Abstract: Hair treatment agents include alkoxylated silicones and/or dimethicones and/or cyclomethicones and/or dimethiconols and/or amino functional silicones and silicones that include sugar structures.

Abstract: Hair treatment agents include selected amino acids and/or selected oligopeptides and/or selected cationic protein hydrolysates and silicones that include sugar structures.

Abstract: Compositions for treating keratinic fibers, in particular human hair, which in addition to the conditioning properties and the luster and feel of keratinic fibers, in particular human hair, have an improved effect with regard to the removal of dandruff on the keratinic fibers.

Abstract: Hair treatment compositions include an active ingredient combination including selected cationic alkyl oligoglucosides and quaternary ammonium compounds as care agents.

Abstract: A hair-treatment agent includes an active-ingredient complex including polyquaternium-71 and at least one cationic silicone having at least three terminal amino-functional groups as essential constituents.

Abstract: Hair-care products include selected cationic alkyl-oligoglucosides and cationic silicones, and specifically hair-care products that include an active ingredient complex including, as essential active ingredients, cationic alkyloligoglucosides and at least one cationic silicone having at least three terminal aminofunctional groups.

Abstract: Hair treatment agents include at least one quaternary ammonium compound according to formula (I), in which n denotes an integer from 10 to 24 and X? denotes an anion, at least one quaternary ammonium compound according to formula (II) in which m denotes an integer from 10 to 24 and X? denotes an anion, at least one quaternary ammonium compound of formula (III) in which R and R? independently of one another each denote a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched hydrocarbon residue having a chain length of 18 to 30 carbon atoms and X? denotes an anion, and at least one cationic copolymer, including monomers of formula (IV) and monomers of formula (V) in which R1 to R9 independently of one another denote hydrogen or C1-4 alkyl (R6, R7, R8 or R9 denotes C1-4 alkyl), n denotes integers from 1 to 8 and A? denotes a physiologically acceptable anion

Abstract: The present invention relates to hair treatment agents containing selected quaternary ammonium compounds and silicones containing sugar structures.

Abstract: A rinse aid composition containing: (a) a hydroxy mixed ether corresponding to formula I: R1O[CH2CHR2O]x[CH2CHR3O]yCH2CH(OH)R4  (I) wherein R1 is an alkyl and/or alkenyl group containing from about 4 to 22 carbon atoms, R2 is hydrogen or a methyl or an ethyl group, R3 is hydrogen or a methyl or an ethyl group, R4 is an alkyl group containing from about 2 to 22 carbon atoms, x is a number up to 30, y is a number up to 30, and x+y is greater than or equal to 1; (b) an alkyl and/or alkenyl oligoglycoside corresponding to formula II: R5O—[G]p  (II) wherein R5 is an alkyl and/or alkenyl group containing from about 4 to 22 carbon atoms, G is a sugar unit containing 5 or 6 carbon atoms, and p is a number from 1 to 10; and (c) a nonionic co-surfactant, and wherein (a) and (b) are present in the composition in a ratio by weight of from about 10:0.1 to 1:10.

Abstract: A hair treatment composition containing: (a) an esterquat; (b) an alkyl and/or alkenyl oligoglycoside; (c) a partial glyceride; and (d) a fatty alcohol ethoxylate.

Abstract: A process for making a hair colorant composition involving: (a) providing a phase inversion temperature emulsion or microemulsion containing: (i) an oil component; and (ii) an emusifier selected from the group consisting of an alkyl and/or alkenyl oligoglycoside, an anionic surfactant, an esterquat, a polyolpoly-12-hydroxystearate, a fatty alcohol, a fatty alcohol polyethylene glycol ether, and mixtures thereof; (b) providing a dye component; and (c) combining (a) and (b) at a temperature of from 15 to 25° C.

Abstract: A hard surface cleaning composition containing: (a) a hydroxy mixed ether corresponding to formula I:

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of nanoscalar, cationic compounds with particle diameters of between 10 and 300 nm for producing cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical preparations.

Abstract: The invention relates to clear rinsing agents, for machine dish washing, which comprise hydroxy mixed ethers and alkyl or alkenyl oligoglycosides, optionally, further non-ionic surfactants, water and further auxiliaries and additives. The invention further relates to the use of said mixtures in clear rinsing agents and a method for rinsing and cleaning hard surfaces.

Abstract: A process for making a hair dye preparation involving: (a) providing an aqueous surface-active fatty alcohol dispersion containing: (i) a fatty alcohol; and (ii) a surfactant; (b) providing an oil component; (c) providing a hair dye component; and (d) combining (a)-(c), at a temperature of from 18 to 25° C., to form the hair dye preparation.

Abstract: A process for treating washed hair to provide hair with improved combability, comprising contacting hair with a water based composition comprising 0.1-3% by weight of a zwitterionic polymer; 0.01-10% by weight of an alkylpolyglycoside; 0.5-20% by weight of a fatty alcohol and the balance water.

Abstract: The invention relates to new cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical formulations containing (a) dialkyl carbonates corresponding to formula (I): in which R1 is a linear alkyl and/or alkenyl group containing 6 to 22 carbon atoms, a 2-ethylhexyl, isotridecyl or isostearyl group or a group derived from a polyol containing 2 to 15 carbon atoms and at least two hydroxyl groups, R2 has the same meaning as R1 or is an alkyl group containing 1 to 5 carbon atoms and n and m independently of one another stand for 0 or numbers of 1 to 100, and (b) emulsifiers. The formulations are distinguished by particular sensorial properties, the dialkyl carbonates proving to be as effective as the silicone oils which they are intended to replace.

Abstract: A cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition free of silicone wherein the composition contains a fatty compound comprising an oil selected from the group consisting of (a) dialkyl ethers, (b) dialkyl cyclohexanes, (c) Guerbet alcohols, (d) polyol polyhydroxystearates, and (e) hydroxycarboxylic acid esters.

Abstract: A process for making substantially water- and dust-free anionic surfactant granules of high bulk density involving: (a) providing a starting material containing a water-containing paste of a monoglyceride (ether) sulfate having a solids content of at least 20% by weight, based on the weight of the paste; (b) providing a horizontally mounted thin-layer evaporator with rotating internals; (c) providing a negative temperature gradient within the evaporator; (d) passing air into the evaporator in countercurrent to the flow of starting material; and (e) simultaneously drying and granulating the starting material by passing it through the evaporator to form anionic surfactant granules having a residual water content of below 2% by weight.

Abstract: A cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition free of silicone wherein the composition contains a fatty compound comprising an oil selected from the group consisting of