Abstract: Virtually immersive and physical digital systems and methods are described for dispensing physical consumer products. In various aspects, such systems and methods comprise receiving, by one or more processors from an input controller of a pedestal, a first selection corresponding to a selected virtual product selected from one or more virtual rendered products as rendered on a virtually immersive GUI. Based on the first selection, first virtual immersive graphical content, comprising image frame(s) depicting the selected virtual product, is rendered on a display screen. A second selection corresponding to the selected virtual product is received from the input controller causing second virtual immersive graphical content to be rendered the display screen. The second virtual immersive graphical content comprises image frame(s) depicting the selected virtual product being virtually dispensed or provided.

Abstract: A method of dispensing a textured foam from an aerosol container. The aerosol foam dispenser has a pressurizable outer container and an actuator. The actuator has a nozzle surface with one or more shaping orifices. The method can have a shape factor index from about 0.11 to about 1.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of preparing an encapsulated liquid composition comprising the steps: preparing a frozen shaped unit of a liquid composition; and forming a shell to encapsulate the frozen shaped unit. The shell is formed by, for example, an alginate gel. The method of the present invention is suitable to provide, for example, bigger capsules and/or shaped capsules even for liquid compositions with low viscosity.

Abstract: Disclosed is an encapsulated liquid composition comprising a shell and the liquid composition contained inside of the shell, wherein the encapsulated liquid composition meets at least one of the conditions: the encapsulated liquid composition has other shapes than spherical shape; the encapsulated liquid composition contains 2 liquid compositions having different colors inside of the shell, and the 2 compositions form stripe, marble, and/or rainbow; and/or the encapsulated liquid composition contains smaller inner capsule, where in the smaller inner capsule is also an encapsulated liquid composition comprising a shell and the liquid composition contained inside of the shell, wherein the shell is formed by a material selected from the group consisting of alginate gel, carrageenan gel, chitosan gel, or mixtures thereof.

Abstract: A method of dispensing a textured foam from an aerosol container. The aerosol foam dispenser has a pressurizable outer container and an actuator. The actuator has a nozzle surface with one or more shaping orifices. The method can have a shape factor index from about 0.11 to about 1.