Abstract: A sprayable hair fixing composition having the following components or reaction products comprisinga) from about 0.5 to about 10 wt. % of a high molecule weight copolymer of polyvinylpyrrolidine and vinylacetate, the weight average molecular weight of said polymer being at least about 200,000,b) from about 0.5 to about 8 wt. % of at least about 80 wt. % neutralized copolymer of tertiary butylacrylate, ethyl acrylate and methacrylic acid, andc) a solvent system compatible with the combination of copolymer a and copolymer b, the wt. % of a and b in the range of about 1:4 to about 4:1.

Abstract: 1. In accordance with the invention there is an aqueous composition comprisinga. about 5-10 wt % of ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl and/or alkenyl having an average of from about 8 to 18 carbon atoms, inclusive;n is 1, 2 or 3;o, p and q are the same or different and are 1, 2 or 3;X is an alkali metal or amine cation;b. about 1 to 8 wt % ofR.sup.1 --(OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.m --OSO.sub.3.sup.- Y.sup.+wherein R.sup.1 is alkyl and/or alkenyl of about 8 to 18 carbon atoms, inclusive;m is 0 or 1-10,y is an alkali metal or amine cation;c. about 0.5 to 5 wt % of a soap;d. about 1 to 5 wt % of an acylated hydrolyzed protein saltwherein the acyl group is alkyl and/or alkenyl carboxy acyl having an average number of carbon atoms of about 8 to 20 carbon atoms, inclusive; ande. about 0.1-5 wt % of an acyl glutamate salt wherein the acyl group is alkyl and/or alkenyl carboxy acyl having an average number of carbon atoms of from about 8 to 20 carbon atoms, inclusive.

Abstract: An aqueous liquid composition comprising of:a. about 4 to 10 wt % of anionic surfactant,b. about 1.5 to 5 wt % of a betaine,c. about 1.5 to 8 wt % of an alkyl polyglycoside wherein the average degree of polymerization is from about 1.1 to 6 and the average alkyl length is from about 8 to 14 carbon atoms, inclusive, andd. an antibacterial effective amount of an antibacterial agent or mixture of antibacterial agents.

Abstract: An oily single phase combination cleansing, conditioning composition comprisinga. an oil of polarity lower than component b. and having skin conditioning properties,b. a nonionic surfactant of HLB of about 3 to about 6, andc. a second nonionic surfactant of HLB of about 7 to about 15,the quantities of a, b and c selected so that there is a single phase of a, b and c with no more than 2 wt. % water and significant quantities of a is deposited on skin once water is added to the composition.

Abstract: In accordance with the invention there is a composition comprisinga. an antibacterial agent, andb. a solubilizing effective amount for the purposes of solubilizing b of a compound or the formula. ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl of four to twenty carbon atoms inclusive and R.sub.1, R.sub.2, and R.sub.3 are the same or different and are hydrogen or alkyl of one to twelve carbon atoms, inclusive.

Abstract: A method for preparing an aqueous fluid personal care composition having an anionic surfactant and a cationic surfactant and/or polymer therein which comprises:a. contacting at least about 0.2 mole % of the anionic surfactant with a charge neutralizing amount of a cationic surfactant and/or polymer in a reactor and forming an essentially chargeless complex in the reactor which is essentially free of other components of the said composition, andb. thereafter mixing the preformed complex with the remainder of the composition components.

Abstract: A composition comprising an ethoxylated alkyl glyceryl ether sulfonate wherein the alkyl is twelve to fifteen carbon atoms, with no more than about 50 wt. % branched alkyl, no more than about 20 wt. % alkenyl, the average number of ethoxy groups is one, and no more than about 25 wt. % of the sulfonate components having ethoxy groups with a value of four or more.

Abstract: A solid personal cleansing composition comprising:a. one or more cationic surfactants complexed with one or more anionic surfactants andb. one or more non complexed anionic surfactants.

Abstract: A detergent soap composition in bar form comprising (1) an alkali metal or ammonium soap of a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid or mixture thereof, (2) a moisture content in the range of 6-14% by weight of total water, and (3) from about 0.5 to about 15% by weight of a structurant selected from the group consisting of tetrasodium pyrophosphate, a hydrate of tetrasodium pyrophosphate (TSPP) and mixtures thereof. The structurant provides enhanced structural integrity, hardness, slough and wear- and crack-resistant characteristics to the bar. A method of preparing the detergent soap composition comprising mixing in a crutcher, the soap, water and FSPP at a temperature above 80.degree. C. and subsequently removing excess moisture at a temperature above about 80.degree. C. for a time sufficient to reduce the total water content of the mixture to from 6-14% by weight, followed by cooling and forming into a bar, is also disclosed.

Abstract: A foaming emulsion liquid composition comprisinga. an aqueous phase comprising (1) at least one high foaming anionic surfactant and (2) at least one a mild to the skin foaming surfactant selected from the group consisting of an anionic surfactant, amphoteric surfactant nonionic surfactant, or mixture thereof wherein(a) the weight ratio of a (1) to a (2) when an a (2) anionic surfactant is present is from about 10:1 to 2:1,(b) the amphoteric is present from 0 to 10 wt % of the composition, provided that if a nonionic a (2) surfactant is not present, the amphoteric surfactant is at least 1 wt % of the composition,(c) the foaming nonionic surfactant is present from 0 to 5 wt % of the composition provided that if an amphoteric a (2) surfactant is not present the foaming nonionic surfactant is at least 1 wt % of the composition, and(d) the total a surfactant is from about 12 to 30 wt % of the composition, b. an oil phase essentially insoluble in the aqueous phase present in about 3 to 15 wt % of the composition,c.

