Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, a comfort strip for a razor is provided which topically applies one or more alpha-hydroxy acids or derivatives thereof to the skin surface being shaved. In the preferred practice of the invention, the alpha-hydroxy acid or derivative thereof is incorporated within the water-soluble phase of a comfort strip affixed to a wet shave razor which allows for direct delivery to the skin during the wet shaving process.

Abstract: Disclosed are clear, soap-gelled cosmetic (for example, deodorant) stick compositions, containing alcohol and water, and also including at least one sucrose ester (for example, sucrose cocoate) as a clarifying agent. The compositions can also include various cosmetically active ingredients, including deodorant active materials (fragrance, Triclosan, etc.). The compositions have superior clarity as originally formed and over extended periods of time after being manufactured, and have superior pay-out properties.

Abstract: The object of the invention is a process for preparing a clodronate preparation. The process is characterized in that clodronate is crystallized as disodium clodronate tetrahydrate from an aqueous solution of disodium clodronate; the resulting disodium clodronate tetrahydrate is dry granulated by compressing in such a way that the crystal structure of the disodium clodronate tetrahydrate is preserved and by crumbling and screening the mass to granules of a sutiable size, the dry granulated disodium clodronate tetrahydrate is optionally mixed with suitable excipients, such as filling agents and gliding agents and, if necessary, disintegrants.

Abstract: Compositions for inhibiting the formation of unwanted skin pigmentation combine high tyrosinase blocking capabilities with stability in cosmetic preparations, absence of significant cytotoxic effects and synergy of action. The active components of the compositions include extracts of certain selected plants, namely, mulberry, saxifrage, grape and scutellaria root; and, preferably, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA). These ingredients are combined with various cosmetically acceptable carriers to produce cream and lotion formulations capable of whitening skin safely and effectively.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a vitamin supplement containing from 5% to 1000% of the RDA of vitamins and a therapeutically effective amount of a vascular occlusion inhibiting compound which is preferably aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid). The vitamins are selected from vitamins A, D; E, K, C, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, niacinamide, B.sub.6, folate, B.sub.12, biotin, pantothenic acid and mixtures thereof. The composition can be in capsule or tablet form, may further contain minerals, herbal extracts, homeopathics or other therapeutic substances, and finds particular utility with regard to cardiac care patients.

Abstract: A dietary supplement comprising herbs and herbal extracts, vitamins, minerals, and amino acids effective in modulating hematological toxicities, enhancing the immune system and maintaining appetite and weight.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for inhibiting an undesirable taste in oral compositions such as foods, beverages, and pharmaceuticals. The present invention also relates to oral and pharmaceutical compositions comprising undesirable tasting compounds wherein undesirable tastes are inhibited by the addition of a phosphorylated amino acid, such as phosphotyrosine, phosphoserine, phosphothreonine, and mixtures thereof, to said oral and pharmaceutical compositions.

Abstract: The invention relates to foam pads for the care and topical treatment of, including for making up, the skin, nails, hair and mucosa. These pads can comprise and diffuse a care and topical treatment product which is encapsulated between two sheets of foam. They are provided with at least one weld which gives them softness and flexibility.

Abstract: There is provided a hair care composition for protecting hair that is subjected to heat styling by a hair dryer or curling device. The composition comprises two compositions that naturally separate into distinct layers but easily intermix before use. The first composition prevents the hair from overdrying or heat dryout and, thus, leaving it brittle and more susceptible to cracking. The second composition prevents the hair from physical damage such as the rubbing and wear caused by brushing or combing. Thus, the present invention provides protection from heat dryout and physical damage that are commonly associated with heat styling.

Abstract: A plasticized high water content cosmetic gel that will be sharpenable when used as a core inside of a sharpenable pencil barrel. The gel essentially comprises, by weight, about 25-42% water; about 25-35% of a polyol or aliphatic diol vehicle such as a butylene glycol; about 4-12% sodium stearate; about 0.1-2% of a carboxylated acid ester plasticizer; about 4-28% of a colorant; and about 0.1-1% of a surfactant. To reduce syneresis, adding about 1 percent or less a viscosity increasing agent is effective. For water resistance when the cosmetic gel is applied to a user's skin, adding about 5-10% of a styrene acrylic polymer waterproofing agent is effective, and does not increase irritation levels out of the mild range.

