WO2013083702A1

WO2013083702A1 - Composition based on red henna powder and butter(s), and hair dyeing process using this composition

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Publication number: WO2013083702A1
Application number: PCT/EP2012/074660
Authority: WO
Inventors: Christel POURILLE
Original assignee: L'oreal
Priority date: 2011-12-09
Filing date: 2012-12-06
Publication date: 2013-06-13
Also published as: FR2983727B1; FR2983727A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a composition A, which is preferably compact and/or anhydrous, comprising at least 20% of red henna powder (Lawsonia inermis, alba) and at least one particular butter, and also an aqueous composition B preferably in the form of a poultice for dyeing keratin fibres, to the process for dyeing keratin fibres by treating the said fibres with the said composition, and to the use of the composition and of a poultice for dyeing keratin fibres. Compositions A and B according to the invention make it possible to dye keratin fibres with strong, chromatic dyeing results that are resistant to washing, perspiration, sebum and light, and that are moreover long-lasting, without impairing the said fibres. Furthermore, the use of compositions A and B does not give off any raw material dust (dust-free). These compositions are easy to use, in total safety and with no risk of staining. In addition, composition A and the dyeing active agent remain stable on storage. The treated keratin fibres have a very pleasant cosmetic aspect, their integrity is respected.

Description

COMPOSITION BASED ON RED HENNA POWDER AND BUTTER(S), AND HAIR DYEING PROCESS USING THIS COMPOSITION

The invention relates to a composition A, which is preferably compact and/or anhydrous, comprising at least 20% of red henna powder (Lawsonia inermis, alba) and at least one butter, and also an aqueous composition B derived from A for dyeing keratin fibres, to the process for dyeing keratin fibres using composition A or B, and to the use of compositions A or B for dyeing keratin fibres.

Two major methods for dyeing human keratin fibres, and in particular the hair, are known.

The first, known as oxidation dyeing or permanent dyeing, consists in using one or more oxidation dye precursors, more particularly one or more oxidation bases optionally combined with one or more couplers.

Oxidation bases are usually selected from ortho- or para-phenylenediamines, ortho- or para-aminophenols, and heterocyclic compounds. These oxidation bases are colourless or weakly coloured compounds, which, when combined with oxidizing products, can give rise via a process of oxidative condensation to coloured species, which remain trapped within the fibre.

The shades obtained with these oxidation bases are often varied by combining them with one or more couplers, these couplers being chosen especially from aromatic meta- diamines, meia-aminophenols, meia-di phenols and certain heterocyclic compounds, such as indole compounds.

The variety of molecules used as oxidation bases and couplers allows a wide range of colours to be obtained.

The second dyeing method, known as direct dyeing or semipermanent dyeing, comprises the application of direct dyes, which are coloured and colouring molecules that have affinity for fibres. Given the nature of the molecules used, they tend rather to remain on the surface of the fibre and penetrate relatively little into the fibre, when compared with the small molecules of oxidation dye precursors. The main advantages of this type of dyeing are that it does not require any oxidizing agent, which limits the degradation of the fibres, and that it does not use any dyes that have particular reactivity, resulting in limitation of the intolerance risks.

The first hair dyes were semi-permanent. One of the best known natural dyes is that derived from the henna plant. Henna is still being used in feminine beauty enhancement for colouring the hair or the nails, or for dyeing leather, silk and wool, etc. It is also being used traditionally for various important events, celebrations and beliefs.

Red henna consists of leaves of shrubs of the genus Lawsonia from the family of Lythraceae, which is based on the principle of dyeing with the active agent lawsone: 2- hydroxy-1 ,4-naphthoquinone. Lawsone [83-72-7] (CI Natural Orange 6 ; CI 75420), also known as isojuglone, may be found in henna shrubs (Lawsonia alba, Lawsonia inermis) ("Dyes, Natural", Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, "Henna" Encyclopedia Britannica).

This dye affords an orange-red coloration on grey hair, and a "warm" colour on chestnut-brown hair. The dyeing process using henna is difficult to perform. A kind of "paste" (often referred to as a poultice) is first made from ground or powdered henna leaves, which is then diluted at the time of use with warm water, and the said paste is then applied to the keratin fibres.

However, this process using the said paste has drawbacks. During the preparation and application of the composition to keratin fibres, it is not always possible to obtain satisfactory impregnation due to the poor consistency of the composition obtained from the coarsely ground powder. Furthermore, it is very difficult to hope to reproduce shades exactly, since the lawsone content very often varies from one batch to another and between different ground materials.

The handling of the powder may result in it becoming spread around the surrounding area and lead to irritation problems.

Added to this are the risks of staining of clothing and the skin during the preparation of the "paste" and also during its application to the keratin fibres, since the consistency is very irregular.

In addition, the leave-on time is long. It may vary from several tens of minutes to several hours (overnight) depending on the desired intensity, with no ability to control the result. The result varies as a function of the fibres to be dyed and of the henna raw material used.

As much as the colour obtained on chestnut-brown hair has a natural look, grey hair is dyed an unaesthetic and unnatural orange colour ("Hair preparations", Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.). Furthermore, the colorations obtained are not uniform between the root and the end or from one fibre to another (The Science of Hair Care, C. Bouillon, J. Wilkinson, 2d Ed., CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group; Boca Raton, London, pp. 236-241 (2005)).

It is known practice to use metal salts as mordants for improving the coloration of henna {Ullmann's Encyclopedia, 2006 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim 10.1002/14356007.a12 571.pub2 and US 2010/03133362). The use of these agents requires great know-how, multiplies the steps of the process, is not always friendly towards the integrity of the fibre (cosmetically unfriendly) and may disrupt subsequent cosmetic treatments.

Another solution for improving the coloration of henna is to use very finely ground henna leaf powder, optionally in the presence of excipients in powder form (DE 299 02 432). Generally, these powders are conditioned in sachets or blister packs. If the conditioning of the henna powder happens to become broken, a large quantity of raw material is lost into the air and cannot be recovered. Added to the problem of the loss of raw material is that linked to the pulverulence for users as indicated previously. Specifically, in the form of fine particles, henna becomes suspended in the atmosphere and can cause respiratory problems or allergies such as rhinitis for the users, sellers of extracts or natural dyeing professionals {Allergy, J. Scibilia, E. Galdi, G. Biscaldi, G. Moscato, 52, 231 -232, (1997)).

To overcome the problem of the poor dyeing efficacy of henna, it is known practice to "dope" coloration by adding direct dyes that are generally used in direct dyeing, such as nitrobenzene, anthraquinone, nitropyridine, azo, methine, azomethine, xanthene, acridine, azine or triarylmethane direct dyes (DE 199 05 707, EP 0 806 199, JP 2010-0001278). This option has the drawback for natural product users, or for partisans of "natural/bio" products, that the coloration is partly performed using synthetic dyes. International patent application WO 97/39724 describes hair treatment compositions in solid form and compounds whose viscosity does not exceed 500 mPa.s. Another international patent application (WO 02/47634) describes a compact hair dyeing product based on henna and cocoa butter. The proposed compositions cannot produce rapid or satisfactory colorations. Furthermore, the solid compositions do not always readily break down in water. In addition, the poultices derived from the compositions of the prior art are not always creamy and/or easy to apply. There is thus a real need to develop dyeing processes that can produce powerful colorations using henna, while at the same time being friendly to the cosmetics of keratin fibres. In particular, there is a need to provide a henna-based dyeing product that does not have the drawbacks mentioned above, especially a dust-free product that is easy to store, readily miscible (rapid breakdown) in water, and that can especially produce colorations that are less aggressive to the hair and at the same time that are resistant to external agents (light, bad weather or shampoo), and that are fast and homogeneous, while at the same time remaining powerful and chromatic. Moreover the colour uptake on the keratin fibers, especially hair treated with henna must be satisfactory. This aim is achieved by the present invention, one subject of which is a composition, preferably in compact and/or anhydrous form, comprising:

i) at least 20% by weight, relative to the weight of the composition, of red henna powder, preferably as fine particles, and

ii) at least one butter, preferably of plant origin, and in particular in which the weight content of Ci₆ fatty acid triglycerides expressed relative to the total amount of fatty acid triglycerides, is less than 23%.

