Abstract: A method for an oxidatively stable cuphea derived emollient composition having a relatively high capric acid concentration is disclosed. Various features and specifications may be controlled, adapted or otherwise modified to improve the application and utilization of cuphea oil and cuphea oil derivatives as emollients. The present invention generally provides cosmetic, personal care and other topical preparation ingredients having improved oxidative stability as well as other desirable characteristics as compared with naturally derived emollient and/or synthetic emollient alternatives.

Abstract: Described is a method for improving the spreading properties of fatty alcohol containing compositions comprising the steps providing an amount of fatty alcohol containing composition, and adding an effective amount of acylating source to the fatty alcohol containing composition, where the acylating source is R1C?OOR2, where R1 is an alkyl substituent of the acyl group having between 1 and 5 carbons; where R2 is a long chain fatty alkyl subsistent (non-limiting examples are unsaturated substituents such as CH3—(CH2)7—CH?CH—CH2—(CH2)x—, and saturated substituents such as CH3—(CH2)y—, wherein x ranges from 4 to 12, and y ranges from 14 to 22, and the like), and wherein the whereby the spreading properties are increased over the spreading properties originally exhibited.

Abstract: Randomization of moringa oil produces moringa esters, which are useful in cosmetic and pharmaceutical preparations providing enhanced stability, improved shelf life, and enhanced slip and coverage characteristics. Exemplary randomization processes include randomizing a quantity of moringa oil with a quantity of an alkaline catalyst, randomizing a quantity of moringa oil with a quantity of a partially hydrogenated moringa oil, randomizing a quantity of moringa oil with a quantity of a completely hydrogenated moringa oil, and randomizing a quantity of moringa oil with quantities of partially hydrogenated and completely hydrogenated moringa oil.

Abstract: Described is an alkoxylated composition that comprises a family of trans carbon-carbon double bond free compositions that generally have melting points that range from 30-80° C., preferably with melting points between 55-58° C. and with a solubility profile compatible with a broad range of cosmetic and industrial chemical bases. At room temperature (˜20° C.), this family of compositions varies from pourable liquids, to soft creams, to pasty waxes, to a brittle hard material. These compounds, whether used pure or when combined with other carrier and vehicle components (including other additives, thickeners or binders) can form excellent carrier and vehicles for delivery of compositions for use in the cosmetic, personal care and/or pharmaceutical field, including the cosmeceutical field where cosmetic compositions also provide pharmaceutical or other therapeutic benefits.

Abstract: A method for enabling an application program to communicate with a network server, includes the steps of downloading a document from a document server to the application program, downloading code from a code server associated with the document server to the application program, the code including a network protocol handler for the network server, and using the network protocol handler to communicate with the network server.

Abstract: Cosmetic compositions with enhanced slip and/or break strength are described, said compositions comprising ultra-stable moringa oils, or its derivatives. These compositions may be used in cosmetic applications such as creams, lotions, and liquid foundations; massage oils; pressed products, such as eye shadow, blush, and powder; molded products, such as lipstick, lip balm, foundation, blush, eye liner, eye shadow, mascara; and hair care products, such as leave in conditioners, relaxers, hair dyes and other applications. The oils derived from the moringa plant should have a percent methylene interrupted unsaturation of less than 1%. The compositions may have at least one supplemental additive, such as malic acid, kojic acid, or ascorbic acid, present in an amount of from 0.01 to 2% or more by weight of the composition and the tocopherol is present in an amount of from 0.01 to 5% by weight of the composition.

Abstract: Compositions comprising long-chain organic molecules obtained from natural oils, particularly plant, bean, seed and nut oils, and their derivatives can be provided with increased oxygen stability by their combination with mixtures of particular classes of antioxidants, particularly combinations of at least one synthetic free-radical terminating antioxidant. The stabilization combination is particularly effective in combination with long-chain oils having less than 5% methylene interrupted unsaturation. The long-chain oil may comprise a natural oil or wax. The long-chain oil may have a percent methylene interrupted unsaturation of less than 5%, less than 3%, or less than 1%. The emollient composition may have at least one supplemental additive, which is a reducing agent present in an amount of from 0.01 to 5% or more by weight of said long-chain oil and the free-radical terminating antioxidant is present in an amount of from 0.01 to 5% by weight of said long-chain oil.

Abstract: Described is an alkoxylated composition that comprises a family of trans carbon-carbon double bond free compositions that generally have melting points that range from 30-80 ° C., preferably with melting points between 55-58° C. and with a solubility profile compatible with a broad range of cosmetic and industrial chemical bases. At room temperature (˜20 ° C.), this family of compositions varies from pourable liquids, to soft creams, to pasty waxes, to a brittle hard material. The composition may be blended with different melting point components within the family to form other products with selected melting points and specific physical properties or feel.

