Abstract: The use of phase inversion temperature emulsions containing a non-aqueous phase of (a) one or more C8-22 fatty acid alkyl esters, (b) one or more C8-22 fatty alcohols, (c) one or more C8-22 alcohol polyglycol ethers, and (d) one or more C8-22 fatty acid partial glycerides, and an aqueous phase; as softening formulations for substrates such as papers, nonwovens, tissues and cloths is described.

Abstract: A process for making a hair colorant composition involving: (a) providing a phase inversion temperature emulsion or microemulsion containing: (i) an oil component; and (ii) an emusifier selected from the group consisting of an alkyl and/or alkenyl oligoglycoside, an anionic surfactant, an esterquat, a polyolpoly-12-hydroxystearate, a fatty alcohol, a fatty alcohol polyethylene glycol ether, and mixtures thereof; (b) providing a dye component; and (c) combining (a) and (b) at a temperature of from 15 to 25° C.

Abstract: A process for treating human skin by inhibiting serine protease formation involving contacting the skin with a composition containing a sterol sulfate.

Abstract: Solubilizates containing a water-insoluble substance, an aqueous phase and a solubilizer, wherein the solubilizer comprises (i) an alk(en)yl oligoglycoside; and (ii) a polyol component, are described. Methods of solubilizing water-insoluble substances with combinations of alk(en)yl oligoglycosides and polyol components are also described.

Abstract: A process for treating washed hair to provide hair with improved combability, comprising contacting hair with a water based composition comprising 0.1-3% by weight of a zwitterionic polymer; 0.01-10% by weight of an alkylpolyglycoside; 0.5-20% by weight of a fatty alcohol and the balance water.

Abstract: The invention relates to new cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical formulations containing (a) dialkyl carbonates corresponding to formula (I): in which R1 is a linear alkyl and/or alkenyl group containing 6 to 22 carbon atoms, a 2-ethylhexyl, isotridecyl or isostearyl group or a group derived from a polyol containing 2 to 15 carbon atoms and at least two hydroxyl groups, R2 has the same meaning as R1 or is an alkyl group containing 1 to 5 carbon atoms and n and m independently of one another stand for 0 or numbers of 1 to 100, and (b) emulsifiers. The formulations are distinguished by particular sensorial properties, the dialkyl carbonates proving to be as effective as the silicone oils which they are intended to replace.

Abstract: A cosmetic composition containing: (a) an alkyl and/or alkenyl oligoglycoside corresponding to formula (I): R1O—[G]p  (I) wherein R1 is an alkyl and/or alkenyl radical having from 4 to 22 carbon atoms, G is a sugar radical having 5 or 6 carbon atoms, and p is a number from 1 to 10; (b) an oily compound; (c) a nonionic emulsifier; and (d) an active ingredient selected from the group consisting of an anti-perspirant compound, a deodorant compound, an antibacterial active compound, and mixtures thereof, and wherein the composition is free of soap and natural wax.

Abstract: A process for enhancing the effectiveness of a sunscreen lotion containing at least one ultraviolet filter involving solubilizing/dispersing the ultraviolet filter in a dialkyl/alkenyl carbonate.

Abstract: Highly foaming detergent mixtures comprising: (a) at least one fatty acid polyglycol ester sulfate of the general formula (I): R1COO(AO)xSO3X  (I) wherein R1CO represents an acyl group and R1 is selected from the group consisting of linear, branched, saturated and unsaturated chains having from about 6 to about 22 carbon atoms, x is an integer having a value of from 1 to 3, each AO independently represents a CH2CH2O, CH2CH(CH3)O or CH(CH3)CH2O group, and X is selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, ammonium, an alkylammonium, an alkanolammonium or a glucammonium; and (b) at least one additional surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionics, nonionics, cationics, amphoterics and zwitterionics are disclosed. The disclosed detergent mixtures exhibit advantageous foaming performance and a high level of foam stability even in the presence of hard water and/or oil.

Abstract: An emulsifier mixture for use in the production of phase inversion temperature (PIT) emulsions is provided. The emulsifier mixture comprises fatty acid ethoxylates and partial glycerides which enable PIT emulsions to be produced at a given phase inversion temperature irrespective of the polarity of the oils, allowing for the emulsifying of a broad range of oils irrespective of their character, under the same conditions.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of oil-in-water creams comprising the steps ofI forming a low-viscosity, very fine particle oil-in-water emulsion by heating the following composition to a temperature within or above its phase inversion temperature range:A) 1 part by weight of liquid oil component,B) from about 0.1 to about 0.5 parts by weight of at least one nonionic emulsifier having an HLB value of from 11 to 15,C) from about 0.1 to about 0.2 parts by weight of at least one co-emulsifier selected from saturated fatty alcohols containing 16 to 22 carbon atoms and partial esters of polyols containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms with saturated fatty acids containing 143 to 22 carbon atoms, andD) from about 1 to about 6 parts by weight of water; andII thickening the emulsion from step I to the consistency of a cream by adding thereto at least one consistency generator selected from co-emulsifiers defined in step I C) above and water-soluble polymers, wherein the thickened emulsion exhibits plastic behavior at 20.degree. C.

