The present invention relates to a multiple-compartment device composed of a closed envelop divided in at least two distinct compartments separated from one another by at least one internal frangible seal, wherein at least one of the compartments contains a composition (A), comprising at least one natural plant powder, and the second compartment contains an aqueous composition (B).
The invention also relates to a method for dyeing keratin fibres, and in particular human keratin fibres, using the multiple-compartment device.
Throughout the years, people have sought to modify the colour of their skin, their eyelashes or their hair. Several techniques have been developed to achieve the desired colour.
A first method for dyeing human keratin fibres implies dye compositions containing oxidation dye precursors, generally known as oxidation bases. These oxidation bases are colourless or weakly coloured compounds, which, when combined with oxidizing products, may give rise to coloured compounds via a process of oxidative condensation.
The shades obtained with these oxidation bases can be modified by combining them with couplers or coloration modifiers. The variety of molecules used as oxidation bases and couplers allows a wide range of colours to be obtained.
A second method for dyeing human keratin fibres is known as direct dyeing or semi-permanent dyeing, and 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.
Two of the most well known natural dyes are those derived from the henna and the indigo producing plants. Both henna and indigo continue to be used in feminine beauty enhancement for colouring the hair, the nails and the skin. For instance, henna is used for temporary skin tattoos. In addition, indigo and henna are both used for dyeing fabrics (jeans), leather, silk and wool, etc.
Henna is also traditionally used for various important events, celebrations and beliefs.
Henna affords an orange-red coloration on grey hair, and a "warm" i.e. coppery to red colour on chestnut-brown hair, while indigo affords a blue coloration on grey hair, and a "cold" colour of ash to violet colour on chestnut-brown hair.
However, the dyeing processes using henna and/or indigo are difficult to perform and face several drawbacks. Indeed, a kind of "paste" (often referred to as a "poultice") is first made from ground or powdered leaves, which is then diluted at the time of use with warm water, and the said paste is then applied to the keratin fibres. Most of the time, these colorants require overnight soaking in warm water, to get the ideal consistency of the paste imparting best perceived coloration on the hair. Hence the preparation of this paste may be time consuming.
Moreover, 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. Indeed, during mixing and soaking, lumps form and are then difficult to break.
It is also very difficult to hope to reproduce the shades exactly, since the henna and/or indigo contents very often vary from one batch to another and between different ground materials. Therefore, the consumer has to adjust the amount of water to the amount of powder in order to get the appropriate shade.

Added to this, are the risks of staining the cloths and the skin with henna or indigo during the preparation of the "paste" and also during its application to the keratin fibres, since the consistency is very irregular.
The preparation requires also extra bowl and brushes, which increase the price for the consumers.
In conclusion, the preparation and the dyeing processes using henna and/or indigo are not only elaborate but also expensive and time consuming.
Thus, there is a real need to develop a product allowing dyeing methods involving henna and/or indigo powder not to have the combination of drawbacks previously described, i.e. which are namely more convenient, time-saving and easier to implement than conventional dyeing methods while being capable of delivering satisfactory coloration, for example powerful and intense colorations.
The Applicant has now discovered that these aims and others could be achieved by a multiple-compartment device composed of a closed envelop divided in at least two distinct compartments separated from one another by at least one internal frangible seal, wherein at least one the compartments contains a composition (A), comprising at least one natural plant powder chosen from henna plant powder, indigo plant powder or mixtures thereof, and the second compartment contains an aqueous composition (B).
The present invention therefore relates to a multiple-compartment device composed of a closed envelop, made of at least two flexible sidewalls secured together along their peripheral edges, defining a sealed perimeter and an internal volume; said internal volume being divided in at least two distinct compartments, separated from one another by at least one internal frangible seal, wherein at least one of the compartments contains a composition (A), comprising at least one natural plant powder, chosen from henna plant powder, indigo plant powder or mixtures thereof, and the second compartment contains an aqueous composition (B).

The multiple-compartment device according to the present invention is convenient, easy to handle and time-saving.
Indeed, the frangible seal is easily broken by pressing one of the compartments. The henna and/or the indigo are then instantly mixed with the aqueous composition within the closed envelop. A very nice creamy and homogeneous paste is obtained, which when applied to the hair gives the appropriate color in an application time of one hour.
In addition, the multiple-compartment device according to the present invention allows the balanced amounts of water and henna and/or indigo powder. In other words, the multiple-compartment device according to the present invention is self-sufficient. No external product, such as additional water, is required.
As soon as the internal frangible seal is broken, the dyeing composition is instantly mixed and obtained within the closed envelop. No soaking time is required. The dyeing composition can directly be applied on the keratin fibres.
Besides, thanks to this direct preparation within the enclosed envelop, the risk of staining clothing is avoided. The consumer does not need to pour the preparation in an extra bowl and mix it with brushes.
The present invention provides also equivalent or even better dyeing properties than the traditional method, especially powerful, intensive and/or chromatic coloration, in a shorter time.
Furthermore, hair dyed with the paste obtained by the multiple-compartment device of the present invention exhibits good cosmetic properties, such as suppleness, smoothness, shine, detangling, volume, discipline and capability to be individualized.
In particular, hair dyed with the paste obtained by the multiple-compartment device according to the invention shows suppleness, smoothness and coated feel than hair dyed with a paste obtained by mixing henna and/or indigo powder and warm water.

Another object of the present invention concerns a method for dyeing keratin fibres, and in particular human keratin fibres, wherein the following steps are successively performed:
- applying a sustained pressure to the closed envelop in the region of at least one compartment of a multiple-compartment device as previously defined, in order to break the internal frangible seal,
- opening the closed envelop of said multiple-compartment device, and
- applying the mixture of compositions (A) and (B), as defined previously, on said keratin fibres.
Other subjects, characteristics, aspects and advantages of the invention will emerge even more clearly on reading the description and the examples that follow, with reference to the drawings, in which:
- Figure 1 schematically shows an example of multiple-compartment device according to the invention; and
- Figure 2 shows a variant embodiment of the multiple-compartment device from Figure 1.
In which that follows and unless otherwise indicated, the limits of a range of values are included within this range, in particular in the expressions "of between" and "ranging from...to...".
Moreover, the expression "at least one" used in the present description is equivalent to the expression "one or more".
The term "flexible" is used to describe a material, which deforms, but does not break, under the pressure exerted by a user. This term is not synonymous with the term "elastic".
In other words, the term "flexible" is used to describe an element which bends without stretching and without plastic deformation under the action of a force exerted by a user generating a torque typically higher than 0.001 N.m, and which moves back to its position of rest when the pressure is released.
On the contrary, the terms "stiff" and "not deformable" are used to describe an element which does not almost bend under the

