Abstract: The invention relates to a hydrocarbon mixture that contains at least two hydrocarbons that are different from each other, the number of carbons thereof differing by more than one, wherein said two hydrocarbons that differ from each other make up at least 60% by weight, preferably at least 70% by weight of the total of the hydrocarbons. The invention also relates to the use of said hydrocarbon mixtures and to cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical preparations containing said hydrocarbon mixtures.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hydrocarbon mixture that contains at least two hydrocarbons that are different from each other, the number of carbons thereof differing by more than one, wherein said two hydrocarbons that differ from each other make up at least 60% by weight, preferably at least 70% by weight of the total of the hydrocarbons. The invention also relates to the use of said hydrocarbon mixtures and to cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical preparations containing said hydrocarbon mixtures.

Abstract: The invention relates to a water-free oil-based composition which is liquid at 20° C./normal pressure and which contains (a) 2 to 90% by weight of at least one linear and/or branched dialkyl carbonate and (b) 2 to 95% by weight of at least one linear and/or branched alkane containing 8 to 40 carbon atoms and to its use in the cosmetics field.

Abstract: The invention relates to hydrocarbon mixtures containing the 14C isotope, use thereof and cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical preparations comprising hydrocarbon mixtures containing the 14C isotope.

Abstract: A smooth, dry-feeling, less-greasy, substantially-odorless, ecotoxicologically-safe, wax-based composition with a melting point above 25° C., comprising one or more wax components selected from dialkyl carbonates, dialkylene carbonates, and mixtures of two or more thereof; less than 10%, by weight, of water; and (c) optionally, one or more components selected from the group consisting of one or more wax or oil components selected from the group consisting of dialkyl ethers, dialkylene ethers, dicarboxylic acids, hydroxyfatty alcohols, and mixtures of two or more thereof, as well as one or more wax-like lipid components, other than those in previously listed, one or more other oil components, liquid at 20° C. and immiscible with water at 25° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to hydrocarbon mixtures containing linear C11 and linear C13 hydrocarbons, wherein the sum of the linear C11 and linear C13 hydrocarbons is greater than or equal to 60 wt. % with relation to the sum of the hydrocarbons, and to the use of said mixtures in cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical preparations.

Abstract: The invention relates to cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical formulations, comprising n-octyl-n-octanoate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a hydrocarbon mixture that contains at least two hydrocarbons that are different from each other, the number of carbons thereof differing by more than one, wherein said two hydrocarbons that differ from each other make up at least 60% by weight, preferably at least 70% by weight of the total of the hydrocarbons. The invention also relates to the use of said hydrocarbon mixtures and to cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical preparations containing said hydrocarbon mixtures.

Abstract: The invention relates to hydrocarbon mixtures containing the 14C isotope, use thereof and cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical preparations comprising hydrocarbon mixtures containing the 14C isotope.

Abstract: The invention relates to hydrocarbon mixtures containing linear C11 and linear C13 hydrocarbons, wherein the sum of the linear C11 and linear C13 hydrocarbons is greater than or equal to 60 wt. % with relation to the sum of the hydrocarbons, and to the use of said mixtures in cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical preparations.

Abstract: A smooth, dry-feeling, less-greasy, substantially-odorless, ecotoxicologically-safe, wax-based composition with a melting point above 25° C., comprising one or more wax components selected from dialkyl carbonates, dialkylene carbonates, and mixtures of two or more thereof; less than 10%, by weight, of water; and (c) optionally, one or more components selected from the group consisting of one or more wax or oil components selected from the group consisting of dialkyl ethers, dialkylene ethers, dicarboxylic acids, hydroxyfatty alcohols, and mixtures of two or more thereof, as well as one or more wax-like lipid components, other than those in previously listed, one or more other oil components, liquid at 20° C. and immiscible with water at 25° C.

Abstract: The invention relates to an emollient mixture which is particularly suitable as a mineral oil substitute in cosmetic compositions. The emollient mixture comprises at least one ester selected from the esters of a C8-18 fatty acid with a C3-12 alcohol and the esters of adipic acid with a C3-12 alcohol in combination with a poly-?-olefin, the percentage content of the ester being between 10 and 90% by weight, based on the total quantity of ester and poly-?-olefin.

Abstract: This invention concerns products for cleansing and other applications, which products comprise an applicator such as a puff (pouf), pad, sponge, cotton ball, swab, brush, glove, mitt or bar, to which a wax phase has been applied. The invention further concerns the manufacture and use of such products.

Abstract: The disclosed invention relates to an emulsifier composition containing hydrophilic and lipophilic emulsifiers, characterized in that the hydrophilic emulsifier is selected from at least one of the compounds of group (A) which consists of (A.1) products of the addition of 8 to 30 moles ethylene oxide onto C16-22 fatty alcohols, (A.2) products of the addition of 5 to 60 moles ethylene oxide onto C12-18 fatty acid triglycerides, (A.3) products of the addition of 10 to 30 moles ethylene oxide onto sorbitan mono-C12-18-fatty acid esters, (A.4) products of the addition of 10 to 30 moles ethylene oxide onto C8-18 fatty acid partial glycerides, and (A.5) products of the addition of 1 to 10 moles ethylene oxide and 1 to 5 moles propylene oxide onto C10-18 fatty alcohols; and the lipophilic emulsifier is selected from at least one of the compounds of group (B) which consists of (B.1) mono- and diesters of C16-18 fatty acids with glycerol and (B.

Abstract: This invention concerns products for cleansing and other applications, which products comprise an applicator such as a puff (pouf), pad, sponge, cotton ball, swab, brush, glove, mitt or bar, to which a lipid and aqueous phase have been applied and which products have been dried afterwards. The invention further concerns the manufacture and use of such products.

Abstract: This invention concerns products for cleansing and other applications, which products comprise an applicator such as a puff (pouf), pad, sponge, cotton ball, swab, brush glove, mitt or bar, to which a lipid and aqueous phase have been applied. The invention further concerns the manufacture and use of such products.

Abstract: An antiperspirant composition containing: (a) at least one dialkyl carbonate corresponding to formula I: wherein R1 and R2 represent a linear or branched, alkyl and/or alkenyl, group containing from about 16 to 60 carbon atoms, and n and m, independently of one another, represent a number up to 100; (b) at least one antiperspirant component; (c) optionally, a wax component other than the dialkyl carbonate; and (d) optionally, an oil component, and wherein the composition contains less than about 5% by weight, based on the weight of the composition, of water.

Abstract: The invention relates to a water-free oil-based composition which is liquid at 20° C./normal pressure and which contains (a) 2 to 90% by weight of at least one linear and/or branched dialkyl carbonate and (b) 2 to 95% by weight of at least one linear and/or branched alkane containing 8 to 40 carbon atoms and to its use in the cosmetics field.

Abstract: This invention concerns products for cleansing and other applications, which products comprise a sheet of absorbent material, in particular of a non-woven material, such as a wipe, to which a lipid and aqueous phase have been applied and which products have been dried afterwards. The invention further concerns the manufacture and use of such products.

Abstract: This invention concerns products for cleansing and other applications that comprise a sheet of absorbent material, in particular of non-woven material, such as a wipe, to which are applied a lipid and an aqueous phase. The invention further concerns the manufacture and use of such products.