Another subject of the invention is the aqueous composition (composition B) derived from the mixture between the compact and/or anhydrous composition (composition A) with an aqueous composition and more preferentially water. This composition in particular, which is usually in the form of a poultice, is prepared from composition A defined above and an aqueous composition C, preferentially water, in proportions ranging from 1 part by weight of composition per 1 part by weight of an aqueous composition C and preferentially water (1/1 ) to 1 part by weight of composition per 3 parts by weight of an aqueous composition C and preferentially water (1/3), preferentially 1 part by weight of composition per 2 parts by weight of an aqueous composition C and preferentially water (1/2). A subject of the invention is also a process for dyeing keratin fibres, especially the hair, using compositions A or B, and the use of these compositions for dyeing keratin fibres, especially the hair.

The composition and poultice according to the invention have the advantage of dyeing keratin fibres, especially human keratin fibres, with resulting strong, chromatic colorations that are resistant to washing, perspiration, sebum and light, and that are moreover long-lasting, without impairing the said fibres. Furthermore, the colorations obtained using the composition or the poultice give uniform colours from the root to the end of a fibre (little coloration selectivity). Furthermore, the application of the composition or of the poultice does not give off any raw material dust (dust-free). The composition or the poultice is easy to use, in total safety and with no risk of staining. In addition, the composition and the active agent remain stable on storage. The treated keratin fibres have a very pleasant cosmetic aspect, their integrity is respected.

In addition, the composition of the invention, even in compact form, is very water- miscible even in cold water (especially between 10°C and room temperature, 25°C), and the poultice then formed is particularly creamy and/or shows excellent adhesion to the hair. Moreover, the time and/or ease of breakdown of the composition when it is in compact and preferably anhydrous form is faster or easier, for an equivalent amount, than the compact compositions on the market.

/^') Red henna powder

The composition according to the invention comprises as first ingredient red henna in powder form.

The henna powder may be screened to obtain particles with upper limit sizes corresponding to the orifices or mesh sizes of the screen particularly between 35 and 80 mesh (US).

According to one particular mode of the invention, the size of the henna powder particles is fine. According to the invention, a particle size of less than or equal to 500 μηη is more particularly intended. Preferentially, the powder consists of fine particles with sizes inclusively between 50 and 300 μηη and more particularly between 10 and 200 μηη.

It is understood that the said henna particles preferentially have a moisture content of between 0 and 10% by weight relative to the total weight of the powders.

Composition A according to the invention comprises red henna powder in an amount particularly inclusively between 20% and 99% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, more particularly between 30% and 95% by weight, preferentially between 40% and 90% by weight, more preferentially between 50% and 85% by weight and even more preferentially between 60% and 80% by weight. //^') Butters

The composition according to the invention comprises, as second constituent, one or more identical or different butters, preferably of plant origin.

According to one preferred mode of the invention, the weight content of Ci₆ fatty acid triglycerides, expressed relative to the total amount of fatty acid triglycerides in the butter(s) according to the invention, is less than 23%.

More specifically the butter ii) of the invention is different from cacao butter.

For the purposes of the present invention, the term "butter" (also known as "pasty fatty substance") means a lipophilic fatty compound which undergoes a reversible solid/liquid change of state and which comprises, at a temperature of 25°C and at atmospheric pressure (760 mmHg), a liquid fraction and a solid fraction. In other words, the starting melting point of the pasty compound may be less than 25°C. The liquid fraction of the pasty compound, measured at 25°C, may represent 9% to 97% by weight of the compound. This liquid fraction at 25°C preferably represents between 15% and 85% and more preferably between 40% and 85% by weight. Preferably, the butter(s) have an end melting point of less than 60°C.

Preferably, the butter(s) have a hardness of less than or equal to 6 MPa.

Preferably, the pasty fatty substances have, in the solid state, an anisotropic crystal organization, which is visible by X-ray observation.

For the purpose of the invention, the melting point corresponds to the temperature of the most endothermic peak observed on thermal analysis (DSC) as described in Standard ISO 1 1357-3; 1999. The melting point of a pasty substance or of a wax may be measured using a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), for example the calorimeter sold under the name DSC Q2000 by the company TA Instruments.

As regards the measurement of the melting point and the determination of the end melting point, the sample preparation and measurement protocols are as follows:

A sample of 5 mg of pasty fatty substance, preheated to 80°C and withdrawn with magnetic stirring using a spatula that is also heated, is placed in a hermetic aluminium capsule, or a crucible. Two tests are performed to ensure the reproducibility of the results.

The measurements are performed on the abovementioned calorimeter. The oven is flushed with nitrogen. Cooling is performed by an RCS 90 heat exchanger. The sample is then subjected to the following protocol: it is first placed at a temperature of 20°C, and then subjected to a first temperature rise passing from 20°C to 80°C, at a heating rate of 5°C/minute, then is cooled from 80°C to -80°C at a cooling rate of 5°C/minute and finally subjected to a second temperature rise passing from -80°C to 80°C at a heating rate of 5°C/minute. During the second temperature increase, the variation of the difference in power absorbed by the empty crucible and by the crucible containing the sample of butter is measured as a function of the temperature. The melting point of the compound is the value of the temperature corresponding to the top of the peak of the curve representing the variation in the difference in power absorbed as a function of the temperature. The end melting point corresponds to the temperature at which 95% of the sample has melted.

The liquid fraction by weight of the butter at 25°C is equal to the ratio of the heat of fusion consumed at 25°C to the heat of fusion of the butter.

The heat of fusion of the pasty compound is the heat consumed by the compound in order to pass from the solid state to the liquid state. The butter is said to be in the solid state when all of its mass is in crystalline solid form. The butter is said to be in the liquid state when all of its mass is in liquid form.

The heat of fusion of the butter is equal to the integral of the entire melting curve obtained using the abovementioned calorimeter, with a temperature rise of 5 or 10°C/minute, according to standard ISO 1 1357-3:1999. The heat of fusion of the butter is the amount of energy required to make the compound change from the solid state to the liquid state. It is expressed in J/g.

The heat of fusion consumed at 25°C is the amount of energy absorbed by the sample to change from the solid state to the state that it has at 25°C, composed of a liquid fraction and a solid fraction.

The liquid fraction of the butter measured at 32°C preferably represents from 30% to 100% by weight of the compound, preferably from 50% to 100%, more preferably from 60% to 100% by weight of the compound. When the liquid fraction of the butter measured at 32°C is equal to 100%, the temperature of the end of the melting range of the pasty compound is less than or equal to 32°C.

The liquid fraction of the butter measured at 32°C is equal to the ratio of the heat of fusion consumed at 32°C to the heat of fusion of the pasty compound. The heat of fusion consumed at 32°C is calculated in the same way as the heat of fusion consumed at 23°C.