effect of a strength exercised by a user typically generating a torque lower than 0.05 N.m.
The term "sheet" is synonymous with the term "layer".
The multiple-compartment device
As illustrated in Figure 1, a multiple-compartment device 1 is composed of a closed envelop 2, made of at least two flexible sidewalls 3a and 3b secured together along their peripheral edges 4, defining a sealed perimeter 5 and an internal volume 6, which is divided in at least two distinct compartments 7a and 7b, separated from one another by at least one internal frangible seal 8. According to the present invention, at least one of the compartments 7a contains a composition (A), comprising at least one natural plant powder, chosen from henna plant powder, indigo plant powder or mixtures thereof, and the second compartment 7b contains an aqueous composition (B).
In other words, the compartment 7a containing the composition
(A) is separated from the compartment 7b containing the aqueous composition (B) by the internal frangible seal 8. Compositions (A) and
(B) are thus contained in two different compartments 7a and 7b and, cannot commingle together.
Preferably, the multiple-compartment device 1 is divided into two distinct compartments 7a and 7b.
The sealed perimeter 5 has a first end 9, a second end 10, and two opposed sides 11 and 12. Preferably, the sealed perimeter 5 has a width of between 5 to 15 mm.
Each flexible sidewall 3a and 3b is made of at least one sheet of polymeric film. The sheet of polymeric film can be either a single layer or a multilayer polymeric film. The layers of polymeric film may be different in structure.
The length of the sidewalls 3a and 3b preferably ranges from 100 to 200 mm, and more preferentially from 120 to 160 mm.
The width of the sidewalls 3a and 3b preferably ranges from 100 to 200 mm, and more preferentially from 120 to 200 mm.

The length of the first compartment 7a preferably ranges from 5 to 200 mm, and more preferentially from 80 to 150 mm.
The length of the second compartment 7b preferably ranges from 5 to 200 mm, and more preferentially from 80 to 150 mm.
The length of the first compartment 7a maybe higher than the length of the second compartment 7b but it is preferably equal to the length of the second compartment 7b.
According to a preferred embodiment, the closed envelop 2 is made of at least one sheet of polymeric film folded back on itself and sealed at its peripheral edges. In other words, according to this particular embodiment, the two flexible sidewalls 3a and 3b are made of the same sheet of polymeric film, which can be either a single layer or a multilayer polymeric film.
Preferably the sheet of polymeric film is a multilayer polymeric film comprising at least two, different or identical, layers of polymeric film. Thus, the sheet of polymeric film has a laminate structure and the layers of polymeric film are superposed on one another.
A second sheet can optionally be made of paper.
The sheet of polymeric film suitable for the present invention is preferably prepared from polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyesters, polyolefins, polyamides, or polystyrenes.
Examples of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) are vinyl polymers containing vinyl chloride units in their structure, such as copolymers of vinyl chloride with vinyl esters of aliphatic acids, copolymers of vinyl chloride with esters of acrylic or methacrylic acid or with acrylonitrile, copolymers of vinyl chloride with diene bonds and unsaturated dicarboxylic acids or anhydrides thereof, copolymers of vinyl chloride and vinylidene chloride with unsaturated aldehydes, ketones, etc., or polymers and copolymers of vinylidene chloride with vinyl chloride or other polymerizable compounds. The thermoplastics based on vinyl can also be rendered flexible in a manner known per se by means of primary or secondary plasticizers.

The PVC sheets can, as the case may be, also be drawn monoaxially (oPVC) or biaxially.
Examples of polyesters are poly(alkylene terephthalate)s or poly(alkylene isophthalate)s having alkyl groups or radicals containing from 2 to 10 carbon atoms or alkyl groups containing from 2 to 10 carbon atoms which are interrupted at least by one -0-, such as, for example, poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET sheets), poly(propylene terephthalate), poly(butylenes terephthalate) (poly(tetramethylene terephtalate)), poly(decamethylene terephthalate), poly(l,4-cyclohexyldimethylol hterephthalate) or poly(ethylene 2,6 naphthalenedicarboxylate), or copolymers of poly(alkylene terephthalate) and poly(alkylene isophthalate), the proportion of isophthalate being, for example, from 1 to 10 mol%, copolymers and terpolymers, and also block polymers and grafted alternative forms of the abovementioned substances. Other appropriate polyesters, such as polyethylene naphthalate, are known in the technical field under the abbreviation PEN.
Other polyesters are copolymers of terephthalic acid and of another polycarboxylic acid with at least one glycol. Copolyesters of terephthalic acid, of ethylene glycol and of an additional glycol are appropriate. Glycol-modified polyesters, which are known in the technical field under the name PETG, are preferred.
Appropriate polyesters are composed of poly(alkylene terephthalate)s having alkyl groups or radicals comprising 2 to 10 carbon atoms and poly(alkylene terephthalate)s having alkyl groups or radicals containing 2 to 10 carbon atoms which are interrupted by 1 or 2 -0-.
Other preferred polyesters are poly(alkylene terephthalate)s having alkyl groups or radicals containing 2 to 4 carbon atoms and preference is very particularly given to poly(ethylene terephthalate)s. These poly(ethylene terephthalate)s also include A-PET, PETP and the PETG mentioned or the G-PET.
Examples of polyolefins are polyethylenes (PE), for example high density polyethylene (HDPE, density of greater than 0.944

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g/cm3), medium density polyethylene (MDPE, density of 0.926 to
0.940 g/cm3), linear medium density polyethylene (LMDPE, density of
0.926 to 0.940 g/cm3), low density polyethylene (LDPE, density of
0.910 to 0.925 g/cm3) and linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE,
5 density of 0.916 to 0.925 g/3), for example in the form of
nonoriented sheets (PE sheet) or monoaxially or biaxially oriented sheets (oPE sheet), polypropylenes (PP), such as axially or biaxially oriented polypropylene (oPP sheet) or cast polypropylene (cPP sheet), amorphous or crystalline polypropylene or blends thereof or atactic or
10 isotactic polypropylene or blends thereof, poly(1-butene), oly(3-
methylbutene), poly(4-methylpentene) and copolymers thereof, then polyethylene with vinyl acetate, vinyl alcohol or acrylic acid, such as, for example, ionomer resins, such as copolymers of ethylene, of acrylic acid, of methacrylic acid, of acrylic esters, tetrafluoroethylene
15 or polypropylene, in addition random copolymers, block copolymers or
olefin polymer/elastomer blends. The polyolefin materials can also comprise cycloolefins as monomer of a homopolymer or of copolymers.
Preference is given to high density polyethylenes and to
20 polypropylenes, and also to ionomers, for example known under the
trade name Surlyn and sold by the company Dupont de Nemours.
Examples of polyamides (PA) for the polymeric film are composed, for example, of polyamide 6, s-caprolactam homopolymer (polycaprolactam); polyamide 11; polyamide 12, co-lauryllactam
25 homopolymer (polylauryllactam); polyamide 6,6, homopolycondensate
of hexamethylenediamine and of adipic acid (poly(hexamethylene
adipamide)); polyamide 6,10, homopolycondensate of
hexamethylenediamine and of sebacic acid (poly(hexa-methylene
sebacamide); polyamide 6,12, homopolycondensate of
30 hexamethylenediamine and of dodecanedioic acid (poly(hexamethylene
dodecanamide)) or polyamide 6-3-T, homopolycondensate of
trimethylhexamethylenediamine and of terephthalic acid
(poly(trimethylhexamethylene terephthalamide)), and blends

