Abstract: A high efficacy antiperspirant/deodorant stearyl alcohol free stick product may be made by combining (a) 30-70% volatile cyclomethicone; (b) 10-25% of an antiperspirant active; (c) 1-15% of an emollient; (d) 1-14% of polyethylene comprising one or more members selected from the group consisting of homopolymers and copolymers of polyethylene wherein the polyethylene (i) is at least 90% linear; (ii) has a molecular weight in the range of 300-3000 (especially 300-1000 and more especially 300-500); (iii) has a melting point in the range of 50-129 degrees C.; and (iv) has a polymer backbone of CH3CH2—(CH2—CH2)n—H, where n is an average number and is selected to be in the range of 10-106; (e) 0.3-7% of a wax as a co-gellant with the polyethylene wherein the wax has a melting point in the range of 40-97 degrees C.; and (f) 1-40% of an elastomer in cyclomethicone composition; provided that the ratio of wax:polyethylene is in the range of 1:1-1:10.

Abstract: A high efficacy antiperspirant/deodorant stick product may be made by combining (a) 30-70% volatile cyclomethicone; (b) 10-25% of an antiperspirant active; (c) 1-15% of an emollient; (d) 1 -14% of polyethylene comprising one or more members selected from the group consisting of homopolymers and copolymers of polyethylene wherein the polyethylene (i) is at least 90% linear; (ii) has a molecular weight in the range of 300-3000 (especially 300-1000 and more especially 300-500); (iii) has a melting point in the range of 50-129 degrees C; and (iv) has a polymer backbone of CH3CH2—(CH2—CH2)n—H, where n is an average number and is selected to be in the range of 10-106; (e) 0.3-7% of a wax as a co-gellant with the polyethylene wherein the wax has a melting point in the range of 40-97 degrees C.

Abstract: A high efficacy antiperspirant/deodorant stick product may be made by combining (a) 30-70% volatile cyclomethicone; (b) 10-25% of an antiperspirant active; (c) 1-15% of an emollient; (d) 1-14% of polyethylene comprising one or more members selected from the group consisting of homopolymers and copolymers of polyethylene wherein the polyethylene (i) is at least 90% linear; (ii) has a molecular weight in the range of 300-3000 (especially 300-1000 and more especially 300-500); (iii) has a melting point in the range of 50-129 degrees C; and (iv) has a polymer backbone of CH3CH2—(CH2—CH2)n—H, where n is an average number and is selected to be in the range of 10-106; (e) 0.3-7% of a wax as a co-gellant with the polyethylene wherein the wax has a melting point in the range of 40-97 degrees C.; provided that the ratio of wax:polyethylene is in the range of 1:1-1:10.

Abstract: A clear antiperspirant and/or deodorant composition is disclosed in the form of an emulsion having a refractive index less than 1.42 and comprising: (a) 25-70% of an external phase comprising: (i) 0.1-10%, on an actives basis, of at least one elastomer which is a dimethicone/vinyldimethicone crosspolymer composition made by reacting a polymethylhydrogensiloxane with an alpha, omega-divinylpolydimethyl siloxane for which the dimethicone/vinyl-dimethicone crosspolymer composition is used at a concentration of 4-10% in cyclomethicone, has a refractive index in the range of 1.392-1.402 at 25 degrees C and a viscosity in the range of 0.013-1×104 Pascal seconds; (ii) 0.1-5% of a silicone copolyol having an HLB value ≦8; (iii) 0.

Abstract: A clear antiperspirant and/or deodorant composition is disclosed in the form of an emulsion having a refractive index less than 1.42 and comprising: (a) 25-70% of an external phase comprising: (i) 0.1-10%, on an actives basis, of at least one elastomer which is a cyclomethicone (and) dimethicone crosspolymer made with an ≡Si—H containing polysiloxane and an alpha, omega-diene of formula CH2═CH(CH2)xCH═CH2, where x=1-20, to form a gel by crosslinking and addition of ≡Si—H across double bonds in the alpha, omega diene, which crosspolymer has a viscosity in the range of 50,000-3,000,000 centipoise; (ii) 0.1-5% of a silicone copolyol having an HLB value ≦8; (iii) 0.

Abstract: This invention comprises a clear to translucent anhydrous stick or gel antiperspirant and/or deodorant product having low tack and comprising: (a) a solvent phase comprising: (i) 0.2-4.0 weight % dibenzylidene sorbitol; (ii) 0.05-1.0 weight % of a co-gellant or structural integrity enhancer; (iii) 25-75 weight % of a solvent selected from the group consisting of polyhydric alcohols; (iv) an effective amount of an antiperspirant or deodorant; and (v) 0.1-5 weight % dimethicone copolyol; and (b) an oil phase comprising: (i) 0.25-5 weight % of a silicone elastomer (on a solids basis) in a first dimethicone wherein the dimethicone has a viscosity in the range of 6-100 centistokes and a flashpoint in the range of about greater than 115 degrees C. to 300 degrees C.

Abstract: This invention comprises a one-phase cosmetic composition which is a clear stick or gel having low tack. The cosmetic sticks are formed as a one phase system by combining: (a) from 0.5-50 weight percent of a dimethicone copolyol ester compound soluble in propylene glycol; (b) from 50-99 weight percent of a gellant/solvent system; which comprises a mixture of: (i) 0.5-4.0 weight percent dibenzylidene sorbitol; (ii) 0.05-1.0 weight percent of a co-gellant or structural integrity enhancer; (iii) 0.

Abstract: The present invention comprises stabilizing aqueous solutions of aluminum zirconium based salts with a water soluble amino acid, especially glycine, wherein the Zr:glycine weight ratios used to form solutions of the active itself or used to form cosmetic compositions made according to this invention are in the range from 1:1.2 to 1:5, particularly 1:2 to 1:4, and more particularly in the range of 1:2 to 1:3 on a weight:weight basis. By reducing the polymerization of small zirconium species with an elevated amount of amino acid(s), the efficacy of the antiperspirant salt is maintained.

Abstract: The present invention comprises stabilizing aqueous solutions of aluminum zirconium based salts with a water soluble amino acid, especially glycine, wherein the Zr:glycine weight ratios used to form solutions of the active itself or used to form cosmetic compositions made according to this invention are in the range from 1:1.2 to 1:5, particularly 1:2 to 1:4, and more particularly in the range of 1:2 to 1:3 on a weight:weight basis. By reducing the polymerization of small zirconium species with an elevated amount of amino acid(s), the efficacy of the antiperspirant salt is maintained.

Abstract: A skin cleansing, sunprotecting composition comprisinga. an effective sun protecting amount of a sun protecting hydrophobic agent or mixture thereof,b. a polar organic solvent of lower polarity than water,c. an oil, andd. a cleansing effective amount of a surfactant or mixture thereof wherein the oil/polar solvent ratio on a weight basis is about 1:4 to about 1:0.8.

Abstract: A composition comprising:a. about 20 to 50 wt % of a long chain acyl monoglyceride sulfate salt, andb. about 5 to 20 wt % of a sulfosuccinate of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl or alkenyl of 8 to 22 carbon atoms, inclusive, R' is hydrogen or methyl and X and Y are the same or different and are alkali metal, ammonium or substituted ammonium cation.

Abstract: A personal cleansing composition includes a salt, preferably sodium salt, of alcohol ethoxy glyceryl sulfonate. The preferred sodium salt of alcohol ethoxy glyceryl sulfonate has the formula: ##STR1## where R is a radical with 4 to 24 carbon atoms and n is a number from 1 to 10. The composition may take the form of a bar, combar, syndet bar, shampoo, liquid soap, bubble bath or shower gel.