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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8114391 | Hair care composition (1) The invention provides a composition for hair that imparts to the hair such properties as moist feeling, the feel of smoothness, thick-film touch, and ease of combing. These properties are long lasting and do not disappear after repeated brushing. Furthermore, n... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8071079 | Personal care applications of emulsions containing elastomeric silanes and siloxanes with nitrogen atoms Oil-in-water (O/W) and water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions and microemulsions containing elastomeric silanes or siloxanes preferably having quaternary ammonium groups are generally made by reacting organic quaternary ammonium compounds having epoxide groups or halohydrin g... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8034324 | Hair treatment compositions A hair treatment composition comprising a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive emulsion in which the emulsion comprises a disperse organic solvent phase in a continuous water phase. ... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8025870 | Vinyl ether silicone polymers The present invention is directed to a series of vinyl ether based silicone polymers and their use in personal care applications. They are prepared by the hydrosilylation reaction of a vinyl ether and a silanic hydrogen compound. The compounds find use in personal c... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8021650 | Polymers containing silicone copolyol macromers and personal care compositions containing same Dimethicone copolyol polymers are synthesized from dimethicone copolyol macromers. Polymers containing the macromer repeating units are useful in a variety of applications including personal care, textile and industrial formulations to deliver softness, lubricity, f... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8017108 | Conditioning composition comprising aminosilicone A conditioning composition containing an aminosilicone having a viscosity of from about 1,000 cs to about 1,000,000 cs, and less than about 0.5% nitrogen by weight of the aminosilicone, a cationic surfactant, a high melting point fatty compound, and an aqueous carri... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8003087 | Multiphillic silicone polysorbate softeners The present invention is directed to a class of polyesters that have dimethicone copolyol and polysorbate units linked by the reaction of their hydroxyl groups into a polyester by the esterification reaction with succinic anhydride. The polymers and a contribute sof... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8003086 | Bis-urea compounds and compositions and method of cosmetic treatment Disclosed herein is a cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical composition comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium, a fatty phase and at least one compound chosen from compounds of formula (I), salts thereof, and isomers thereof, used to texture the fatty phase. Al... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8003085 | Water-based shampoo There is provided a shampoo capable of exhibiting a smooth feel of hair upon shampooing and rinsing and imparting good luster and manageability to finished hair. The water-based shampoo of the present invention contains silicone oil droplets dispersed therein wherei... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7943120 | Olefin wax, silicone-modified olefin wax, silicone-modified room temperature-solidifying composition using the wax, and cosmetics using them An olefin wax (A) is (i) a copolymer (A1) obtained by copolymerizing ethylene and at least one diene or a copolymer (A2) obtained by copolymerizing ethylene, at least one olefin selected from α-olefins of 3 to 12 carbon atoms and at least one diene; wherein (ii) th... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7943119 | Hair cosmetic composition Provided are a leave-on hair cosmetic composition, containing the following components (A), (B) and (C): (A) an organic dicarboxylic acid or salt thereof, (B) an organic solvent selected from aromatic alcohols, N-a... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7914773 | Hair care composition comprising a dendritic macromolecule A cosmetic and personal care composition comprising a hydrophobically functionalised dendritic macromolecule. ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7892526 | Hair cosmetic composition Provided is a hair cosmetic composition containing (A) an amphipathic amide lipid, (B) a cationic surfactant or a tertiary amine type compound represented by the following formula (N): wherein, A represents a hydrogen atom ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7887787 | Hair conditioning composition comprising pre-mixture of three kinds of silicones Disclosed is a hair conditioning composition comprising a silicone system comprising three types of silicones, and a gel matrix, wherein the silicone system comprising a first silicone having a high viscosity, a second silicone having a low viscosity, and a third si... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7875267 | Body cavity cleaning agent A body cavity cleansing agent of the present invention is either poured into or applied to a navel cavity (N) or an ear hole and solidifies after a specified period of time, and the cleansing agent takes a form that can be removed from the navel cavity (N) or the ea... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7871601 | Hair cosmetic compositions A rinse-off type hair cosmetic composition containing the following ingredients: (A) from 1 to 10 wt % of a higher alcohol having from 12 to 28 carbon atoms, (B) a quaternary ammonium salt represented by the following formula (1) or a tertiary amine type compound re... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7854921 | Hair care product An oil-in-water type hair cosmetic composition obtained by dispersing liquid droplets of a mixture of Components (A) and (B) and liquid droplets of a mixture of Components (A) and (C) in an aqueous phase containing an emulsifier. A preparation process of an o... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7850952 | Hair treatment compositions A mousse, cream, lotion or spray leave on hair treatment composition comprising a silicone pressure sensitive adhesive. ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7824664 | Semipermanent hair shaping method Disclosed herein is a semi-permanent hair shaping method comprising (c) applying onto the hair a first composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one solubilized fixing polymer chosen from anionic and amp... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7820149 | Modified sorbitan siloxane compositions and use thereof The present disclosure generally relates to personal care compositions and wipes. More particularly, the disclosure relates to compositions and wipes for imparting a perceivable aesthetic feel to the skin of a user. To achieve the perceivable aesthetic feel, a modif... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7811552 | Cosmetic composition comprising a mixture of surfactants, a mixture of cationic polymers and a silicone A cosmetic composition for treating keratin fibers, such as the hair, comprising: at least one anionic surfactant; at least one second surfactant chosen from amphoteric and zwitterionic surfactants; | 10/12/2010 |