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thereof. The polyamide sheets are drawn monoaxially or biaxially (oPA).
Examples of polystyrenes for the polymeric film are composed,
for example, of oriented polystyrene, in particular mono - or biaxially
5 oriented polystyrene, which may be produced by stretching extruded
polystyrene film or polystyrene copolymerized with butadiene.
Preferentially, the sheet of polymeric film is chosen from
poly(alkylene terephthalate) and polyolefins, and more preferentially
from poly(ethylene terephthalate), polyethylene and ionomers, such as
10 copolymer of polyethylene and methacrylic acid, and polystyrene such
as oriented polystyrene.
The thickness of polymeric films ranges from 60 µm to 200 µm and preferably from 80 µm to 140 µm.
The internal frangible seal 8, according to the present
15 invention, is comprised in the internal volume 6. Each ends 13 of the
internal frangible seal 8 is connected to at least one edge 4 of the
sealed perimeter 5. As illustrated in Figure 1, one of the ends 13 of the
internal frangible seal 8 is connected to the first end 9, while the other
end 13 of the internal frangible seal 8 is connected to the second end
20 10 of the sealed perimeter 5.
The expressions “seal” or “sealed perimeter”, according to the
present invention, refer to a definitive bond between two sheets of
polymeric film or between two parts of a sheet folded back on itself.
This seal can be obtained fusing and/or mixing together the two sheets
25 or the two parts. In other words, the seal between the two sheets or the
two parts cannot be opened without damaging the walls formed by the two sheets or by the two parts.
The expression “frangible seal”, according to the present
invention, refers to a non definitive bound between two sheets of
30 polymeric film. In other words, the frangible seal can be opened
without damaging the walls formed by the two sheets.
The internal frangible seal 8 is formed by heat-sealing or ultrasonic-sealing process the internal layers of the sidewalls 3a and 3b. In other words, the internal parts of polymeric film(s) forming the

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sidewalls 3a and 3b are sealed together in order to create the internal frangible seal 8.
The internal frangible seal 8 provides impermeability between
the two compartments 7a and 7b, avoiding the composition (A)
5 contained in one of the compartment 7a to mix with the aqueous
composition (B) contained in the second compartment 7b.
However, when a consumer applies a pressure to the closed
envelop 2 in the region of a compartment (first compartment 7a or
second compartment 7b), the internal frangible seal 8 breaks under the
10 force of the pressure transmitted by the composition contained in the
compartment to the frangible seal. The compositions (A) and (B) contained in both compartments can pass from one compartment to the other through the broken seal, and can thus mix together.
The internal frangible seal thus requires two conflicting
15 performance. On the first hand, the internal frangible seal provides a
relatively strong resistance to a force generated during n ormal storage
or handling, in order to avoid inadvertent rupture of the seal. And on
the second hand, the internal frangible seal shall be completely broken
upon user activation, in order to avoid restriction of the flow path
20 between the two compartments, inducing thus an unsatisfactory mixing
of compositions (A) and (B).
The force pressure to apply in order to break the internal membrane in between the two compartments ranges from 0.5 kg/cm2 to 3 kg/cm2.
25 The multiple-compartment device 1 may also comprise an
opening means, for example by way of tearing or cutting with a pair of scissors. According to a preferred embodiment, the opening means is a pre-cut line 14 parallel to the first end 9 of the sealed perimeter 5, as illustrated in Figure 1.
30 The pre-cut line 14 can be produced by laser, and can then be
torn easily without a tool.
Figure 2 illustrates a variant embodiment of a multiple-compartment device 1 in the form of a stand-up device. The respective elements comprising this embodiment are identified b y using the

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corresponding reference numbers used for the description of the multiple-compartment device in Figure 1.
This particular embodiment differs from the device disclosed in
Figure 1 in that the second end 10 of the sealed perimeter 5 has a
5 bottom 15 and involves a folded gusset structure 16 allowing the
multiple-compartment device 1 to be freestanding.
At the first end 9, as well as at the two opposed sides 11 and
12, the sheet of polymeric film can be sealed without gusset. Such an
embodiment may involve a more complex sealed perimeter 5 to create
10 the gusset 16 and the bottom 15.
Composition (A)
The composition (A) according to the present invention
comprises at least one natural plant powder, chosen from henna plant
15 powder, indigo plant powder or mixtures thereof.
The henna plant powder used in the present invention is preferably red henna (Lawsonia inermis, alba).
Red henna consists of leaves of shrubs of the genus Lawsonia
from the family of Lythraceae, which is based on the principle of
20 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 ).
25 Indigo used in the present invention is a natural dye,
originating from indigo-producing plants, and corresponds to the following structure:


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The indigo plant powder used in the present invention is preferably obtained from at least one indigo-producing plant chosen from the following genera:
- Indigofera such as Indigofera tinctoria, Indigo suffruticosa,
5 Indigofera articulata, Indigofera arrecta, Indigofera gerardiana,
Indigofera argenta, Indigofera indica, Indigofera longiracemosa ;
- Isatis such as Isatis tinctoria;
- Polygonum or Persicaria such as Polygonum tinctorum
(Persicaria tinctoria);
10 - Wrightia such as Wrightia tinctoria;
- Calanthe such as Calanthe veratrifolia; and
- Baphicacanthus such as Baphicacanthus cusia.
According to a preferred embodiment, the indigo-producing
plant is chosen from the genus Indigofera, and is more particularly
15 Indigofera tinctoria .
Use may be made of all or part of the indigo-producing plant. Preferably, indigo is prepared from the leaves of the plant, and more particularly from the leaves of Indigofera tinctoria.
It is understood that the henna plant powder and the indigo
20 plant powder used in the present invention are different from an
extract.
Specifically, an extract is a product of maceration in solvents,
generally organic solvents, whereas the powder according to the
invention is a pure natural product originating from henna or indigo-
25 producing plants, reduced by grinding or other mechanical means, into
fine particles.
The composition (A) of the present invention comprises henna
and/or indigo in powder form, preferably as fine particles, relative to
the total weight of said composition (A).
30 The henna and/or indigo powders 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 and/or indigo powder particles is fine. According to the