As regards the measurement of the hardness, the sample preparation and measurement protocols are as follows:

The composition according to the invention or the butter is placed in a mould 75 mm in diameter, which is filled to about 75% of its height. In order to overcome the thermal history and to control the crystallization, the mould is placed in a Votsch VC 0018 programmable oven, where it is first placed at a temperature of 80°C for 60 minutes, then cooled from 80°C to 0°C at a cooling rate of 5°C/minute, and then left at the stabilized temperature of 0°C for 60 minutes, and then subjected to a temperature rise ranging from 0°C to 20°C, at a heating rate of 5°C/minute, and then left at the stabilized temperature of 20°C for 180 minutes.

The compression force measurement is taken using a TA/TX2i texturometer from Swantech. The spindle used is chosen according to the texture:

- cylindrical steel spindle 2 mm in diameter for very rigid starting materials;

- cylindrical steel spindle 12 mm in diameter for sparingly rigid starting materials.

The measurement comprises three steps:

- a first step after automatic detection of the surface of the sample, where the spindle moves at a measuring speed of 0.1 mm/second, and penetrates into the composition according to the invention or the butter to a penetration depth of 0.3 mm, and the software notes the maximum force value reached;

- a second step, known as relaxation, where the spindle remains in this position for one second and the force is noted after 1 second of relaxation; and finally

- a third step, known as withdrawal, where the spindle returns to its original position at a speed of 1 mm/second, and the withdrawal energy of the probe (negative force) is noted.

The hardness value measured during the first step corresponds to the maximum compression force measured in newtons divided by the area of the texturometer cylinder expressed in mm² in contact with the butter or the composition according to the invention. The hardness value obtained is expressed in megapascals or MPa.

According to one preferred mode of the invention, the particular butter(s) are of plant origin, such as those described in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry ("Fats and Fatty Oils", A. Thomas, Published Online: 15 JUN 2000, DOI : 10.1002/14356007.a10_173, point 13.2.2.2. Shea Butter, Borneo Tallow, and Related Fats (Vegetable Butters)).

Mention may be made more particularly of shea butter, Karite Nilotica butter (Butyrospermum parkii), galam butter, (Butyrospermum parkii), Borneo butter or fat or tengkawang tallow (Shorea stenoptera), shorea butter, illipe butter, madhuca butter or Bassia madhuca longifolia butter, mowrah butter (Madhuca latifolia), katiau butter (Madhuca mottleyana), phulwara butter (M. butyracea), mango butter (Mangifera indica), murumuru butter (Astrocaryum murumuru), kokum butter (Garcinia indica), ucuuba butter (Virola sebifera), tucuma butter, painya butter (Kpangnan) (Pentadesma butyracea), coffee butter (Coffea arabica), apricot butter (Prunus armeniaca), macadamia butter (Macadamia ternifolia), grapeseed butter (Vitis vinifera), avocado butter (Persea gratissima), olive butter (Olea europaea), sweet almond butter (Prunus amygdalus dulcis) and sunflower butter.

Preferentially, the butter(s) according to the invention are chosen from murumuru butter, ucuuba butter, shorea butter, illipe butter, shea butter and cupuagu butter, and even more preferentially from murumuru butter and ucuuba butter.

In one preferred variant of the invention, the weight content of Ci₆ fatty acid triglycerides, expressed relative to the total amount of fatty acid triglycerides, ranges from 0 to 22%, better still from 0 to 15% and even better still from 2% to 12%.

Composition A according to the invention comprises one or more butters in an amount inclusively between 1 % and 80% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, more particularly inclusively between 2% and 50% by weight, preferentially inclusively between 3% and 40% by weight and more preferentially inclusively between 5% and 25% by weight.

/^'/ ) Optionally at least one fatty substance other than butters: oils, waxes or resins

The composition of the invention may also comprise one or more fatty substances other than the butter(s) as defined previously.

According to one particular mode, the composition of the invention also comprises one or more identical or different oils.

The term "oil" means a "fatty substance" that is liquid at room temperature (25°C) and at atmospheric pressure (760 mmHg).

Preferably, the viscosity of the oil(s) of the invention at 25°C is less than 1200 cps and better still less than 500 cps (defined, for example, from the Newtonian plateau determined using an ARG2 rheometer from TA Instruments equipped with a spindle with cone-plate geometry 60 mm in diameter and with an angle of 2 degrees over a shear stress range of from 0.1 Pa to 100 Pa).

The term "fatty substance" means an organic compound that is insoluble in water at ordinary temperature (25°C) and at atmospheric pressure (760 mmHg) (solubility of less than 5%, preferably less than 1 % and more preferably still less than 0.1 %). They exhibit, in their structure, at least one hydrocarbon chain comprising at least 6 carbon atoms or a sequence of at least two siloxane groups. In addition, fatty substances are generally soluble in organic solvents under the same temperature and pressure conditions, such as, for example, chloroform, dichloromethane, carbon tetrachloride, ethanol, benzene, toluene, tetrahydrofuran (THF), liquid petrolatum or decamethylcyclopentasiloxane.

The term "non-silicone o/V means an oil not containing any silicon atoms (Si) and the term "silicone o/V means an oil containing at least one silicon atom.

More particularly, the oils are chosen from non-silicone oils and in particular C₆-Ci₆ hydrocarbons or hydrocarbons containing more than 16 carbon atoms and in particular alkanes; oils of animal origin; triglyceride oils of plant origin; essential oils; fluoro oils or glycerides of synthetic origin, fatty alcohols; fatty acid and/or fatty alcohol esters other than triglycerides, and silicone oils.

Preferably, the oils do not comprise any C₂-C₃ oxyalkylene units or any glycerolated units.

Preferably, the oils are not fatty acids which, in salified form, give water-soluble soaps.

It is recalled that, for the purposes of the invention, fatty alcohols, esters and acids more particularly have at least one linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon-based group comprising 6 to 30 carbon atoms, which is optionally substituted, in particular with one or more hydroxyl groups (in particular 1 to 4). If they are unsaturated, these compounds can comprise from one to three conjugated or non-conjugated carbon- carbon double bonds.

As regards the C₆-Ci₆ alkanes, they are linear, branched or possibly cyclic. Examples that may be mentioned include hexane, dodecane, isoparaffins such as isohexadecane and isodecane. The linear or branched hydrocarbons of more than 16 carbon atoms may be chosen from liquid paraffins, liquid petrolatum, liquid petroleum jelly, polydecenes, and hydrogenated polyisobutene such as Parleam®.

Among the animal oils, mention may be made of perhydrosqualene.

