A device (1.1) for the radiation of scalp hair (2) using infrared radiation (10.3), wherein the infrared radiation (10.3) is generated by at least one linear-shaped infrared lamp (3.1) with a reflector system (4). In a first exemplary embodiment, a first reflector (6.1) is allocated to the infrared lamp (3.1) on the longitudinal side, wherein the infrared lamp (3.1) basically forms an optical collection line of the first reflector (6.1). The first reflector (6.1) with a first reflection side (9.1) and a second reflector (6.2) with a second reflection side (9.2) are placed facing each other, wherein the infrared lamp (3.1) is enclosed by the first and the second reflector (6.1, 6.2), by at least 360° altogether. There is a third reflector (6.3) arranged with a third reflection side (9.3), wherein a first infrared radiation output (10.1) of the first reflection side (9.1) impacts the second reflection side (9.2), wherein a second infrared radiation output (10.2) of the second reflection side (9.2) impacts the third reflection side (9.3), and wherein a third infrared radiation output (10.3) of the third reflection side (9.3) radiates the scalp hair (2).
The invention relates to compositons for the oxidative or non-oxidative dyeing of keratin fibers, compositions for the simultaneously lightening and coloring of keratin fibers or compositions for the bleaching of keratin fibers, comprising an anionic acrylic thickener obtained by polymerization of (i) 5 to 95 molar percent of at least one monomer performing a weak acid function, and of (ii) 5 to 95 molar percent of at least one monomer performing a strong acid function, wherein such composition exhibits a fraction of water-soluble polymers ranging from 5 to 50 percent by weight of the total polymer, as well as the use of the above anionic acrylic thickener to thicken compositons for the oxidative or non-oxidative dyeing of keratin fibers, compositions for the simultaneously lightening and coloring of keratin fibers or compositions for the bleaching of keratin fibers.
A61K 8/81 - Cosmetics or similar toiletry preparations characterised by the composition containing organic macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions involving only carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds
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METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR PERMANENTLY SHAPING HAIR
A composition for permanent hair shaping comprising (i) 1 % to 30 % by weight of an N-alkyl-2-mercaptoacetamide of formula (I) or the salt thereof, wherein R1 is a straight chain alkyl residue with 3 to 6 carbon atoms or a straight chain hydroxyalkyl residue with 3 to 6 carbon atoms, R2 and R3 are, independently from each other, hydrogen or straight chain alkyl residues with 1 to 3 carbon atoms, (ii) 0.01 % to about 20% by weight of at least one at least one cationic surfactant that contains either a quaternary ammonium group or a protonable nitrogen group, and (iii) 5% to 95% by weight of water; and process for permanent shaping.
The present invention relates to a) a non-oxidative colouring agent for keratin fibres, in particular human hair, comprising at least one dye according to formula (I) or (II), b) an oxidative colouring agent for keratin fibres, in particular human hair, which comprises at least one oxidizing agent (e.g. hydrogen peroxide), at least one oxidative dye precursor and at least one dye according to formula (I) or (II), and c) a lightening agent for keratin fibres, in particular human hair, which comprises at least one oxidizing agent (e.g. hydrogen peroxide) and at least one dye according to formula (I) or (II), with R4 being a cationic group.
The present invention relates to non-fluid hair treatment products comprising a fluid composition which is absorbed on a waxy carrier, wherein the fluid composition contains at least one hair fixing agent, e.g. a hair fixing polymer. The products can be made by pulverizing a fluid hair styling composition on a non-fluid, waxy carrier, especially by first dissolving a gas in a fluid hair styling composition at high pressure, then expanding the liquid/gas solution, wherein a solid, waxy carrier is added in solid form before, during or shortly after the expansion. The product can be in the form of snow-like flakes which are easily melting in the hand and can be easily distributed on human hair.
The present invention relates to pulverized, non-fluid hair conditioning products comprising a fluid hair conditioning composition which is absorbed on a solid carrier, wherein the fluid hair conditioning composition contains at least one hair care agent, selected from the group consisting of hair conditioning surfactants, hair conditioning polymers, hair conditioning silicones, fatty alcohols, oils, panthenol, amino acids, panthenyl ethyl ether, sorbitol, betaine, creatine and protein hydrolysates; and wherein the carrier is a non-waxy material which is solid at room temperature. The products can be made by first dissolving a gas in said fluid hair conditioning composition at high pressure, then expanding the liquid/gas solution, wherein said solid carrier is added either before, or during or shortly after said expansion. The products can be used in a method of conditioning human hair.