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invention, a particle size of less than or equal to 500 µm is more
particularly intended. Preferentially, the powder consists of fine
particles with sizes inclusively between 50 and 300 µm and more
particularly between 10 and 200 µm.
5 It is understood that the said henna and/or indigo particles
preferentially have a moisture content of between 0 and 10% by weight, relative to the total weight of the powder.
The natural plant powder, present in composition (A) according to the invention, is preferably chosen from red henna powder of
10 Lawsonia, Indigofera tinctoria, and mixtures thereof.
The amount of natural plant powder, in the present invention, is preferably greater than or equal to 50% by weight, more preferably greater than or equal to 60% by weight, and better still greater than or equal to 70% by weight, relative to total weight of the composition
15 (A).
Additional dyes:
Composition (A) according to the present invention as defined previously may also contain one or more additional direct dyes other
20 than the henna and/or indigo-producing plant powder.
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 dyes such as neutral, acidic or cationic nitrobenzene direct dyes, neutral,
25 acidic or cationic azo direct dyes, natural direct dyes, neutral, acidic
or cationic quinone and in particular anthraquinone direct dyes, azine,
triarylmethane, indoamine, methine, styryl, porphyrin,
metalloporphyrin, phthalocyanine, cyanine and methine direct dyes, and fluorescent dyes.
30 Preferentially, the additional dye is chosen from natural direct
dyes, such as juglone, isatin, curcumin, spinulosin, apigenidin and orceins. These natural dyes may be added in the form of defined compounds, extracts or plant parts. The said defined compounds from extracts or from plant parts are preferably in the form of powders, in

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particular fine powders whose particles have sizes identical to that of the henna and/or indigo-producing plant powder a) as defined previously.
The natural or non-natural direct dye(s), other than the henna
5 and/or indigo-producing plant powder a), in the composition according
to the invention particularly represents 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.
10 Preferably, composition (A) of the invention does not contain
any synthetic direct dyes, i.e. dyes that do not occur in nature.
The composition (A) according to the present invention may further comprise one or more fatty substance(s), preferably non-silicone fatty substance(s).
15 The term “fatty substance” means an organic compound that is
insoluble in water at ordinary ambient temperature (25°C) and at atmospheric pressure (760 mmHg), with a solubility in water of less than 5%, preferably less than 1% and even more preferentially less than 0.1%. The non-silicone fatty substances generally have in their
20 structure a hydrocarbon-based chain comprising at least 6 carbon
atoms. In addition, the fatty substances are generally soluble in organic solvents under the same temperature and pressure conditions, for instance chloroform, ethanol, benzene, liquid petroleum jelly or decamethylcyclopentasiloxane.
25 The non-silicone fatty substance(s) of the invention is (are),
moreover, nonpolyoxyethylenated and nonpolyglycerolated.
The term "non-silicone fatty substance" means a fatty substance of which the structure does not comprise any silicon atoms.
The fatty substance(s) may be liquid or non-liquid at ambient
30 temperature and at atmospheric pressure. The liquid fatty substances
of the invention preferably have a viscosity of less than or equal to 2 Pa.s, better still less than or equal to 1 Pa.s and even better still less than or equal to 0.1 Pa.s at a temperature of 25°C and at a shear rate of 1 s-1.

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The liquid fatty substance(s), preferably liquid non-silicone
fatty substance(s) used in the present invention is (are) in particular
chosen from hydrocarbons, fatty alcohols, esters of fatty acid and/or of
fatty alcohol, non-salified fatty acids, having a fatty chain, and
5 mixtures thereof.
The term “liquid hydrocarbon” means a hydrocarbon composed
solely of carbon and hydrogen atoms, which is liquid at standard
temperature (25°C) and at atmospheric pressure (760 mmHg, i.e. 1.013
× 105 Pa).
10 More particularly, the liquid hydrocarbons are chosen from:
- linear or branched, optionally cyclic, C6-C16 alkanes.
Examples that may be mentioned include hexane, undecane, dodecane,
tridecane, and isoparaffins, for instance isohexadecane, isododecane
and isodecane,
15 - linear or branched hydrocarbons, of mineral, animal or
synthetic origin, with more than 16 carbon atoms, such as liquid
paraffins, and derivatives thereof, petroleum jelly, liquid petroleum
jelly, polydecenes, hydrogenated polyisobutene such as the product
sold under the brand name Parleam® by the company NOF
20 Corporation, and squalane.
Preferably, the liquid hydrocarbon(s) is (are) chosen from liquid paraffins, isoparaffins, liquid petroleum jelly, undecane, tridecane, isododecane, and mixtures thereof.
In one preferred variant, the liquid hydrocarbon(s) is (are)
25 chosen from liquid petroleum jelly, isoparaffins, isododecane, and a
mixture of undecane and of tridecane.
The term “liquid fatty alcohol” means a nonglycerolated and
nonoxyalkylenated fatty alcohol, which is liquid at standard
temperature (25°C) and at atmospheric pressure (760 mmHg, i.e. 1.013
30 × 105 Pa).
Preferably, the liquid fatty alcohols of the invention comprise from 8 to 30 carbon atoms.
The liquid fatty alcohols of the invention may be saturated or unsaturated.

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The saturated liquid fatty alcohols are preferably branched. They may optionally comprise in their structure at least one aromatic or non-aromatic ring. They are preferably acyclic.
More particularly, the saturated liquid fatty alcohols of the
5 invention are chosen from octyldodecanol, isostearyl alcohol and 2-
hexyldecanol.
Octyldodecanol is most particularly preferred.
The unsaturated liquid fatty alcohols contain in their structure
at least one double or triple bond, and preferably one or more double
10 bonds. When several double bonds are present, there are preferably 2
or 3 of them, and they may be conjugated or unconjugated.
These unsaturated fatty alcohols may be linear or branched.
They may optionally comprise in their structure at least one
aromatic or non-aromatic ring. They are preferably acyclic.
15 More particularly, the unsaturated liquid fatty alcohols of the
invention are chosen from oleyl alcohol, linoleyl alcohol, linolenyl alcohol and undecylenyl alcohol.
Oleyl alcohol is most particularly preferred.
The term “liquid fatty esters” means an ester derived from a
20 fatty acid and/or from a fatty alcohol that is liquid at standard
temperature (25°C) and at atmospheric pressure (760 mmHg, i.e. 1.013 × 105 Pa).
The esters are preferably liquid esters of saturated or
unsaturated, linear or branched C 1-C26 aliphatic monoacids or
25 polyacids and of saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched C 1-C26
aliphatic monoalcohols or polyalcohols, the total number of carbon
atoms of the esters being greater than or equal to 10.
Preferably, for the esters of monoalcohols, at least one of from
among the alcohol and the acid from which the esters of the invention
30 are derived is branched.
Among the monoesters of monoacids and of monoalcohols, mention may be made of ethyl palmitate, isopropyl palmitate, alkyl myristates such as isopropyl myristate or ethyl myristate, isocetyl