Among the triglycerides of plant or synthetic origin, mention may be made of liquid fatty acid triglycerides containing from 6 to 30 carbon atoms, for instance heptanoic or octanoic acid triglycerides, or alternatively, for example, sunflower oil, corn oil, soybean oil, marrow oil, grapeseed oil, sesame seed oil, hazelnut oil, apricot oil, macadamia oil, arara oil, castor oil, avocado oil, caprylic/capric acid triglycerides, for instance those sold by the company Stearineries Dubois or those sold under the names Miglyol^® 810, 812 and 818 by the company Dynamit Nobel, jojoba oil and shea butter oil;

Among the fluoro oils, mention may be made of perfluoromethylcyclopentane and perfluoro-1 ,3-dimethylcyclohexane, sold under the names Flutec^® PC1 and Flutec^® PC3 by the company BNFL Fluorochemicals; perfluoro-1 ,2-dimethylcyclobutane; perfluoroalkanes such as dodecafluoropentane and tetradecafluorohexane, sold under the names PF 5050^® and PF 5060^® by the company 3M, or bromoperfluorooctyl sold under the name Foralkyl^® by the company Atochem; nonafluoromethoxybutane and nonafluoroethoxyisobutane; perfluoromorpholine derivatives such as 4-trifluoromethyl perfluoromorpholine sold under the name PF 5052^® by the company 3M. Among the essential oils contained in the composition of the invention, mention may be made of those mentioned in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry ("Flavors and Fragrances", Karl-Georg Fahlbusch et al., Published Online: 15 JAN 2003, DOI: 10.1002/14356007.a1 1_141 ). The fatty alcohols which are suitable for the implementation of the invention are more particularly chosen from saturated or unsaturated and linear or branched alcohols comprising from 6 to 30 carbon atoms and preferably from 8 to 30 carbon atoms. Mention may be made, for example, of cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol and their mixture (cetearyl alcohol), octyldodecanol, 2-butyloctanol, 2-hexyldecanol, 2-undecylpentadecanol, oleyl alcohol or linoleyl alcohol.

As regards the esters of fatty acid and/or of fatty alcohols, which are advantageously different from the triglycerides mentioned above, mention may be made especially of esters of saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched Ci-C₂6 aliphatic monoacids or polyacids and of saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched Ci-C₂6 aliphatic monoalcohols or polyalcohols, the total carbon number of the esters being greater than or equal to 6 and more advantageously greater than or equal to 10.

Among the monoesters, mention may be made of dihydroabietyl behenate; octyldodecyl behenate; isocetyl behenate; cetyl lactate; Ci₂-Ci₅ alkyl lactate; isostearyl lactate; lauryl lactate; linoleyl lactate; oleyl lactate; (iso)stearyl octanoate; isocetyl octanoate; octyl octanoate; cetyl octanoate; decyl oleate; isocetyl isostearate; isocetyl laurate; isocetyl stearate; isodecyl octanoate; isodecyl oleate; isononyl isononanoate; isostearyl palmitate; methylacetyl ricinoleate; myristyl stearate; octyl isononanoate; 2-ethylhexyl isononate; octyl palmitate; octyl pelargonate; octyl stearate; octyldodecyl erucate; oleyl erucate; ethyl and isopropyl palmitates, 2-ethylhexyl palmitate, 2-octyldecyl palmitate, alkyl myristates such as isopropyl, butyl, cetyl, 2-octyldodecyl, myristyl or stearyl myristate, hexyl stearate, butyl stearate, isobutyl stearate; dioctyl malate, hexyl laurate, 2-hexyldecyl laurate.

Still within the context of this variant, esters of C4-C22 dicarboxylic or tricarboxylic acids and of C1-C22 alcohols and esters of monocarboxylic, dicarboxylic or tricarboxylic acids and of C2-C26 dihydroxy, trihydroxy, tetrahydroxy or pentahydroxy alcohols may also be used.

Mention may be made especially of: diethyl sebacate; diisopropyl sebacate; diisopropyl adipate; di-n-propyl adipate; dioctyl adipate; diisostearyl adipate; dioctyl maleate; glyceryl undecylenate; octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate; pentaerythrityl monoricinoleate; pentaerythrityl tetraisononanoate; pentaerythrityl tetrapelargonate; pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate; pentaerythrityl tetraoctanoate; propylene glycol dicaprylate; propylene glycol dicaprate; tridecyl erucate; triisopropyl citrate; triisostearyl citrate; glyceryl trilactate; glyceryl trioctanoate; trioctyldodecyl citrate; trioleyl citrate; propylene glycol dioctanoate; neopentyl glycol diheptanoate; diethylene glycol diisononanoate; and polyethylene glycol distearates.

Among the esters mentioned above, use is preferably made of ethyl, isopropyl, myristyl, cetyl or stearyl palmitate, 2-ethylhexyl palmitate, 2-octyldecyl palmitate, alkyl myristates, such as isopropyl, butyl, cetyl or 2-octyldodecyl myristate, hexyl stearate, butyl stearate, isobutyl stearate, dioctyl malate, hexyl laurate, 2-hexyldecyl laurate, isononyl isononanoate or cetyl octanoate.

The composition can also comprise, as fatty ester, sugar esters and diesters of C₆-C₃o and preferably C12-C22 fatty acids. It should be recalled that the term "sugar" is understood to mean oxygen-comprising hydrocarbon compounds which bear several alcohol functions, with or without an aldehyde or ketone function, and which comprise at least 4 carbon atoms.

These sugars can be monosaccharides, oligosaccharides or polysaccharides.

Mention may be made, as suitable sugars, for example, of sucrose (or saccharose), glucose, galactose, ribose, fucose, maltose, fructose, mannose, arabinose, xylose, lactose and their derivatives, in particular alkyl derivatives, such as methyl derivatives, for example methylglucose.

The esters of sugars and of fatty acids can be chosen in particular from the group consisting of the esters or mixtures of esters of sugars described above and of saturated or unsaturated and linear or branched C₆-C₃o and preferably C12-C22 fatty acids. If they are unsaturated, these compounds may comprise one to three conjugated or unconjugated carbon-carbon double bonds.

The esters according to this alternative form can also be chosen from mono-, di-, tri- and tetraesters, polyesters and their mixtures.

These esters can, for example, be oleates, laurates, palmitates, myristates, behenates, cocoates, stearates, linoleates, linolenates, caprates, arachidonates or their mixtures, such as, in particular, oleate/palmitate, oleate/stearate or palmitate/stearate mixed esters. More particularly, use is made of mono- and diesters and in particular mono- or di- oleate, -stearate, -behenate, -oleate/palmitate, -linoleate, -linolenate or -oleate/stearate of sucrose, glucose or methylglucose.

Mention may be made, by way of example, of the product sold under the name Glucate® DO by Amerchol, which is a methylglucose dioleate.

Mention may also be made, by way of examples of esters or mixtures of esters of sugar of fatty acid, of:

- the products sold under the names F160, F140, F1 10, F90, F70 and SL40 by Crodesta, respectively denoting sucrose palmitate/stearates formed of 73% monoester and 27% di- and triester, of 61 % monoester and 39% di-, tri- and tetraester, of 52% monoester and 48% di-, tri- and tetraester, of 45% monoester and 55% di-, tri- and tetraester, and of 39% monoester and 61 % di-, tri- and tetraester, and sucrose monolaurate;

- the products sold under the name Ryoto Sugar Esters, for example referenced B370 and corresponding to sucrose behenate formed of 20% monoester and 80% diester, triester and polyester;

- the sucrose monopalmitate/stearate-dipalmitate/stearate sold by Goldschmidt under the name Tegosoft^® PSE.

The non-silicone wax(es) are chosen in particular from carnauba wax, candelilla wax, esparto wax, paraffin wax, ozokerite, vegetable waxes, such as olive tree wax, rice wax, hydrogenated jojoba wax or absolute flower waxes, such as the blackcurrant blossom essential wax sold by Bertin (France), or animal waxes, such as beeswaxes or modified beeswaxes (cerabellina); other waxes or waxy starting materials which can be used according to the invention are in particular marine waxes, such as that sold by Sophim under the reference M82, polyethylene waxes or polyolefin waxes in general.

The silicones which can be used in the cosmetic compositions of the present invention are volatile or non-volatile and cyclic, linear or branched silicones, which are unmodified or modified by organic groups, having a viscosity from 5x 10^"6 to 2.5 m²/s at 25°C and preferably from 1 x 10^"5 to 1 m²/s.

