Abstract: The invention concerns granules obtainable by drying an inverse emulsion, dispersed in an external aqueous phase: a) the inverse emulsion comprising an internal aqueous phase, including a hydrophilic active material, dispersed in an internal organic phase, said inverse emulsion including at least a non-ionic surfactant and/or at least an amphiphilic block polymer, and/or at least a cationic surfactant; b) the external aqueous phase including: at least a polyalkylated non-ionic surfactant and/or at least a polalkylated amphiphilic non-ionic polymer; at least a water soluble or water dispersible polymer in solid form in the presence of a water content of not more than 10 wt. % relative to the weight of said polymer and whereof the glass transition temperature is higher than 25° C., preferably higher than 50° C. The granules, once dispersed, enable to obtain a multiple emulsion.

Abstract: The invention concerns a material, preferably adhesive, for releasing an active molecule for cosmetic use or personal care or a pharmaceutically or biologically active molecule for pharmaceutical use, which is formed of a silicone substance, preferably adhesive, wherein is incorporated said molecule and a compatibility agent wherein said active molecule is soluble, said compatibility agent being selected among isopropyl myristate, isopropyl palmitate, isononyl isononanoate, neopentyl glycol dioctanoate, branched paraffins, organofunctional silicones, or a silicone oil consisting of a cyclic concatenation of 4, 5, 6 or 7 D-siloxyl units of formula: (R)2SiO2/2 formula wherein the symbols R, identical or different, represent each a linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl radical, preferably methyl or an alkyl or arylalkyl radical having 6 to 8 carbon atoms, preferably phenyl. The invention also concerns an object incorporating or consisting of such a material.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for preparing an oil-in-water emulsion whereof the organic phase has a viscosity not less than 1 Pa.s, which consists in using an aqueous phase comprising at least a heat-thickening polymer having a viscosity jump between 25 and 80° C. so that the value of the ratio log 10 (viscosity at 80° C.)/log 10 (viscosity at 25° C.) is at least equal to 1, preferably at least equal to 2, the variation in viscosity being reversible; the amount of heat-thickening polymer being such that the aqueous phase viscosity is 0.2 to 5 times that of the organic phase at the temperature for preparing the emulsion; the latter being not less than the thickening temperature of the heat-thickening polymer.

Abstract: Emulsion (E) comprising a hydrophobic phase (O) containing and/or consisting of a hydrophobic active material (A), which is in the form of a multiple emulsion (Em) comprising: an inner inverse emulsion (Ei) comprising the continuous phase (O), a dispersed aqueous phase (Wi) and, at the interface of the two phases, a stabilizer (Di) as a water-soluble or water-dispersible polysaccharide with a mean degree of polymerization of at least 1.5 and preferably of at least 20, the Brookfield viscosity of which, at 25° C. as a 1% solution in water, is less than 20 000 mPa·s, and free of lipophilic polyorganosiloxane substituting groups, and an aqueous or water-miscible outer phase (We), in which is dispersed the inner emulsion (Ei), or in a solid form (Es), which is water-dispersible as a multiple emulsion (Em); the emulsion (E), after being used in an aqueous medium (B), can convey the hydrophobic active material to a substrate present in or in contact with said aqueous medium (B).

Abstract: The invention concerns granules obtainable by drying an inverse emulsion, dispersed in an external aqueous phase: a) the inverse emulsion comprising an internal aqueous phase, including a hydrophilic active material, dispersed in an internal organic phase, said inverse emulsion including at least a non-ionic surfactant and/or at least an amphiphilic block polymer, and/or at least a cationic surfactant; b) the external aqueous phase including: at least a polyalkylated non-ionic surfactant and/or at least a polalkylated amphiphilic non-ionic polymer; at least a water soluble or water dispersible polymer in solid form in the presence of a water content of not more than 10 wt. % relative to the weight of said polymer and whereof the glass transition temperature is higher than 25° C., preferably higher than 50° C. The granules, once dispersed, enable to obtain a multiple emulsion.

Abstract: The invention concerns granules obtainable by drying an inverse emulsion, dispersed in an external aqueous phase: a) the inverse emulsion comprising an internal aqueous phase, including a hydrophilic active material, dispersed in an internal organic phase, said inverse emulsion including at least a non-ionic surfactant and/or at least an amphiphilic block polymer, and/or at least a cationic surfactant; b) the external aqueous phase including: at least a polyalkylated non-ionic surfactant and/or at least a polalkylated amphiphilic non-ionic polymer; at least a water soluble or water dispersible polymer in solid form in the presence of a water content of not more than 10 wt. % relative to the weight of said polymer and whereof the glass transition temperature is higher than 25° C., preferably higher than 50° C. The granules, once dispersed, enable to obtain a multiple emulsion.

Abstract: The invention concerns granules obtainable by drying an inverse emulsion, dispersed in an external aqueous phase: a) the inverse emulsion comprising an internal aqueous phase, including a hydrophilic active material, dispersed in an internal organic phase, said inverse emulsion including at least a non-ionic surfactant and/or at least an amphiphilic block polymer, and/or at least a cationic surfactant; b) the external aqueous phase including: at least a polyalkylated non-ionic surfactant and/or at least a polalkylated amphiphilic non-ionic polymer; at least a water soluble or water dispersible polymer in solid form in the presence of a water content of not more than 10 wt. % relative to the weight of said polymer and whereof the glass transition temperature is higher than 25 ° C., preferably higher than 50° C. The granules, once dispersed, enable to obtain a multiple emulsion.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for preparing an oil-in-water emulsion whereof the organic phase has a viscosity not less than 1 Pa·s, which consists in using an aqueous phase comprising at least a heat-thickening polymer having a viscosity jump between 25 and 80 ° C. so that the value of the ratio log 10 (viscosity at 80° C.)/log 10 (viscosity at 25° C.) is at least equal to 1, preferably at least equal to 2, the variation in viscosity being reversible; the amount of heat-thickening polymer being such that the aqueous phase viscosity is 0.2 to 5 times that of the organic phase at the temperature for preparing the emulsion; the latter being not less than the thickening temperature of the heat-thickening polymer.

Abstract: The invention concerns a cosmetic and/or dermatological composition comprising at least two active substances in a multiple emulsion consisting of an internal aqueous phase dispersed in an internal oily phase, the whole being dispersed in an external aqueous phase, the multiple emulsion being optionally mixed with a single emulsion consisting of an external oily phase dispersed in an external aqueous phase: the internal oily phase comprising at least one nonionic surfactant and/or at least one amphiphilic polymer and optionally at least one hydrophobic active substance; the external aqueous phase comprising at least one nonionic surfactant and/or at least one nonionic amphiphilic polymer optionally associated with at least one anionic amphiphilic polymer or comprising at least one anionic amphiphilic polymer optionally associated with at least one anionic surfactant; at least one hydrophilic active substance being present in the internal aqueous phase; and at least one active substance being present in solubl

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for stabilizing an aqueous formulation, comprising up to 40% by weight of one or several surfactants and at least one organic phase chosen from organic or mineral oils/greases/waxes, the products of alchoholysis of said oils/greases/waxes, essential oils, the mono-, di- and tri-glycerides, the fatty acids, the esters of said acids and the alcohols, individually or combined. According to said method, an emulsion is introduced into the aqueous composition, the continuous phase of which is at least one silicone, the dispersed phase is the organic phase as above stabilized by at least one graft or block copolymer, one fraction of which is soluble in the dispersed phase, the other soluble in the continuous phase, whereby the fraction soluble in the continuous phase is greater than the fraction soluble in the dispersed phase.

Abstract: The invention relates to emulsions comprising two non-aqueous, immiscible liquids, (L1) and (L2), whereby the liquid (L1), which is either the continuous or dispersed phase of the emulsion, is a silicone. The emulsion is further stabilized by at least one graft or block co-polymer of which one fraction is soluble in the dispersed phase the other in the continuous phase, the fraction soluble in the continuous phase being greater than the fraction soluble in the dispersed phase.

Abstract: The invention concerns a suspension of particles in an aqueous medium, obtainable by carrying out the following steps: (a) preparing an invert emulsion from an internal aqueous phase comprising at least an active hydrophilic substance, and an internal organic phase comprising at least a hydrophobic compound having a melting point not less than 35° C.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for preparing an oil-in-water emulsion whereof the organic phase has a viscosity not less than 1 Pa.s, which consists in using an aqueous phase comprising at least a heat-thickening polymer having a viscosity jump between 25 and 80° C. so that the value of the ratio log 10 (viscosity at 80° C.)/log 10 (viscosity at 25° C.) is at least equal to 1, preferably at least equal to 2, the variation in viscosity being reversible; the amount of heat-thickening polymer being such that the aqueous phase viscosity is 0.2 to 5 times that of the organic phase at the temperature for preparing the emulsion; the latter being not less than the thickening temperature of the heat-thickening polymer.

Abstract: The invention concerns solid granulates of a system comprising at least a hydrophobic organic active substance (for example an active detergent substance) encapsulated in solid particles of an alkali-water soluble organic polymer derived by emulsion polymerisation, said particles being dispersed in and encapsulated by a matrix in a water soluble or water dispersible dry organic compound. The invention also concerns the use of said granulates in detergent compositions, in particular for cleaning hard surfaces or for washing clothes and the detergent compositions.

Abstract: This invention concerns the use, in a cold drawing lubricating solution, as adhesive and lubricating agent, for a steel wire trimmed with brass and rubber, of an aqueous suspension comprising at least a cobalt and/or nickel salt compound of a saturated or unsaturated carboxylic acid (i), or a phosphate ester (ii), or a cobalt and/or nickel boroacylate (iii); and at least a non-ionic or anionic surfactant; the compound (i), (ii), and/or (iii)/surfactant weight ratio ranging between 0.5 and 10. The invention also concerns said suspension and preparation methods thereof. The invention further concerns a cold drawing lubricating solution comprising said suspension.