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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6524563 | Hair treatment compositions A hair treatment composition which comprises 0.01-5.0 wt % of a particulate substance which is substantially unagglomerated or unaggregated prior to incorporation in the composition, which particulate substance has a modal primary particle size of 7-40 nm... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6509011 | Method of hair treatment using organic amino compounds A method for reducing hair fiber cuticle loss from hair treated with an oxidative composition, such as an hair bleach, the method comprising the step of contacting the hair, either prior to or after treatment of the hair with the oxidative composition, wi... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6482399 | Conditioning compositions A method of imparting improved conditioning properties to hair comprising treating the hair with a conditioning composition comprising a silicone compound having at least one quaternary ammonium moiety and ethoxylated monoalkyl quat.... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6444628 | Shampoo compositions An aqueous shampoo composition comprising, in addition to water an anionic cleansing surfactant, a cationic polymer, and a monoalkyl quaternary ammonium compound in which the alkyl chain length is C8 to C14.... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6440439 | Hair treatment compositions Hair treatment compositions are provided which have conditioning benefits and which contain a fatty acid polyester of a polyol selected from cyclic polyols, sugar derivatives and mixtures thereof, in which at least 50% by weight of the total fatty acid mo... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6436383 | Shampoo compositions The conditioning performance of small particle size emulsified silicone in a surfactant-based shampoo composition can be significantly boosted by the inclusion in the shampoo composition of an amino functionalised silicone. Accordingly, the invention prov... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6432394 | Hair conditioning compositions comprising one or more dibasic amino acids 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 silico... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6432393 | Hair care compositions which provide hair body and which comprise elastomeric resinous materials The invention relates to aqueous hair care compositions including conditioners, shampoos, and mousses. The invention also relates to methods of treating hair, and more particularly to treating hair with aqueous hair care compositions which contain one or ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6432420 | Hair treatment compositions The invention provides a hair treatment composition such as a shampoo or conditioner suitable for topical application to hair for the repair and prevention of damage, comprising (i) cholesterol, and (ii) a hair benefit agent which is a mixture of a basic ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6398082 | Actuator mechanism In the present invention, an actuating mechanism for a hand held canister is provided in which a slider is moveable by finger pressure from a valve-disengaged position into a valve-engagable position and a concealed spring returns the slider to a valve-di... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6399052 | Treating hair by targeting enzymes The invention provides the use of a hair benefit agent as an ingredient in a topical hair treatment composition for the purpose of targeting an active endogenous hair fiber enzyme when the composition is applied to the hair, thereby delivering a hair bene... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6395264 | Low VOC hair spray compositions having enhanced styling benefits An aqueous non-aerosol hair styling composition having 55% or less VOC content, said composition comprising (i) a water soluble or dispersable fixative polymer of about 10 to about 1000 Kilo Daltons and in an amount ranging from 1% to 40% by weight of the... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6395258 | Mousse forming hair treatment composition containing n-methyl alkyl glucamide surfactant A mousse forming hair treatment composition, which is a cleansing and conditioning composition and is totally free of anionic surfactants, wherein said composition consists essentially of: (a) a foamable concentrate consisting essentially of n-methyl gluc... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6365672 | Polysiloxane block copolymers in topical cosmetic and personal care compositions A process for making a polysiloxane block copolymer which is built up from units of the formula [A] [B], in which A is a polymeric block built up from radically polymerisable monomer, and B is a polysiloxane block, the process comprising the steps of poly... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6355233 | Hair care compositions and method for depositing swollen polymer particles onto hair A hair care composition which comprises (a) one or more polymer systems in the form of discrete particles, wherein said particles are swollen with a non-aqueous solvent; and (b) water or a hydroalcoholic solution carrier, are described. A method for treat... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6355234 | Shampoo compositions and method An aqueous conditioning shampoo composition comprising, in addition to water: i) at least one surfactant chosen from anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic or amphoteric surfactants or mixtures thereof: ii) emulsified particles of an insoluble, nonvolatile silicone; ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6350441 | Shampoo compositions Hair conditioning shampoo compositions are provided which contain a combination of conditioning agents including emulsified silicones, cationic polymers and certain fatty acid polyesters of polyols. Suitable fatty acid polyesters are sucrose pentalaurate,... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6350433 | Autophobic hair spray composition comprising film forming resin, propellant, and autophobic hair spray additive A single-phase autophobic hairspray composition containing 0.5% to 10% by weight of a film-forming hairspray resin; 10% to 60% by weight of a binary mixed propellant system; 0.01% to 1.0% by weight of an autophobic silicone hairspray additive; and 10% to ... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6350434 | Method of styling hair with hair spray compositions containing carboxylated polyurethane resins Hair spray compositions containing a carboxylated polyurethane resin, and having a low volatile organic content, are disclosed. The compositions have a low viscosity, and can be applied as a pump spray or as an aerosol, to hold the hair and impart excelle... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6348188 | Washing compositions A shampoo composition having at least one detersive surfactant, a suspending particulate agent, and a cationic deposition polymer, wherein at least about 5% by weight of the cationic deposition polymer is adsorbed on the suspended particulate agent is des... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6338840 | Process and apparatus for the production of a deodorant or antiperspirant composition In a first aspect, a process for forming deodorant or antiperspirant sticks by continuously forming a mobile composition for dispensing into containers or molds at a rate matched with the rate at which it is dispensed, and in other aspects a process in wh... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6335000 | Hair styling composition The invention provides hair styling compositions, for example creams, gels and especially aerosol hair styling mousses. The compositions contain a cross-linked silicone, such as an emulsion of cross-linked dimethiconol gum, and a cationic hair styling pol... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6319489 | Autophobic hairspray compositions The use of at least 0.5% by weight water as an additive in a hairspray composition for the purpose of inducing or enhancing autophobic behavior in the hairspray composition.... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6299369 | Dispenser A dispenser for a solid or soft solid mass has a barrel, a piston within the barrel, and a mechanism for advancing the piston axially within the barrel including a rotor wheel. A boss having an inwardly tapered profile (tear drop) and a sump dimensioned t... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6290932 | Aqueous hair aerosol styling aids The invention provides an aqueous hair styling aid comprising a volatile silicone selected from cyclic silicones having the general formula (I): [(CH3)2 Si--O--]n (I) wherein n=3-7, and short chain linear silicones having the gener... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6287544 | Antiperspirant compositions A cosmetic composition preferably an antiperspirant composition, in solid or soft-solid form has a continuous phase which contains a water-immiscible liquid carrier and also contains a structurant which is partially or fully esterified cellobiose of the f... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6284225 | Propellant compositions comprising a hydrofluorocarbon and a hydrocarbon Foaming propellant compositions for use in hair mousse compositions described. These compositions contain hydrofluorocarbon 152A and a suitable hydrocarbon in a ratio of about 30 to 70; to about 50 to 50; more preferably about 40 to 60. These compositions... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6277361 | Shampoo compositions comprising a surfactant, an amino functionalized silicone, and a non-amino functionalized silicone Improved conditioning performance from a surfactant-based shampoo composition can be achieved by the inclusion in the shampoo composition of a specific combination of silicones, namely amino functionalised silicone and high viscosity non-amino functionali... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6277360 | Washing composition The invention provides a washing composition for washing a surface to deposit thereon a solid active agent, the washing composition comprising an emulsion of silicone droplets, the silicone droplets comprising: (a) a continuous silicone phase, and; (b) a dispe... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6274129 | Hair styling gels Hair styling gels containing a carboxylated polyurethane resin, a viscosity enhancer, and an optional second hair fixative resin, in an aqueous carrier, are disclosed. The styling gel compositions impart excellent hair styling, conditioning, and hair set ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6274126 | Composition for lightening and highlighting hair There is described a conditioning composition for conditioning, lightening and highlighting hair which comprises: (i) a peroxygen compound; and (ii) a conditioning agent, said composition having a pH of 5 or less. There is also described a method for condition... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6274128 | Self-warming hair conditioning compositions 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 d... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6261543 | Antiperspirant compositions Antiperspirant emulsions which exhibit excellent phase stability even in the presence of an effective concentration of antiperspirant salts in solution and which are thickened are obtainable by dispersing a hydratable polymer and particularly an amphoteri... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6251376 | Antiperspirant product and method An antiperspirant product for the human skin, comprising an antiperspirant active for topical application, and an effective amount of a compound which inhibits the acidification mechanism in the eccrine gland to elevate the pH of sweat.... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6250516 | Assembly for filling canisters A device for controlling fluid or liquid flow which comprises: a.) a metallic fill tube which is tapered at one end and has an opening at said end and has an internal profile and an outer profile; b.) a metallic tip and elastomeric assembly within said metallic fil... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6251377 | Cosmetic compositions A cosmetic composition, preferably an antiperspirant stick, has a carrier liquid which is almost exclusively silicone oil, structured with lanosterol. Instability is avoided by nearly complete exclusion or complete exclusion of silicon-free organic liquid... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6248312 | Cosmetic compositions A cosmetic composition preferably an antiperspirant composition, in solid or soft-solid form has a continuous phase which contains a water-immiscible liquid carrier and also contains a structurant which is partially or fully esterified cellobiose of the f... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6241976 | Antiperspirant compositions An antiperspirant composition is a structured emulsion of a continuous phase containing water-immiscible liquid carrier plus a structurant, and a disperse phase which is a solution of antiperspirant active in water or a mixture of water and water-soluble ... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6235275 | Water-in-oil hair conditioner with lamellar dispersion in water phase The invention relates to opaque hair conditioner compositions that have a lamellar dispersion in the internal aqueous phase and which are water in oil emulsions that comprise: a) about 40 to 95% aqueous phase comprising (i) water and (ii) a cationic surfa... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6231841 | Antiperspirant compositions Antiperspirant compositions herein comprise an antiperspirant active, a carrier and a structurant for the carrier which comprises an effective concentration of a combination of at least one sterol and at least one sterol ester, to form a solid or a soft s... | 05/15/2001 |