The silicones which can be used in accordance with the invention can be provided in the form of oils, waxes, resins or gums.

Preferably, the silicone is chosen from polydialkylsiloxanes, in particular polydimethylsiloxanes (PDMSs), and organomodified polysiloxanes comprising at least one functional group chosen from poly(oxyalkylene) groups, amino groups and alkoxy groups.

Organopolysiloxanes are defined in more detail in Walter Noll's Chemistry and Technology of Silicones (1968), Academic Press. They can be volatile or non-volatile.

When they are volatile, the silicones are more particularly chosen from those having a boiling point of between 60°C and 260°C, and more particularly still from:

(i) cyclic polydialkylsiloxanes comprising from 3 to 7 and preferably from 4 to 5 silicon atoms. They are, for example, octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane, sold in particular under the name Volatile Silicone^® 7207 by Union Carbide or Silbione^® 70045 V2 by Rhodia, decamethylcyclopentasiloxane, sold under the name Volatile Silicone^® 7158 by Union Carbide and Silbione^® 70045 V5 by Rhodia, and their mixtures.

Mention may also be made of cyclocopolymers of the dimethylsiloxane/methylalkylsiloxane type, such as Volatile Silicone^® FZ 3109, sold by Union Carbide, of formu

with D" : ^— Si - O—

C H₃

₁₇

Mention may also be made of mixtures of cyclic polydialkylsiloxanes with organosilicon compounds, such as the mixture of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane and tetratri methy Isi lyl pentaeryth ritol (50/50) and the mixture of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane and oxy-1 ,1 '-(hexa-2,2,2',2',3,3'-trimethylsilyloxy)bisneopentane;

(ii) linear volatile polydialkylsiloxanes containing 2 to 9 silicon atoms and having a viscosity of less than or equal to 5x10^"6 m²/s at 25°C. An example is decamethyltetrasiloxane sold in particular under the name SH 200 by the company Toray Silicone. Silicones belonging to this category are also described in the article published in Cosmetics and Toiletries, Vol. 91 , Jan. 76, pp. 27-32, Todd & Byers,

Volatile Silicone Fluids for Cosmetics.

Use is preferably made of non-volatile polydialkylsiloxanes, polydialkylsiloxane gums and resins, polyorganosiloxanes modified with the organofunctional groups above, and mixtures thereof.

These silicones are more particularly chosen from polydialkylsiloxanes, among which mention may be made mainly of polydimethylsiloxanes having trimethylsilyl end groups. The viscosity of the silicones is measured at 25°C according to Standard ASTM 445 Appendix C.

Mention may be made, among these polydialkylsiloxanes, without implied limitation, of the following commercial products:

- the Silbione^® oils of the 47 and 70 047 series or the Mirasil^® oils sold by Rhodia, such as, for example, the oil 70 047 V 500 000;

- the oils of the Mirasil^® series sold by Rhodia;

- the oils of the 200 series from Dow Corning, such as DC200 having a viscosity of 60 000 mm²/s;

- the Viscasil^® oils from General Electric and certain oils of the SF series (SF 96, SF 18) from General Electric.

Mention may also be made of polydimethylsiloxanes having dimethylsilanol end groups known under the name of dimethiconol (CTFA), such as the oils of the 48 series from Rhodia. Mention may also be made, in this category of polydialkylsiloxanes, of the products sold under the names Abil Wax^® 9800 and 9801 by Goldschmidt, which are polydi(Cr C₂o)alkylsiloxanes.

The silicone gums which can be used in accordance with the invention are in particular polydialkylsiloxanes and preferably polydimethylsiloxanes having high number-average molecular weights of between 200 000 and 1 000 000, used alone or as a mixture in a solvent. This solvent can be chosen from volatile silicones, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) oils, polyphenylmethylsiloxane (PPMS) oils, isoparaffins, polyisobutylenes, methylene chloride, pentane, dodecane, tridecane or their mixtures.

Products which can be used more particularly in accordance with the invention are mixtures, such as:

- the mixtures formed from a polydimethylsiloxane hydroxylated at the chain end, or dimethiconol (CTFA), and from a cyclic polydimethylsiloxane, also known as cyclomethicone (CTFA), such as the product Q2 1401 sold by Dow Corning;

- the mixtures of a polydimethylsiloxane gum and of a cyclic silicone, such as the product SF 1214 Silicone Fluid from General Electric; this product is an SF 30 gum corresponding to a dimethicone, having a number-average molecular weight of 500 000, dissolved in the oil SF 1202 Silicone Fluid corresponding to decamethylcyclopentasiloxane;

- the mixtures of two PDMSs with different viscosities, and more particularly of a PDMS gum and a PDMS oil, such as the product SF 1236 from General Electric. The product SF 1236 is a mixture of a gum SE 30 defined above, with a viscosity of 20 m²/s and of an oil SF 96 with a viscosity of 5x10^"6 m²/s. This product preferably comprises 15% of gum SE 30 and 85% of an oil SF 96.

The organopolysiloxane resins which can be used in accordance with the invention are crosslinked siloxane systems including the following units:

R₂Si0₂/₂, R3S1O1/2, RS1O3/2 and Si0₄/₂

in which R represents an alkyl having from 1 to 16 carbon atoms. Among these products, those which are particularly preferred are those in which R denotes a lower d-C₄ alkyl group, more particularly methyl.

Mention may be made, among these resins, of the product sold under the name Dow Corning 593 or those sold under the names Silicone Fluid SS 4230 and SS 4267 by General Electric, which are silicones of dimethyl/trimethylsiloxane structure.

Mention may also be made of the resins of the trimethylsiloxysilicate type, sold in particular under the names X22-4914, X21 -5034 and X21 -5037 by Shin-Etsu.

The organomodified silicones which can be used in accordance with the invention are silicones as defined above and comprising, in their structure, one or more organofunctional groups attached via a hydrocarbon group.

In addition to the silicones described above, the organomodified silicones can be polydiarylsiloxanes, in particular polydiphenylsiloxanes, and polyalkylarylsiloxanes functionalized by the abovementioned organofunctional groups. The polyalkylarylsiloxanes are chosen in particular from linear and/or branched polydimethyl/methylphenylsiloxanes and polydimethyl/diphenylsiloxanes with a viscosity ranging from 1 ^χ 10^"5 to 5x 10^"2 m²/s at 25°C.

Mention may be made, among these polyalkylarylsiloxanes, by way of example, of the products sold under the following names:

• the Silbione® oils of the 70 641 series from Rhodia;

• the oils of the series Rhodorsil® 70 633 and 763 from Rhodia;

• the oil Dow Corning 556 Cosmetic Grade Fluid from Dow Corning;

• the silicones of the PK series from Bayer, such as the product PK20;

· the silicones of the PN and PH series from Bayer, such as the products PN 1000 and

PH 1000;

• certain oils of the SF series from General Electric, such as SF 1023, SF 1 154, SF 1250 and SF 1265.