Abstract: Cosmetic compositions with enhanced slip and/or break strength are described, said compositions comprising ultra-stable moringa oils, or its derivatives. These compositions may be used in cosmetic applications such as creams, lotions, and liquid foundations; massage oils; pressed products, such as eye shadow, blush, and powder; molded products, such as lipstick, lip balm, foundation, blush, eye liner, eye shadow, mascara; and hair care products, such as leave in conditioners, relaxers, hair dyes and other applications. The oils derived from the moringa plant should have a percent methylene interrupted unsaturation of less than 1%. The compositions may have at least one supplemental additive, such as malic acid, kojic acid, or ascorbic acid, present in an amount of from 0.01 to 2% or more by weight of the composition and the tocopherol is present in an amount of from 0.01 to 5% by weight of the composition.

Abstract: A method for enabling an application program to communicate with a network server, includes the steps of downloading a document from a document server to the application program, downloading code from a code server associated with the document server to the application program, the code including a network protocol handler for the network server, and using the network protocol handler to communicate with the network server.

Abstract: A composition is described that comprises moringa oils, or its derivatives, produced from the moringa plant in combination with an oxidation stabilizing system comprising at least one tocopherol. The oils derived from the moringa plant should have a percent methylene interrupted unsaturation of less than 1%. The composition may have at least one supplemental additive, such as malic acid, kojic acid, or ascorbic acid, present in an amount of from 0.01 to 2% or more by weight of the composition and the tocopherol is present in an amount of from 0.01 to 5% by weight of the composition.

Abstract: Presented is a composition, and method thereof, that is useful for the treatment of various viral infections. The method may be carried out using compositions comprising alcohols of the general formula R1CH2—OH, wherein R1 comprises CH3—(CH2)7—CH═CH—CH2—(CH2)x—, and x is 6, 8, 10 and 12, or comparable compositions that may also include other physiologically active constituents that do not interfere with the efficacy of the primary composition of the present invention. The compositions according to the present invention may further comprise salts of long chain fatty acids and/or mixed chain esters and unreacted wax esters. The compositions may be obtained by the base catalyzed alcoholysis reaction between a wax ester and an alkyl alcohol or hydrolysis reaction of wax esters.

Abstract: Compositions or fluids comprising esters of long-chain organic molecules derived from natural oils, particularly plant, bean, seed and nut oils can be provided with increased oxygen stability by their combination with mixtures of particular classes of antioxidants, particularly combinations of at least one tocopherol and a supplemental ingredient selected from the class consisting of kojic acid, malic acid and ascorbic acid. The stabilization combination is particularly effective in combination with esters of long-chain organic molecules having less than 20% methylene interrupted polyunsaturation. An emollient composition is described that comprises a long-chain ethyl ester in combination with an oxidation stabilizing systems comprising at least one tocopherol and at least one supplemental additive selected from the group consisting of kojic acid, malic acid, and ascorbic acid. The long-chain ethyl ester may comprise an ethyl ester of a natural oil.

Abstract: A method for enabling an application program to communicate with a network server, includes the steps of downloading a document from a document server to the application program, downloading code from a code server associated with the document server to the application program, the code including a network protocol handler for the network server, and using the network protocol handler to communicate with the network server.

Abstract: An improved process for the production of high yields of .delta.-lactones and 5-hydroxy fatty acids from unsaturated fatty acids which are free or esterified with glycerol is disclosed. The .delta.-lactones may be produced by reacting one or more .DELTA..sup.5 or .DELTA..sup.6 unsaturated fatty acids in the presence of an acid, clay or zeolite catalyst. Alternatively, the .delta.-lactones may be produced by reacting one or more triglycerides which are esters of glycerol with .DELTA..sup.5 or .DELTA..sup.6 unsaturated fatty acids with the same catalysts. Because the .delta.-lactones may be produced from the triglycerides of unsaturated fatty acids, the process may be practiced using naturally occurring plant oils directly, without the need for any preliminary steps of saponification. Optionally, the .delta.-lactones so formed may be further reacted with an alkali in an aqueous solution to produce 5-hydroxy fatty acids.

Abstract: Previously unrecognized polysaccharide products are extracted from either whole Lesquerella fendleri seed or commercially processed and oil-extracted seed meal or presscake or other seed material. Processes used include the steps of: (1) combining the seed material with an aqueous solution; (2) high speed stirring or sonification of the resultant seed material for the separation of the polysaccharide from the seed; and (3) isolation of the polysaccharide from the aqueous filtrate. The resultant polysaccharides are highly polymeric and enhance solution viscosities over a wide range of pH, bleaching and salt conditions.

Abstract: A process for the production of hydroxy fatty acids and novel estolide compounds, each of which may be used as lubricants, greases, plasticizers and printing inks, as well as in cosmetics. The estolides are of the formula (I): ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is selected from C.sub.6 -C.sub.16 hydrocarbons which may be saturated or unsaturated, and branched or straight chain, and optionally substituted, such as with one or more hydroxy groups; R.sub.2 is independently selected from C.sub.2 -C.sub.17 hydrocarbons which may be saturated or unsaturated, and branched or straight chain, and optionally substituted, such as with one or more hydroxy groups; A is selected from C.sub.3 -C.sub.14 hydrocarbons which may be saturated or unsaturated, and branched or straight chain, and optionally substituted; n is greater than or equal to 1; y is an integer from 3-13; x is 1 or 2; and . . . designates a single or double carbon/carbon bond.