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stearate, 2-ethylhexyl isononanoate, isodecyl neopentanoate and isostearyl neopentanoate.
Esters of C4-C22 dicarboxylic or tricarboxylic acids and of C 1-
C22 alcohols and esters of monocarboxylic, dicarboxylic or
5 tricarboxylic acids and of C 4-C26 dihydroxy, trihydroxy, tetrahydroxy
or pentahydroxy nonsugar alcohols may also be used.
Mention may in particular be made of: diethyl sebacate; diisopropyl sebacate; diisopropyl adipate; di(n-propyl) adipate; dioctyl adipate; diisostearyl adipate; dioctyl maleate; glyceryl undecylenate;
10 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;
15 glyceryl trioctanoate; trioctyldodecyl citrate; trioleyl citrate ;
propylene glycol dioctanoate; neopentyl glycol diheptanoate;
diethylene glycol diisononanoate; and polyethylene glycol distearates.
Among the esters mentioned above, it is preferred to use ethyl, isopropyl, myristyl, cetyl or stearyl palmitate, 2-ethylhexyl palmitate,
20 2-octyldecyl palmitate, alkyl myristates such as isopropyl, butyl, cetyl
or 2-octyldodecyl myristate, hexyl stearate, propylene glycol
dicaprylate, butyl stearate, isobutyl stearate; dioctyl malate, hexyl
laurate, 2-hexyldecyl laurate, isononyl isononanoate or cetyl
octanoate.
25 The composition (A) may also comprise, as liquid fatty ester,
sugar esters and diesters of C 6-C30 and preferably C12-C22 fatty acids. It is recalled that the term “sugar” means oxygen-bearing hydrocarbon-based compounds containing several alcohol functions, with or without aldehyde or ketone functions, and which comprise at least 4 carbon
30 atoms. These sugars can be monosaccharides, oligosaccharides or
polysaccharides.
Examples of suitable sugars that may be mentioned include saccharose, glucose, galactose, ribose, fucose, maltose, fructose, mannose, arabinose, xylose and lactose, and derivatives thereof,

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especially alkyl derivatives, such as methyl derivatives, for instance methylglucose.
The sugar esters of fatty acids may be chosen in particular from
the group comprising the esters or mixtures of esters of sugars
5 described previously and of linear or branched, saturated or
unsaturated C6-C30 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 variant may also be chosen from
10 mono-, di-, tri- and tetraesters, and polyesters, and mixtures thereof.
These esters may be chosen, for example, from oleates,
laurates, palmitates, myristates, behenates, cocoates, stearates,
linoleates, linolenates, caprates and arachidonates, or mixtures
thereof, such as, in particular, oleopalmitate, oleostearate or
15 palmitostearate mixed esters.
More particularly, use is made of monoesters and diesters and
in particular of mono- or dioleates, stearates, behenates,
oleopalmitates, linoleates, linolenates or oleostearates of sucrose,
glucose or methylglucose.
20 An example that may be mentioned is the product sold under
the name Glucate® DO by the company Amerchol, which is a methylglucose dioleate.
Among the sugar esters, it is also possible to use
pentaerythrityl esters, preferably pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate,
25 pentaerythrityl tetraoctanoate, and caprylic and capric acid hexaesters
as a mixture with dipentaerythritol.
Finally, natural or synthetic esters of mono-, di- or triacids with glycerol may also be used.
Among these, mention may be made of plant oils.
30 As oils of plant origin or synthetic triglycerides that may be
used in the present invention as liquid fatty esters, examples that may be mentioned include:
- triglyceride oils of plant or synthetic origin, such as liquid fatty acid triglycerides containing from 6 to 30 carbon atoms, for

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instance heptanoic or octanoic acid triglycerides, or alternatively, for
example, sesame oil, soybean oil, coffee oil, safflower oil, borage oil,
sunflower oil, olive oil, apricot kernel oil, camellia oil, bambara
groundnut oil, avocado oil, mango oil, rice bran oil, cottonseed oil ,
5 rose oil, kiwi seed oil, seabuckthorn pulp oil, bilberry oil, poppy oil,
orange seed oil, sweet almond oil, palm oil, coconut oil, vernonia oil,
marjoram oil, baobab oil, rapeseed oil, ximenia oil or pracaxi oil,
caprylic/capric acid triglycerides, for instance those sold by the
company Stéarineries Dubois or those sold under the names Miglyol®
10 810, 812 and 818 by the company Dynamit Nobel, jojoba oil and shea
butter oil.
Preferably, use will be made, as liquid esters according to the
invention, of triglycerides of plant origin, in particular oils chosen
from avocado oil, olive oil, camellia oil, apricot kernel oil, and
15 mixtures thereof, and esters of C 4-C22 dicarboxylic or tricarboxylic
acids and of C1-C22 alcohols, in particular 1,3-propanediol dicaprylate.
In order to be considered as a fatty substance, the fatty acid
must not be in generally soluble soap form, i.e. it must not be salified
with a base.
20 The liquid fatty acids may be chosen from acids of formula
RCOOH, in which R is a saturated or unsaturated, linear or branched radical preferably comprising from 7 to 39 carbon atoms.
Preferably, R is a C7-C29 alkyl or C7-C29 alkenyl group and
better still a C12–C24 alkyl or C12–C24 alkenyl group. R may be
25 substituted with one or more hydroxyl groups and/or one or more
carboxyl groups.
The liquid fatty acid may in particular be chosen from oleic acid, linoleic acid and isostearic acid.
Preferably, the liquid fatty substance(s) is (are) chosen from
30 linear or branched C 6-C16 alkanes, fatty alcohols and fatty acid esters,
in particular oils of plant origin and esters of C 4-C22 dicarboxylic or tricarboxylic acids and of C1-C22 alcohols.
The fatty substance(s) used in the composition (A) a according to the invention may also be fatty substances which are non-liquid at