Among the organomodified silicones, mention may be made of polyorganosiloxanes comprising:

- polyethyleneoxy and/or polypropyleneoxy groups optionally comprising C₆-C₂4 alkyl groups, such as the products known as dimethicone copolyol sold by the company Dow Corning under the name DC 1248 or the oils Silwet® L 722, L 7500, L 77 and L 71 1 by the company Union Carbide, and the (Ci₂)alkylmethicone copolyol sold by the company Dow Corning under the name Q2 5200;

- substituted or unsubstituted amino groups, such as the products sold under the names GP 4 Silicone Fluid and GP 7100 by Genesee or the products sold under the names Q2 8220 and Dow Corning 929 or 939 by Dow Corning. The substituted amino groups are in particular Ci-C₄ aminoalkyl groups;

- alkoxylated groups, such as the product sold under the name Silicone Copolymer F-

755 by SWS Silicones, and Abil Wax^® 2428, 2434 and 2440 by Goldschmidt.

Preferably, the fatty substances do not comprise any C₂-C₃ oxyalkylene units or any glycerol units.

The fatty substances are advantageously chosen from C₆-Ci₆ hydrocarbons, hydrocarbons containing more than 16 carbon atoms and in particular alkanes, oils of plant origin, fatty alcohols, fatty acid and/or fatty alcohol esters, and silicones, or mixtures thereof.

The alcohols and esters that may be used as third ingredient iii) in the composition in accordance with the invention are in the form of oils.

Preferably, the fatty substance is an oil (a compound that is liquid at a temperature of 25°C and at atmospheric pressure).

Preferably, the fatty substance is chosen from liquid petrolatum, C₆-Ci₆ alkanes, polydecenes, liquid fatty acid and/or fatty alcohol esters, liquid fatty alcohols or their mixtures. Better still, the fatty substance is chosen from liquid petrolatum, C₆-Ci₆ alkanes or polydecenes.

In this preferred variant, the oil(s) are chosen from mineral oils such as liquid petrolatum.

According to one particular embodiment of the invention, the composition comprises as third constituent one or more solid fatty alcohols, preferably of plant origin.

The fatty alcohols that are suitable for use in the invention are more particularly chosen from linear saturated alcohols comprising from 6 to 30 carbon atoms and preferably from 8 to 30 carbon atoms. Mention may be made, for example, of cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol and their mixture (cetearyl alcohol). According to another most particularly preferred mode of the invention, the oils are chosen from oils of natural origin, more particularly oils of plant origin, preferentially jojoba oil, babassu oil, sunflower oil, olive oil, coconut oil, Brazil nut oil, marula oil, corn oil, argan oil, soybean oil, marrow oil, grapeseed oil, flax oil, sesame oil, hazelnut oil, apricot oil, macadamia oil, arara oil, coriander oil, castor oil, avocado oil, shea butter oil and rapeseed oil.

More particularly, the oils of plant origin are chosen from avocado oil, olive oil, coconut oil, copra oil, argan oil and sunflower oil.

Composition A according to the invention preferably comprises a content of fatty substances other than the butter(s) as defined previously ranging from 0.5% to 50% by weight, better still from 1 % to 30% by weight and even better still from 1 % to 20% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

Composition A of the invention is cosmetic, i.e. it is cosmetically acceptable and therefore suitable for use for application to keratin fibres.

Preferentially, the composition of the invention does not contain any "mordants", i.e. metal salts conventionally used in "mordanting" (see for example Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry ("Textile Dyeing", Herbert Leube et al., DOI: 10.1002/14356007. a26_351 , and in particular point 4.8.2, p. 72 ; ibid, "Metal-complex dyes", Klaus Gryschtol et al., DOI: 10.1002/14356007.a16_299).

The composition may comprise water or a mixture of water and of one or more organic solvents or a mixture of organic solvents. Composition A according to the invention preferably comprises less than 3% by weight and preferably less than 2% by weight of water relative to the total weight of the composition, or even is free of water. Preferably, the composition according to the invention does not comprise any water other than the water associated with the starting materials included in its composition. It is then referred to as an anhydrous composition.

Composition A according to the invention is preferentially in compact form. As emerges from the foregoing, the compact composition according to the invention is "solid".

- "solid" means the state of the composition at room temperature (25°C) and at atmospheric pressure (760 mmHg), i.e. a composition of high consistency, which conserves its form during storage. In contrast to "fluid" compositions, it does not flow under its own weight. It is advantageously characterized by a hardness as defined below.

- "compact composition" means that the composition consists of a mixture of products whose cohesion is at least partly provided by compacting or pressing during the manufacture. In particular, by carrying out a measurement using a TA.XT.plus Texture Analyser sold by Stable Micro Systems, the compact powder according to the invention can advantageously exhibit a resistance to pressure of between 0.2 and 2.5 kg and in particular between 0.8 and 1 .5 kg, with respect to the surface area of the spindle used

(in the case in point, 7.07 mm²). The measurement of this resistance is performed by moving an SMS P/3 flat-headed cylindrical spindle over a distance of 1 .5 mm and at a speed of 0.5 mm/sec on contact with the powder. According to one preferred embodiment of the invention, composition A is in compact form and in different forms as a function of the desired compacting, especially in the form of pebbles, in the form of stones, in the form of soaps, in the form of pyramids, in the form of bricks or in the form of plates. The cosmetic composition A of the invention may be in various non-compact galenical forms, such as a lotion, a mousse, a cream or a gel, or in any other form that is suitable for dyeing keratin fibres. It may also be conditioned in a propel lant-free pump-action bottle or under pressure in an aerosol container in the presence of a propellant and form a foam. Aqueous composition B

As mentioned previously, another subject of the invention is composition B derived from the mixture between composition A, which is preferably compact and/or anhydrous, and an aqueous composition C and preferably water (only water). It is thus possible to use in this composition B henna i) as defined previously and optionally other natural dyes as defined below, combined with the butter(s) ii) as defined previously and optionally iii) one or more fatty substances other than the butter(s) ii).

Preferably, composition B is in the form of a poultice.

To do this, composition A according to the invention, preferably in compact and/or anhydrous form comprising the ingredients i), ii) and optionally iii) as defined previously, is mixed with an aqueous composition, and preferentially mixed with water to obtain a poultice in order to obtain a creamy and pleasant consistency. When the composition is compact, it is crumbled into the aqueous composition C, and the compact composition is preferentially crumbled into water. The ratios of composition A according to the invention and an aqueous composition C and preferentially water preferably range from 1 part by weight of composition per 1 part by weight of aqueous composition C and preferentially water (1/1 ) to 1 part by weight of composition A per 3 parts by weight of aqueous composition and preferentially water (1 /3), more preferentially 1 part by weight of composition A per 2 parts of aqueous composition C and preferentially water (1 /2).

According to another particular embodiment of the invention, composition B comprises only ingredients of natural origin.

During the preparation of the poultice, one or more identical or different clays, as defined below, may be added.

According to another preferred embodiment of the invention, composition B is at a neutral pH close to 7 (preferably ranging from 6 to 8 and better still from 6.5 to 7.5).

Organic solvents:

Composition A or B or C may comprise one or more organic solvents. Examples of organic solvents that may be mentioned include Ci-C₄ lower alkanols, such as ethanol and isopropanol; polyols and polyol ethers such as 2-butoxyethanol, propylene glycol, propylene glycol monomethyl ether, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether and monomethyl ether, hexylene glycol, and also aromatic alcohols, for instance benzyl alcohol or phenoxyethanol.

The organic solvents are present in proportions preferably of between 0.1 % and 20% by weight approximately and even more preferentially between 0.5% and 10% by weight approximately relative to the total weight of the composition under consideration.

