Abstract: Composition comprising an oil phase, an aqueous phase, at least one emulsifying agent of water-in-oil (W/O) type and at least one emulsifying agent of oil-in-water (O/W) type in the form of a self-invertible inverse latex comprising from 20% to 70% by weight, and preferably from 25% to 50% by weight of a branched or crosslinked polyelectrolyte, characterized in that the said polyelectrolyte is either a homopolymer based on a monomer having a partially or completely salified strong acid functional group or a copolymer based on at least one monomer having a partially or completely salified strong acid functional group copolymerized with acrylamide and characterized in that the constituent solvent of the oil phase is chosen from white mineral oils, squalane, hydrogenated polyisobutene, isohexadecane or isododecane. Cosmetic, dermocosmetic, dermopharmaceutical or pharmaceutical composition comprising them.

Abstract: Linear, branched or crosslinked polymer based on at least one monomer, possessing a free, partially salified or completely salified strong acid functional group, copolymerized with at least one monomer chosen either from esters of aliphatic alcohols comprising from 8 to 30 carbon atoms and of unsaturated monocarboxylic acids or from esters of aliphatic alcohols comprising from 8 to 30 carbon atoms and of unsaturated polycarboxylic acids. Preparation process, use as thickener and/or emulsifier and composition comprising it.

Abstract: Novel compounds of formula (I):

Abstract: Composition (A) comprising: a) at least one compound of formula (I): (Z)y—(G)x—O—RA  (I); b) at least one compound of formula (II): Z—O—[CH2—CH(R1)—O]n—RB  (II); c) optionally one or more compounds of formula (IV): (G)x—O—RA  (III), and d) optionally one or more compounds of formula (IV) HO—[CH2—CH(R1)—O]n—RB  (IV), wherein the weight ratios of (I) to (II) is 0.1 to 10, (III)/(I) is 0 to 1, and (IV)/(II) is 0 to 1, and in each formula: Z is a —CH(CH3)—O—R2 group, wherein R2 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon radical of 1 to 30 carbons, y is greater than 0 and less than or equal to 3x+1; x is 1 to 5; n is 1 to 30; R1 is a hydrogen or methyl; G is the residue of a saccharide; RA and RB are independently a hydrocarbon radical of 1 to 30 carbons. Composition (A) has application as an antifoam in cleaning compositions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel family of compositions based on alkylpolyglycosides and dimerdiol, which are especially useful for the preparation of vaporisable oil-in-water emulsions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions based on alkyl polyglycosides and fatty alcohols which enable stable fluid emulsions to be produced, and which contain These compositions generally comprise: 5 to 60% by weight of a mixture of alkyl polyglycosides essentially consisting of: 10 to 25% by weight of an alkyl polyglycoside of formula (I) R1O(G1)X1  (I) 10 to 30% by weight of an alkyl polyglycoside of formula (II) R2O(G2)X2  (II) 0 to 10% by weight of a mixture of alkyl polyglycosides of formulae (III) and (IV): R3O(G3)X3  (III) R4O(G4)X4  (IV) 40 to 80% by weight of a mixture of alkyl polyglycosides of formulae (V) and (VI): R5O(G5)X5  (V) R6O(G6)X6  (VI) in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 each represent a linear or branched aliphatic radical having 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 22 carbon atoms respectively, G1, G2, G3, G4, G5 and G6 each represent a saccharide residue, x1, x2, x3, x4, x5 and x6 each represent a number between 1 and 5;

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel family of compositions based on alkylpolyglycosides and fatty diols, which are especially useful for the preparation of emulsions which are stable and which possess a good opaque-making effect. According to the invention, these compositions comprise: 5 to 95 parts by weight of a mixture of alkylpolyglycosides which is constituted of the products of a reaction of a saccharide and 1,12-octadecanediol; 95 to 5 parts by weight of 1,12-octadecanediol.

Abstract: Composition comprising an oil phase, an aqueous phase, at least one emulsifier of water-in-oil (W/O) type, at least one emulsifier of oil-in-water (O/W) type, characterized in that the composition is an inverted latex comprising from 20% to 60% by weight, and preferably from 25% to 45% by weight, of a branched or crosslinked anionic polyelectrolyte based on at least one monomer possessing a strongly acidic function, copolymerized either with at least one monomer possessing a weakly acidic function or with at least one neutral monomer. The compositions have cosmetic applications.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of fatty alcohol based compositions comprising:60 to 90% by weight of at least one fatty alcohol having from 12 to 22 carbon atoms, preferably from 16 to 18 carbon atoms,10 to 40% by weight of an alkylpolyoside, preferably an alkylpolyoside of which the alkyl part is identical to that of the fatty alcohol,and, if appropriate, 0.5 to 5% of polyoside, for preparing emulsions.The invention finds an application in particular for preparing emulsions in the cosmetic and pharmaceutical fields.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of an alkylpolyoside containing from 6 to 32 carbon atoms in its alkyl chain, by the steps of:a) reacting, in the presence of an acid catalyst, a saccharide or a source of saccharide with a fatty alcohol having a hydrocarbon chain containing at least 6 carbon atoms, or a lower alcohol of the formula C.sub.n H.sub.2n+1 OH, in which n is an integer between 1 and 5, and a fatty alcohol having a hydrocarbon chain containing at least 6 carbon atoms;b) neutralizing the catalyst used in step a); andc) removing excess fatty alcohol. The neutralizing takes place using a neutralizing agent which is a tertiary amine of the formulae ##STR1## in which: --m is an integer between 0 and 5; andR.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and R.sub.6, which are identical or different, are independently:an alkyl radical having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms,a hydroxyalkyl or dihydroxyalkyl radical having from 2 to 4 carbon atoms,a phenyl radical, ora radical of the formula (C.sub.n H.sub.2n --O).sub.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of a hydroxylated secondary or tertiary amine compound having a hydroxyl function .beta. to the amine function, according to which a primary or secondary amine compound is reacted with a compound containing an epoxy function in the presence of a phase transfer catalyst.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel quaternary ammonium derivatives wh have properties similar to those of non-ionic, amphoteric and cationic surfactants, to their preparation and to their use as surfactants in foaming and emulsifying compositions intended for use in the fields of pharmaceutics, cosmetics, hygiene and detergency.These derivatives have the general formula ##STR1## wherein essentially R is an alkyl or alkenyl radical having from 5 to 29 carbon atoms, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are an alkyl radical having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R.sub.3 is a 2-hydroxyethyl, 2-hydroxypropyl, 3-hydroxypropyl, methyl or 2,3,4,5,6-pentahydroxyhexyl radical and X is a halogen atom or a hydroxyl group.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of fatty diethanolamides with low diethanolamine content, characterized in that the raw product obtained by conventional reaction between the diethanolamine and said fatty acids or their derivatives, is subjected to an acylation reaction.It also relates to the products obtained according to this said process and to their use in formulations containing foaming agents.

Abstract: A cosmetic composition to strengthen the hair which comprises (a) a cosmetic vehicle containing a member selected from water, ethanol, isopropanol or mixtures thereof (b) 0.2 to 25 percent by weight of a cationic polymer and (c) 0.01 - 0.5 mole per gram of cationic polymer of a divalent metal salt selected from the carbonate, silicate, nitrate, acetate, gluconate, pantothenate and lactate of calcium, magnesium, manganese, iron, strontium, zinc and cadmium.