L'oreal

Xiang Zhu

Michell Chen

Bayle Augustin

Jim Singer

Christine Shin

Clarissa Nogueira

Sudarat Infahseng

The present invention relates to composition for styling hair comprising: (a) a first phase comprising: at least one alkoxysilane having at least one solubilizing functional group and at least one amino substituent; at least one water-soluble metal salt; at least one acidifying agent; and at least one cosmetically acceptable carrier comprising water; and (b) a second phase comprising: at least one silsesquioxane resin and at least one volatile solvent. The present invention also relates to methods of styling hair.

Cosmetic compositions containing an alkoxysilane and a silsesquioxane resin

A process for reducing curl and/or frizziness of hair comprising: (a) providing a composition for reducing curl and/or frizziness of hair, said composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable carrier: (i) at least one non-hydroxide base; (ii) at least one protein denaturant different from (a)(i); (iii) at least one alkoxysilane comprising at least one solubilizing functional group; and (iv) optionally, at least one fatty substance; (b) contacting the hair with the composition in (a) to form treated hair; (c) optionally, rinsing the composition in (a) from the treated hair; (d) optionally, contacting the treated hair with a conditioning agent; (e) smoothing the treated hair using a combination of heat and means for physically smoothing hair to form smoothed hair; (f) optionally, shampooing the smoothed hair; and (g) rinsing the smoothed hair.

Composition and process for reducing the curl and frizziness of hair

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Manalapan, NJ, United States of America

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