A method of colouring an eyebrow, the method comprising: (I) applying to the eyebrow a colouring composition comprising : (a) one or more dye compounds selected from Acid yellow (23), Food Red (17), Acid Blue (9) and Acid Green (25); (b) an organic acid; (c) an alkylene carbonate; (d) an alcohol; and (e) glycerol and/or urea
A method of colouring an eyebrow, the method comprising: (i) contacting the eyebrow with a colouring composition comprising: (a) a dye compound; (b) an organic acid; and (c) an aromatic compound.
An alkaline colour removal composition comprising: a) formamidine sulfinic acid; b) an inert hydrophobic liquid; c) urea; and d) a sulfur containing nucleophile.
A hair care composition comprising:(i)a water soluble ester of formula RCOXR', wherein R is an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl or aryl group including a hydrocarbyl group of at least carbon atoms; R' includes a water solubilising group; and X is O, S or NR'' wherein R'' is hydrogen or an alkyl group; and(ii)an oil.
Abstract The use of a water soluble ester of formula RCOXR' as a hair conditioning agent, wherein R is an optionally substituted alkyl, alkenyl or aryl group including a hydrocarbyl chain of at least 5 carbon atoms, X is O or S and R' includes a water solubilising group.
A colour removal kit comprising: a) a composition comprising an activator species including a metal ion; b) a composition comprising a sulfur containing species; c) a carrier composition; d) an acidic composition; and e) a composition comprising an oxidising agent; wherein components (a), (b) and (c) are provided in unit dose form.
A method of treating a material to improve its flame retardancy, the method comprising applying to the material an acidic composition comprising a polyphosphate compound.
D06M 11/72 - Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with inorganic substances or complexes thereofSuch treatment combined with mechanical treatment, e.g. mercerising with phosphorus or compounds thereof, e.g. with chlorophosphonic acid or salts thereof with metaphosphoric acids or their saltsTreating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with inorganic substances or complexes thereofSuch treatment combined with mechanical treatment, e.g. mercerising with phosphorus or compounds thereof, e.g. with chlorophosphonic acid or salts thereof with polyphosphoric acids or their saltsTreating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with inorganic substances or complexes thereofSuch treatment combined with mechanical treatment, e.g. mercerising with phosphorus or compounds thereof, e.g. with chlorophosphonic acid or salts thereof with perphosphoric acids or their salts
A method of treating a material, the method comprising the steps of : (i) contacting the material with a colouring composition comprising a dye compound; and (ii) contacting the material with a composition comprising a quaternary ammonium salt.
A colouring composition comprising: (i)at least 0.0001 wt% of a water-soluble dye compound containing one or more sulfonate and/or carboxylate groups; (ii)at least 0.1 wt% urea; (iii)from 0.1 to 2.5 wt% of a thiol; (iv)less than 0.5 wt% ammonia; and (v)less than 0.5 wt% sulfite ions.
A method of removing colour from hair that has been oxidatively dyed, the method comprising the steps of: (a) contacting the hair with a composition comprising a sulfur-containing nucleophile or a precursor thereof; (b) contacting the hair with an acidic composition; and (c) contacting the hair with an oxidising composition; wherein there is no rinsing step between step (a) and step (b).
A depilatory composition comprising a source of cyanate ion, an organic acid or a salt thereof and a peroxide compound; and methods of removing hair from the skin using such compositions.
A method of treating a material to improve its flame retardancy, the method comprising applying to the material a composition having a pH of less than 4 and which comprises urea and an acid selected from phosphorous acid, phosphoric acid, sulfamic acid and mixtures thereof.
