Dow Corning Corporation

Michael P Hill

Petrina F Fridd

Rosemary M Taylor

Anthony N Tizard

Gilbert H Pittet

Compounds represented by the general formula ##STR1## when a and b are each 0 or 1 and R represents OH or lower alkoxy when a is 1, or OH or -NR'.sub.2 when a is zero. They can be prepared by the reaction of allyl glycidly ether with the appropriate organic acid e.g. salicylic acid. Useful as ultra-violet absorbent substances and as intermediates for the preparation of other such substances, for example by polymerization and copolymerization and by reaction with organosilicon compounds having silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms.

Benzoic and benzacrylic acid esters

A hair treating composition which comprises (1) a silane or a polydiorganosiloxane having quaternary ammonium substituted groups attached to silicon, (2) a polydiorganosiloxane having silicon-bonded substituents which are amino-substituted hydrocarbon groups, (3) one or more surfactants, and (4) water. The compositions can be formulated as e.g. hair conditioning agents or as shampoos.

Compositions and process for treating hair

Organosilicon compounds which are silanes or siloxanes characterized by the presence of silicon-bonded groups of the formula ##STR1## in which X represents --OH, --OCH.sub.3 or OC.sub.2 H.sub.5 when p=1 or --OH or dialkylamino when p=0, n can be 0 or 1 and p=0 or 1. The compounds are prepared by the reaction of a silane or siloxane containing silicon-bonded hydrogen with a compound ##STR2##

Organosilicon compounds and preparation and use thereof

Organosilicon compounds which are silanes or siloxanes characterized by the presence of silicon-bonded groups represented by the general formula ##STR1## in which R' is a divalent hydrocarbon group which may contain ether oxygen, R' represents --CHBCH.sub.2 -- or --C.sub.6 H.sub.9 B-- in which B is OH or the group ##STR2## a and n are each 0 or 1 and Y is --OH, lower alkoxy or --NX.sub.2 wherein X represents hydrogen or lower alkyl. The compounds are prepared by the reaction of an organosilicon compound having an organic substituent which contains an epoxy group, and the appropriate acid or acid chloride. They absorb ultra violet radiation and are useful as cosmetic and other sunscreen agents.

Process for preparing organosiloxanes having in the molecule at least one unit of the general formula ##STR1## in which R is C.sub.1-4 alkyl or a phenyl group, R' represents an aliphatic or aromatic group composed of carbon, hydrogen and optionally oxygen and having a valency of n+1, Y represents OH or alkoxy, a is 0, 1 or 2, b is 0 or 1 and n is 1, 2 or 3. The process comprises reacting an organosiloxane having silicon-bonded hydroxyalkyl or hydroxyaryl substituents with the appropriate acid chloride. The organosiloxanes absorb ultra violet radiation and are useful as sunscreen agents. Also claimed are certain novel siloxanes which can be obtained by the said process.

Organosiloxanes and preparation thereof

A detergent composition, particularly for use as a hair shampoo, consisting of a detergent substance, for example one based on a fatty alcohol or a fatty alcohol ethoxylate, and from 0.5 to 20 percent by weight, based on the total composition, of a cyclic methyl siloxane. The presence of the cyclic siloxane results in reduced drying time of the washed fibres.

Compositions for treating hair and other fibrous materials

A soap composition which contains from 0.01 to 6% by weight of a polydiorganosiloxane having a molecular weight of at least 2000 and in which at least one of the silicon-bonded substituents is a monovalent group composed of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and, optionally, oxygen, the monovalent group having therein at least one amino group. The polydiorganosiloxane imparts a durable soft feel to skin contacted with the soap.

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Michael P Hill