Abstract: A composition, comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium, an aqueous phase dispersed in an oily phase by means of an emulsifier of at least one oligomer or one polymer derived from a polyolefin, comprising a polyolefinic apolar component comprising at least 40 carbon atoms and at least one polar component.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cleansing composition containing, in an aqueous medium, (1) at least one anionic surfactant chosen from alkyl glycol carboxylic acids and salts thereof, and (2) at least one compound of formula (I) below: The compound of formula (I) is preferably hydroxyethylurea. The invention also relates to the use of the composition as a cleansing and/or makeup-removing product for the skin, as a shower product, as a shampoo or hair conditioner, as a shaving product or as an exfoliant product.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cleansing composition containing, in an aqueous medium, (1) at least one nonionic oxyalkylenated compound, (2) at least one compound of formula (I) below: in which: R1, R2, R3 and R4 represent, independently of each another, a hydrogen atom, a C1-C4 alkyl group or a C2-C6 hydroxyalkyl group possibly containing from 1 to 5 hydroxyl groups, in which at least one of the radicals R1 to R4 represents a hydroxyalkyl group, and also the salts, solvates and isomers thereof, and (3) at least one foaming surfactant. Use of the composition as a skin cleansing product, etc.

Abstract: These objects and others may be accomplished with the present invention, the first embodiment of which provides an oil-in-water nanoemulsion, which includes: an oily phase dispersed in an aqueous phase; (i) at least one amphiphilic lipid selected from the group including nonionic amphiphilic lipids, anionic amphiphilic lipids, and combinations thereof; and (ii) at least one water-soluble nonionic polymer selected from the group including homopolymers and copolymers of ethylene oxide; polyvinyl alcohols; homopolymers and copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone; homopolymers and copolymers of vinylcaprolactam; homopolymers and copolymers of polyvinyl methyl ether; neutral acrylic homopolymers and copolymers; C1–C2 alkyl celluloses and their derivatives; C1–C3 alkyl guar; C1–C3 hydroxyalkyl guar; and combinations thereof; wherein a ratio of the weight of the oily phase to the weight of the amphiphilic lipid (i) ranges from 1.

Abstract: These objects and others may be accomplished with the present invention, the first embodiment of which provides an oil-in-water nanoemulsion, which includes: an oily phase dispersed in an aqueous phase; (i) at least one amphiphilic lipid selected from the group including nonionic amphiphilic lipids, anionic amphiphilic lipids, and combinations thereof; and (ii) at least one water-soluble nonionic polymer selected from the group including homopolymers and copolymers of ethylene oxide; polyvinyl alcohols; homopolymers and copolymers of vinylpyrrolidone; homopolymers and copolymers of vinylcaprolactam; homopolymers and copolymers of polyvinyl methyl ether; neutral acrylic homopolymers and copolymers; C1-C2 alkyl celluloses and their derivatives; C1-C3 alkyl guar; C1-C3 hydroxyalkyl guar; and combinations thereof; wherein a ratio of the weight of the oily phase to the weight of the amphiphilic lipid (i) ranges from 1.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition containing at least one carboxylic ionic surfactant and at least one amphoteric surfactant of the betaine type. The invention composition is preferably a foaming cleansing composition which can be rinsed off with water. The invention further relates to the various uses of the described composition, for example in the cosmetics and dermatological fields, in particular as a product for cleansing or removing makeup from the skin, scalp and/or the hair.

Abstract: A cleansing composition for topical application containing at least one surfactant chosen from alkyl glycol carboxylic acids and their salts, and at least one surfactant chosen from monoalkyl phosphates, dialkyl phosphates and their salts. The composition has good cosmetic properties, and the foam obtained is fine and rinses off well.

Abstract: The invention relates to a foaming cleansing composition containing at least one ionic carboxylic surfactant and at least one oxyethylenated compound. Preferably, the composition is water-rinsable, and has the appearance of a transparent gel. The invention further relates to the uses of the disclosed composition in the fields of cosmetics and dermatology, especially as a product for cleansing or for removing makeup from the skin, the scalp and/or the hair.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition preferably useful for topical application containing, or in the form of, a fine oil-in-water emulsion, to the process for preparing it and to its use especially for treating, caring for, making up and/or cleansing the skin, the integuments (hair, eyelashes or nails) and/or mucous membranes. In a preferred embodiment the invention emulsion is obtained without the input of energy. The composition may especially be a cosmetic and/or dermatological composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition for topical application in the form of an O/W emulsion containing at least one wax and at least one particular amphiphilic polymer, and to the use of the composition, in particular for caring for, protecting and/or making up body or facial skin, the eyelashes and/or the lips, and/or for haircare.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition preferably useful for topical application in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium, an oily phase dispersed in an aqueous phase, containing at least one lipophilic emulsifier and at least one water-soluble or water-dispersible amphiphilic polymer, which may be obtained from 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulphonic acid units and from hydrophobic monomers comprising an oxyalkylene chain.

Abstract: A composition, in the form of a water-in-oil emulsion, is characterized in that it contains at least one amphiphilic polymer or copolymer of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulphonic acid bearing hydrophobic grafts chosen from hydrocarbon-based radicals containing from 6 to 30 carbon atoms, oxyalkylenated hydrocarbon-based radicals comprising a hydrocarbon-based group containing from 6 to 30 carbon atoms and at least one oxyalkylene unit, and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: A composition, comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium, an aqueous phase dispersed in an oily phase by means of an emulsifier of at least one oligomer or one polymer derived from a polyolefin, comprising a polyolefinic apolar component comprising at least 40 carbon atoms and at least one polar component.

Abstract: These objects and others may be accomplished with the present invention, the first embodiment of which provides an oil-in-water nanoemulsion, which includes: