Abstract: Cosmetic, household and healthcare compositions containing a hydrocarbyl functional organopolysiloxane are disclosed. The hydrocarbyl functional organopolysiloxane contains at least one siloxy unit of the formula—R2OCH2CH2OH, where R2 is a divalent hydrocarbon group containing 2 to 6 carbon atoms. The inclusion of the hydrocarbyl functional organopolysiloxane results in personal, medical and household care compositions with improved performance and/or stability.

Abstract: Cosmetic, household, and medical compositions containing certain substituted hydrocarbyl functional siloxane fluids or certain substituted hydrocarbyl functional siloxane resins provide good aesthetic, solvency, and stability performance, and are useful as delivery vehicles for personal, health, and household care ingredients such as pigments, antiperspirant salts, drugs, sunscreens, alpha-hydroxy fatty acids, and vitamins.

Abstract: Roll-on, soft solid paste, aerosol, and stick underarm compositions contain (i) an antiperspirant or deodorant active ingredient, (ii) a vehicle, (iii) an emollient, and (iv) a blend of a silicone rubber powder and an &agr;,&ohgr;-diene crosslinked silicone elastomer. When the silicone rubber powder and the &agr;,&ohgr;-diene crosslinked silicone elastomer are present in the blend in a weight ratio of 1:2 to 1:6, respectively, roll-on underarm compositions possess low separation of less than one percent, and syneresis is minimized in soft solid paste underarm compositions.