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ambient temperature (25°C) and at atmospheric pressure (760 mmHg,
i.e. 1.013×105 Pa).
The term "non-liquid" preferably means a solid compound or a
compound that has a viscosity of greater than 2 Pa.s at a temperature
5 of 25°C and at a shear rate of 1 s1.
More particularly, the non-liquid fatty substances are chosen from fatty alcohols, fatty acid and/or fatty alcohol esters, non -silicone waxes and fatty ethers, which are non-liquid and preferably solid.
The non-liquid fatty alcohols suitable for the implementation
10 of the invention are chosen more particularly from saturated or
unsaturated and linear or branched alcohols comprising from 8 to 30 carbon atoms. Mention may be made, for example, of cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol and a mixture thereof (cetylstearyl alcohol). More particularly, cetylstearyl alcohol will be used.
15 As regards the non-liquid esters of fatty acids and/or of fatty
alcohols, mention may be made in particular of solid esters derived from C9-C26 fatty acids and from C9-C26 fatty alcohols.
Among these esters, mention may be made of octyldodecyl behenate, isocetyl behenate, cetyl lactate, stearyl octanoate, octyl
20 octanoate, cetyl octanoate, decyl oleate, myristyl stearate, octyl
palmitate, octyl pelargonate, octyl stearate, alkyl myristat es such as cetyl myristate, myristyl myristate and stearyl myristate, and hexyl stearate.
The non-silicone wax(es) are chosen in particular from
25 carnauba wax, candelilla wax, esparto wax, paraffin wax, ozokerite,
plant 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), and ceramides.
30 Solid amides that may be mentioned include ceramides. The
ceramides or ceramide analogues, such as glycoceramides, that may be used in the compositions according to the invention are known per se and are natural or synthetic molecules that may correspond to general formula (I) below:

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R3CHOH CH CH2OR2
NH

CO
R1

(I)

wherein,
5 - R1 denotes a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated alkyl
radical, derived from C14-C30 fatty acids, this radical possibly being
substituted with a hydroxyl group in the alpha position or a hydroxyl
group in the omega position esterified with a saturated or unsaturated
C16-C30 fatty acid;
10 - R2 denotes a hydrogen atom or a (glycosyl)n, (galactosyl)m or
sulfogalactosyl radical, in which n is an integer ranging from 1 to 4
and m is an integer ranging from 1 to 8;
- R3 denotes a C15-C26 hydrocarbon-based radical which is saturated or
unsaturated in the alpha position, it being possible for this radical to
15 be substituted with one or more C 1-C14 alkyl radicals;
it being understood that, in the case of natural ceramides or
glycoceramides, R3 may also denote a C15-C26 α-hydroxyalkyl radical,
the hydroxyl group being optionally esterified with a C 16-C30 α-
hydroxy acid.
20 The ceramides which are preferred in the context of the present
invention are those described by Downing in Arch. Dermatol., Vol.
123, 1381-1384, 1987, or those described in French patent FR 2 673
179.
The ceramide(s) that is (are) more particularly preferred
25 according to the invention is (are) the compound(s) for which R 1
denotes a saturated or unsaturated alkyl derived from C 16-C22 fatty
acids; R2 denotes a hydrogen atom and R3 denotes a saturated linear
C15 radical.
Such compounds are, for example:
30 - N-linoleoyldihydrosphingosine,

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- N-oleoyldihydrosphingosine,
- N-palmitoyldihydrosphingosine,
- N-stearoyldihydrosphingosine,
- N-behenoyldihydrosphingosine, 5 or mixtures of these compounds.
Even more preferentially, use is made of ceramides for which R1 denotes a saturated or unsaturated alkyl radical derived from fatty acids; R2 denotes a galactosyl or sulfogalactosyl radical; and R 3
denotes a -CH=CH-(CH2)12-CH3 group.
10 Other waxes or waxy starting materials that may be used
according to the invention are in particular marine waxes such as those sold by the company Sophim under the reference M82, and waxes of polyethylene or of polyolefin in general.
The non-liquid fatty ethers are chosen from dialkyl ethers and
15 in particular dicetyl ether and distearyl ether, alone or as a mixture.
Preferably, the fatty substance(s) used in the cosmetic composition according to the invention is (are) liquid at ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure.
Preferentially, the fatty substance(s) used in the composition
20 (A) according to the invention is (are) chosen from non silicone fatty
substance(s), preferably from hydrocarbons, in particular linear or branched C6-C16 alkanes and linear or branched hydrocarbons, of mineral, animal or synthetic origin, with more than 16 carbon atoms, such as liquid parafins, and derivatives thereof, petroleum jelly, liquid
25 petroleum jelly; fatty acid esters, in particular oils of plant origin and
esters of C4-C22 dicarboxylic or tricarboxylic acids and of C 1-C22 alcohols, these esters being more preferentially chosen from triglycerides of plant origin and liquid fatty alcohols, and mixtures thereof.
30 According to a preferred embodiment, the composition (A)
comprises one or more non-silicone fatty substance(s) as described above, preferably liquid at ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure, and more preferentially chosen from petroleum jelly, coconut oil, cetylstearyl alcohol, and mixtures thereof.

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When the fatty substance(s) preferably non-silicone fatty
substance(s), is (are) present in the composition (A) of the present
invention, its (their) total amount ranges from 0.5 to 30% by weight,
and preferably from 1 to 15% by weight, relative to the total weight of
5 the composition (A).
Composition (B)
The term "aqueous composition", according to the present invention, refers to a composition comprising at least 5% by weight of
10 water, relative to the total weight of the composition. Preferably, an
aqueous composition comprises more than 10% by weight of water, more preferably more than 20% by weight of water, and better still more than 50% by weight of water, relative to the total weight or the composition. The composition may contain from 5 to 95% by weight,
15 preferably from 10 to 90% by weight and better still from 20 to 80%
by weight of water.
The aqueous composition (B) according to the present
invention may further comprise one or more organic or mineral
acid(s).
20 For the purposes of the present invention, the term "organic or
mineral acid" means an organic or mineral acid and/or the associated
bases thereof with a pKa of less than or equal to 7, preferably less
than or equal to 6, especially ranging from 1 to 6 and preferably from
2 to 5.
25 In a first variant, the acid(s) used in the aqueous composition
(B) according to the invention is (are) chosen from organic acids,
especially carboxylic and/or sulfonic acids.
More preferentially, the organic acid(s) is (are) chosen from
saturated or unsaturated carboxylic acids, in particular propanoic acid,
30 butanoic acid, acetic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, maleic acid, glycolic
acid, salicylic acid, malic acid, tartaric acid and mixtures thereof.
Preferably, the acid(s) used in the aqueous composition (B) is
(are) chosen from hydroxy acids, and more preferably citric acid.

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In a second variant, the acid(s) used in the aqueous
composition (B) according to the invention is (are) chosen from
mineral acids and in particular from hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid,
nitric acid and phosphoric acid, in particular from hydrochloric acid
5 and phosphoric acid.
When the acid(s) is (are) present in the aqueous composition (B), its (their) total amount usually ranges from 0.05% to 10% by weight, preferably from 0.1% to 5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the aqueous composition (B).
10 The composition (A) and/or the aqueous composition (B)
according to the present invention may further comprise one or more organic solvent(s).
Examples of organic solvents that may be mentioned include linear or branched C2-C4 alkanols, such as ethanol and isopropanol;
15 glycerol; polyols and polyol ethers, for instance 2-butoxyethanol,
propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, propylene glycol monomethyl ether, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether and diethylene glycol monomethyl ether; and also aromatic alcohols or ethers, for instance benzyl alcohol or phenoxyethanol, and mixtures thereof.
20 When they are present, the amount of organic solvents usually
ranges from 0.5% to 20% by weight, and preferably from 1% to 10% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition (A) and/or to the total weight of the aqueous composition (B).
The composition (A) and/or the aqueous composition (B)
25 according to the present invention may further comprise one or more
additive(s) other than the compounds of the invention.
Saccharides
30 According to a preferred embodiment, composition (A) and/or
(B), preferably composition (A), of the invention contains one or more optionally reduced saccharides, distinct from the alcohols quoted above as organic solvents.

