Abstract: A hair straightening or styling composition provided herein comprises: (i) citraconic acid; (ii) (a) a reducing agent and/or (b) an aldehyde, a thioacetal, a ketone or an alcohol; (iii) a buffering agent; (iv) an oxidizing agent; (v) optionally a carboxylic or dicarboxylic acid; and (vi) at least one solvent. Also provided herein is a method of straightening or styling hair using such composition.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an oil soluble composition comprising a copolymer having repeating units of: (i) about 0.1-99.9 wt. % of at least one monomer selected from at least one hydrophobically modified (alk) acrylate moiety; and (ii) about 0.1-99.9 wt. % of at least one monomer derived from at least one functionalized or unfunctionalized acryloyl moiety and at least one lactam moiety. Also, disclosed herein is a mineral oil soluble personal care and fragrance composition comprising such copolymer, a fragrance delivery system and method of delivering fragrance.

Abstract: A hair straightening or hair styling composition comprising: (i) about 0.1 to about 70 wt. % of at least one hydroxy ketone, dihydroxy ketone or combinations thereof; (ii) about 0.1 to about 20 wt. % of at least one organic or inorganic base; (iii) optionally, about 0.1 to about 20 wt. % of at least one functional polymer; (iv) optionally, about 0.1 to about 20 wt. % of at least one diol, polyol, sugar, or combinations thereof; (v) optionally, about 0.1 to about 20 wt. % of at least one reducing agent; and (vi) about 40 to about 95 wt. % of at least one carrier; and wherein, the composition has a pH of about 5 to about 11. This application provides a process for preparing such hair styling or hair straightening composition and a method of use thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a hair care shampoo composition having reduced squeakiness effect comprising: (A) at least one conditioning terpolymer obtained from polymerizing: (i) about 20 wt. % to 99.9 wt. % of at least one cationic or pseudo-cationic monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylamidopropyl trimethylammonium chloride (APTAC), diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride (DADMAC); Acryloyloxyethyltrimethylammonium chloride (AETAC); Methacrylamidopropyltrimethylammonium chloride (MAPTAC); Dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA or MADAME); Methyloyloxy ethyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (METAC); Dimethylaminopropyl-methacrylamideN-(3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl)-trimethyl-ammonium chloride (DIQUAT chloride); (ii) about 0.1 wt. % to 30 wt. % of at least one anionic monomer selected from the group consisting of (a) acrylic acid (AA), (b) acrylamidomethylpropyl sulfonate (AMPS), and/or (c) sodium methyl allyl sulfonate (SMAS); and (iii) about 0.1 wt. % to 20.0 wt.

Abstract: A hair straightening or hair styling composition comprising: (i) about 0.1 to about 50 wt. % of at least one lactone or combinations thereof; (ii) about 0.1 to about 20 wt. % of at least one organic or inorganic base; (iii) optionally, about 0.1 to about 20 wt. % of at least one functional polymer; (iv) optionally, about 0.1 to about 20 wt. % of at least one diol, polyol, sugar, or combinations thereof; (v) optionally, about 0.1 to about 20 wt. % of at least one reducing agent; and (vi) about 40 to about 95 wt. % of at least one carrier; and wherein, the composition has a pH of about 5 to about 11. This application also provides a process for preparing the above-described hair styling or hair straightening composition and method of use thereof.

Abstract: This application is directed to hair and skin conditioning compositions which contain specific polyoxyalkylene substituted alkylene diamines. The polyoxyalkylene substituted alkylene diamines function as conditioning agents on hair and skin via cloud point deposition. The polyoxyalkylene substituted alkylene diamines in addition to functioning as conditioning agents on skin and hair by themselves also function to enhance deposition of lipophilic benefit agents such as for example fatty alcohols, esters of fatty acids, hydrophobic vitamin or vitamin complexes, natural or synthetic triglycerides including glyceryl esters and derivative, pearlescent waxes, hydrocarbon oils, siloxanes of silicones, perfume oils, super-fatting agents, water insoluble or slightly soluble organic sunscreens, micronized sunscreens, plant extracts, essential oils and hydrophobically modified pigments.

Abstract: Novel ampholytic ter-polymers comprising at least an ethylenically unsaturated cationic monomer, a monomer containing a carboxylic acid or sulfonic acid group and diallyamine or derivative are claimed. Further, the ter-polymers may be used in personal care or personal washing compositions optionally in the presence of conditioning agents such as silicone, fatty amines, fatty amine oxides and fatty quaternaries and/or various benefit agents. The ter-polymer compositions are especially useful in the treatment of keratin-containing substrates. Keratin substrates include, but are not limited to, animal and human hair, skin and nails.

