Abstract: Disclosed is a controlled release particle including a core including at least one hydrophobic active ingredient, optionally a sugar alcohol, and optionally a plasticizer; and a shell including a reaction product of (a) at least one isocyanate resin and at least one epoxy resin with (b) at least one treated protein isolate, at least one mono epoxy alkoxy silane, at least one hydrolyzed organofunctional silane, at least one gelatinized polysaccharide, at least one amino polysaccharide and at least one adduct. The at least one adduct is at least one amine-acid functional urea linked amino acid isocyanate adduct and/or at least one amine-hydroxy-acid functional amino acid epoxide adduct. Further disclosed are a controlled release composition including a plurality of the particles, and a method of making the controlled release particle.

Abstract: Disclosed is a controlled release particle including: a core including at least one hydrophobic active ingredient and a plasticizer; and a shell including a reaction product of an aminosilane prepolymer with at least one isocyanate resin and at least one epoxy resin. In certain embodiments, the aminosilane prepolymer is an acid catalyzed condensation or hydrolysis reaction product of a silane coupling agent with at least one gelatinized polysaccharide and at least one natural gum. Further disclosed are a controlled release composition including a plurality of the particles, and a method of making the controlled release particle.

Abstract: A composition includes at least one of: (a) an amino acid isocyanate adduct of Formula I: and salts thereof, and (b) an amino acid epoxide adduct of Formula II: and salts thereof. R1 is a moiety of a monomer or prepolymer including two —NCO functional groups, which have reacted to form urea linkages; R2 is a moiety of a monomer or prepolymer including two glycidyl ether epoxide functional groups, which have reacted to form amino alcohol groups; R6, R7, R20 and R21 are independently (CH2)n, n is 1-6; R8, R9, R10 and R11 are independently hydrogen or CH2X; R12, R13, R14 and R15 are independently hydrogen, alkali metal cation, or X; R16 and R17 are independently hydrogen or X; R18 and R19 are independently hydrogen, SiO3 or X; and each X is independently hydrogen or a substituent. Controlled release particles, consumer products and methods including the composition are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a controlled release particle including a core including at least one hydrophobic active ingredient, optionally a sugar alcohol, and optionally a plasticizer; and a shell including a reaction product of (a) at least one isocyanate resin and at least one epoxy resin with (b) at least one treated protein isolate, at least one mono epoxy alkoxy silane, at least one hydrolyzed organofunctional silane, at least one gelatinized polysaccharide, at least one amino polysaccharide and at least one adduct. The at least one adduct is at least one amine-acid functional urea linked amino acid isocyanate adduct and/or at least one amine-hydroxy-acid functional amino acid epoxide adduct. Further disclosed are a controlled release composition including a plurality of the particles, and a method of making the controlled release particle.

