Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of 5′-deoxy-5′-methylthioadenosine in skin cosmetic compositions for improving the appearance of the skin, to such compositions and to a method for the cosmetic treatment of the skin.

Abstract: The use of crosslinked copolymers obtainable by precipitation polymerization of monomer mixtures comprising (a) monoethylenically unsaturated C3-C8-carboxylic acids, their anhydrides or mixtures of said carboxylic acids and anhydrides, (b) compounds with at least 2 non-conjugated ethylenic double bonds in the molecule as crosslinkers and, where appropriate, (c) other monoethylenically unsaturated monomers which are copolymerizable with monomers (a) and (b), in the presence of free-radical polymerization initiators and from 0.1 to 20% by weight, based on the monomers used, of saturated, nonionic surface-active compounds, as stabilizer in oil-in-water emulsions in amounts of from 0.01 to 5% of the weight of the emulsions, and cosmetic and pharmaceutical formulations based on oil-in-water emulsions which contain said precipitation polymers.

Abstract: Hairsetting compositions comprise as film-formers copolymers based on tert-butyl acrylate or tert-butyl methacrylate having a K value of from 10 to 50 which are obtainable by free-radical polymerization of A) from 30 to 72% by weight of tert-butyl acrylate or tert-butyl methacrylate or a mixture thereof as monomer A, B) from 10 to 28% by weight of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid or a mixture thereof as monomer B, and C) from 0 to 60% by weight of a free-radically copolymerizable monomer or of a free-radically copolymerizable monomer mixture as monomers C, where at least one of the monomers C produces a homopolymer having a glass transition temperature of less than 30° C., the carboxyl groups of the copolymers being partially or completely neutralized.

Abstract: The use of polyurethanes which are—soluble or dispersible in water and are composed of a) at least one compound which contains two or more active hydrogens per molecule, b) at least one diol containing acid groups or salt groups and c) at least one diisocyanate with a glass transition temperature of at least 15° C. and acid numbers of from 12 to 150 or the salts of these polyurethanes as aids in cosmetic and pharmaceutical compositions, and of polyurethanes which are soluble or dispersible in water and which contain (a) at least 5 mol % of a polycondensate of lactic acid and of a polyol of the formula where Y is a radical derived from a dihydric to tetrahydric alcohol n is 1-50 and m is 1-4 as copolymerized units.

Abstract: The present invention relates to hair treatment compositions comprising a hairsetting polymer together with a salt of the formula I [A—(X)n]n−.[HmB]m+ where A, X, B, n and m are as defined in the description. The novel hair treatment compositions possess improved ease of washing out, smoothness and transparency and can be formulated with a reduced VOC content.

Abstract: The present invention relates to water-soluble or water-dispersible polyurethanes of a water-dispersible polyurethane prepolymer having terminal isocyanate groups and a primary or secondary amine having at least one ionogenic or ionic group, and to the salts thereof. The novel polyurethanes can be used as auxiliaries in cosmetology and pharmacy and, in particular, as hair lacquers having enhanced ease of washoff.

Abstract: Cationic polyurethanes and polyureas formed from (a) at least one diisocyanate or reaction product thereof with one or more compounds containing two or more active hydrogen atoms per molecule, and (b) at least one diol, primary or secondary amino alcohol, primary or secondary diamine or primary or secondary triamine each with one or more tertiary, quaternary or protonated tertiary amine nitrogen atoms and having a glass transition temperature of at least 25 ° C. and an amine number of from 50 to 200, based on the non-quaternized or -protonated compounds, or other salts of these polyurethanes and polyureas, are useful as ingredients of cosmetic and pharmaceutical preparations.

Abstract: Aqueous preparations comprising a) from 0.1 to 10% by weight of a copolymer based on N-vinylcaprolactam, N-vinylpyrrolidone and N-vinylimidazole and b) from 0.1 to 10% by weight of at least one polyoxyethylene C6-C15-monoalkyl ether, and their use in cosmetic formulations are described.

Abstract: Hair setting lotion which are not subject to hydrolysis and which are made up ofA) 0.5-20% by weight of a nonionic or anionic homo- or copolymer of at least 70% by weight of N-vinylcaprolactam (polymer A), andB) 0.5-20% by weight of a further film-forming polymer (polymer B), selected from the group consisting of polyamides, polyurethanes, and homo- and copolymers of monoolefinically unsaturated monomers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cosmetic compositions comprising a combination of sunscreen filters of the formula ##STR1## with other sunscreen filters.

Abstract: A cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition which comprises at least one polymer or copolymer which is obtainable by free-radical emulsion or suspension polymerization in the presence of at least one chain-transfer reagent, has a glass transition temperature above -35.degree. C. and a content of organic volatile constituents .ltoreq.0.5% by weight, and is at least 20% by weight composed of a (meth)acrylic ester.