Device 3.2 with an automatic switch-off mechanism and a steam hood 4 for the steam treatment of the scalp hair 1 of a person 2. A sensor 7 for the recording of the ammonia emission values Vx1...Vxn is located inside the steam hood 4. The ammonia sensor 7 is connected with a measurement unit 8 for measurement of the ammonia emission values Vx1...Vxn, wherein the measurement unit 8 is connected with a control unit 6. The device 3.2 or, respectively, the steam hood 4 has an extraction unit 5 that is controllable by the control unit 6 and extracts the ambient air in the neighborhood of an (upper) forehead region (A) or an eye/nose region (B) of person (2). At the start to of the steam treatment the extraction unit 5 is automatically activated by the control unit 6. By convergence with or undershooting of a pre-set ammonia emission value V1 the extraction unit 5 is deactivated automatically. Preferably an electric fan 10 that is simple to control (in on/off function and fan performance) and is very cost-effective (Fig. 5) is used as extraction unit 5, which can be arranged compactly inside or on the steam hood 4.
A composition for permanent hair shaping comprising (i) 0.5 to 35 % by weight of a N-alkyl-2-mercaptoacetamide of formula (I), wherein R1 is a straight chain alkyl residue with 3 to 6 carbon atoms or a straight chain hydroxyalkyl with 3 to 6 carbon atoms, R2 and R3 are, independently from each other, hydrogen or straight chain alkyl residues with 1 to 3 carbon atoms, or the salt thereof, (ii) 0.1 to 15 % by weight of at least one cationic polymer and (iii) 5 to 95 % by weight of water; and a method of permanently shaping hair using said composition.
A composition for permanent hair shaping comprising (i) 0.5% to 35 % by weight of a N-alkyl-2-mercaptoacetamide of formula (I), wherein R1 is a straight chain alkyl residue with 3 to 6 carbon atoms or a straight chain hydroxyalkyl with 3 to 6 carbon atoms, R2 and R3 are, independently from each other, hydrogen or straight chain alkyl residues with 1 to 3 carbon atoms, or the salt thereof, (ii) 0.1 % to 30 % by weight of at least one hair swelling and penetration enhancing substance and (iii) 5% to 95 % by weight of water; and the method of permanently shaping hair using said composition.
A composition for permanent hair shaping comprising (i) 1 to 30 % by weight of an N-alkyl-2-mercaptoacetamide of formula (I), or the salt thereof, wherein R1 is a straight chain alkyl residue with 3 to 6 carbon atoms or a straight chain hydroxyalkyl with 3 to 6 carbon atoms, R2 and R3 are, independently from each other, hydrogen or straight chain alkyl residues with 1 to 3 carbon atoms, (ii) 0.1 to 15 % by weight of at least one alkalizing agent selected from the group consisting of lithium hydroxide, earth alkali metal hydroxides; hydroxyalkyl substituted amines with 1 to 3 alkyl residues comprising 1 to 4 carbon atom in the alkyl residue and one or two hydroxyl groups on at least one of said alkyl residues; 2,2-imino-bis-ethanoliminourea (guanidine carbonate), tetrahydro-1,4-oxazine, 2-aminoethansulfonic acid and alkaline amino acids; and (iii) 5 to 95 % by weight of water, and the method of permanently shaping hair using said composition.
A composition for permanent hair shaping comprising (i) 0.5% to 30 % by weight of a N-alkyl-2-mercaptoacetamide of formula (I), or the salt thereof, wherein R1 is a straight chain alkyl residue with 3 to 6 carbon atoms or a straight chain hydroxyalkyl with 3 to 6 carbon atoms, R2 and R3 are, independently from each other, hydrogen or straight chain alkyl residues with 1 to 3 carbon atoms, (ii) 0.1 % to 20% by weight of at least one further hair keratin reducing agent selected from the group consisting of thioglycolic acid, thiolactic acid, 3-mercaptopropionic acid, 2-hydroxy-3-mercaptopropionic acid, cysteine, cysteamine, alkyl- or acylcysteamine with 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkyl residue, or the salt thereof; cysteine-(2-hydroxyethyl)ester, L-cysteine glycerine ester and glycerine mono thioglycolate; and (iii) 5% to 95% by weight of water and a method of permanently shaping hair using said composition.