D06M 11/66 - Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with inorganic substances or complexes thereofSuch treatment combined with mechanical treatment, e.g. mercerising with nitrogen or compounds thereof, e.g. with nitrides with sulfamic acid or its salts
D06M 11/70 - Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with inorganic substances or complexes thereofSuch treatment combined with mechanical treatment, e.g. mercerising with phosphorus or compounds thereof, e.g. with chlorophosphonic acid or salts thereof with oxides of phosphorusTreating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with inorganic substances or complexes thereofSuch treatment combined with mechanical treatment, e.g. mercerising with phosphorus or compounds thereof, e.g. with chlorophosphonic acid or salts thereof with hypophosphorous, phosphorous or phosphoric acids or their salts
D06M 13/432 - Urea, thiourea or derivatives thereof, e.g. biuretsUrea-inclusion compoundsDicyanamidesGuanidines, e.g. dicyandiamides
A method of treating a material, the method comprising applying to the material a composition comprising at least 10 wt% of ammonium carbonate, ammonium carbamate or a mixture thereof; and a source of hydrogen peroxide.
A method of colouring a material, the method comprising the steps of: a)applying to the material a composition comprising a sulphur-containing nucleophile; and b)applying to the material a composition comprising a dye compound selected from a dye class other than the class of reactive dyes.
A method of removing hair from the skin, the method comprising the steps of: a)contacting the skin with a composition comprising a compound of formula (Ia) or (R-SO2-OO)nMn+ (Ia) (R-CY-OO.)nMn+ (Ib); and b)removing said composition from the skin along with entrained hair; wherein X may be O, S or NR1, n is 1, 2 or 3, M may be hydrogen, an alkali metal, a divalent metal, N(R2)4, an optionally substituted alkyl or aryl group or a group of formula RC=X; each of R1 and R2 is selected from hydrogen and an optionally substituted alkyl group; wherein each R is independently selected from a group of formula R3 NH, an optionally substituted alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, cycloalkyl or non-aromatic heterocyclic group, hydroxide, a hydrogen atom, or a group having the formula (II): wherein each R4 independently represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; p is from 0 to 30 and each R3 is independently selected from an optionally substituted alkyl, aryl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl or non-aromatic heterocyclic group, hydroxide, a hydrogen atom or a group of formula (II).
wherein D is a chromophore; L is a linking group selected from SO2, NHCO, and NHSO2; Q is a hydrogen or halogen atom; and R is selected from C1-C4 alkyl, (CH2)nCOOH, (CH2)nCONH2, (CH2)nSO3H, (CH2)nCOOM, (CH2)nPO3H, (CH2)nOH, (CH2)nSSO3", (CH2)nNR12, (CH2)nN+R1H2, (CH2)nNHCOR1, PhSSO3", PhSO3H, PhPO3H, PhNR12, PhN+R13, (CH2)2CH(SH)R1(CH2)3COOH, and n is an integer in the range of 1 to 4 wherein within the same molecule each n is not necessarily the same integer; M is a cation of an alkaline earth metal, alkali metal, NH4+ or NR13+; and R1 is C1-C4 alkyl.
A61Q 5/06 - Preparations for styling the hair, e.g. by temporary shaping or colouring
A61K 8/49 - Cosmetics or similar toiletry preparations characterised by the composition containing organic compounds containing heterocyclic compounds
A61Q 5/10 - Preparations for permanently dyeing the hair
C09B 62/78 - Reactive dyes, i.e. dyes which form covalent bonds with the substrates or which polymerise with themselves with the reactive group not directly attached to a heterocyclic ring with other reactive groups
A method of treating a material to improve flame retardancy, the method comprising applying to the material urea, phosphorous acid or a salt thereof, and a base5 comprising a monovalent metallic cation.
D06M 11/70 - Treating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with inorganic substances or complexes thereofSuch treatment combined with mechanical treatment, e.g. mercerising with phosphorus or compounds thereof, e.g. with chlorophosphonic acid or salts thereof with oxides of phosphorusTreating fibres, threads, yarns, fabrics or fibrous goods made from such materials, with inorganic substances or complexes thereofSuch treatment combined with mechanical treatment, e.g. mercerising with phosphorus or compounds thereof, e.g. with chlorophosphonic acid or salts thereof with hypophosphorous, phosphorous or phosphoric acids or their salts
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