Abstract: A water-based composition for treating hair wherein the composition contains(a) a polymer selected from cationic, amphoteric, zwitterionic and nonionic polymers,(b) an alkyl polglycoside corresponding to formula (I):RO--(Z).sub.x (I)in whichR is an alkyl radical containing 6 to 22 carbon atoms,Z is a mono- or oligosaccharide,x is a number of 1.1 to 5,or adducts thereof with 1 to 10 moles of ethylene oxide or propylene oxide, and(c) a fatty alcohol.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel deodorizing preparations with increased synergetic performance containing (a) sterol sulfate, (b1) aluminum chlorhydrate, (b2) esterase inhibitors and/or (b3) bactericidal or bacteriostatic active substances.

Abstract: The invention relates to new cationic biopolymers with an average molecular weight of 800,000 to 1,200,000 Dalton, a Brookfield viscosity (1% by weight in glycolic acid) below 5,000 mPas, a degree of deacetylation of 80 to 88% and an ash content of less than 0.3% by weight which are obtained by repeatedly subjecting crustacean shells to alternate acidic and alkaline degradation under defined conditions. Compared with known cationic biopolymers of the chitosan type, the new biopolymers form clear solutions and, at the same time, show excellent film-forming properties, despite their high molecular weight.

Abstract: A linear polyester is made by a process reacting polyols comprising at least two primary alcohol groups and at least one secondary alcohol or amino group and a dicarboxylic acid or a dicarboxylic acid ester in the presence of an effective amount of a lipase derived from Candida cylindracea, Candida lipolytica, Candida rugosa, Candida antarctica, Candida utilis, Chromobacterium viscosum, Geotrichum viscosum, Geotrichum candidum, Mucor javanicus, Mucor miehei, Porcine pancreas, Pseudomonas species, specifically Pseudomonas fluorescens, Pseudomonas cepacia, Pseudomonas pseudoalkaligenes, Pseudomonas alkaligenes, Thermomyces species, Rhizopus arrhizus, Rhizopus delemar, Rhizopus niveus, Rhizopus oryzae, Rhizopus javanicus, Aspergillus niger, Penicillium roquefortii, Penicillium camembertii or an esterase derived from Bacillus species, specifically Bacillus thermoglucosidasius; Mucor miehei, Horse liver, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Pigs liver or combinations thereof.

Abstract: Pumpable water-containing surfactant concentrates with a solids content of 30 to 60% by weight containing(a) alkyl and/or alkenyl oligoglycosides and(b) amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactantsin a ratio by weight of 10:90 to 90:10, based on the solids content; processes for their preparation and their use in the production of surface-active formulations.

Abstract: The invention relates to opacifiers containing waxes and a mixture of two emulsifiers with different HLB values. The low-viscosity opacifier concentrates are based on waxes with a solids content of 40 to 60% by weight which are characterized that they contain at least one hydrophilic nonionic surfactant with an HLB value above 10 and at least one hydrophobic nonionic surfactant with ab HLB value below 10 as emulsifiers.

Abstract: An aqueous emulsion concentrate comprising:A) a water-insoluble oil component;B) at least one hydrophilic nonionic emulsifier;C) at least one lipophilic co-emulsifier; andD) from about 50 to about 70% by weight of water, based on the weight of the concentrate;wherein components A), B) and C) are present in a ratio by weight of A:B:C of 1:(0.31-1.5):(0.31-1.5); and wherein the emulsion concentrate is flowable and pumpable at 20.degree. C.

Abstract: A cationic sugar surfactant made by a process involving: (a) reacting an alkyl or alkenyl oligoglycoside of the formula (I):R.sup.1 O--?G!.sub.p (I)wherein R.sup.1 is an alkyl or an alkenyl radical having from 4 to 22 carbon atoms, G is sugar unit having 5 or 6 carbon atoms and p is a number from 1 to 10, with either a chloroacetic acid, chloroacetic anhydride or chloroacetic acid methyl ester; and (b) reacting the product from step (a) with a tertiary amine of the formula (II): ##STR1## wherein each of R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is an alkyl or alkenyl radical having from 1 to 22 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The process of suppressing body odor by applying to the skin a topical composition containing fat-soluble hydroxycarboxylic acid esters obtained by esterification of polybasic, optionally acetylated hydroxycarboxylic acids containing 3 to 6 carbon atoms by reaction with fatty acids containing 12 to 30 carbon atoms, fatty acid esters of C.sub.12-22 fatty acids and C.sub.1-4 alcohols or with hydroxyl compounds selected from the group consisting of(a) fatty alcohols containing 12 to 30 carbon atoms,(b) fatty acid esters of C.sub.12-22 fatty acids and polyols containing 2 to 6 carbon atoms and 2 to 6 hydroxyl groups,(c) epoxyalkanes containing 12 to 30 carbon atoms,(d) alkyl glycosides corresponding to the formula R.sup.1 O(C.sub.6 H.sub.10 O).sub.x --H, in which R.sup.1 is an alkyl group containing 8 to 16 carbon atoms and x representing the average degree of oligomerization of the glycoside unit (C.sub.6 H.sub.