Abstract: Disclosed are cleansing compositions comprising one or more surfactants selected from the group consisting of: i) anionic surfactants, ii) amphoteric surfactants, iii) nonionic surfactants, iv) cationic surfactants and v) mixtures thereof, where the dynamic viscosity of the compositions at 25° C. is at least about 100,000 centipoise and where the cleansing composition results in no or minimal eye sting. Also disclosed disposable articles comprising water insoluble substrates releasably containing the cleansing compositions, a process for making the disposable articles and a method of use.

Abstract: Disclosed are cleansing compositions comprising one or more surfactants selected from the group consisting of: i) anionic surfactants, ii) amphoteric surfactants, iii) nonionic surfactants, iv) cationic surfactants and v) mixtures thereof, where the dynamic viscosity of the compositions at 25° C. is at least about 100,000 centipoise and where the cleansing composition results in no or minimal eye sting. Also disclosed disposable articles comprising water insoluble substrates releasably containing the cleansing compositions, a process for making the disposable articles and a method of use.

Abstract: Disclosed are personal cleansing compositions, and corresponding methods of application, wherein the compositions comprise (A) a cleansing phase containing a cleansing surfactant and water; and (B) an active phase containing lipophilic carrier and preferably a skin active agent; wherein the cleansing and active phases are physically separated from one another by one or more packaging barriers, located in the same or separate packages. Preferred embodiments are further defined by selected lipophilic carrier rheologies, defined active phase particulates for improved skin feel, and selected chronic skin active agents for use in the active phase. These compositions and corresponding methods provide improved cosmetics, skin feel, and/or skin active efficacy.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of topically applying active ingredients to the hair or skin, said method comprising the steps of: (A) applying to the hair or skin a combination of water and a personal care composition, said composition comprising a high-density solid polymeric foam having an Foam Density of from about 0.23 grams/cm3 to about 1.20 grams/cm3, said polymeric foam comprising: (i) a solid polymer structurant; and (ii) an active ingredient comprising a surfactant in a weight ratio of the surfactant to the solid polymer structurant of from about 1:8 to about 10:1; and (B) rinsing the hair or skin with water to disintegrate and rinse-away the high-density polymeric foam such that the disintegrated polymeric foam contains no individual foam pieces having a topographical area of more than about 10% of the original topographical area of the solid polymeric foam prior to application, as determined in accordance with a Substrate Disintegration Test herein.

Abstract: Disclosed are personal care compositions for topical application to the hair or skin, and corresponding methods of application, said compositions and methods comprising or are directed to a solid polymeric foam containing (A) a solid polymer-containing structurant having a defined water solubility and/or dissolution profile; and (B) an active ingredient comprising a surfactant in a weight ratio of the surfactant to the solid polymer structurant of from about 1:8 to about 10:1, preferably 1:1.6:1 to about 10:1; wherein the solid polymeric foam disintegrates in water in accordance with a Substrate Disintegration Test such that no individual foam pieces remain after disintegration that have a topographical area of more than about 10% of the topographical area of the solid polymeric foam prior to application with water.

Abstract: Skin conditioning compositions, and corresponding methods of application, wherein the compositions comprise a lipophilic carrier, solid particulates and preferably a skin benefit agent; and wherein the compositions have a Deposition Efficiency of at least about 30%, provide skin conditioning benefits. Preferred embodiments are further defined by selected lipophilic carrier rheologies, defined solid particulates for improved skin feel, and selected skin benefit agents for use in the composition. These compositions and corresponding methods provide improved cosmetics, skin feel, and/or skin active efficacy.

Abstract: Disclosed are personal cleansing compositions, and corresponding methods of application, wherein the compositions comprise (A) a cleansing phase containing a cleansing surfactant and water; and (B) an active phase containing lipophilic carrier and preferably a skin active agent; wherein the cleansing and active phases are physically separated from one another by one or more packaging barriers, located in the same or separate packages. Preferred embodiments are further defined by selected lipophilic carrier rheologies, defined active phase particulates for improved skin feel, and selected chronic skin active agents for use in the active phase. These compositions and corresponding methods provide improved cosmetics, skin feel, and/or skin active efficacy.

Abstract: Disclosed are topical compositions for application to the hair, nails or skin, said compositions comprising (A) a solid particulate; and (B) an adhesive material in the form of a silicone resin copolymer as a condensation product of a polyalkylsiloxane and a silicone resin; and (C) an optional silicone-containing fluid, wherein the weight ratio of the adhesive silicone resin copolymer to the dispersed particulates is from about 5:1 to about 1:20, or wherein the average molecular weight of the adhesive silicone resin copolymer is at least about 15,000, or wherein the weight ratio of the optional silicone-containing fluid to the adhesive silicone resin copolymer is less than about 1.0. These defined copolymer characteristics provide the topical compositions with effective deposition and adherence of particulate solids onto the hair, skin or nails, while also providing extended wear cosmetics without reliance upon an excessively thick or heavy polymeric film to provide such benefits.

Abstract: Disclosed are personal cleansing compositions for rinse-off application to the hair, nails or skin. These compositions comprise a silicone-resin based adhesive including a silicone resin copolymer as a condensation product of an organosiloxane fluid and a silicone resin; a cleansing surfactant; and a carrier liquid. The personal cleansing compositions can also comprise as the silicone-resin based adhesive, in addition to or in place of the silicone resin copolymer, a combination of an organosiloxane resin and a diorganosiloxane fluid at a weight ratio of said resin to said fluid of from about 1:9 to about 10:1. The personal cleansing compositions provide hair styling benefits when applied to the hair, and when applied to the skin, barrier protection from surfactants or other materials having skin irritation potential.

Abstract: Disclosed are topical compositions, including methods of applying those compositions to absorb sweat and sebum from the skin, wherein the compositions comprise (A) fluid-absorbent solids having a Water Absorption Value of at least about 0.5 grams/gram; (B) an adhesive fluid; and (C) a liquid carrier; herein the composition has an Average Wear Index Value of at least about 60%. The topical compositions provide effective delivery and deposition of the fluid-absorbent solid onto the skin from an extended wear composition.

Abstract: Cosmetic product systems comprise a transfer resistant, flexible film forming cosmetic product having a solubility parameter on the Hildebrand scale of less than or equal to 8.5 (calories/cm3)½, and a second composition comprising an oil having a C log P value greater than or equal to 13. The oil is selected from the group consisting of polyol fatty acid polyesters, triglycerides, glycerin/diethylene glycol/adipate cross polymers and mixtures thereof.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method and a kit, for the treatment of a selected area of the skin and/or subcutaneous tissue, and in particular for the cosmetic treatment of skin conditions such as regional fat deposits including cellulite. The method comprises heating the selected area to a sustained skin temperature of about 32 to about 50° C. for a desired period of time, using a device comprising either a heat source capable of conductively heating the selected area or, alternatively, an infra-red source for emitting infra-red with a wavelength from about 700 nm to about 15000 nm.

