Abstract: An active or functional organic compound is solubilized in a phenylethyl ester, e.g. an aryl carboxylic ester of 2-phenylethyl alcohol, as a solvent, cosolvent or additive, to form a composition thereof. Representative active or functional organic compounds include personal care products, e.g. sunscreens containing UVA/UVB absorbing compounds, such as avobenzone and benzophenone-3. Such compositions also show increased critical wavelength and UVA/UVB absorbance ratio performance properties.

Abstract: Basic aluminum chloride (BAC) and aluminum zirconium antiperspirant active of enhanced efficacy are proposed. The acid activated aluminum-zirconium composition having low contents of both glycine and zirconium with Band III/II ration of less than 0.5 is found to provide higher efficacy than the corresponding heat activated aluminum zirconium antiperspirant salt with high HPLC Band III/II ratio and having high contents of both glycine and zirconium at similar M/Cl ratio. According to present invention, the interactions between amino acid such as glycine and aluminum species in BAC and aluminum-zirconium solutions greatly reduce the effective amount of aluminum monomer species, which attributed to the reduced efficacy and stability of the corresponding solutions. The aluminum and aluminum-zirconium antiperspirant salt compositions of enhanced efficacy have low molar ratio of amino acid/or buffer to metal(s) of 0.2 and preferably less than 0.15, with metal(s) to chloride molar ratio of at least 1.1.

Abstract: A process is provided for the preparation of a novel polyaluminum calcium hydroxychloride composition of enhanced efficiency for water treatment, paper sizing, and antiperspirant applications. The polyaluminum calcium hydroxychloride compositions are prepared via the acidification of higher basicity reaction products to form mid-to-high basicity final products. Two methods are provided for the preparation of higher basicity products, contemplated in the first, and an aqueous acid solution, such as hydrochloric acid, aluminum chloride, or a mixture thereof, is mixed with a strong alkaline calcium salt such as calcium oxide or calcium carbonate and aluminum powder at temperatures greater than 60° C. In a second method, bauxite, aluminum hydrate, or aluminum metal, and calcium aluminate are mixed with hydrochloric acid and are reacted at high temperatures and/or elevated pressures for a certain period of time whereby, when the reaction is complete, the mixtures are filtered to obtain clear solutions.

Abstract: Novel aluminum antiperspirant compositions of enhanced efficacy activated by both heat and acid are produced comprising basic aluminum salts of having the formula: Al2(OH)6-aXa ?wherein X is Cl?, Br?, l?, or NO3?, a is from abut 1.1 to about 1.7, with basic aluminum chloride being the preferred salt. When analyzed by SEC-HPLC at about 10% concentration (i.e., by 2% Al) in water, these compositions exhibit an SEC-HPLC Band I area of less than 10%, a Band III area of at least 20%, with a Band III/II area ratio of at least 0.7, a Band IV area of at least 20%, and have at least 60% aluminum species contained in Bands III and Band IV.

Abstract: A novel aluminum antiperspirant active composition of enhanced efficacy is provided. The composition is activated by both heat and acid and characterized by having high HPLC Band III and high HPLC Band IV, prepared by the addition of an acid such as AlCl3 to (1) the aluminum calcium and/or strontium betaine solutions, where the calcium and/or strontium is derived from a soluble salt such as calcium and/or strontium chloride or nitrate and (2) the aluminum calcium and/or strontium glycine and/or betaine solutions, where calcium and/or strontium is from strongly alkaline calcium/strontium oxide or hydroxide. The novel aluminum compositions derived according to the invention have HPLC Band I of less than 2%; a Band III of at least 20%; a Band III/II ratio of at least about 0.7; and a Band IV of at least 20%.

Abstract: Aluminum and aluminum-zirconium antiperspirant compositions comprising basic aluminum chlorides that have a particular molecular size distribution defined by having an SEC-HPLC Band III/II ratio of at least 0.5, having SEC-HPLC Band III plus Band II area of at least 70% of the total area and having SEC-HPLC Band I content no more than 5% and containing betaine (trimethylglycine), calcium and/or strontium are disclosed. Also disclosed are the methods of making these compositions and the use thereof in consumer acceptable antiperspirant vehicles such as aerosols, gels, roll-on, sticks and soft solids.

Abstract: An active or functional organic compound is solubilized in a phenylethyl ester, e.g. an aryl carboxylic ester of 2-phenylethyl alcohol, as a solvent, cosolvent or additive, to form a composition thereof. Representative active or functional organic compounds include personal care products, e.g. sunscreens containing UVA/UVB absorbing compounds, such as avobenzone and benzophenone-3. Such compositions also show increased critical wavelength and UVA/UVB absorbance ratio performance properties.

Abstract: An active or functional organic compound is solubilized in a phenylethyl ester, e.g. an aryl carboxylic ester of 2-phenylethyl alcohol, as a solvent, cosolvent or additive, to form a composition thereof. Representative active or functional organic compounds include personal care products, e.g. sunscreens containing UVA/UVB absorbing compounds, such as avobenzone and benzophenone-3. Such compositions also show increased critical wavelength and UVA/UVB absorbance ratio performance properties.

Abstract: An active or functional organic compound is solubilized in a phenylethyl ester, e.g. an aryl carboxylic ester of 2-phenylethyl alcohol, as a solvent, cosolvent or additive, to form a composition thereof. Representative active or functional organic compounds include personal care products, e.g. sunscreens containing UVA/UVB absorbing compounds, such as avobenzone and benzophenone-3. Such compositions also show increased critical wavelength and UVA/UVB absorbance ratio performance properties.

Abstract: A product-structuring composition which forms a bilayer lamellar gel network in an oil-in-water system comprising (a) a cationic swellant which is a fatty acid adduct of amidopropyldimethyl-2-hydroxyethyl ammonium halide, and (b) a gellant blend of low HLB emulsifiers having a resultant HLB of about 1.5 to 4.5.

Abstract: A sunscreen concentrate in the form of a stable, uniform dispersion comprising, by weight:(a) about 30-65% of ultrafine titanium dioxide or zinc oxide, or mixtures thereof,(b) about 30-70% of an organic sunscreen agent, and(c) about 0.25-25% of a dispersing aid which is polyvinylpyrrolidone alkylated with a C.sub.4 -C.sub.36 alpha-olefin.

Abstract: An emulsifier composition for skin care formulations, which is present in the form of a bilayer lamellar gel network, which is stable up to a temperature of about 50.degree. C., comprising by weight, about 3-40% of a high HLB swellant which is lecithin, and a blend of low HLB emulsifier gellants, to 100%, the blend of gellants having a resultant HLB of about 1.5 to about 5. In a skin care formulation, the lamellar gel network forms a discrete third phase between the oil and water phases.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel fatty acid esters of alkoxylated isethionic acid and compositions comprising these compounds.