Abstract: A method of relaxing naturally curly hair that comprises: A) carrying out a hair treatment session that comprises the steps of: i) applying to the hair, an alkaline hair relaxer comprising an active hydroxide, ii) allowing the relaxer to remain on the hair for a total period of less than about 10 minutes; iii) removing the relaxer from the hair; and B) repeating the treatment session described in part (A) to attain a desired degree of hair relaxation, with the interval between individual treatment sessions ranging from about 3 to about 20 days.

Abstract: The present invention relates to hair conditioning shampoo compositions which includes: 1) from about 0.05 to about 5% of one or more dibasic amino acids; 2) from about 5 to about 50% of one or more surfactants; 3) from about 0.05 to about 10% of one or more silicone compounds; and 4) water. The invention also relates to hair conditioning compositions. The invention also relates to a method for conditioning the hair, which comprises contacting said hair with a composition according to the invention.

Abstract: An essentially anhydrous hair conditioning composition comprising: (a) one or more microporous materials each of which has an average pore size larger than the critical diameter of a water molecule; (b) carrier molecules or molecular aggregates that have critical diameters larger than the largest average pore size of the microporous materials; and (c) conditioner molecules or molecular aggregates that have critical diameters larger than the largest average pore size of the microporous materials. The invention also relates to a method for conditioning hair with warming which comprises administering to the hair, with water, the hair conditioner compositions of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention relates to hair conditioning shampoo compositions which includes: