Abstract: Disclosed are compositions comprising an effective amount of a zinc containing material having an aqueous solubility within the composition of less than about 25% by weight at 25° C.; from about 5% to about 50% of a surfactant; and from about 40% to about 95% water; wherein the pH of the composition is greater than about 7. Further disclosed are compositions comprising an effective amount of a zinc containing material having an aqueous solubility within the composition of less than about 25% by weight at 25° C.; from about 5% to about 50% of a surfactant; and from about 0.1% to about 5% of a zinc ionophoric material; from about 40% to about 95% water; and wherein the pH of the composition is greater than about 7.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising an effective amount of a particulate zinc material, an effective amount of a detersive surfactant including a surfactant with an anionic functional group, an effective amount of a pyrithione or a polyvalent metal salt of a pyrithione, a dispersed gel network phase comprising: i) at least about 0.05% of one or more fatty amphiphiles, by weight of said shampoo composition; ii) at least about 0.01% of one or more secondary surfactants, by weight of said shampoo composition; and iii) water; and at least about 20% of an aqueous carrier, by weight of said shampoo composition.

Abstract: Personal care composition comprising an effective amount of a zinc containing material; a surfactant; a cationic, or a nonionic thickening polymer, or a mixture thereof. The present invention may be a multi-phase personal care composition comprising: at least two phases wherein at least one of the phases comprises an effective amount of a zinc containing material, at least one surfactant, and at least one cationic or nonionic thickening polymer, or a mixture thereof, and the at least two phases are visually distinct phases that are packaged in physical contact and maintain stability. In the present invention, the at least one cationic or nonionic thickening polymers, or mixtures thereof, does not bind completely to the zinc ions from the zinc containing material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising an effective amount of diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone wherein the diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone is present as a particulate dispersion in a liquid solvent. In a further embodiment, the present invention relates to a composition wherein at least about 30% retained activity is achieved as the diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone is present as a particulate dispersion in a liquid solvent. In yet a further embodiment, the present invention relates to a composition wherein greater than 70% of the diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone remains in the form of a particulate dispersion in a liquid solvent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising an effective amount of diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone wherein the diiodomethyl-p-tolylsulfone is present as a particulate dispersion, an effective amount of a surfactant, and an effective amount of an antidandruff active.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising an effective amount of a particulate zinc material, an effective amount of a surfactant including a surfactant with an anionic functional group wherein the particulate zinc material has a relative zinc lability of greater than about 15% and wherein the composition comprises less than 5.5 micromoles of a zinc binding material per gram of the particulate zinc material/per m2/gram surface area of the particulate zinc material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising an effective amount of zinc-containing layered material, an effective amount of a surfactant including a surfactant with an anionic functional group, an effective amount of a cationic polymer wherein the cationic polymer has a trimethylamine level of less than about 45 ppm, wherein the zinc-containing layered material has a relative zinc lability of greater than about 15% and further wherein the composition has a pH of greater than about 6.8.