Abstract: This application is directed to hair and skin conditioning compositions which contain specific polyoxyalkylene substituted alkylene diamines. The polyoxyalkylene substituted alkylene diamines function as conditioning agents on hair and skin via cloud point deposition. The polyoxyalkylene substituted alkylene diamines in addition to functioning as conditioning agents on skin and hair by themselves also function to enhance deposition of lipophilic benefit agents such as for example fatty alcohols, esters of fatty acids, hydrophobic vitamin or vitamin complexes, natural or synthetic triglycerides including glyceryl esters and derivative, pearlescent waxes, hydrocarbon oils, siloxanes of silicones, perfume oils, super-fatting agents, water insoluble or slightly soluble organic sunscreens, micronized sunscreens, plant extracts, essential oils and hydrophobically modified pigments.

Abstract: Novel ampholytic ter-polymers comprising at least an ethylenically unsaturated cationic monomer, a monomer containing a carboxylic acid or sulfonic acid group and diallyamine or derivative are claimed. Further, the ter-polymers may be used in personal care or personal washing compositions optionally in the presence of conditioning agents such as silicone, fatty amines, fatty amine oxides and fatty quaternaries and/or various benefit agents. The ter-polymer compositions are especially useful in the treatment of keratin-containing substrates. Keratin substrates include, but are not limited to, animal and human hair, skin and nails.

Abstract: Novel ampholytic ter-polymers comprising at least an ethylenically unsaturated cationic monomer, a monomer containing a carboxylic acid or sulfonic acid group and diallyamine or derivative are claimed. Further, the ter-polymers may be used in personal care or personal washing compositions optionally in the presence of conditioning agents such as silicone, fatty amines, fatty amine oxides and fatty quaternaries and/or various benefit agents. The ter-polymer compositions are especially useful in the treatment of keratin-containing substrates. Keratin substrates include, but are not limited to, animal and human hair, skin and nails.

Abstract: This invention encompasses novel amphiphilic block copolymers comprising polysiloxane blocks and polycationic blocks. The polycationic blocks are formed from diallyldialkylammonium derivatives. The formed block copolymers are particularly useful for treating or conditioning keratinous substances such as hair or skin.

Abstract: This invention encompasses novel amphiphilic block copolymers comprising polysiloxane blocks and polycationic blocks. The polycationic blocks are formed from diallyldialkylammonium derivatives. The formed block copolymers are particularly useful for treating or conditioning keratinous substances such as hair or skin.

Abstract: Novel ampholytic ter-polymers comprising at least an ethylenically unsaturated cationic monomer, a monomer containing a carboxylic acid or sulfonic acid group and diallyamine or derivative are claimed. Further, the ter-polymers may be used in personal care or personal washing compositions optionally in the presence of conditioning agents such as silicone, fatty amines, fatty amine oxides and fatty quaternaries and/or various benefit agents. The ter-polymer compositions are especially useful in the treatment of keratin-containing substrates. Keratin substrates include, but are not limited to, animal and human hair, skin and nails.

Abstract: This invention encompasses novel amphiphilic block copolymers comprising polysiloxane blocks and polycationic blocks. The polycationic blocks are formed from diallyldialkylammonium derivatives. The formed block copolymers are particularly useful for treating or conditioning keratinous substances such as hair or skin.

Abstract: We claim a fragrance delivery system consisting of a mixture of various polymers oligomers and stabilizers capable of forming a surfactant complex gel dispersion when combined with a cleansing surfactant base and yielding high levels of fragrance deposition onto the skin, hair or other surface such as a textile, from a cleansing or softening consumer product comprising a micelle forming surfactant. The internal phase or dispersible phase of this surfactant complex gel dispersion (GLPPD) is made of a mixture of various immiscible polymers, oligomers and stabilizers forming a complex gel with the surfactant platform and whose ratio and composition are selected to dissolve preferentially a wide range of fragrance raw materials.

Abstract: We claim a fragrance delivery system consisting of a mixture of various polymers oligomers and stabilizers capable of forming a surfactant complex gel dispersion when combined with a cleansing surfactant base and yielding high levels of fragrance deposition onto the skin, hair or other surface such as a textile, from a cleansing or softening consumer product comprising a micelle forming surfactant. The internal phase or dispersible phase of this surfactant complex gel dispersion (GLPPD) is made of a mixture of various immiscible polymers, oligomers and stabilizers forming a complex gel with the surfactant platform and whose ratio and composition are selected to dissolve preferentially a wide range of fragrance raw materials.

Abstract: An oil-in-water emulsifier composition including between about 10 percent and about 70 percent by weight of a blend of mono- and diester phosphates of alkoxylated fatty alcohols containing between about 12 and 22 carbon atoms and alkoxylated with between about 1 and about 50 moles of an alkylene oxide selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide and mixtures thereof, wherein the mono- and diester ratio is between about 10:90 and about 90:10; and between about 90 percent and about 30 percent by weight of a blend of mono- and di-ester phosphates of fatty alcohols containing between 12 and 22 carbon atoms, wherein the mono- and diester ratio is between about 10:90 and about 90:10. Emulsifying waxes, oil-in-water emulsions and microemulsions, and topical compositions formulated therefrom are also disclosed.