Abstract: The disclosed invention relates to a composition for delivery of a payload to an oral cavity. The composition incorporates a payload and is stable under slightly aqueous conditions, but dissolves when exposed to moderate or highly aqueous conditions, and/or mechanical action, releasing the payload. The composition can be used alone or as a component in a toothpaste formulation.

Abstract: Described are hair fixative compositions comprising an aqueous dispersion comprising an ethylene acrylic acid co-polymer, and optionally a metallocene catalyzed polyolefin.

Abstract: Described are hair fixative compositions comprising an aqueous dispersion comprising an ethylene acrylic acid co-polymer, and optionally a metallocene catalyzed polyolefin.

Abstract: This invention provides an aqueous composition having a pH of from 4 to 10 which is smooth spreading and comprises a crosslinked copolymer comprising (meth)acrylic acid residues, alkyl(meth)acrylate residues, lipophilically modified (meth)acrylate residues, and crosslinker.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating and modifying hair. More particularly, this invention is directed to styling and conditioning compositions for modifying and fixing hair comprising one or more rheology modifiers and one or more hair styling resins and a method of using the compositions to modify, condition and fix hair.

Abstract: The invention relates to the inhibition of tripolyphosphate and pyrophosphate scales in aqueous systems involving adding to said aqueous system at least one copolymer comprising the following monomers in polymerized form: (I) 50-80% by weight of one or more weak acids; (II) 2-50% by weight of one or more strong acids; (III) 0-30% by weight of one or more monoethylenically unsaturated C4-C8 dicarboxylic acids; and (IV) 0-30% by weight of one or more monomethylenically unsaturated monomers polymerizable with (I), (II) and (III); wherein the total of monomers (I), (II), (III), and (IV) equals 100% by weight of copolymer. The invention is particularly suited to the inhibition of tripolyphosphate and pyrophosphate scales which occur as a result of using low phosphate (STPP) containing detergent formulations.

Abstract: The invention relates to the inhibition of tripolyphosphate and pyrophosphate scales in aqueous systems involving adding to said aqueous system at least one copolymer comprising the following monomers in polymerized form:(I) 50-80% by weight of one or more weak acids; (II) 2-50% by weight of one or more strong acids;(III) 0-30% by weight of one or more monoethylenically unsaturated C.sub.4 -C.sub.8 dicarboxylic acids; and(IV) 0-30% by weight of one or more monomethylenically unsaturated monomers polymerisable with (I), (II) and (III);wherein the total of monomers (I), (II), (III), and (IV) equals 100% by weight of copolymer.The invention is particularly suited to the inhibition of tripolyphosphate and pyrophosphate scales which occur as a result of using low phosphate (STPP) containing detergent formulations.