Abstract: Disclosed is a modified biopolymer having the formula A-XY wherein: (a) A is a starting material selected from the group consisting of a polysaccharide, a protein and a cellulose; (b) X is a first moiety bearing a functionality co-reactive with A; (c) Y is a second moiety covalently bound to X, capable of undergoing free radical polymerization and bearing at least two ethylenically unsaturated functional groups; (d) the starting material A and the first moiety X are linked covalently through linkages selected from the group consisting of an ester, an amide, a urethane, a urea, a sulfonate ester, a phosphate ester and an ether; and (e) a degree of substitution of the starting material A with the first moiety X is less than 0.5 but more than 0.1. Compositions including the modified biopolymer and methods for making them are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for preparing a composition including controlled release particles includes: (a) preparing an oil phase including at least one hydrophobic active ingredient, at least one isocyanate, at least one epoxy, at least one organofunctional silane, optionally at least one pre-reacted natural material resin, and optionally a plasticizer; (b) preparing an aqueous phase comprising an emulsifier; (c) combining the oil phase and the aqueous phase to provide an aqueous suspension; (d) adding at least one amine moiety containing material to provide a barrier; (e) heating; (f) adding a natural material to provide a microcapsule having hydroxyl moieties or amine moieties on a surface thereof; (g) adding an aldehyde to react with the surface moieties; and (h) adding structuring agents to provide the controlled release particles homogeneously suspended in an aqueous dispersion. The composition is also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition including controlled release particles, wherein each of the controlled release particles includes: (a) a core including at least one hydrophobic active ingredient; and (b) a wall at least partially surrounding the core and including: (i) an outer layer including a polyurea; (ii) an intermediate layer under the outer layer and including a carbamic-carboxylic anhydride; (iii) an inner layer under the intermediate layer and including an acrylate copolymer; and optionally (iv) an optional outer layer above the outer layer and including a quaternary amine containing moiety, wherein the viscosity of the core can be manipulated from a low viscosity liquid to a semisolid. A method for preparing the composition is also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a resin composition including a macromolecule crosslinked with polyamide epichlorohydrin, wherein the macromolecule is a polypeptide, a protein, a polysaccharide, an oligosaccharide, a polyphenol and/or a lipid. Further disclosed is a controlled release composition having a plurality of particles including: a core having at least one hydrophobic active ingredient and the resin composition; and a shell at least partially surrounding the core and effective to inhibit diffusion of the at least one hydrophobic active ingredient into an environment surrounding the controlled release composition. The controlled release composition is preferably a consumer product. A method for preparing the compositions is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for preparing a composition including controlled release particles includes: (a) preparing an oil phase including at least one hydrophobic active ingredient, at least one isocyanate, at least one epoxy, at least one organofunctional silane, optionally at least one pre-reacted natural material resin, and optionally a plasticizer; (b) preparing an aqueous phase comprising an emulsifier; (c) combining the oil phase and the aqueous phase to provide an aqueous suspension; (d) adding at least one amine moiety containing material to provide a barrier; (e) heating; (f) adding a natural material to provide a microcapsule having hydroxyl moieties or amine moieties on a surface thereof; (g) adding an aldehyde to react with the surface moieties; and (h) adding structuring agents to provide the controlled release particles homogeneously suspended in an aqueous dispersion. The composition is also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a modified biopolymer having the formula A-XY wherein: (a) A is a starting material selected from the group consisting of a polysaccharide, a protein and a cellulose; (b) X is a first moiety bearing a functionality co-reactive with A; (c) Y is a second moiety covalently bound to X, capable of undergoing free radical polymerization and bearing at least two ethylenically unsaturated functional groups; (d) the starting material A and the first moiety X are linked covalently through linkages selected from the group consisting of an ester, an amide, a urethane, a urea, a sulfonate ester, a phosphate ester and an ether; and (e) a degree of substitution of the starting material A with the first moiety X is less than 0.5 but more than 0.1. Compositions including the modified biopolymer and methods for making them are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition including controlled release particles, wherein each of the controlled release particles includes: (a) a core including at least one hydrophobic active ingredient; and (b) a wall at least partially surrounding the core and including: (i) an organofunctional silane; (ii) an epoxy; (iii) an amine; (iv) an isocyanate; (v) an epoxide curing agent; wherein the controlled release particles are effective to retain the at least one hydrophobic active ingredient upon exposure to water and effective to release the at least one hydrophobic active ingredient in response to friction. A method for preparing the composition is also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed are controlled release particles including: (a) a flavor oil; (b) a plant derived fat; (c) a plant derived wax; (d) a plant derived surfactant; and (e) optionally an anti-oxidant. The particles are particularly useful as a flavor delivery system of a personal care product, an oral care product, a powdered food product, a fluid food product, a powdered nutritional supplement, a fluid nutritional supplement, a bakery dough, a dairy product, a savory food product, a noodle bowl and a non-animal based meat analogue.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition including controlled release particles, wherein each of the controlled release particles includes: (a) a core including at least one hydrophobic active ingredient; and (b) a wall at least partially surrounding the core and including the reaction products of: (i) an organofunctional silane; (ii) an epoxy; (iii) an amine; (iv) an isocyanate; (v) an epoxide curing agent; (vi) a basified biodegradable resin; (vii) a pre-reacted natural material resin; (viii) a pre-reaction product of polyisocyanate; wherein the controlled release particles are effective to retain the at least one hydrophobic active ingredient upon exposure to water and effective to release the at least one hydrophobic active ingredient in response to friction. A method for preparing the composition is also disclosed.

