Abstract: Individuals are aided in smoking cessation by administering internally phenylpropanolamine.

Abstract: A shaped container having therein a water-soluble dyeing composition and a method of dyeing eggs using the shaped containers and a kit containing various shaped containers having therein different water-soluble dyeing compositions.

Abstract: A shaped container of a size suitable having an insert having a face coated with a dry water-soluble dyeing composition and a method of dyeing eggs using said shaped containers and a kit containing various shaped containers, each having therein different dry water-soluble dyeing compositions.

Abstract: A non-cariogenic confectionery base free of cellulosics and graining compounds containing hydrogenated starch hydrolysates e.g. Lycasin 85%, more than 10 to about 50% by weight of at least one edible oil, fat, wax or mixtures thereof and an emulsifying amount of at least one emulsifier and a method of making same are disclosed. A non-cariogenic confectionery composition containing said confectionery base in homogeneous admixture with a semi-solid matrix containing various ingredients and optionally at least one medicament is also disclosed.

Abstract: Non-aqueous sunscreen oils having a high SPF value and containing a volatile oil such as a volatile silicone oil, an emollient containing esters of straight and branched chain C.sub.10 -C.sub.16 alcohols and C.sub.4 -C.sub.20 mono- or dicarboxylic acids such as tridecyl stearate and an ester of a straight or branched-chain C.sub.10 -C.sub.16 alcohol and a tri(loweralkyl) substituted benzoic acid such as tridecyl trimellitate, esters of branched-chain C.sub.5 -C.sub.10 glycols and C.sub.4 -C.sub.20 mono- and dicarboxylic acid such as the diester of neopentyl glycol and decanoic acid and the diester of neopentyl glycol and octanoic acid and a sunscreening effective amount of at least two UV-B type sunscreens and at least one UV-A type sunscreen.

Abstract: A method of decorating the outside surface of a firm-rinded fruit of vines of the genus Cucurbita e.g. a pumpkin with a non-toxic, peelable film of predetermined design which comprises applying to the outer surface of said fruit at least one homogeneous film-forming composition containing a film-forming amount of a non-toxic polyvinyl alcohol polymer, a plasticizer, a volatile solvent ethanol and an amount of a colorant or a mixture of colorants sufficient to mask the color of said fruit, and allowing the solvent to evaporate thereby forming a non-toxic, peelable film of predetermined design on the surface of said fruit.

Abstract: A movable display assembly for use with a fixed display wall includes a stationary base positioned horizontally in front of and at the lower end of the fixed display wall; a pair of spaced apart parallel tracks extending parallel to the fixed display wall and mounted on the stationary base; a trolley movably mounted on the tracks, each trolley including a plurality of rollers which ride within the tracks and thereby movably support the trolley therealong; an inverted substantially U-shaped rack formed from a tubular member for supporting a plurality of articles thereon, the rack including a lower end fixedly supported on the trolley and an upper free end, with a transparent pegboard supported by the rack for supporting the plurality of articles thereon.

Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing metered amounts of a viscous material includes a rigid tube which defines a compartment for the material, a discharge passage at one end of the tube, a push button activated and reciprocatingly movable rod which moves back and forth between two positions in the tube, and a sealing plunger which moves step-wise on the rod, from the push button end to the discharge end. Each activation of the push button expels a metered amount of the viscous material. The plunger is formed of a short inner tube section which makes sealing contact with the rod, an outer tube section which is in sealing contact with the interior surface of the tube and a radially extending, ring-shaped, rib which connects the two sealing tubes to one another. In a preferred embodiment, the radial cross-section of the plunger exhibits and H-shape. A metallic gripper is secured to the plunger and has a free end which is inclined toward the rod.

Abstract: A lipstick composition comprising a gloss-enhancing amount i.e. about 0.5 to about 8 weight percent of isohexadecane in a conventional lipstick formulation is disclosed.

Abstract: Liquid makeup compositions containing an oil-absorbing effective amount of distarch phosphate in an alcohol-free e.g. ethanol-free-liquid makeup formulation which may be anhydrous, an oil-in-water emulsion or a water-in-oil emulsion.

Abstract: A shaped container having therein a water-soluble dyeing composition and a method of dyeing eggs using the shaped containers and a kit containing various shaped containers having therein different water-soluble dyeing compositions.

Abstract: A loose make-up powder container with a brush inserted into a powder reservoir a short distance but not far enough to reach the powder therein. The brush is loaded by inserting the container, then righting it. The amount of powder loaded on the brush is a function of the area of the brush extending into the reservoir.

Abstract: Method and apparatus are disclosed for making multi-turned plastic springs. At least 2 mold sections forming a central opening and a cavity with many turns are placed around a hollow sleeve having sufficient opening to flow molten plastic to individual turns. After the plastic solidifies the sleeve is moved with respect to the mold sections to shear a spring that has formed in the cavity from a plastic core in the sleeve. The mold sections are then opened and the spring is removed.

Abstract: A mascara device comprising a container with a mascara reservoir, a retractable mascara brush on a shaft therein and a spring to move the brush longitudinally (axially) between a position inside the reservoir and a position outside the reservoir.