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The saccharides may be chosen from monosaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides.
In particular, the saccharides or reduced saccharides of the
invention are solid, i.e. they are not liquids or syrups.
5 "Monosaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides " are
known to those skilled in the art (see, for example, Ullmann's
Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, published online on 15/04/2010,
"Carbohydrates: Occurrence, Structures and Chemistry", F. W.
Lichtenthaler, vol. 6, pp. 617 to 646, DOI:
10 10.1002/14356007.a05_079.pub2,).
According to a particular embodiment of the invention, the sugar(s) of the dye composition are chosen from monosaccharides.
More precisely, the term "monosaccharide" means a sugar
comprising only one unit, i.e. not comprising any covalent glycoside
15 bonds with another sugar.
Preferentially, the "monosaccharides" of the invention are chosen from:
i) "aldoses" or polyhydroxyaldehydes, preferably comprising
between 4 and 6 carbon atoms, such as erythrose or threose (4 carbon
20 atoms), ribose, arabinose, xylose or lyxose (5 carbon atoms), allose,
altrose, glucose, mannose, gulose, idose, galactose and talose (6
carbon atoms);
ii) "ketoses" or polyhydroxy ketones preferably comprising
between 4 and 6 carbon atoms, such as erythrulose (4 carbon atoms),
25 ribulose, or xylulose (5 carbon atoms), psicose, fructose, sorbose and
tagatose (6 carbon atoms); and
the reduced forms of the aldoses and ketoses as defined
previously are also known as "sugar alcohols" or "alditols". They are
chosen in particular from erythritol, glucitol or sorbitol, mannitol and
30 xylitol, preferably sorbitol.
Sugar alcohols are known to those skilled in the art (see, for example, Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, published online on 15/04/2010, "Carbohydrates: Occurrence, Structures and Chemistry", F. W. Lichtenthaler, vol. 6, chap. 7.6, pp. 637 and 638,

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DOI: 10.1002/14356007. a05_079.pub2; ibid, published online on
15/01/2012, "Sugar Alcohols", H. Schiweck et al., 2012 Wiley-VCH
Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, DOI:
10.1002/14356007.a25_413.pub3
5 The term "sugar alcohol" means "polyols" generally obtained
by reduction of aldose or ketose monosaccharides as defined
previously or of complex oligosaccharides or polysaccharides as
defined below in which the aldehyde or ketone group(s) of the
monosaccharide units are reduced, i.e. replaced with a hydroxyl group.
10 Preferably, the sugars of the invention, and in particular the
sugar alcohols according to the invention, are of plant origin.
It is understood that the terms "aldoses", "ketoses" and "sugar
alcohols" also refer to the optical isomers thereof, the α and β anomers
thereof and the L (laevorotatory) and D (dextrorotatory) forms thereof.
15 More preferentially, the monosaccharides of the invention
comprise 6 carbon atoms.
The term "oligosaccharide" means a sugar in which the
monosaccharides as defined previously are combined together via a
covalent glycoside bond to give a simple polymer comprising from 2
20 to 10 monosaccharide units.
In particular, the oligosaccharides are chosen from
disaccharides such as sucrose, trehalose and raffinose, lactose,
cellobiose and maltose; α, β or γ-cyclodextrins and the "sugar alcohol"
reduced forms thereof such as isomaltulose, trehalulose, isomalt,
25 maltitol and lactitol.
It is understood that the term "oligosaccharides" also refers to the optical isomers thereof, the α and β anomers thereof and the L (laevorotatory) and D (dextrorotatory) forms thereof.
The term "polysaccharides" means oligosaccharides which
30 comprise at least 11 monosaccharide units. Preferentially, the
polysaccharides of the invention comprise between 20 and 100 000 monosaccharide units.
The polysaccharides of the invention may be chosen from those derived from the following sugars: i) glucose; ii) galactose; iii)

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arabinose; iv) rhamnose; v) mannose; vi) xylose; vii) fucose; viii)
anhydrogalactose; ix) galacturonic acid; x) glucuronic acid; xi)
mannuronic acid; xii) galactose sulfate; xiii) anhydrogalactose sulfate.
The polymers bearing sugar units of the invention may be
5 natural or synthetic.
They may be nonionic, anionic, amphoteric or cationic. According to a particular mode of the invention, the saccharide(s) of the invention are other than sucrose.
According to a particularly advantageous mode of the
10 invention, the saccharide(s) of the invention are chosen from
monosaccharides and disaccharides and in particular from aldoses, ketoses and the reduced forms thereof, namely sugar alcohols such as sorbitol. Preferentially, sugar(s) are chosen from sugar alcohols of aldose and ketose monosaccharides such as sorbitol.
15 According to a particular embodiment of the invention,
composition A contains at least a saccharide, as above described, preferably chosen from monosaccharides in reduced form, especially sugar alcohols such as sorbitol.
According to a particular embodiment of the invention, the
20 saccharide(s) are in an amount inclusively between 0.1% and 30% by
weight, relative to the total weight of composition A, more particularly between 0.2% and 20% by weight, preferentially between 0.5% and 10% by weight and more preferentially between 0.7% and 5% by weight relative to the total weight of the said composition.
25 As other additives that may be used in accordance with the
invention, mention may be made of cationic, anionic, nonionic or amphoteric polymers or mixtures thereof, cationic, anionic, non-ionic, zwitterionic or amphoteric surfactants or mixtures thereof antidandruff agents, anti-seborrhoea agents, agents for preventing hair loss and/or
30 for promoting hair regrowth, sunscreens, mineral or organic pigments,
sequestrants, plasticizers, solubilizers, acidifying agents, mineral or organic thickeners, especially polymeric thickeners, opacifiers or nacreous agents, antioxidants, fragrances and preserving agents.

