Ciba-geigy Corporation

Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation

Albert Stehlin

Christian Guth

Thomas Maier

Helmut Luther

Rainer Hans Traber

Martin Kuhn

Klaus Huber

Heinz Abel

Victor Paul Eliu

Bernd Herzog

Paul Schafer

Dietmar Ochs

Peter Fankhauser

Dietmar Huglin

Jianwen Mao

Werner Schreiber

Vladimir Arnold

Rolf Kuratli

Christoph Krohnke

Marina Minklei

Rene Baudin

Jorg Haase

A process for the antimicrobial treatment of fiber materials, comprising applying to the fiber material an inclusion complex of a fiber-reactive cyclodextrin derivative with an antimicrobial agent selected from the group consisting of (a) halogeno-o-hydroxydiphenyl compounds or non-halogenated hydroxydiphenyl ether compounds; (b) phenol derivatives; (c) benzyl alcohols; (d) chlorohexidine and derivatives thereof; (e) Calkybetaines and C&#x2013;Cfatty acid amidoaklylbetaines; (f) amphoteric surfactants; (g) trihalocarbanilides; (h) quaternary and polyquaternary compounds; and (i) thiazole compounds.

Process for the antimicrobial treatment of fiber materials

Disclosed is sun screen formulation, comprising (a) a micronised organic UV absorber, and (b) a cosmetically acceptable carrier, wherein the micronised organic UV absorber is present in the oil phase of the formulation. The sunscreen composition of the invention provides excellent protection of the human skin against the damaging effects of sunlight, while permitting safe tanning of the skin.

Sun screen formulations

UV-protection formulation

Multifunctional textile auxiliary formulations

The present invention provides a microstructured cosmetic composition comprising:

Microstructured compositions

Benzotriazole derivatives of formula ##STR1## or triazines of formula ##STR2## wherein R is hydrogen or chloro; R.sub.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl or phenyl-C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl; R.sub.2 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl or SO.sub.3 M; A.sub.1 is a radical of formula ##STR3## R.sub.3 is a radical of formula ##STR4## R.sub.4 is halogen; or a radical of formula ##STR5## Q.sub.1 is C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkyl; R.sub.5, R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are each independently of one another hydrogen; C.sub.1 -C.sub.12 alkyl; C.sub.1 -C.sub.18 alkoxy; halogen; hydroxy; or a radical of formula ##STR6## Hal.sup.- ; where the substituents are as defined herein, are distinguished by good substantivity for human hair while at the same time providing effective protection against UV radiation.

Use of selected benzotriazole and triazine derivatives for protecting

Sunscreen compositions

Phosophonomethylated chitosans containing repeating units of formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen or a radical of formula ##STR2## R.sub.2 is a radical of formula (1a), X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 are each independently of the other hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl or an alkali metal ion or ammonium ion and n is 50 to 4000, have versatile utilities as sequestrants, stabilizers for bleaching agents as well as humectants in cosmetic compositions.

Methods of chelating or bleaching using phosphonomethylated chitosans

Phosphonomethylated chitosans

Described are mercerization wetting agent compositions comprising

Mercerization wetting agent compositions

There is disclosed an aqueous formulation comprising

Bleaching auxiliary

There is described a low-foaming, nonsilicone, aqueous textile auxiliary composition comprising

Aqueous textile auxiliary compositions

Mercerization wetting compositions comprising a compound of the formula ##STR1## where R.sub.1 is hydroxyl or --SO.sub.3 M,

Mercerization wetting composition

An aqueous, storable wetting agent which is low-foaming in application and contains a nonionic surfactant selected from the group of the partially end group blocked alkoxylated fatty alcohols is described, which contains (a) 10 to 80% by weight of a nonionic surfactant of the general formula ##STR1## in which R is an aliphatic radical of at least 8 carbon atoms, R.sub.1 is hydrogen, C.sub.1 -to C.sub.8 alkyl, a cycloaliphatic radical of at least 5 carbons atoms, phenyl(lower)alkyl or styryl, 'alkylene' is an alkylene radical of 2 to 4 carbon atoms and p is a number from 2 to 24 and (b) 1 to 10% by weight of a hydrotropic agent. The novel wetting agent is used in the treatment of textiles, in particular in the pre-treatment.

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Rosenau, France

Albert Stehlin