Abstract: A method for inhibiting the crystallization of a composition includes at least the following steps: readying a composition whose pour point, as measured according to standard NF T60-105, is less than or equal to 25° C.; adding to the composition a solvent system having at least one alkane of the formula CnH2n+2, where n?11; obtaining an ester/alkane mixture whose pour point, as measured according to standard NF T60-105, is less than or equal to 5° C. The invention also relates to an ester/alkane mixture including: a composition having at least one fatty acid ester whose pour point, as measured according to standard NF T60-105, is less than or equal to 25° C.; a solvent system comprising at least one alkane of the formula CnH2n+2, where n?11; wherein the pour point thereof, as measured according to standard NF T60-105, is less than or equal to 5° C.

Abstract: An eye makeup composition characterized in that it includes a volatile mixture of alkanes, the volatile mixture of alkanes including: a) from 20 to 100% of a fraction A which includes at least one C?10 branched alkane; b) from 0 to 80% of a fraction B which includes at least one C>10 linear or branched alkane; and characterized in that the volatile mixture of alkanes has a flash point of less than 55° C. measured in accordance with standard ASTM D93 and represents a weight percentage greater than or equal to 10% relative to the total weight of the composition. Also, the process for preparing the composition.

Abstract: A composition for a candle which is characterized in that it includes, in percent by weight: from 0 to 40% of at least one fatty alcohol, from 3 to 10% of at least one volatile alkane whose flash point is less than 180° C. from 0 to 3% of at least one wax, from 0 to 3% of at least one mixture of unsaponifiables, and from 47 to 95% of at least one at least partially hydrogenated vegetable oil.

Abstract: A volatile oil composition includes a vehicle and a silicone elastomer, wherein the vehicle is a volatile oily composition of (a) from 50 to 100% by weight of a mixture of linear paraffins including (i) 90 to 99% by weight of at least one linear paraffin selected from C8, C10, C12 paraffins and mixtures thereof, and (ii) 1 to 10% by weight of a C14 linear paraffin, and (b) from 0 to 50% by weight of at least one non-volatile oil. The composition may be used in cosmetic compositions such as for making up and/or caring for and/or protecting skin, lips, eyelashes and/or nails, and in antiperspirant/deodorant compositions.

Abstract: A composition for a candle which is characterized in that it includes, in percent by weight: from 0 to 40% of at least one fatty alcohol, from 3 to 10% of at least one volatile alkane whose flash point is less than 180° C., from 0 to 3% of at least one wax, from 0 to 3% of at least one mixture of unsaponifiables, and from 47 to 95% of at least one at least partially hydrogenated vegetable oil.

Abstract: A method of fractionating a shea extract includes: mixing and homogenization of shea butter using a solvent system having at least one oxoester of formula I, in which R1 is selected from the group made of linear or branched alkyls having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, R2, R3, and R4, which are identical or different, are selected from the group made of the hydrogen atom or linear or branched alkyls having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and n is a natural number between 1 and 4; obtaining a homogeneous mixture; cooling of the mixture; and filtration and removal of the solvent system in order to recover the olein and stearin fractions.

Abstract: A composition including at least one alkane of the formula CnH2n+2 with n?12, and at least one oxoester, and to an aerosol including the same. Also, a method for degreasing, cleaning, protecting, releasing, shining, and/or lubricating a surface of an object including the application of the composition.

Abstract: A volatile oil composition includes a vehicle and a silicone elastomer, wherein the vehicle is a volatile oily composition of (a) from 50 to 100% by weight of a mixture of linear paraffins including (i) 90 to 99% by weight of at least one linear paraffin selected from C8, C10, C12 paraffins and mixtures thereof, and (ii) 1 to 10% by weight of a C14 linear paraffin, and (b) from 0 to 50% by weight of at least one non-volatile oil. The composition may be used in cosmetic compositions such as for making up and/or caring for and/or protecting skin, lips, eyelashes and/or nails, and in antiperspirant/deodorant compositions.

Abstract: A cosmetic ingredient including at least one plant squalane and at least one mixture of C24 to C48 alkanes, in at least dimeric form, chosen amongst the alkanes of formula (I), where n is 1 or 0, R1, R?1, R2, R?2, R3 and R?3, which may be identical or different, are chosen amongst hydrogen atoms, methyl radicals, and linear C8 to C30 alkyl radicals, at least one of R1, R?1, R2, R?2, R3 and R?3 is chosen amongst the linear C8 to C30 alkyl radicals, and at least one and at most one of R1, R?1, R2, R?2, R3 and R?3 is a methyl radical. The mixture of C24 to C48 alkanes have a viscosity between 12 and 25 mm2/s at 40° C.

Abstract: A cosmetic excipient including an alkane mixture, the alkane mixture including at least one C8-C10 alkane, and at least one C?11 alkane, wherein the at least one C8-C10 alkane is present in a percentage by mass less than or equal to approximately 40% (?40%), relative to the total mass of the alkane mixture.

Abstract: A volatile oil composition includes a vehicle and a silicone elastomer, wherein the vehicle is a volatile oily composition of (a) from 50 to 100% by weight of a mixture of linear paraffins including (i) 90 to 99% by weight of at least one linear paraffin selected from C8, C10, C12 paraffins and mixtures thereof, and (ii) 1 to 10% by weight of a C14 linear paraffin, and (b) from 0 to 50% by weight of at least one non-volatile oil. The composition may be used in cosmetic compositions such as for making up and/or caring for and/or protecting skin, lips, eyelashes and/or nails, and in antiperspirant/deodorant compositions.

Abstract: A cosmetic ingredient including at least one plant squalane and at least one mixture of C24 to C48 alkanes, in at least dimeric form, chosen amongst the alkanes of formula (I), where n is 1 or 0, R1, R?1, R2, R?2, R3 and R?3, which may be identical or different, are chosen amongst hydrogen atoms, methyl radicals, and linear C8 to C30 alkyl radicals, at least one of R1, R?1, R2, R?2, R3 and R?3 is chosen amongst the linear C8 to C30 alkyl radicals, and at least one and at most one of R1, R?1, R2, R?2, R3 and R?3 is a methyl radical. The mixture of C24 to C48 alkanes have a viscosity between 12 and 25 mm2/s at 40° C.

Abstract: A volatile oil composition includes a vehicle and a silicone elastomer, wherein the vehicle is a volatile oily composition of (a) from 50 to 100% by weight of a mixture of linear paraffins including (i) 90 to 99% by weight of at least one linear paraffin selected from C8, C10, C12 paraffins and mixtures thereof, and (ii) 1 to 10% by weight of a C14 linear paraffin, and (b) from 0 to 50% by weight of at least one non-volatile oil. The composition may be used in cosmetic compositions such as for making up and/or caring for and/or protecting skin, lips, eyelashes and/or nails, and in antiperspirant/deodorant compositions.

Abstract: A cosmetic ingredient, that consists of a solution of at least one extract of karanja oil including pongamol (CAS 484-33-3) and karanjin (CAS 521-88-0) in at least one solvent selected from the group of the diesters having the following formula (I), or mixtures thereof: In which: n is from 0 to 19; R and R?, which may be identical or different, are alkyls derived from an esterification by a linear or branched alcohol of molecular formula CxH2x+2O, x being from 1 to 30, from 1 to 20, and from 1 to 10. “R” is either a hydrogen atom or a C1-C3 alkyl group, which also relates to a process of selective precipitation, to a cosmetic formulation and also to the uses thereof.

Abstract: A cosmetic ingredient comprising at least one plant squalane and at least one mixture of C24 to C48 alkanes, in at least dimeric form, chosen amongst the alkanes of formula (I), (I) where—n is 1 or 0,—at least one of the R1, R?1, R2, R?2, R3 and R?3, which may be identical or different, is chosen amongst the straight or branched C8 to C30 alkyl radicals, and at most one of R1, R?1, R2, R?2, R3 and R?3 is a methyl radical, said mixture of C24 to C48 alkanes having a viscosity between 12 and 25 mm2/s at 40° C., and to a use thereof as a plant squalane substitute.

Abstract: A cosmetic ingredient, that consists of a solution of at least one extract of karanja oil including pongamol (CAS 484-33-3) and karanjin (CAS 521-88-0) in at least one solvent selected from the group of the diesters having the following formula (I), or mixtures thereof: In which: n is from 0 to 19; R and R?, which may be identical or different, are alkyls derived from an esterification by a linear or branched alcohol of molecular formula CxH2x+2O, x being from 1 to 30, from 1 to 20, and from 1 to 10. “R” is either a hydrogen atom or a C1-C3 alkyl group, which also relates to a process of selective precipitation, to a cosmetic formulation and also to the uses thereof.

Abstract: A volatile oily composition includes from 50 to 100% by weight of a mixture of paraffins and from 0 to 50% by weight of at least one non-volatile oil. Cosmetic compositions containing the abovementioned oily composition, and the cosmetic uses of the cosmetic compositions, particularly for making up and/or caring for and/or protecting skin, lips, eyelashes and/or nails, and in antiperspirant/deodorant compositions are also described.