A method for shaping hair comprising the steps of : (i) folding a curling sheet consisting of or comprising a superabsorbent material around the tips of the hair strand like an end-wrap, (ii) winding the hair around the folded sheet, thereby using said sheet as a curler, (iii) fixing the curlers with a clip, a pin or an other tool appropriate for fixing the hair on a curler, (iv) applying a aqueous hair shaping composition onto the hair on the curler, (v) leaving the shaping composition to act on the hair for 1 to 30 minutes, whereby said sheet is swelling and produces tension on the hair wound on it, and (vi) removing the said sheet. A curling sheet for the winding of hair during permanent hair shaping consisting of or comprising a superabsorbent material, wherein said curling sheet has the dimension: thickness 0,5 mm to 10 mm, width 20 mm to 100 mm and length 60mm to 200 mm.
The invention relates to a body care composition, in particular a cosmetic body care composition, more particularly a body cleaning material, comprising solid particles, which are moderately soluble in water. A most preferred embodiment of the present invention is a peeling shampoo.
A process for the preparation of 4-hydroxyalkylamino-2-nitro-anisoles of the general formula (I) wherein m is 2 or 3; by reaction of a 4-halogeno-3-nitro-aniline of formula (II) with a chloroalkyl-chloroformate, alkaline ring closure of the resulting carbamate and nucleophilic replacement of the halogeno atom by a methoxy group to form a derivative of formula (IV), and finally ring opening of the resulting cyclic carbamate by treatment with methanolic alkali metal hydroxide, followed by neutralization with inorganic or organic acids, wherein the complete reaction is executed in a non-aqueous medium; as well as process for the preparation of 2-amino-4- hydroxyalkylamino-anisoles of formula (V).
C07C 213/00 - Preparation of compounds containing amino and hydroxy, amino and etherified hydroxy or amino and esterified hydroxy groups bound to the same carbon skeleton
C07C 217/84 - Compounds containing amino and etherified hydroxy groups bound to the same carbon skeleton having amino groups and etherified hydroxy groups bound to carbon atoms of six-membered aromatic rings of the same carbon skeleton having amino groups and etherified hydroxy groups bound to carbon atoms of non-condensed six-membered aromatic rings of the same non-condensed six-membered aromatic ring the oxygen atom of at least one of the etherified hydroxy groups being further bound to an acyclic carbon atom
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AGENTS FOR COLOURING KERATIN FIBRES COMPRISING ZWITTERIONIC AZOMETHINE DYES
The present invention relates to agents for colouring keratin fibres which comprise at least one zwitterionic azomethine dye of the general formula (I), (II) or (III) in which z is a heterocycle of the formula (IV), (V), (VI), (VII), (VIII), (IX), (X), (XI), (XII) in which R8 is an alkyl sulfonate radical of the formula (XIII);
A holding clamp 1 for a curler 2 to hold a strand of hair 3 rolled up on the curler 2, wherein the clamp 1 has an elastic spring hook 6, 7 at each of the two ends 4, 5, and both of the hooks, each having an edge 8, 9, can be snapped in at both ends 10, 11 of the curler 2. The holding clamp 1 has a pressure spring device 12 between both hooks 6, 7; the pressure spring device induces a spring force F to at least a portion of a jacket area 13 of the curler 2. At least one injection molded leaf spring 14 is provided as a pressure spring device 12. In doing so, the leaf spring 14 is distorted so that it can be placed at the contours of the jacket area 13 with a gentle amount of pressure thus preventing the distortion of the rolled up strand of hair 3.
A45D 2/14 - Hair winders or hair curlers for use parallel to the scalp, i.e. flat-curlers of single-piece type, e.g. stiff rods or tubes with or without cord, band, or the like as hair-fastening means
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