Abstract: The use of ginsenoside R.sub.0 or a plant extract containing same to prepare a cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition, particularly a skin care composition, for promoting collagen synthesis, particularly collagen I and/or collagen III synthesis. Said cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition is administered to a mammal, particularly a human being, in order to promote collagen synthesis. A method for promoting collagen synthesis in fibroblast growth media is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a medicated gargling cup with which it is possible to form a liquid for gargling effective for preventing cold by merely pouring water into the cup; an antiviral mask having a nonwoven fabric impregnated with a tea extract, which mask can be easily produced commercially and is capable of maintaining a high virus trapping performance, inactivating the trapped viruses and preventing them from being rescattered; an antiviral filter and an antifungal, antibacterial and antiviral filter comprising in laminations a dust collecting filter and a filter impregnated with a tea extract; an air cleaner and an air cleaner-humidifier comprising the antiviral filter.

Abstract: Glycolic acid controlled release inclusion complexes comprising glycolic acid and .beta.-cyclodextrin.

Abstract: Stable and homogeneous, topically applicable sunscreen/cosmetic compositions well suited for the photoprotection of human skin and/or hair against the damaging effects of UV-A and/or UV-B irradiation, particularly solar radiation, and which display excellent transparency on the skin, comprise a storage-stable, ultrafine oil-in-water emulsion of a photoprotecting effective amount of homogeneously and finely dispersed particulates of at least one inorganic nanopigment which comprises a metal oxide, for example titanium dioxide, wherein the average particle size of the globules comprising the oily phase of the emulsion characteristically range from 100 nm to 1,000 nm.

Abstract: A method is provided to treat and/or prevent seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp and other hair bearing areas, dandruff or psoriasis by topically applying to the skin and washing the skin in a shampoo containing an effective amount of a treatment composition containing chloroxylenol, preferably by daily application in a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle at a concentration of from 0.1 to five (5) percent by weight, preferably about one (1) percent by weight.

Abstract: A skin cleansing composition containing, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, a structuring agent insoluble in this medium and formed of solid particles, which imparts a deformable solid appearance to the composition in which the medium is contained, this agent being capable of being removed from the skin using a diluent and the particles being at a concentration at least equal to the critical pigment charge volume.

Abstract: Microspheres, optionally containing an ingredient to be dispensed through controlled release, are prepared by solvent evaporation of an oil-in-water emulsion formed from an organic solvent containing a polymer and a plasticizer and an aqueous solution containing one or more emulsifying agents. The microcapsules formed have a size of between about 3 and about 300 microns in diameter and are porous and spongy in structure as opposed to the hollow core, relatively solid surface structure of microspheres formed by solvent evaporation without utilizing a plasticizer. The microspheres can have a relatively high loading rate of an ingredient to be dispensed combined with a relatively low release rate and are useful for instance for agricultural chemicals, pharmaceuticals or medicines, cosmetics or fragrances.

Abstract: A polycyclic triterpene carboxylic acid in combination with either retinol or retinyl ester resulted in a synergistic inhibition of keratinocyte differentiation. The effects of polycyclic triterpene carboxylic acids in combination with retinol or retinyl ester were analogous to the treatment with retinoic acid.

Abstract: The present invention features a method of making a gel cosmetic stick. The method comprises first mixing a particulate dibenzylidene alditol with a liquid vehicle which contains an antiperspirant salt dissolved therein to form a uniform dispersion. The dibenzylidene alditol is mixed with the liquid vehicle at a temperature sufficiently low, preferably below 50.degree. C., so that substantially none of the dibenzylidene alditol dissolves in the liquid vehicle. This dispersion may comprise a commercial size quantity, typically greater than 200 kg. A portion of this dispersion, typically a relatively small portion, is then heated to a temperature sufficient to dissolve the dibenzylidene alditol therein, then cooled to form a gel. This heating and cooling is conducted sufficiently rapidly so as to minimize degradation of the dibenzylidene alditol. Preferably the heating and cooling is conducted such that said portion is subjected to a temperature greater than 90.degree. C.

Abstract: A process for producing a storage-stable, fine-particle wax dispersion by heating a mixture containing(A) 10% to 80% by weight of a wax,(B) 0.5% to 30% by weight of a hydrophilic nonionic dispersant having an HLB value of 8 to 18, and(C) 1% to 30% by weight of a hydrophobic co-dispersant selected from the group consisting of fatty alcohols containing 12 to 22 carbon atoms and partial esters of polyols containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms with fatty acids containing 12 to 22 carbon atoms,with the proviso that the weight ratio of component (B) to component (C) is in the range from 0.5:1 to 20:1, in the presence of 15% to 85% by weight of water to a temperature above the melting point of the mixture of components (A) to (C) to form a dispersion, heating the dispersion to its phase inversion temperature, and then cooling the dispersion to a temperature below its phase inversion temperature.