Adjuvants:

Compositions A and/or B and/or C of the invention may also contain various adjuvants conventionally used in hair dye compositions, such as anionic, cationic, nonionic, amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactants or mixtures thereof, anionic, cationic, nonionic, amphoteric or zwitterionic polymers or mixtures thereof, mineral or organic thickeners, and in particular anionic, cationic, nonionic and amphoteric polymeric associative thickeners, antioxidants, penetrants, sequestrants, fragrances, buffers, dispersants, conditioning agents other than the butters of the invention, for instance ceramides, film-forming agents, preserving agents, opacifiers and mineral or organic thickeners such as clays.

Preferably, compositions A and/or B are not in emulsion form. Preferably, compositions A and/or B do not contain any surfactants. The above adjuvants are generally present in an amount for each of them of between

0.01 % and 40% by weight relative to the weight of the composition, and preferably between 0.1 % and 20% by weight relative to the weight of the composition under consideration.

Needless to say, a person skilled in the art will take care to select this or these optional additional compound(s) such that the advantageous properties intrinsically associated with the composition or the poultice that are useful in the dyeing process in accordance with the invention are not, or are not substantially, adversely affected by the envisaged addition(s). Additional dyes: Compositions A and/or B and/or C of the invention comprising the ingredients i) and ii) and optionally iii) as defined previously may also contain one or more additional direct dyes other than red henna i).

These direct dyes are chosen, for example, from those conventionally used in direct dyeing, and among which mention may be made of any commonly used aromatic and/or non-aromatic dye such as neutral, acidic or cationic nitrobenzene direct dyes, neutral, acidic or cationic azo direct dyes, natural direct dyes other than o f/?o-diphenols, neutral, acidic or cationic quinone and in particular anthraquinone direct dyes, azine, triarylmethane, indoamine, methine, styryl, porphyrin, metalloporphyrin, phthalocyanine and methine cyanine direct dyes, and fluorescent dyes.

Preferentially, compositions A and/or B and/or C of the invention comprise one or more natural dyes other than red henna i) as defined previously. Among the natural direct dyes, mention may be made of juglone, indigo, isatin, curcumin, spinulosin, apigenidin and orceins.

These natural dyes, besides their defined compound form (other than lawsone), may be added in the form of extracts or of plant parts. The said defined compounds from extracts or from plant parts are preferably in the form of powders, in particular fine powders whose particles have sizes identical to that of the red henna powder as defined previously.

The natural or non-natural direct dye(s), other than the henna i), in the composition according to the invention particularly represent from 0.001 % to 10% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition and even more preferentially from 0.05% to 5% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition under consideration.

Preferably, the composition of the invention does not contain any synthetic direct dyes, i.e. dyes that do not occur in nature. Compositions A and/or B comprising the ingredients i) and ii) as defined previously and also composition C according to the invention may also comprise one or more oxidation bases and/or one or more couplers conventionally used for the dyeing of keratin fibres.

Mention may be made, among the oxidation bases, of para-phenylenediamines, bis(phenyl)alkylenediamines, para-aminophenols, bis-para-aminophenols, ortho- aminophenols, heterocyclic bases and their addition salts.

Mention may in particular be made, among these couplers, of meta- phenylenediamines, meta-aminophenols, meta-diphenols, naphthalene couplers, heterocyclic couplers and their addition salts.

The oxidation base(s) present in the composition(s) are each generally present in an amount of between 0.001 % and 10% by weight, of the total weight of the dye composition(s).

Preferably, compositions A and/or B and/or C do not contain any oxidation dyes. pH of compositions B and C

According to one particular mode of the invention, the pH of the aqueous composition B containing the ingredients i), ii) and optionally iii) and also the pH of the aqueous composition C is neutral, i.e. it has a pH of about 7 (preferably ranging from 6 to 8 and better still from 6.5 to 7.5).

According to one particular mode of the invention, composition B of the invention and/or composition C is acidic and preferably has a pH ranging from 3 to 6.5.

The pH of composition B and/or C may be adjusted to the desired value by means of acidifying or basifying agents usually used in the dyeing of keratin fibres or alternatively with the aid of standard buffer systems, or of clays as defined previously present in composition A or in the aqueous composition mixed with composition A to give composition B and/or in composition C.

Among the acidifying agents for the compositions used in the invention, examples that may be mentioned include mineral or organic acids, for instance hydrochloric acid, orthophosphoric acid or sulfuric acid, carboxylic acids, for instance acetic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid and lactic acid, and sulfonic acids; the acid is preferably an organic acid such as citric acid.

One advantageous variant involves adding a basifying agent to composition A or to the poultice, or to composition C according to the invention. More particularly, this alkaline agent is chosen from aqueous ammonia, alkali metal carbonates, alkanolamines such as monoethanolamine, diethanolamine or triethanolamine, and also derivatives thereof, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide and the compounds of formula (I) below:

(I)

in which formula (I) W is a propylene residue optionally substituted with a hydroxyl group or a C1-C4 alkyl radical; R_a, R_b, R_c and R_d, which may be identical or different, represent a hydrogen atom or a C1-C4 alkyl or C1-C4 hydroxyalkyl radical.

One variant of the invention concerns composition A, B and/or C of the invention that is at a neutral pH.

Process for preparinq the composition of the invention

The composition of the invention may be obtained in the following manner:

The ingredients i), ii) and optionally iii) as defined are mixed by hand or with a standard mixer and/or an extruder. Dyeing process using the composition of the invention

According to one particular embodiment of the invention, the dyeing process is performed in several steps:

- the first step consists in preparing composition B of the invention, in particular in the form of a creamy poultice, as defined previously, starting with composition A of the invention;

- during the second step, composition B is applied to the keratin fibres and is left on the said fibres preferably for a minimum time of 30 minutes, preferentially a time ranging from 30 minutes to 24 hours and better still ranging from 1 hour to 12 hours;

- during the third step, the keratin fibres are rinsed with water until the poultice has disappeared, preferably without shampooing;

- the keratin fibres may then be dried or left to dry naturally, without a hairdryer.

According to another particular embodiment of the invention, the dyeing process is performed in several steps:

- the first step consists in preparing composition B of the invention as described previously;

- during the second step, composition B is left to stand for several hours, preferably 24 hours, and composition B is then applied and left on the said fibres preferably for a minimum time of 30 minutes (preferably ranging from 30 minutes to 24 hours and better still from 1 hour to 12 hours);

The aqueous composition mixed with composition A, preferably water, used in the first step may be at room temperature or at a higher temperature, in particular at a temperature ranging from 40°C to 98°C.

According to another embodiment of the invention, the composition is mixed with or crumbled into an aqueous composition, preferably water, at a temperature below 40°C, in particular between 10°C and 40°C.

Preferably, the ratio of the amount by weight of composition of the invention/amount by weight of aqueous composition and preferably water ranges from 1/1 to 1/3 and is preferably 1/2.

According to a particularly advantageous process, after the third step, the keratin fibres are: a) either mechanically wiped with a towel or absorbent paper,

b) or dried by heat with a heat source (convection, conduction or radiation) by passing over, for example, a stream of a warm gas such as air necessary to evaporate off the solvent(s); heat sources that may be mentioned include a hairdryer, hairdrying hoods, a hair-straightening iron, an infrared ray dispenser and other standard heating appliances.

Irrespective of the application method, the application temperature for composition B ranges from room temperature (15 to 25°C) to 80°C and more particularly from 15 to 45°C. Thus, after application of the poultice according to the invention, the head of hair may advantageously be subjected to a heat treatment by heating to a temperature ranging from 30 to 60°C. In practice, this operation may be performed using a styling hood, a hairdryer, an infrared ray dispenser or other standard heating appliances.

