Abstract: A method for preparing silylated cellulose is disclosed. The method includes preparing a reaction product in the form of a paste and removing unreacted starting materials and/or by-products from the paste to form a powdered silylated cellulose.

Abstract: A composition contains an organosilyl-functional polyester, where the organosilyl-functional polyester is characterized by having multiple terminal carbon-carbon double bonds bound to the polyester through a carbon-oxygen-silicon linkage.

Abstract: A composition containing an elastomer, the elastomer characterized by having a polyester backbone crosslinked with a crosslinker and having a carbon-oxygen-silicon linkage between ester groups and crosslinkers.

Abstract: A composition containing an elastomer, the elastomer characterized by having a polyester backbone crosslinked with a crosslinker and having a carbon-oxygen-silicon linkage between ester groups and crosslinkers.

Abstract: A composition contains a silylated polysaccharide, where the silylated polysaccharide is characterized by: (a) having linked fructose, galactose, anhydrogalactose, or glucose saccharide units provided that glycosidic linkages of glucose are alpha linkages and that the silylated polysaccharide is other than a silylated starch; and (b) on average 1 to 100 mole-percent of the hydroxyl groups on the polysaccharide have been silylated with a silyl group having the structure —SiR3 linked to the polysaccharide through a C—O—Si bond where each R is independently selected from hydrocarbyl radicals having from one to 12 carbon atoms, provided that on average at least one R per polysaccharide has a terminally unsaturated carbon-carbon double bond.

Abstract: A composition contains a silylated polysaccharide, where the silylated polysaccharide is characterized by: (a) having linked fructose, galactose, anhydrogalactose, or glucose saccharide units provided that glycosidic linkages of glucose are alpha linkages and that the silylated polysaccharide is other than a silylated starch; and (b) on average 1 to 100 mole-percent of the hydroxyl groups on the polysaccharide have been silylated with a silyl group having the structure —SiR3 linked to the polysaccharide through a C—O—Si bond where each R is independently selected from hydrocarbyl radicals having from one to 12 carbon atoms, provided that on average at least one R per polysaccharide has a terminally unsaturated carbon-carbon double bond.

Abstract: A composition includes a crosslinked polysiloxane elastomer with 2 or more carbon-oxygen-silicon linkages between a polysaccharide component and polysiloxane component, where the polysaccharide component is other than a cellulose or starch component.

Abstract: A reaction composition contains (a) an allyl polyether having the following formula: CH2=CHCH2O-Aa-B where, (i) subscript a is 2 to 170; (ii) A is selected from: —CH2CH2O—; —CH2CH(CH3)O—; —CH(CH3)CH2O—, CH2CH(CH2CH3)O—; —CH(CH2CH3)CH2O, —CH2CF(CF3)O—, —CF(CF3)CF2O— and —CF2CF(CF3)O—; and (iii) B is selected from —H, —CH3, —CH2CH3, —CH2CH2CH3, —CH2CH2CH2CH3, —C(O)CH3, and —CF2CF2CF3; (b) A silyl hydride functional siloxanc comprising the following siloxane units [R2HSiO1/2]m[R2SiO2/2]d[R2SiO3/2]t[SiO4/2]q wherein d+t+q is one or more and wherein: (i) R is selected from hydrocarbyl groups liaing from one to 8 carbon atoms; (ii) subscript m is 2 or more; (iii) subscript d is zero to 20; (iv) subscript t is zero to 2; (v) subscript q is zero to 2; and (c) a platinum-based hydrosilylation catalyst; where there are at least 4 molar equivalents of silyl hydride functionalities relative to allyl functionalities in the reaction composition.

Abstract: A cross-linked composition is disclosed. In various embodiments, the cross-linked composition comprises the reaction product of: a first siloxane having at least one pendant polycyclic anhydride group; a second siloxane having at least one pendant polycyclic anhydride group; and a polyol having at least two hydroxyl groups reactive with the pendant polycyclic anhydride groups of the first and second siloxanes. A personal care composition is also provided. The personal care composition comprises a cross-linked composition having at least two carboxyl groups. In various embodiments, the cross-linked composition is as described above. The personal care composition further comprises a least one cosmetic component; optionally in a cosmetically acceptable medium. Methods of forming the cross-linked composition and the personal care composition are also disclosed. A polycyclic anhydride composition and polyorganosiloxane composition are also disclosed.