Henkel Ag & Company, Kgaa

Ulrike Heinsohn

Thorsten Knappe

Cosmetic agents and methods for temporarily shaping keratin-containing fibers using the cosmetic agents are provided herein. In one embodiment, the cosmetic agent includes a cosmetic carrier. The cosmetic agent further includes at least one chitosan or derivative thereof. The cosmetic agent further includes at least one hydrophobic pyrogenic silicic acid. The cosmetic agent also includes at least one non-ionic, anionic, or amphoteric film-forming polymer. In another embodiment, the method includes the step of using the cosmetic agent for temporarily shaping keratin-containing fibers.

Active-substance mixtures for styling agents

Aerosol compositions, comprising a) at least one propellant and b) at least one cosmetic preparation, including (i) at least one strengthening active substance and (ii) at least one alkoxylated carboxylic acid ester of the following formula (I), in which R1 represents a straight-chain or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl group having 6 to 24 carbon atoms, R2 represents hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R3 and R4 represent, independently of each other, hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R5 represents a straight-chain or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl group having 6 to 24 carbon atoms or a phenyl group, and n and m represent, independently of each other, the numbers 0 or 1 to 20, are suitable for the application of hair cosmetic agents in the form of spray mists, quickly collapsing foams.

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Hamburg, Germany

Ulrike Heinsohn