Abstract: Titanium dioxide pigments are obtainable by complete hydrolysis of a hydrolyzable titanium compound at from 0 to 100.degree. C. with intensive stirring and with setting of a pH in the range from 3 to 8 and maintenance of this pH within a range of 0.3 units.The titanium dioxide pigments can be employed for the production of cosmetic preparations and medicaments.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of polyamides in cosmetics which carry sulfonate groups and are obtainable fromA.sub.1) from 0 to 19.9 mol-% of at least one monoaminocarboxylic acid having 2 to 12 carbon atoms, its lactam, or monoaminocarboxylic acid/lactam mixtures,A.sub.2) from 40.05 to 50 mol-% of at least one diamine having 2 to 18 carbon atoms,A.sub.3) from 0.5 to 49.5 mol-% of at least one dicarboxylic acid having 4 to 12 carbon atoms which carries sulfonate groups, andA.sub.4) from 0.5 to 49.5 mol-% of at least one further dicarboxylic acid having 2 to 16 carbon atoms, and cosmetic compositions containing said polyamides.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a copolymer obtainable by radically initiated polymerization of the following: A) 70-99.9 wt. % an olefinically unsaturated C.sub.3 -C.sub.5 monocarboxylic acid, an olefinically unsaturated C.sub.4 -C.sub.8 dicarboxylic acid or its anhydride, or a mixture of such carboxylic acids; with B) 0.1-30 wt. % one or more multiply olefinically unsaturated carboxylic acid derivatives of formula (I)Z--Y--(CHR.sup.3 --CH.sub.2 --X).sub.n --R.sup.4 (I)in which Z is a vinyl or allyl group or structure (a), ##STR1## R.sup.1, R.sup.2 are hydrogen or methyl, R.sup.3 is hydrogen, methyl or ethyl, R.sup.4 is a singly or multiply olefinically unsaturated alkenyl or cycloalkenyl group or a singly or doubly olefinically unsaturated arylalkylene group, X is oxygen or NH, Y is oxygen, NH or N-alkyl, n is a number between 0 and 50; and C) 0-29.9 wt. % other copolymerizable monomers. The proposed copolymer can be used as a thickener or dispergent for aqueous systems.

Abstract: A sunscreen-containing cosmetic formulation to protect the human epidermis from UV light in the range from 280 to 400 nm, which formulation includes a cosmetically suitable carrier, together with compounds which absorb in the UV-B region and as photostable UV-A filters effective amounts of compounds of the formula I as defined in the specification.

Abstract: Cosmetic compositions contain a polymer with the repeating structural unit (I) ##STR1## where the radicals have the meanings stated in the description.

Abstract: A cosmetic composition comprises a polymer with the repeating structural unit (I) ##STR1## where R and R' can be identical or different and are H, alkali metal, ammonium, C.sub.1 -C.sub.30 alkyl,X is a direct linkage, C.sub.1 -C.sub.8 alkylene or C.sub.2 -C.sub.12 oxoalkylene having 1-6 oxygen atoms,Y is a UV-absorbing organic radical,n is 2-800.

Abstract: The use of sulfonate-bearing polyamides which are obtainable fromA.sub.1) from 20 to 99 mol % of a monoaminocarboxylic acid having 2 to 12 C atoms or its lactam,A.sub.2) from 0.5 to 40 mol % of a diamine having 2 to 18 C atoms,A.sub.3) from 0.5 to 25 mol % of a sulfonate-bearing dicarboxylic acid having 4 to 12 C atoms, andA.sub.4) from 0 to 35 mol % of a further dicarboxylic acid having 2 to 16 C atoms,as film-forming agents in hairsetting compositions is described.

Abstract: Novel 2-cyanoacrylic esters I ##STR1## where the radicals have the following meanings: R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are each hydrogen or a radical having an iso- or heterocyclic ring system with at least one iso- or heteroaromatic nucleus, and at least one of the radicals R.sup.1 or R.sup.2 must be different from hydrogen,n is from 2 to 10, andX is, when n=2, a radical of the formula II ##STR2## where m is from 2 to 8, and X is, when n>2, the radical of an n-hydric aliphatic or cycloaliphatic polyol having 3-20 carbon atoms, it also being possible for a cycloaliphatic radical to contain 1 or 2 hetero atoms, and for an aliphatic radical to be interrupted by up to 8 non-adjacent oxygen atoms, sulfur atoms, imino or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkylimino groups, are used as light stabilizers.

Abstract: An oral composition and method for use thereof, comprising in an orally acceptable vehicle, an effective antiplaque amount of a noncationic antibacterial agent, and an anionic copolymer formed from monomers of which about 40 to about 90% by weight are hydrophilic type capable of attachment to oral surfaces and about 10 to about 60% by weight are of a hydrophobic type; such oral composition being effective in increasing the uptake of the antibacterial compound to dental tissue so as to enhance the therapeutic efficacy of the administered antibacterial compound.