Abstract: Water-in-oil compositions having a continuous oil phase comprising a silicone and a hydrocarbon cleaning component, a discontinuous water phase, comprise as emulsifier an organopolysiloxane of the formulaZ(Me).sub.2 SiO[(Me).sub.2 SiO].sub.x [(Me)(R)SiO].sub.y [(Me)(QR')SiO].sub.z --Si(Me.sub.2)Zwhere Me denotes methyl, Q a polyoxyalkylene radical, R a C.sub.6 -C.sub.16 alkyl radical, R' an alkylene and Z a monovalent radical. The organopolysiloxane allows stability and easy emulsification of water into an oil phase comprising those silicones and hydrocarbons which are preferred in polishes.

Abstract: A detergent composition, particularly for use as a hair shampoo, consisting of a detergent substance, for example one based on a fatty alcohol or a fatty alcohol ethoxylate, and from 0.5 to 20 percent by weight, based on the total composition, of a cyclic methyl siloxane.The presence of the cyclic siloxane results in reduced drying time of the washed fibres.

Abstract: A soap composition which contains from 0.01 to 6% by weight of a polydiorganosiloxane having a molecular weight of at least 2000 and in which at least one of the silicon-bonded substituents is a monovalent group composed of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and, optionally, oxygen, the monovalent group having therein at least one amino group. The polydiorganosiloxane imparts a durable soft feel to skin contacted with the soap.