Abstract: Described is the use of a combination of an oxocarboxylic acid with metal ions, organic bases or polymers substantive for keratin material for combating, suppressing or eliminating odors of the hair of skin. Preferred oxocarboxylic acids are those of general formula R—C(?O)—A—CO2H wherein R stands for hydrogen or a monovalent organic group and A strands for a divalent organic group or for a single bond. A preferred combination is zinc levulinate which can be used, in particular, for combating the unpleasant odors of sulfur compounds, for example after permanent wave treatments.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is the use of natural zein for improving the condition of hair, preferably for hardening, strengthening, restructuring or increasing the luster, volume or combability of human hair.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is the use of natural zein for improving the condition of hair, preferably for hardening, strengthening, restructuring or increasing the luster, volume or combability of human hair.

Abstract: Described is a cosmetic or dermatological agent in the form of a creamy permanent foam or in the form of a stable foamy cream which as a finished foam product is available in an appropriate container and can be dispensed therefrom. Preferred is a degree of foam-up of at least 10% and a density of the total mass of at the most 0.9 g/mL. The incorporated gas or the bubble structure produced remains stably contained in the mass even after storage of at least one week at room temperature (20° C.). The agent can be produced by preparing a liquid, foamable composition which at room temperature (20° C.) has a yield value, and subsequently or at the same time beating or foaming the composition with a gas.

Abstract: The product for hair treatment includes a transparent pressure-resistant aerosol container and a device for making foam from an effective-ingredient containing composition contained in the aerosol container. The effective-ingredient containing composition contained in the transparent aerosol container has two clearly distinguishable liquid phases with a sharply distinct phase boundary. The two liquid phases consist of a hydrophilic phase and a hydrophobic phase. The hydrophilic phase includes water or a solvent system containing water and a water-soluble organic solvent, at least one cationic or cationically-active hair care ingredient and at least one organic or inorganic salt. The hydrophobic phase contains a water-insoluble, liquefied propellant gas and at least one water-insoluble, hydrophobic, oily or fatty substance dissolved in the liquefied propellant gas.

Abstract: The product for hair treatment includes a transparent pressure-resistant aerosol container and a device for making foam from an effective-ingredient containing composition contained in the aerosol container. The effective-ingredient containing composition contained in the transparent aerosol container has two clearly distinguishable liquid phases with a sharply distinct phase boundary. The two liquid phases consist of a hydrophilic phase and a hydrophobic phase. The hydrophilic phase includes water or a solvent system containing water and a water-soluble organic solvent, at least one cationic or cationically-active hair care ingredient and at least one organic or inorganic salt. The hydrophobic phase contains a water-insoluble, liquefied propellant gas and at least one water-insoluble, hydrophobic, oily or fatty substance dissolved in the liquefied propellant gas.

Abstract: The subject of the invention is a cosmetic preparation containing Ilex resin which is isolated from leaves of Ilex aquifolium or Ilex paraguariensis, a method for isolating Ilex resin, and the Ilex resin obtained by this method. Skin treatment preparations containing Ilex resin produce a stable protective film on the skin. Hair treatment preparations containing Ilex resin intensify the color, increase luster, contribute to good wet combability, and improve the elasticity of the hair treated with the preparation.

Abstract: The cosmetic care preparation has a first component and a second component kept separate from the first component prior to application, which are mixed immediately prior to application on the hair and/or skin to form a ready-to-use product. The first component includes at least one conditioning ingredient, preferably one or more fats, oils and/or waxes, and the second component is a cationic or anionic base emulsion that includes at least one lipophilic substance, at least one cationic or anionic emulsifier, at least one organic acid and water. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the first component includes at least one cationic surfactant and/or at least one cationic polymer and the second component includes at least one monoalcohol and/or at least one amphoteric or nonionic surfactant.

Abstract: The subject of the invention is a cosmetic preparation containing Ilex resin which is isolated from leaves of Ilex aquifolium or Ilex paraguariensis, a method for isolating Ilex resin, and the Ilex resin obtained by this method. Skin treatment preparations containing Ilex resin produce a stable protective film on the skin. Hair treatment preparations containing Ilex resin intensify the color, increase luster, contribute to good wet combability, and improve the elasticity of the hair treated with the preparation.

Abstract: The wax combination for the cosmetic compositions contains from 2 to 70 percent by weight of apple wax; from 5 to 70 percent by weight of orange wax and/or citric wax; and from 10 to 70 percent by weight of jojoba oil. The cosmetic compositions advantageously contain a portion of the wax combination in free form or an effective ingredient complex consisting of capsules, each containing some of the wax combination.

Abstract: The aqueous-alcoholic hair treatment composition contains 0.1 to 10 percent by weight of one or more film-forming ionic, anionic and/or amphoteric polymer; 0.1 to 9 percent by weight of one or more amphoteric surfactant; 0.1 to 40 percent by weight of one or more alcohol having 2 to 4 carbon atoms and 0.01 to 2.0 percent by weight of one or more organic acid. The aqueous-alcoholic hair treatment composition is also free of cationic surfactants. The aqueous-alcoholic hair treatment composition can be used as a permanent wave pre-treatment agent for treating hair prior to winding the hair on permanent wave curlers.

Abstract: The aqueous or aqueous-alcoholic hair treatment composition contains:A) 0.1 to 10 percent by weight polyvinylpyrrolidone or polyvinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate-copolymer;B) 0.1 to 9 percent by weight of at least one amphoteric surfactant, preferably a fatty acid amidoalkylbetaine or a fatty acid amidoalkylsulfobetaine;C) 0.1 to 5 percent by weight of at least one cationic surfactant, advantageously cetyltrimethylammonium chloride or bromide; andD) 0.1 to 2.0 percent by weight of at least one organic acid, preferably tartaric acid, glyoxalic acid, lactic acid or formic acid.

Abstract: The process of dyeing hair includes uniformly applying to a strip of skin adjoining the hair line of the hair to be dyed a protective composition containing 27 to 50 percent by weight polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of 2,700 to 7,500; 7 to 14 percent by weight hydrogenated castor oil, ethoxylated with 40 to 60 moles of ethylene oxide; 28 to 42 percent by weight glycerin and/or ethyl hexanediol and/or polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of 100 to 300; at least one standard cosmetic additive; and 0 to 18 percent by weight water; to protect the strip of the skin from coloring when dyeing or tinting hair; then treating the hair to be dyed with the hair dye; and after the treating of the hair with the hair dye, subsequently rinsing or rinsing and shampooing the hair.