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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
according to the invention are not, or are not substantially, adversely
5 affected by the envisaged addition(s).
The above additives may generally be present in an amount, for each of them, of between 0.001% and 20% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition (A) and/or to the total weight of the aqueous composition (B).
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Method for dyeing keratin fibres
Another object of the present invention relates to a method for
dyeing keratin fibres, and in particular human keratin fibres, wherein
15 the following steps are successively performed:
- applying a sustained pressure to the closed envelop 2 in the
region of at least one compartment 7a or 7b of the multiple-
compartment device 1, in order to break the internal frangible seal 8,
- opening the closed envelop 2 of said multiple-compartment
20 device, and
- applying the mixture of compositions (A) and (B), as
previously defined, on said keratin fibres.
Preferably, the sustained pressure is applied to the
compartment 7b comprising the aqueous composition (B) in order to
25 break the internal frangible seal 8.
After breaking the internal frangible seal 8, compositions (A) and (B) commingle instantly in order to provide a dyeing composition.
The dyeing composition may be mixed by shaking or turning
upside-down the closed envelop 2.
30 The closed envelop 2 is then opened by way of tearing or
cutting with a pair of scissors.
According to a preferred embodiment, the closed envelop 2 is opened by tearing the pre-cut line 14.

The dyeing composition thus obtained is then directly applied on the keratin fibres.
After an optional leave-on time, the dyeing composition is rinsed with water.
In the present invention, the term "keratin fibres" denotes human keratin fibres, and in particular human hair.
The examples that follow serve to illustrate the invention without, however, being limiting in nature.

EXAMPLES
In the examples that follow and unless otherwise indicated, all the amounts are given as mass percentages of active material relative to the total weight of the composition.
1. Compositions
The following compositions (A) and (B) can be prepared according to the following ingredients shown in the table below, the amounts of which are expressed as percent by weight, with respect to the total weight of the composition.
Composition (A)
Coconut oil 10
Sorbitol 1
Lawsonia inermis leaf powder 88.34
Fragrance 0.6
Vitamin B3 (Niacinamide) 0.01
Vitamine E: DL-alpha-tocopherol 0.05
Aqueous composition B
Citric acid 0.5
Water 99.5
2. Procedure
Composition CI: invention
Compositions can be introduced into a dual sachet made of a multilayer polyethylene film and divided into two iso-size compartments separated by a frangible seal. Composition A can be introduced in one compartment and composition B in the second compartment so that both compositions are not in contact during the time of storage. The ratio between composition A and composition B

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can be 1:2.7. At the time of use, a hand-pressure can be applied onto the compartment containing composition B, enabling to break the seal in-between and allowing both compositions to easily mix together. The mixture thereof can be then kept soaking for 15 minutes.
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Composition C2: comparative
At the time of use, the composition (A) can be diluted in warm water at 50°C in a ratio of 1:2.5 and soaked for 15 minutes.
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It can be expected that both compositions C1 and C2 provide equivalent detangling and supple feel on wet hair, as well as equivalent detangling, volume, shine and individualized effect on dry hair.
The expected results on dry hair dyed with composition C1
15 prepared according to the present invention, are higher suppleness,
smoothness and coated feel, in comparison to dry hair dyed with the comparative composition C2.

WE CLAIM

1.Multiple-compartment device (1) composed of a closed envelop (2), made of at least two flexible sidewalls (3a, 3b) secured together along their peripheral edges (4), defining a sealed perimeter (5) and an internal volume (6); said internal volume (6) being divided in at least two distinct compartments (7a) and (7b), separated from one another by at least one internal frangible seal 8, wherein at least one of the compartments (7a) contains a composition (A), comprising at least one natural plant powder, chosen from henna plant powder, indigo plant powder or mixtures thereof, and the second compartment (7b) contains an aqueous composition (B).
2. Multiple-compartment device (1) according to the preceding claim, wherein the closed envelop (2) is made of at least one sheet of polymeric film folded back on itself and sealed at its peripheral edges.
3. Multiple-compartment device (1) according to claim 2, wherein the sheet of polymeric film is a multilayer polymeric film comprising at least two, different or identical, layers of polymeric film.
4. Multiple-compartment device (1) according to any one of claims 2 and 3, wherein the sheet of polymeric film is prepared from polyvinyl chloride, polyesters, polyolefins, polyamides or polystyrenes.
5. Multiple-compartment device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein it further comprises an opening means, preferably a pre-cut line (14) parallel to a first end (9) of the sealed perimeter (5).
6. Multiple-compartment device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein a second end (10) of the sealed perimeter (5) has a bottom (15) and involves a folded gusset structure (16).
7. Multiple-compartment device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the natural plant powder is chosen from red henna powder of Lawsonia, Indigofera tinctoria, and mixtures thereof

8. Multiple-compartment device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the amount of plant powder is greater than or equal to 50% by weight, preferably greater than or equal to 60% by weight, and more preferably greater than or equal to 70% by weight, relative to total weight of the composition (A).
9. Multiple-compartment device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the composition (A) further comprises one or more fatty substance(s), preferably one or more non-silicone fatty substance(s), preferably liquid at ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure.

10. Multiple-compartment device (1) according to claim 9, wherein the fatty substances are chosen from hydrocarbons, in particular linear or branched C6-Ci6 alkanes and linear or branched hydrocarbons, of mineral, animal or synthetic origin, with more than 16 carbon atoms, such as liquid parafins, and derivatives thereof, petroleum jelly, liquid petroleum jelly; fatty acid esters, in particular oils of plant origin and esters of C4-C22 dicarboxylic or tricarboxylic acids and of C1-C22 alcohols, these esters being more preferentially chosen from triglycerides of plant origin and liquid fatty alcohols, and mixtures thereof.
11. Multiple-compartment device (1) according to any one of claims 9 and 10, wherein the amount of fatty substances, preferably non-silicone fatty substance(s), is greater than or equal to 5% by weight, preferably greater than or equal to 7% by weight, and better still greater than or equal to 10% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition (A).
12. Multiple-compartment device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the composition (A) and/or (B), preferably the composition (A) further comprises at least one saccharide, chosen from monosaccharides and disaccharides and in particular from aldoses, ketoses and the reduced forms thereof, namely sugar alcohols such as sorbitol.
13. Multiple-compartment device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the saccharide(s) are in an amount

inclusively between 0.1% and 30% by weight, more particularly between 0.2% and 20% by weight, preferentially between 0.5% and 10%) by weight and more preferentially between 0.7% and 5% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition (A) and/or (B).
14. Multiple-compartment device (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the aqueous composition (B) further comprises one or more organic acid(s).
15. Method for dyeing keratin fibres, and in particular human keratin fibres, wherein the following steps are successively performed:

- applying a sustained pressure to the closed envelop (2) in a region of at least one compartment (7a, 7b) of a multiple-compartment device (1) as defined in any one of the preceding claims, in order to break the internal frangible seal (8),
- opening the closed envelop (2) of said multiple-compartment device (1), and
- applying the mixture of compositions (A) and (B), as defined in any one of the preceding claims, on said keratin fibres.