comprising: i) water and optionally at least one polyol present in an amount up to about 50% by weight, relative to the weight of the total composition; ii) at least one lamellar crystalline phase structurant; and iii) at least one emulsifier. The disclosure also relates to methods of treating keratinous substrates.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to natural non-sulfate rinse-off rinse-off cleansing compositions with high oil load, methods of use and making. The cleansing compositions include: (a) up to 20 wt. % of one or more anionic surfactants selected from acyl taurates, acyl glutamates, acyl isethionates, salts thereof, and mixtures thereof; (b) one or more nonionic surfactants comprising alkyl polyglucosides; (c) one or more amphoteric surfactants; (d) one or more oil-based conditioning agents selected from squalane, glyceryl esters, natural oils, esters other than glyceryl esters, and mixtures thereof; and (e) one or more thickening agents. The cleansing compositions are particularly useful for cleansing hair.

Abstract: The instant disclosure is drawn to a hair treatment composition comprising: (a) citric acid, a salt thereof, or a combination thereof; (b) one or more cyclodextrins, derivatives thereof, or a combination thereof; (c) one or more cyclic carbonates; (d) one or more polysaccharide thickening agents; (e) optionally, one or more water soluble solvents; and (f) water. The hair treatment compositions optionally includes one or more amino functionalized silicones, nonionic surfactants or emulsifiers, and/or miscellaneous ingredients. The hair treatment compositions are particularly useful in methods for improving hair fiber alignment, reducing frizz, and imparting smoothness to hair.

Abstract: The instant disclosure is drawn to methods for treating hair that employ a hair treatment composition and a leave-on composition. The hair treatment composition includes: (a) citric acid, salt thereof, or combination thereof; (b) cyclodextrin, a derivative thereof, or a combination thereof; (c) one or more cyclic carbonates; and water. The leave-on composition includes: (a) one or more silicones; (b) one or more film-forming polymers; and water. After treating the hair with the hair treatment composition and the leave-on composition, the hair is subjected to a thermal heat treatment, for example, treatment with a hot iron, preferably a flat iron, at a temperature of 150 to about 280° C. The methods are useful for improving hair fiber alignment, reducing frizz, and imparting smoothness to the hair.

Abstract: The instant disclosure is drawn to a hair treatment composition comprising: (a) one or more cyclic carbonates; (b) one or more amino-functionalized silicones; (c) one or more polysaccharides; (d) one or more nonionic associative polymeric thickeners; (e) one or more nonionic surfactants or emulsifiers; and (f) water. The weight ratio of the one or more cyclic carbonates to the one or more amino-functionalized silicones is typically from about 12:1 to 1:2. The compositions are useful as a leave-on product in methods for improving hair fiber alignment, reducing frizz, and imparting smoothness to the hair, while providing heat protection properties to the hair.

Abstract: The instant disclosure is drawn to a hair treatment composition comprising: (a) citric acid, a salt thereof, or a combination thereof; (b) cyclodextrin, a salt thereof, or derivative thereof; (c) one or more cationic surfactants; (d) one or more nonionic surfactants or emulsifiers; (e) one or more fatty alcohols; (f) one more amino-functionalized silicones; and water. The hair treatment composition optionally includes one or more water-soluble solvents, non-silicone fatty compounds, and/or miscellaneous ingredients. The composition is particularly useful in methods for improving hair fiber alignment, reducing frizz, and imparting smoothness to the hair.

Abstract: The instant case relates to a method or routine comprising: (i) treating hair with an alkaline composition; (ii) treating hair with a conditioning composition; (iii) applying a leave on composition to the hair; and (iv) subjecting the hair to a thermal heat treatment. The alkaline composition comprises one or more alkalizing agents, such as an alkanolamine, and water. The conditioning composition comprises: (a) citric acid, a salt thereof, or a combination thereof; (b) cyclodextrin, a derivative thereof, or a combination thereof; (c) one or more cationic surfactants; and water. The leave on composition comprises: (a) one or more silicones; (b) one or more film-forming polymers; and (c) water. The hair is subjected to a thermal heat treatment, for example, treatment with a hot iron at a temperature of 150 to about 280° C. The methods improve hair fiber alignment, reduce frizz, and provide smoothness to hair.

Abstract: The instant disclosure is drawn to a hair treatment method including: (i) applying a hair smoothing composition including at least one keto acid to the hair, allowing the composition to remain on the hair, and rinsing the hair smoothing composition from the hair; (ii) applying a conditioning composition to the hair, allowing the conditioning composition to remain on the hair, and rinsing the conditioning composition from the hair; the conditioning composition including: one or more polar fatty compounds; one or more water-miscible solvents; and one or more cationic surfactants; wherein the conditioning composition is substantially free of water; and (iii) applying a leave-on finishing composition to the hair, the leave-on finishing composition including: one or more cyclic carbonates, one or more silicones; and water.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to hair coloring compositions; and to methods for coloring hair using the compositions. The hair coloring compositions are substantially anhydrous and include: one or more colorant; one or more glycols; one or more monoalcohols having from 2 to 6 carbon atoms; one or more cationic surfactants; and one or more fatty compounds.

Abstract: The instant disclosure is drawn to a hair treatment composition; and to methods for conditioning, managing, and improving the look and feel of hair. The hair treatment composition includes: (a) one or more ketal/acetal of glycerin compounds of Formula (I); (b) of one or more fatty alcohols; (c) one or more cationic surfactants; and (d) water. The compositions are typically oil-in-water emulsions or dispersions and are particularly useful in methods for detangling, smoothing, and moisturizing hair.

Abstract: A supportive undergarment configured to restrain movement of breast tissue in the superior direction is provided. The undergarment is configured to be used in conjunction with a conventional bra, especially an underwire-containing sports bra, without unnecessarily duplicating the support provided by the bra. The undergarment comprises a pair of supporting straps that are releasably anchored to the undergarment's lower circumscribing band via at least one anchor member. The supporting straps are configured to provide compression to the wearer's upper breast roots and arrest upward movement of the wearer's breasts.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to hair styling compositions that exhibit non-Newtonian shear thinning behavior during use. The hair styling composition include: (a) one or more fatty amides, fatty alkanolamides, and/or alkoxylated fatty amides; (b) one or more non-hydroxy substituted fatty acids; (c) one or more hydroxy substituted fatty acids; (d) at least 70 wt. % of one or more low-polar oils; and less than 2 wt. % of water. Additional components such as, for example, alkoxylated polyol esters, water-soluble organic solvents, and other miscellaneous ingredients, can optionally be included in the hair styling compositions. The hair styling compositions are particularly useful for styling or shaping hair and for providing hold, discipline, and texture to hair.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to hair styling compositions that exhibit non-Newtonian shear thinning behavior during use. The hair styling composition include: (a) one or more fatty amides, fatty alkanolamides, and/or alkoxylated fatty amides; (b) one or more non-hydroxy substituted fatty acids; (c) one or more hydroxy substituted fatty acids; (d) at least 70 wt. % of one or more low-polar oils; and less than 2 wt. % of water. Additional components such as, for example, alkoxylated polyol esters, water-soluble organic solvents, and other miscellaneous ingredients, can optionally be included in the hair styling compositions. The hair styling compositions are particularly useful for styling or shaping hair and for providing hold, discipline, and texture to hair.

Abstract: Hair compositions and methods for caring for and providing cosmetic benefits to the hair using the compositions are disclosed. The hair care compositions may include about 50 to about 90 wt. % of a polyol; about 0.1 to about 10 wt. % of fatty compounds, the fatty compounds comprising a carbonate and a fatty ether; about 10 to about 35 wt. % of a monoalcohol; and about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of a cationic surfactant, wherein all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the hair composition. The hair care composition may be formulated to have a weight ratio of the total amount of carbonate to the total amount of fatty ether is about 3:1 to about 1:1.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to hair care and conditioning compositions; and to methods for conditioning, managing, and/or styling the hair using the compositions. The compositions include: (a) one or more ketal/acetal of glycerin compounds of Formula (I): (b) one or more cationic surfactants; (c) one of more fatty alcohols having at least 8 carbon atoms; (d) one or more of one or more polyols having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms; and (e) less than 5 wt. % of water and monoalcohols having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms. The compositions are particularly useful for depositing conditioning active agents, such as cationic surfactants and fatty compounds, onto the hair.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to kits and methods, which are particularly useful for repairing, strengthening, and protecting hair from damage. The kits and methods employ one or more booster compositions, which can be added to a separate hair-treatment composition for application to the hair, or can be applied individually to the hair in a sequence with a separate hair-treatment composition. The booster compositions include: at least 0.5 wt. % of at least one amino acid or amino sulfonic acid, and/or a salt thereof; at least 0.5 wt. % of at least one non-polymeric mono, di, or tricarboxylic acid, and/or a salt thereof; and water. Hair treated with the kits and methods exhibit desirable cosmetic properties such as smoothness, gloss, improved combability, and enhanced strength and elasticity.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to compositions comprising gluconolactone and at least one compound chosen from amino acids, amino sulfonic acids, and salts thereof. The compositions can be used for lengthening the visual appearance of hair, in particular curly hair. The disclosure also relates to methods of using the compositions.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to compositions comprising gluconolactone, at least one amino acid, and optionally at least one polysaccharide. The compositions can be used for styling or shaping hair, and/or for providing manageability benefits to hair, in particular curly hair. The disclosure also relates to methods of using the compositions.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for treating hair, which are particularly useful for repairing, strengthening, and protecting hair from damage. The methods include applying to the hair each of the following components, together, separately, or in any combination thereof, in one or more hair-treatment compositions: (a) at least one amino acid or amino sulfonic acid, and/or a salt thereof, which is present in at least one of the one or more hair-treatment compositions in an amount of at least 0.5 wt. %; (b) at least one non-polymeric mono, di, or tricarboxylic acid, and/or a salt thereof, which is present in at least one of the one or more hair-treatment compositions in an amount of at least 0.5 wt. %; and (c) at least one non-taurate surfactant, which is present in at least one of the one or more hair-treatment compositions. Hair treated with the methods exhibit desirable cosmetic properties such as smoothness, gloss, improved combability, and improved strength and elasticity.