Abstract: Conventional dispensers for a cosmetic fluid, such as a liquid, comprises a bottle having a housing for a low regulator, such as a roller or preferably a ball and a cap which is securable to the bottle by a single set of co-operating screw threads. An improved dispenser secures the cap to the bottle, and especially to the housing, by a plurality of sets of mounting elements, one of which comprises a cam providing axial movement of the cap when it is rotated around the bottle and the other a follower, such a lug and bayonet. One element is mounted on the interior of the cap and the other on the exterior of the bottle/housing. The mounting elements on the bottle/housing advantageously are separated both laterally around the periphery and axially so as to permit the mounting elements on the cap to pass axially between adjacent bottle elements and the cap to be rotated until matched sets of elements are brought into contact.

Abstract: An aqueous hair conditioning composition comprising discrete, dispersed droplets of a hydrophobic conditioning oil with a mean droplet diameter (D3,2) of 4 micrometers or less, a cationic deposition polymer and a block copolymer of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol according to the Formula (I) with the mean value of y from 10 to 60 and the values of x and z both from 1 to 150, or a block copolymer according to Formula (II) wherein the mean value of a is 2 or more and the mean value of b is 2 or more.

Abstract: A composition for topical application to the scalp comprises (i) an anti-dandruff agent; (ii) conjugated linoleic acid; and (iii) a cosmetically acceptable diluent or carrier.

Abstract: This invention concerns cosmetic compositions and methods involving 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzyl alcohol as an active ingredient. This material is shown to be an extremely effective sub-lethal inhibitor of the metabolism of selected corynebacteria and to give significant deodorancy benefits.

Abstract: A hair treatment composition comprises particles having a first non-aqueous phase and, retained within said first non-aqueous phase, a second hydrophilic phase which is an aqueous solution, dispersion, emulsion or a solid or liquid having a log P value less than 1, said second phase comprising a hair benefit agent, wherein said first non-aqueous phase has a melting point of from 30° C. to 100° C.

Abstract: antiperspirant compositions comprise an antiperspirant active and a carrier oil in which the carrier oil comprises an aromatic ester oil obeying the general formula: R1—CO2—X—Y—R2 in which R1 and R2 each represent a phenyl group, X represents an alkylene group containing from 2 to 4 carbons including at least one pendant alkyl group and Y represents a bond, or an ether or ester linkage.

Abstract: Cosmetic or personal care compositions comprise from 0.01% to 10% by weight of a hair styling polymer comprising one or more hydrophobic groups, from 0.001% to 10% by weight of an optionally substituted cyclodextrin and a cosmetically acceptable diluent or carrier. The cyclodextrin complexes with the hydrophobic groups to increase the solubility of the hair styling polymer in the composition. The cyclodextrin thus allows the formulation of compositions with relatively higher water contents.

Abstract: A composition for personal, home, or laundry treatment comprising a polymer made up of one or more crosslinked rake or comb silicone copolymer segments. A process for making copolymers for use in such compositions involves hydrosilylation in the presence of a catalyst.

Abstract: A storage stable dye composition having a pH of from 9 to 11, the dye composition comprising: (a) oxidation dye precursor, (b) at least 8 wt % of carbonate salt, (c) at least 2 wt. % of a fatty phase comprising fatty alcohol and quaternary conditioning agent, (d) hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, and (e) carrier, wherein the quaternary conditioning agent is present in the dye composition in an amount of at least 0.5 wt. %, and wherein the ratio of fatty alcohol to quaternary conditioning agent is 4:1 to 0.5:1. Hair coloring compositions formed from such dye compositions, as well as methods of coloring hair using such hair coloring compositions, are also disclosed.