Patent ID: 7341604

Claim:
A cosmetic composition for cosmetically treating parts of a human or animal body, said parts comprising keratin-containing material, wherein said cosmetic composition comprises at least one cosmetically active compound, wherein said at least one cosmetically active compound comprises at least one organic cosmetic effector molecule and at least one peptidic linker covalently linked or bonded to said at least one organic cosmetic effector molecule, said at least one peptidic linker having binding specificity for said keratin-containing material or being able to act as a binding agent for binding to said keratin-containing material; and at least one cosmetic auxiliary ingredient selected from the group consisting of thickeners, vitamins, provitamins, antigrease agents, antioxidants, preservatives, perfumes and UV light-absorbing inorganic pigments; wherein said at least one organic cosmetic effector molecule has dyeing properties, cosmetic care-imparting properties, conditioning properties, protective properties, hardening properties, softening properties, repairing properties and/or reconstituting properties.