Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided a non-aqueous cosmetic composition comprising: (A) 15-85% by weight C15-19 alkane; (B) 10-85% by weight C9-13 alkane; (C) One or both of (i) 1-10% by weight isoamyl cocoate, or; (ii) 1-25% by weight cetyl ricinoleate, and; (D) an active, wherein the weight ratio of the active to the rest of the composition is in the range 0.02:100 to 15:100, and the active is selected from: (i) extract of Bidens pilosa; (ii) cyclolinopeptides; (iii) senkyunolides, (iv) sclareolide, or; (v) unsaponifiable fraction of vegetable oil.

Abstract: A nano-emulsion composition for skin care application is provided. The nano-emulsion composition being oil-in-water composition. The nano-emulsion composition includes at least one oil, at least one hydrophilic compound to create an aqueous phase, at least one water soluble phytoactive compound, and at least one oil soluble phytoactive compound. The nano-emulsion composition also includes a combination of polyglycerol fatty acid esters as emulsifiers. The combination of polyglycerol fatty acid esters comprises a first polyglycerol fatty acid ester and a second polyglycerol fatty acid ester in a ratio of 1:1. Further the nano-emulsion composition includes at least one preservative. The nano-emulsion composition being a low viscous fluidic vehicle to be used as serum, micellar water, facial cleanser etc. The nano-emulsion composition being capable of retaining high storage stability over a wider temperature range.

Abstract: The present invention relates to personal wash compositions, in particular shampoo compositions comprising beneficial oils. It has been a long felt need to solubilise beneficial oils such as mineral oil in wormlike micelles in surfactant systems. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a personal wash composition comprising functional levels of beneficial oil such as mineral oil. It has been found that mineral oil can be solubilised in wormlike micelles in a surfactant system with specific hydrophilic or lipophilic linker molecules.

Abstract: The invention relates to a transparent/translucent liquid antimicrobial mouthwash composition that is substantially free of low molecular weight alcohol. It is a problem to include antimicrobial actives of natural origin (essential oils) which are generally substantially water insoluble materials in an aqueous composition that is transparent or translucent. One way of including such oils in water while ensuring transparency is to formulate them in a microemulsion composition. However microemulsion compositions generally require high amounts of surfactants and solvents especially low molecular weight alcohol. It is thus a challenge to formulate a mouthwash composition that is on the one hand effective in killing microbes while on the other hand has a transparent/translucent appearance while being substantially free of low molecular weight alcohol.