Abstract: A base composition comprising a fatty acid and an organic base to form at least partially a fatty acid organic soap is suitable for preparing a skin care composition by addition of relatively cold water.

Abstract: A method of providing a topical base composition for use in the preparation of a topical skin care composition, comprising: (a) providing a cosmetic container (b) providing in the container an effective amount of a fatty acid material having a melting point in the range of 40° C. to 80° C.; and a nonionic surfactant; this mixture being essentially anhydrous; (c) providing sufficient heated water to the container such that substantially all of the fatty acid material is solubilised to provide a fatty acid/nonionic surfactant base mixture; (d) agitating the contents of the container;whereby a cream or lotion base is formed.

Abstract: A method of providing a topical base composition for use in the preparation of a topical skin care composition, comprising: (a) providing a cosmetic container, (b) providing in the container an effective amount of a fatty alcohol material having a melting point in the range of 40° C. to 80° C.; and an ionic surfactant; (c) providing sufficient heated water to the container such that substantially all of the fatty alcohol material is solubilised to provide a fatty alcohol/ionic surfactant base mixture; and (d) agitating the contents of the container, whereby a cream or lotion base is formed. The container comprising an anhydrous composition according to (b) is also claimed.

Abstract: A method of providing a topical base composition for use in the preparation of a topical skin care composition, comprising: (a) providing a cosmetic container; (b) providing in the container an effective amount of a fatty acid material having a melting point in the range of 40° C. to 80° C.; and other components necessary to form a fatty acid soap material which is substantially anhydrous (c) providing sufficient heated water to the container such that substantially all of the fatty acid material is solubilised to provide a fatty acid soap material; and(d) agitating the contents of the container The container comprising an anhydrous composition according to (b), the additional component being a base or a soap, is also claimed.

Abstract: Compounds of general formula (I), the described methods to prepare these macromonomer compounds, and the copolymer products of these compounds with other vinyl monomers. Wherein W is a capping group; l is 0 or 1; n is 2-1000; m is 2-5; R1 is CH2═CH—CH2—, or CH2═CH—O—R8—; R2 is selected from H, CH2═CH—CH2—, and phenyl or alkyl and wherein R3-R7 is H1, C1-C4 alkyl, and quaternary salts thereof. When R7 and X— is absent, the polymer is amphiphilic. When R7 is alkyl and X— is an anion, the polymer is cationic polymer.

Abstract: Compounds of general formula (I), the described methods to prepare these macromonomer compounds, and the copolymer products of these compounds with other vinyl monomers. Wherein W is a capping group; l is 0 or 1; n is 2-1000; m is 2-5; R1 is CH2═CH—CH2—, or CH2═CH—O—R8—; R2 is selected from H, CH2═CH—CH2—, and phenyl or alkyl and wherein R3-R7 is H1, C1-C4 alkyl, and quaternary salts thereof. When R7 and X— is absent, the polymer is amphiphilic. When R7 is alkyl and X— is an anion, the polymer is cationic polymer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of vegetable or fruit pieces, in particular to a process for preparing vegetable or fruit pieces which are more firm or which show reduced attrition/disintegration when subjected to shear, and which process does not require the addition of divalent cations such as calcium.