Abstract: A process for preparing alkoxylated alkyl glyceryl ether sulfonates which comprises reacting in the presence of water and the absence of ethanol a mixture of alkoxylated glycidyl ethers having as the major quantity of alkoxylated material ##STR1## with a salt of a sulfite bisulfite salt mixture at a temperature below about 110.degree. C. wherein R is an alkyl or alkenyl of 10 to 20 carbon atoms, inclusive, R' is hydrogen or methyl and n has an average value of 1 to 10 and obtaining a sulfonated alkoxylated product having as a major quantity of the alkoxylated material a salt ofR(OCH.sub.2 CHR.sup.1).sub.n OCH.sub.2 CHOHCH.sub.2 SO.sub.

Abstract: A sunscreen composition in oil-in-water emulsion form comprising cosmetically acceptable oil and water phases and having substantially uniformly suspended therein from about 1% to about 5%, by weight, of microfine TiO.sub.2 having a particle size of less than about 100 nm, the composition further comprising a dispersing agent in an amount sufficient to stabilize the emulsion, the dispersing agent comprising a member selected from the group consisting of a long chain saturated primary alcohol, a derivative thereof or a mixture thereof, the member having an average of from about 25 to about 45 carbon atoms in the long chain.

Abstract: A cleansing composition useful for the skin or hair comprising a surfactant, a green colorant, a dicarbanalide, and a color stabilzing system which is comprised of a sorbitan like compound and a polyethylene glycol.

Abstract: A solid composition comprisinga. about 5 to 75 wt % soap,b. about 5 to 75 wt % of a compound of the formula ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl or alkenyl of 8 to 22 carbon atoms inclusive, R' is hydrogen or methyl, n is an integer having an average value of 1 to 10, X is an alkali metal, ammonium or substituted ammonium cation, orii. a long chain alkyl or alkenyl acyl ester of an isethionate salt, oriii. a mixture of i and ii.c. about 1 to 15 wt % of a material selected from the group consisting of hardened glycerides, high molecular weight fatty acids, fatty alcohols, waxes or mixtures thereof.

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 process for preparing an alkoxylated alkyl glyceryl ether sulfonate which comprises reacting a terminal glycidate (epoxy) of the structure ##STR1##with a sulfite salt, a bisulfite salt or a sulfite/bisulfite salt mixture at a temperature at or below about 110.degree. C. wherein R is an alkyl or alkenyl of 10 to 20 carbon atoms, inclusive, R' is hydrogen or methyl and n is an integer having an average value of 1 to 10 and obtaining the sulfonate of the structureR(OCH.sub.2 CHR.sup.1).sub.n OCH.sub.2 CHOHCH.sub.2 SO.sub.3.sup.

Abstract: A compound of the formulaROCH.sub.2 CHOHCH.sub.2 O CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 SO.sub.3.sup.- X.sup.+wherein R is alkyl, alkenyl of eight to twenty two carbon atoms or mixtures thereof inclusive and X is an alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium or substituted ammonium compound.

Abstract: A sunscreen composition comprising a water-in-oil emulsion which comprises an aqueous phase and an oil phase, the oil phase comprising an organic sunscreen agent and polyethylene, the oil phase having suspended therein microfine zinc oxide having a particle size in the range of from about 0.01 to about 0.25 microns, the amount of sunscreen agent being in the range of from about 1% to about 12%, the amount of polyethylene being in the range of from about 0.2% to about 5% and the amount of zinc oxide being in the range of from about 1% to about 10%, the percentages being by weight based on the weight of the water-in-oil emulsion.

Abstract: 1. In accordance with the invention there is an aqueous composition comprisinga. about 5-10 wt % of ##STR1## wherein R is alkyl and/or alkenyl having an average of from about 8 to 18 carbon atoms, inclusive;n is 1,2 or 3;o, p and q are the same or different and are 1,2 or 3;X is an alkali metal or amine cation;b. about 1 to 8 wt % ofR.sup.1 --(OCH.sub.2 CH.sub.2).sub.m --OSO.sub.3 --Y+wherein R.sup.1 is alkyl and/or alkenyl of about 8 to 18 carbon atoms, inclusive;m is 0 or 1-10,y is an alkali metal or amine cation;c. about 0.5 to 5 wt % of a soap;d. about 1 to 5 wt % of an acylated hydrolyzed protein saltwherein the acyl group is alkyl and/or alkenyl carboxy acyl having an average number of carbon atoms of about 8 to 20 carbon atoms, inclusive; ande. about 0.1-5 wt % of an acyl glutamate salt wherein the acyl group is alkyl and/or alkenyl carboxy acyl having an average number of carbon atoms of from about 8 to 20 carbon atoms, inclusive.

Abstract: A composition suitable for topical application to the skin or hair comprising an admixture of a. phosphate surfactant mixture of structure (1) and (2) and b. a cosurfactant of formula (3).