Abstract: Use of a composition comprising oil bodies in the preparation of a formulation for administration to a mammal wherein said composition comprises oil curd 5 extracted from grain plant tissue, said oil curd comprising an aqueous dispersion of oil bodies and associated extrinsic protein material. Preferably, the oil curd is extracted from oat seed material. The composition has useful properties in improving the stability of 10 formulations, in particular in emulsifying such formulations and in improving the aesthetic acceptability of a formulation. Also, the compositions are useful in the delivery of actives into the skin &/or hair and in the regulation of the condition of the skin &/or hair. 15 Processes for the preparation of said composition and formulations are also disclosed.

Abstract: Use of a composition comprising oil bodies in the preparation of a formulation for administration to a mammal wherein said composition comprises oil curd extracted from oleaginous plant tissue, said oil curd comprising an aqueous dispersion of oil bodies and associated extrinsic protein material. Preferably, the oil curd is extracted from seed material selected from flax, sunflower, sesame, hemp, pumpkin, oilseed rape, camelina, cranberry, safflower, rosehip, blackcurrant, evening primrose, borage, meadowfoam, grapeseed and jojoba. The composition has useful properties in improving the stability of formulations, in particular in emulsifying such formulations and in improving the aesthetic acceptability of a formulation. Also, the compositions are useful in the delivery of actives into the skin &/or hair and in the regulation of the condition of the skin &/or hair. Processes for the preparation of said composition and formulations are also disclosed.

Abstract: There are described personal care compositions containing a) one or more dibenzoylmethane sunscreening agents; and b) a photostablising amount of a salicylate ester of formula (1): (2-OH)Ph-(CO)—O—R, wherein R represents an alkyl group consisting of a chain of from 7 to 16 carbon atoms substituted by at least one group selected from methyl and ethyl. The compound of formula (1) is preferably isodecyl salicylate or isotridecyl salicylate. The salicylate esters of formula (1) have a stabilizing effect on the compositions. The salicylate esters prevent or inhibit degradation of the sunscreening agents which would otherwise lead to a reduction in the efficacy of the sunscreening agents and an increase in the deleterious effects of exposure to sunlight on the user of the compositions or on the compositions themselves.

Abstract: There are described personal care compositions containing a) one or more dibenzoylmethane sunscreening agents; and b) a photostablising amount of a salicylate ester of formula (1): (2-OH)Ph-(CO)—O—R, wherein R represents an alkyl group consisting of a chain of from 7 to 16 carbon atoms substituted by at least one group selected from methyl and ethyl. The compound of formula (1) is preferably isodecyl salicylate or isotridecyl salicylate. The salicylate esters of formula (1) have a stabilizing effect on the compositions. The salicylate esters prevent or inhibit degradation of the sunscreening agents which would otherwise lead to a reduction in the efficacy of the sunscreening agents and an increase in the deleterious effects of exposure to sunlight on the user of the compositions or on the compositions themselves.