Abstract: A substitute for lanolin which comprises 40 to 60% by weight of a mixed ester of about equimolar amounts of a di-fatty acid ester of pentaerythritol and a di-fatty alcohol citrate, 20 to 45% by weight of monoglycerides and diglycerides of oleic acid, 3 to 10% by weight of the monoglycerides and diglycerides of palmitic acid and stearic acid and 3 to 10% by weight of an adduct of 3 to 7 mols of ethylene oxide onto vegetable sterol and compositions in which it is included.

Abstract: A free-flowing aqueous concentrate for imparting a pearlescent appearance to cosmetics and surfactants and which is compatible with preparations of differing ionicity, containing: a compound of the formula R.sup.1 -(OC.sub.n H.sub.2n).sub.x OR.sup.2 wherein R.sup.1 is a linear C.sub.16-22 fatty acyl, R.sup.2 is hydrogen or a linear C.sub.16-22 fatty acyl, n is 2 or 3, and x is 1 to 4; a C.sub.12-22 fatty acid monoethanolamide; and a nonionic ethylene oxide adduct having an HLB value of 12 to 16; as well as a method for using such concentrate.

Abstract: New oil components for cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications consist of reaction products of epoxidized triglyceride oils with monohydric alcohols containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms. The oil components are produced by reacting an epoxidized triglyceride oil containing from about 4 to about 8% by weight of epoxide oxygen, preferably an epoxidized soya bean oil containing from about 6 to about 7% by weight of epoxide oxygen, in the presence of an acidic catalyst with a monohydric C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alcohol, preferably methanol, in excess at the boiling temperature of the alcohol until the oxirane rings have been completely opened, followed by neutralizing the catalyst and distilling off the excess alcohol. The new oil components are eminently suitable, inter alia, for the production of cosmetic stick preparations.

Abstract: This invention relates to a cream base composition. More particularly, this invention relates to a cream base composition consisting essentially of:(a) about 70% by weight of glycerin mono-distearate;(b) about 10% by weight of cetyl/stearyl alcohol;(c) about 10% by weight of cetyl palmitate; and(d) about 10% by weight of C.sub.12 -C.sub.18 -triglycerin,based upon the total weight of the composition.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a substitute beeswax composition comprised of:mono-, di-, and triglycerides of long-chain fatty acids;esters of long-chain fatty acids with higher-molecular fatty alcohols;higher fatty acids;optionally microcrystalline paraffins; andfrom about 3 to 15% by weight, based on the weight of the total composition, of .alpha.-branched, aliphatic monocarboxylic acids of the general formula ##STR1## in which R represents a linear alkyl radical with from about 12 to 20 carbon atoms. The substitute beeswax composition is useful in the preparation of cosmetic compositions.