An odorless aqueous solution for permanent cold waving or straightening of hair which contains an acidic metal bisulphite, an alkali metal borate and an alkali metal carbonate in combination with alkanol amines and a wetting agent.

A neutralizing composition to effect the second stage of neutralization of a permanent wave operation on the hair is an aqueous solution containing an N-methylol compound as an active compound in amounts of 0.5-12 percent by weight of the composition. An oxidizing agent can also be included in the composition in amounts such that the concentration of active compound and oxidizing agent is less than 1.7 moles/liter.

The invention relates to cosmetic compositions, and in particular hairstyling gels, containing in a cosmetically acceptable carrier (a) at least one fixing film-forming polymer chosen from branched block copolymers comprising, as principal monomers, at least one C.sub.1-20 alkyl acrylate and/or at least one N-mono- or N,N-di(C.sub.2-12 alkyl)(meth)acrylamide, and acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid, (b) at least one thickening agent chosen from homopolymers and copolymers based on (meth)acrylic...

A composition for lanthionizing keratin fibers comprising at least one multivalent metal hydroxide and at least one cation exchange composition. The invention is also drawn to a method for lanthionizing keratin fibers to achieve relaxation of the keratinous fibers.

This invention relates to improved hair waving and straightening compositions of matter. The novel compositions of matter of this invention comprise a sulfite and/or bisulfite reducing system, urea, a cationic polyquaternary resin of such a nature that in combination with the urea in the reducing system a hair waving and/or straightening effect equivalent to conventional thioglycolate systems is effectuated without the attendant unpleasant odors associated with the thioglycolate systems. In addi...

Automatic device for delivering a calibrated quantity of a liquid from a first receptacle into a second receptacle by positioning a duct into the liquid to be delivered, aspirating the liquid into the duct for delivery into the second receptacle including control means cooperating with detectors of the position of the duct in the liquid and the aspirating duct.

A highly alkaline, no-base hair relaxer cream composition is disclosed which is phase-stable on ageing. A composition of this invention is a highly alkaline cosmetic cream base that may be used directly as a no-base hair relaxer or as a no-lye cream that may be converted for use as a no-base, no-lye hair relaxer by admixture with an aqueous activator solution. A method for preparing such a phase-stable no-base hair relaxer cream composition is also disclosed.

Methods for preparing hair relaxer compositions which comprise a lithium salt and an alkaline earth hydroxide, wherein the lithium salt is in molar excess to the alkaline earth hydroxide. Compositions, kits containing the compositions, and methods for using the compositions are also disclosed.

According to the invention, a deodorant which comprises at least one of germanium, antimony and bismuth compounds is used for a permanent waving agent consisting mainly of a mercapto compound. The deodorant is utilized by being contained in the permanent waving agent, or applied as a pretreatment agent before the permanent waving operation is carried out. By use of the above-mentioned deodorant, the production of hydrogen sulfide of "unpleasant odor" can be restrained.

A composition comprising an aqueous preparation on the basis of keratin softening, which contains as a swelling and penetration agent, an N-alkyl pyrrolidone wherein the alkyl group contains between 8 and 22 carbon atoms.