Abstract: The present invention relates to a highly purified composition comprising mannose oligosaccharide and a process for making such. The present invention further relates to the use of a highly purified composition comprising mannose oligosaccharide to stimulate the production of collagen I, collagen III, and/or Fibrillin 1 in the skin of a mammal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the production of personal care products that have a high oil content. Specifically the use of a novel combination of starches which allows for the manufacturing of high oil compositions that maintain desirable high quality sensory characteristics. Compositions include cosmetic and personal care items such as lotions and creams.

Abstract: A copolymer that includes for 100 mol %: a) more than 70 mol % and up to 99.9 mol % of hydrophobic monomer units (A) from stearyl methacrylate; and b) 0.1 mol % to 30 mol % of monomer units (B) from at least one monomer of a compound of formula (I) where R1 is a linear or branched alkyl radical comprising 12 to 22 carbon atoms, R2 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl radical, and n is an integer greater than or equal to 0 and lower than or equal to 30, wherein it is understood that said compound of formula (I) is not stearyl methacrylate. The invention also relates to a method for preparing and using same as a modifier of the rheology of the oil phase of a topical cosmetic, dermopharmaceutical, or pharmaceutical composition.

Abstract: A double-walled capsule includes a lipophilic core surrounded by a first layer of polymer coacervate and a second layer including a hydrogel, and which contains no trace of cross-linking agents.

Abstract: Method for preparing double-walled capsules includes: a) dispersing a lipophilic active principle in an aqueous solution containing at least one anionic and at least one cationic polymer; b) adjusting the pH so that the positive charges of the cationic polymer balance the negative charges of the anionic polymer to induce coacervation; c) adsorbing resulting coacervate droplets on the surface of the active principle to form capsules; d) introducing a solution of anionic polymers into the reaction medium obtained in step (c); e) introducing the resulting mixture into a unit forming drops; f) mixing the resulting drops with a solution of divalent salts and forming the double-walled capsules. The method uses no cross-linking agents and the nutritional active principle is selected from among bioactive lipids, salts of trace elements, liposoluble vitamins, prebiotics, probiotics, proteins and/or concentrates of milk proteins, vegetable or animal enzymes, peptides and amino acids, sugars, flavour enhancers.

Abstract: A copolymer that includes for 100 mol %: a) more than 70 mol % and up to 99.9 mol % of hydrophobic monomer units (A) from stearyl methacrylate; and b) 0.1 mol % to 30 mol % of monomer units (B) from at least one monomer of a compound of formula (I) where R1 is a linear or branched alkyl radical comprising 12 to 22 carbon atoms, R2 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl radical, and n is an integer greater than or equal to 0 and lower than or equal to 30, wherein it is understood that said compound of formula (I) is not stearyl methacrylate. The invention also relates to a method for preparing and using same as a modifier of the rheology of the oil phase of a topical cosmetic, dermopharmaceutical, or pharmaceutical composition.

Abstract: A copolymer that includes for 100 mol %: a) more than 70 mol % and up to 99.9 mol % of hydrophobic monomer units (A) from stearyl methacrylate; and b) 0.1 mol % to 30 mol % of monomer units (B) from at least one monomer of a compound of formula (I) where R1 is a linear or branched alkyl radical comprising 12 to 22 carbon atoms, R2 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl radical, and n is an integer greater than or equal to 0 and lower than or equal to 30, wherein it is understood that said compound of formula (I) is not stearyl methacrylate. The invention also relates to a method for preparing and using same as a modifier of the rheology of the oil phase of a topical cosmetic, dermopharmaceutical, or pharmaceutical composition.

Abstract: A copolymer that includes for 100 mol %: a) more than 70 mol % and up to 99.9 mol % of hydrophobic monomer units (A) from stearyl methacrylate; and b) 0.1 mol % to 30 mol % of monomer units (B) from at least one monomer of a compound of formula (I) where R1 is a linear or branched alkyl radical comprising 12 to 22 carbon atoms, R2 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl radical, and n is an integer greater than or equal to 0 and lower than or equal to 30, wherein it is understood that said compound of formula (I) is not stearyl methacrylate. The invention also relates to a method for preparing and using same as a modifier of the rheology of the oil phase of a topical cosmetic, dermopharmaceutical, or pharmaceutical composition.