Use may be made, both as means for heating and straightening the hair, of a heating iron at a temperature ranging from 60°C to 220°C and preferably from 120°C to 200°C.

One particular mode of the invention relates to a dyeing process that is performed at room temperature (25°C).

The evaluation of the coloration can be done visually or read on a spectrocolorimeter (such as Minolta CM3600d, illuminant D65, angle 10°, SCI values) for the L^*, a^*, b^* colorimetric measurements. In this L^*, a^*, b^* system, L^* represents the intensity of the color, a^* indicates the green/red color axis and b^* indicates the blue/yellow color axis. The lower the value of L, the darker or more intense the color. The higher the value of a^*, the redder the shade; the higher the value of b^*, the yellower the shade. The variation in coloring between the colored locks of natural white hair which is untreated (control) and after treatment or coloration are defined by ΔΕ^*, corresponding to the colour uptake on keratin fibers, according to the following equation:

ΔΕ * = - ( L^*— L_o ^* )² + ( a^*— a₀ ^* f + ( b^* - b₀ ^* )²

In this equation, L^*, a^* and b^* represent the values measured after dyeing the natural hair comprising 90% of white hairs and L₀ ^*, a₀ ^* and b₀ ^* represent the values measured for the untreated natural hair comprising 90% of white hairs.

The greater the value of ΔΕ, the greater the difference in color between the control locks and the dyed locks and the greater colour uptake is. Chromaticity in the CIE L^*, a^*, b^* colorimetric system is calculated according to the following equation : The greater the value of C^*, the greater the chromaticity is.

I) EXAMPLES OF DYEING

The following compositions were prepared:

The percentages are indicated on a weight basis relative to 100 g of composition.

Composition A:

Compositions A, B and C were compacted in a conventional manner. The compositions of the invention, even compacted, are easy to split by hand, while at the same time not being pulverulent.

1 part of one of the three compositions A, B or C is mixed with 2 parts of water at 10°C or 37°C in a bowl.

The mixing is performed easily, and the compositions, even compacted, break down rapidly in water. The poultice obtained is very creamy, and is easy to apply to the keratin fibres, totally impregnating the keratin fibres from the root to the end.

The poultice is applied to dry natural grey hair containing 90% white hairs, with a leave-on time of 60 minutes.

The hair is rinsed thoroughly.

The hair is dried.

A strong coppery aesthetic coloration is obtained, with good homogeneity from the root to the end or from one fibre to another. The hair is soft and smooth.

Claims

1 . Cosmetic composition A comprising:

ii) at least one butter having a weight content of Ci₆ fatty acid triglycerides, expressed relative to the total content of fatty acid triglycerides, which is less than 23%.

2. Composition A according to the preceding claim in compact and/or anhydrous form, preferably the composition is compact and anhydrous.

3. Composition A according to either of Claims 1 and 2, in which the henna powder consists of fine particles less than or equal to 500 μηη in size; preferentially, the powder consists of fine particles with sizes inclusively between 50 and 300 μηη and more particularly between 10 and 200 μηη.

4. Composition A according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the butter(s) are of plant origin, and are more particularly chosen from shea butter, Karite Nilotica butter (Butyrospermum parkii), galam butter, (Butyrospermum parkii), Borneo butter or fat or tengkawang tallow (Shorea stenoptera), shorea butter, illipe butter, madhuca butter or Bassia madhuca longifolia butter, mowrah butter (Madhuca latifolia), katiau butter (Madhuca mottleyana), phulwara butter (M. butyracea), mango butter (Mangifera indica), murumuru butter (Astrocaryum murumuru), kokum butter (Garcinia indica), ucuuba butter (Virola sebifera), tucuma butter, painya butter (Kpangnan) (Pentadesma butyracea), coffee butter (Coffea arabica), apricot butter (Prunus armeniaca), macadamia butter (Macadamia ternifolia), grapeseed butter (Vitis vinifera), avocado butter (Persea gratissima), olive butter (Olea europaea), sweet almond butter (Prunus amygdalus dulcis) and sunflower butter.

5. Composition A according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the butter(s) are chosen from murumuru butter, ucuuba butter, shorea butter, illipe butter and shea butter, and even more preferentially from murumuru butter and ucuuba butter.

6. Composition A according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the red henna powder is in an amount inclusively between 20% and 99% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition, particularly between 30% and 95% relative to the total weight of the composition, more particularly between 40% and 90% relative to the total weight of the composition, preferentially between 50% and 85% and more preferentially between 60% and 80% relative to the total weight of the composition.

7. Composition A according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the butter(s) are in an amount inclusively between 1 % and 80% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition, particularly between 2% and 50% relative to the total weight of the composition, preferentially between 3% and 40% relative to the total weight of the composition and more preferentially between 5% and 25% relative to the total weight of the composition.

8. Composition A according to any one of the preceding claims, which also comprises one or more fatty substances other than the butter(s), more particularly one or more identical or different oils.

9. Composition A according to any one of the preceding claims, which also comprises one or more fatty substances other than the butter(s), chosen from oils of natural origin, particularly oils of plant origin and essential oils, preferentially oils of plant origin such as jojoba oil, babassu oil, sunflower oil, olive oil, coconut oil, Brazil nut oil, marula oil, corn oil, soybean oil, marrow oil, grapeseed oil, flax oil, sesame oil, hazelnut oil, apricot oil, macadamia oil, arara oil, coriander oil, castor oil, avocado oil, shea butter oil and rapeseed oils; more preferentially chosen from avocado oil, olive oil, coconut oil, copra oil, argan oil and sunflower oil.

10. Composition A according to any one of the preceding claims, which comprises one or more fatty substances other than the butter(s), in a total content ranging from 0.5% to 50% by weight, better still from 1 % to 30% by weight and even better still from 1 % to 20% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition.

11. Composition A according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the composition consists only of ingredients of natural origin.

12. Composition A according to any one of the preceding claims, which is in compact form and especially in the form of pebbles, in the form of stones, in the form of soaps, in the form of pyramids, in the form of bricks or in the form of plates.

13. Composition A according to any one of the preceding claims, which also comprises one or more identical or different clays.

14. Aqueous composition B prepared from a mixture of a composition according to any one of the preceding claims and an aqueous composition C and preferably water, in proportions ranging from 1 part by weight of composition according to any one of the preceding claims per 1 part by weight of an aqueous composition C and preferably water (1/1 ) to 1 part by weight of composition according to any one of the preceding claims per 3 parts by weight of an aqueous composition C and preferably water (1/3), more preferentially 1 part by weight of composition according to any one of the preceding claims per 2 parts by weight of an aqueous composition C and preferably water (1/2); composition B is particularly in the form of a poultice.

15. Composition B according to the preceding claim, which has a neutral pH.

16. Process for dyeing keratin fibres using the following steps:

- during the first step, the preparation of a composition B according to Claim 14 or 15 ;

- during the second step, composition B is:

a) either immediately applied to the keratin fibres, and left on the fibres for a minimum time of 30 minutes, preferentially ranging from 30 minutes to 24 hours and better still from 1 hour to 12 hours,

b) or left to stand for several hours, preferably 24 hours, and then applied and left on the fibres for a minimum time of 30 minutes, preferably ranging from 30 minutes to 24 hours and better still from 1 hour to 12 hours;

- the keratin fibres may then be dried with a source of heat or left to dry naturally at room temperature.

17. Use of composition A according to any one of Claims 1 to 13 or of composition B according to Claim 14 or 15, for dyeing keratin fibres such as the hair.