Abstract: Compositions, articles and methods are provided for supplying fabric care benefits to clothing or fabrics in an automated washing machine and by manual washing. The fabric care compositions preferably have less than about 5% detergent surfactants, more preferably less than 3%, even more preferably less than 1% and are most preferably free of detergent surfactants. Similarly, the fabric care compositions preferably have less than about 5% fabric softener actives, more preferably less than 3%, even more preferably less than 1% and are most preferably free of detergent surfactants. The laundry articles can take a variety of forms in a variety of physical states all of which will rapidly dispense a unitized amount of one or more selected fabric care agents to a wash and/or rinse bath solution during the laundering process under a variety of conditions. The invention also pertains to laundry kits that contain a variety of such articles and instructions concerning their use.

Abstract: The present invention relates to benefit agent containing delivery particles, compositions comprising said particles, and processes for making and using the aforementioned particles and compositions. When employed in compositions, for example, cleaning or fabric care compositions, such particles increase the efficiency of benefit agent delivery, there by allowing reduced amounts of benefit agents to be employed. In addition to allowing the amount of benefit agent to be reduced, such particles allow a broad range of benefit agents to be employed.

Abstract: Fabric care compositions comprising formaldehyde scavengers exhibit low levels of free formaldehyde.

Abstract: Compositions, articles and methods are provided for supplying fabric care benefits to clothing or fabrics in an automated washing machine and by manual washing. The fabric care compositions preferably have less than about 5% detergent surfactants, more preferably less than 3%, even more preferably less than 1% and are most preferably free of detergent surfactants. Similarly, the fabric care compositions preferably have less than about 5% fabric softener actives, more preferably less than 3%, even more preferably less than 1% and are most preferably free of detergent surfactants. The laundry articles can take a variety of forms in a variety of physical states all of which will rapidly dispense a unitized amount of one or more selected fabric care agents to a wash and/or rinse bath solution during the laundering process under a variety of conditions. The invention also pertains to laundry kits that contain a variety of such articles and instructions concerning their use.

Abstract: According to the invention, a solid encapsulate is provided comprising: (a) an oil phase; (b) a water-soluble emulsification polymer, wherein a 0.1 %wt aqueous solution of the water-soluble emulsification polymer has a surface tension of 15-60 mN/m (15-60 dynes/cm) when measured at 25° C.; (c) a water-soluble film-forming polymer; wherein the water-soluble emulsification polymer is different from the water-soluble film-forming polymer.

Abstract: Compositions, articles and methods are provided for supplying fabric care benefits to clothing or fabrics in an automated washing machine and by manual washing. The fabric care compositions preferably have less than about 5% detergent surfactants, more preferably less than 3%, even more preferably less than 1% and are most preferably free of detergent surfactants. Similarly, the fabric care compositions preferably have less than about 5% fabric softener actives, more preferably less than 3%, even more preferably less than 1% and are most preferably free of detergent surfactants. The laundry articles can take a variety of forms in a variety of physical states all of which will rapidly dispense a unitized amount of one or more selected fabric care agents to a wash and/or rinse bath solution during the laundering process under a variety of conditions. The invention also pertains to laundry kits that contain a variety of such articles and instructions concerning their use.

Abstract: Compositions, articles and methods are provided for supplying fabric care benefits to clothing or fabrics in an automated washing machine and by manual washing. The fabric care compositions preferably have less than about 5% detergent surfactants, more preferably less than 3%, even more preferably less than 1% and are most preferably free of detergent surfactants. Similarly, the fabric care compositions preferably have less than about 5% fabric softener actives, more preferably less than 3%, even more preferably less than 1% and are most preferably free of detergent surfactants. The laundry articles can take a variety of forms in a variety of physical states all of which will rapidly dispense a unitized amount of one or more selected fabric care agents to a wash and/or rinse bath solution during the laundering process under a variety of conditions. The invention also pertains to laundry kits that contain a variety of such articles and instructions concerning their use.