Abstract: Disclosed are liquid cosmetic compositions comprising an organosiloxane resin; a fluid diorganopolysiloxane polymer; a volatile carrier liquid; from about 15% to about 50% by weight of a solid pigment such that the weight ratio of the fluid diorganopolysiloxane polymer and organosiloxane resin to the solid pigment is from about 0.50 to about 2.5; and from about 0.5% to about 15% by weight of an inorganic thickening solid or from about 0.1% to about 20% by weight of a silicone elastomer; wherein the weight ratio of the organosiloxane resin to the fluid diorganopolysiloxane polymer is from about 1:2 to about 10:1. Also disclosed are liquid cosmetic compositions characterized by an average Sweat Wear Index of greater than about 60%, an average Coverage Index of greater than about 80%, and an average Tackiness Index of less than 25%.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a denture adhesive composition comprising mixed salts of an alkyl vinyl ether-maleic acid or anhydride copolymer and/or terpolymer with isobutylene wherein the mixed salt contains a cationic salt function comprising at least about 1% strontium cations, from about 1% to about 40% of zinc cations, from 0% to about 2.5% of a cation selected from the group consisting of iron, boron, aluminum, vanadium, chromium, manganese, nickel, copper, yttrium, titanium, and mixtures thereof; from about 36% to about 60% free acid component; and from 0% to about 65% of a cation selected from the group consisting of magnesium, calcium, and mixtures thereof. In addition, the present invention relates to denture adhesive compositions comprising the above composition and at least one non-adhesive self-supporting layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to oil-in-water mascara compositions comprising water-insoluble polymeric materials in the form of an aqueous emulsion, water-soluble, film-forming polymers and organophilic clays. Said compositions exhibit improved wear and are removable with soap and water.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the treatment of cosmetic skin conditions such as regional fat deposits, and in particular for the treatment of cellulite using an electrostatically discharged current. The method comprises treating a selected area of a cosmetic skin condition by the electrostatic application, from a storage medium, of a current between the storage medium and the selected area. The invention is further concerned with a kit for treating a selected area of cosmetic skin conditions such as regional fat deposits, and in particular for the treatment of cellulite. The kit includes a device comprising an electrostatic storage medium from which, in use, a current is electrostatically discharged between the device and the selected area and a composition adapted to be applied on or adjacent the selected area.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a substantially dry, disposable personal care article suitable for cleansing, said article comprising: a) a water insoluble substrate comprising a creped nonwoven layer; and b) a cleansing component disposed adjacent to said creped nonwoven layer, wherein said component comprises from about 10% to about 1000%, by weight of the water insoluble substrate, of a lathering surfactant and wherein the cleansing component exhibits a log [(&eegr; @ 25° C.)/(&eegr; @ 200° C.)] greater than about 0.45. Additionally, the present invention relates to a similar article that is characterized by a cleansing component that exhibits a complex viscosity measured under an oscillation stress of 1 Pa of greater than about 100 Pa·s. at 25° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a disposable cleansing article comprising: a) a water insoluble substrate comprising: 1) an apertured first layer wherein said first layer has a water flux rate of from about 0.4 cm3/cm2-s to about 20 cm3/cm2-s; 2) a second layer attached to said first layer; and b) a cleansing component comprising a surfactant, said component being disposed adjacent to the substrate. The present invention also relates to a method of cleansing the skin and hair which comprise the steps of: a) wetting with water a disposable cleansing article comprising a water insoluble substrate comprising: 1) an apertured first layer having a water flux rate of from about 0.4 cm3/cm2-s to about 20 cm3/cm2-s; and 2) a second layer attached to said first layer; and a cleansing component comprising one or more surfactants said component being disposed adjacent to the substrate; and b) contacting the skin or hair with the wetted article.

Abstract: The present invention relates to stable lip compositions comprising a first material and a second material wherein the second material is entrapped throughout the first material. The first and second materials are sufficiently incompatible with each other wherein when the composition is applied to the lips, the second material separates from said first material forming a barrier layer over the first material deposited on the lips. Using such a composition eliminates having to individually apply a barrier layer over the lipstick previously applied to the lips.

Abstract: Disclosed are cleansing compositions comprising one or more surfactants selected from the group consisting of: i) anionic surfactants, ii) amphoteric surfactants, iii) nonionic surfactants, iv) cationic surfactants and v) mixtures thereof, where the dynamic viscosity of the compositions at 25° C. is at least about 100,000 centipoise and where the cleansing composition results in no or minimal eye sting. Also disclosed disposable articles comprising water insoluble substrates releasably containing the cleansing compositions, a process for making the disposable articles and a method of use.