| 7785576 | Durable fiber treatment composition A fiber treatment composition is presented comprising organomodified silicones having defined physico-chemical properties and a additive which allows the organomodified silicone to be retained on the hair over longer periods of time than traditionally has been the c... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7771709 | Alternating copolymer of organopolysiloxane with grycerol derivative and a cosmetic comprising the same An alternating copolymer comprising a repeating unit of α,ω-organohydrogensiloxane residue (A) and a repeating unit of a glycerol derivative residue (B) having 1 to 11 hydroxyl groups, the copolymer having the number of a repeating unit (AB) of from 2 to 100. ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7713520 | Cosmetic comprising a silicone polymer A cosmetic comprising (A) a polymer having repeating units represented by the following formula (I) and repeating units represented by the following formula (II) wherein each R1 may be the same with or different ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7632488 | Crosslinked silicone polymers The present invention relates to a series of crosslinked silicone polymers that by virtue of the nature of the dimol alcohol undecylenic acid ester based crosslinker, have unique solubility and properties. These include improved tolerance for oily materials and impr... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7611697 | Alkyl silicone polyester resins The present invention relates to a series of novel silicone polyesters which are prepared by crosslinking an alkyl dimethicone copolyol with a dimer acid. The reaction of the alkyl dimethicone copolyol and dimer acid results in a polyester having affinity to oils an... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7510705 | Process for permanently reshaping the hair using particular aminosilicones A process for permanently reshaping keratin fibers, comprising the application to the keratin fibers, before reducing and/or after the fixing, of a pre-treatment and/or post-treatment cosmetic composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7504093 | Composition for treating hair A hair treatment composition comprises particles having a first non-aqueous phase and, retained within said first non-aqueous phase, a second hydrophilic phase which is an aqueous solution, dispersion, emulsion or a solid or liquid having a log P value less than 1, ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7504094 | Cosmetic compositions containing a particular aminosilicone and a thickener, and uses thereof A novel cosmetic composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one aminosilicone of as defined herein having, for example, a contact angle ranging from 90° to 180° and at least one thickener, being able to afford at least one improved cosme... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7491382 | Hair and scalp composition with a crosslinked silicone elastomer and method of using same The present invention provides a water-based composition comprising a non-emulsifying crosslinked silicone elastomer in an amount effective to decrease the amount of sebum on the hair or scalp. The water-based compositions of the present invention are in non-emulsio... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7485289 | Cosmetic compositions containing a particular aminosilicone and a conditioner, and uses thereof A novel cosmetic composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one aminosilicone as defined herein having, for example, a contact angle with water ranging from 90° to 180° and at least one conditioner, being able to afford, for example, at ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7465439 | Home and personal care compositions comprising silicon-based lubricants A composition for personal, home, or laundry treatment comprising a polymer made up of one or more crosslinked rake or comb silicone copolymer segments. A process for making copolymers for use in such compositions involves hydrosilylation in the presence of a cataly... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7459149 | Two-phase composition and its uses in cosmetics A composition having two separate phases, one above the other, the composition containing: (1) a bottom aqueous phase, (2) a top oil-in-water emulsion, and (3) at least one anionic surfactant chose... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7404827 | Fabric treating agent composition The present invention relates to a fiber product treating agent composition containing (a) a nonionic surfactant containing 1 to 3 polyoxyalkylene groups having the number-average addition mol number of the oxyalkylene group of 50 to 200 and 1 to 3 hydrocarbon group... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7390479 | Branched polyorganosiloxane polymers Hydrophilic polyquaternary polyorganosiloxane copolymers and their use as wash-resistant hydrophilic softeners. ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7390478 | Hair thickening composition and method A two step method to increase the thickness of human hair in which in Step I, a high pH priming lotion is applied to pre-treat the hair to increase its pH, create an anionic charge and therefore loosen and lift the cuticle layers of the hair. In Step II, an acidic t... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7374771 | Use of siloxanes as vaporizable carriers Cosmetic formulations comprising alkyl-substituted siloxanes as vaporizable carriers. ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7347993 | Hair treatment composition Rinse off hair treatment compositions comprise particles wherein at least 90% by weight of the particles have an average maximum dimension of from 10 nm to 300 μm, the particles comprising a silicone wax having one or more C3 to C40, branched ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344708 | Silicone polyester resins The present invention relates to a series of novel silicone polyesters which are prepared by crosslinking a dimethicone copolyol having at least 4 hydroxyl groups with a dimer acid. The ratio of acid groups to hydroxyl groups ranges from 0.7 to 1.4 so that a signifi... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7342049 | Dilatant fluid composition A novel dilatant fluid which keeps fluid state within a broad temperature range, is excellent in storage stability, has large mechanical strength and shows large changing quantity of viscosity resistance accompanied by the increase of shear stress. It was found that... | 03/11/2008 |
