Abstract: The invention comprises the use of one or more charged surfactants in preparations having an antiperspirant effect for reducing staining in or on clothing and improving improvement the ability of stains to be washed out of the clothing.

Abstract: Disclosed is cosmetic or dermatological preparation which is present as an aerosol spray and comprises one or more antiperspirant substances and one or more cationic surfactants.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of gauging stains on or in clothing which are caused at least in part by a cosmetic or dermatological preparation that comprises antiperspirant substances. The method comprises successively applying to a location of the clothing the preparation and sebum, washing and drying the clothing, and thereafter subjecting the clothing to a photometrical measurement by means of colorimetric measures in a CIE L*a*b color space and comparing the obtained value to a value obtained with an untreated area of the clothing.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of reducing or avoiding staining in or on clothing caused by a cosmetic or dermatological preparation comprising one or more antiperspirant substances and/or of improving the ability of stains in or on clothing which are caused at least in part by said preparation to be washed out from the clothing. The method comprises including in the preparation one or more cationic surfactants.

Abstract: The disclosed invention provides wax dispersions with an average particle size of 0.5 to 100 ?m containing (a) a wax phase with a melting point above 25° C. which contains at least one oil or wax component selected from dialkyl(ene) ethers, dialkyl(ene) carbonates, dicarboxylic acids, hydroxyfatty alcohols, and mixtures thereof and at least one emulsifier, and (b) a water phase. The wax dispersions are particularly useful as a basis for cosmetic preparations and, more particularly, for impregnating and wetting utility and sanitary wipes used for personal hygiene and body care.

Abstract: The invention relates to a glycerol ether mixture which consists essentially of a) at least one C12-22 glycerol monoalkyl ether, b) at least one C12-22 glycerol dialkylether and optionally c) at least one C12-22 glycerol trialkyl ether and/or d) at least one C12-22 fatty alcohol, components a) and b) together making up at least 50% by weight of the glycerol ether mixture and the ratio by weight of component a) to component b) being in the range from 3:1 to 1:2. The invention also relates to a process for producing the glycerol ether mixture and to cosmetic compositions containing the glycerol ether mixture.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I), where R1 is a branched alkyl(ene) radical having from 10 to 22 carbon atoms and having at least one branch in position 1, 2, 3 or 4 relative to the oxygen atom, R2 is a linear or branched alkyl(ene) radical having from 1 to 13 carbon atoms and R1 and R2 are selected so that the total number of carbon atoms in formula (I) is from 11 to 23. The compounds of the invention are suitable for preparation of or in cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical preparations, in particular as oily substances.

Abstract: A fatty acid ester of pentaerythritol, a pentaerythritol oligomer, or mixtures thereof, where the fatty acid has 6 to 22 carbon atoms, and the ester contains less than 0.3% by weight C17 fatty acid acyl groups and has a melting point of at least 30° C. is provided. A process for the production of a C16/C18 fatty acid pentaerythritol ester including (A) providing about 1.8 to about 2.2 mol of a fatty acid mixture per mol of pentaerythritol; (B) esterifying component (A) at temperatures ranging from about 180° C. to about 250° C. in an inert gas atmosphere in the absence of solvent to form a reaction mixture; (C) stirring the reaction mixture in vacuo until it has an acid value of less than 1 and an OH value of 145 to 158 is provided. A cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical composition including the above-described ester is also provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to esters of general formula (I) R1—C(?O)—O—R2, wherein (1) R1 represents a linear alkyl radical having 7 to 9 carbon atoms and R2 represents a linear alkyl radical having 9 to 10 carbon atoms or (2) R1 is a linear alkyl radical having 8 to 9 carbon atoms and R2 is a linear alkyl radical having 8 carbon atoms, or (3) R1 is a linear alkyl radical having 7 to 9 carbon atoms and R2 is a linear alkyl radical having 7 carbon atoms, or (4) R1 is an alkyl radical having 7 or 8 carbon atoms and R2 is an alkyl radical having 9 carbon atoms where, if R1 is a linear alkyl radical, R2 is a branched alkyl radical, or, if R1 is a branched alkyl radical, R2 is a linear alkyl radical or (5) R1 represents an alkyl radical having 8 carbon atoms and R2 is an alkyl radical having 8 carbon atoms, where, if R1 is a linear alkyl radical, R2 is a branched alkyl radical, or, if R1 is a branched alkyl radical, R2 is a linear alkyl radical, or n-octyl isooctanoate, n-dec I isooctanoate, n-decyl isononanoate, isono

Abstract: The invention is directed to a mixture of esters according to the general formula (I), R1—C(?O)—O—R2, wherein R1 is an alkyl moiety with 7 to 9 carbon atoms and wherein R2 is a an alkyl moiety with 8 to 10 carbon atoms, wherein the mixture comprises 5 to 60 weight-% of ester of the general formula (I), wherein R1 is an alkyl moiety with 9 carbon atoms, based on the total amount of esters according to formula (I) and/or wherein the mixture comprises 5 to 60 weight-% of ester of the general formula (I), wherein R2 is an alkyl moiety with 10 carbon atoms, based on the total amount of esters according to formula (I). The invention is further directed to cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical compositions comprising such esters and processes for the production of such esters.

Abstract: The invention comprises the use of one or more charged surfactants in preparations having an antiperspirant effect for reducing staining in or on clothing and improving improvement the ability of stains to be washed out of the clothing.

Abstract: An obscured state of a vehicle, in which a distance measuring sensor of an assistance system is obscured by a part of the vehicle, is automatically detected. If the obscured state is present, a steering intervention of the assistance system into a steering system of the vehicle during a parking or parking-bay-exiting process of the vehicle using the assistance system is automatically deactivated or prevented. Furthermore, to avoid a collision of the vehicle using the assistance system, a notification of an obscured state is automatically generated when the obscured state is present.

Abstract: A cosmetic composition is provided consisting of (1) an emulsifier consisting of (a) about 0.002% to about 12% of one or more fatty alcohols, based on the cosmetic composition, (b) about 0.6% to about 19.4% of one or more ethoxylated fatty alcohols, (c) about 0.002% to about 4.0% of a component selected from the group consisting of dialkyl ethers, dialkylene ethers, dialkyl carbonates, dialkylene carbonates and mixtures thereof; and (2) one or more cosmetic components selected from the group consisting of fats, oils, waxes, humectants, hydrotropes, solubilizers, inflammation inhibitors, active principles, thickeners, plant extracts, anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, cationic polymers, silicones, superfatting agents, stabilizers, biogenic agents, glycerol, preservatives, dyes, perfumes, antiperspirant actives, UV protection filters and water. In another embodiment, the emulsifier component (1) also consists of (d) about 0.002% to about 2.

Abstract: The invention relates to a glycerol ether mixture which consists essentially of a) at least one C12-22 glycerol monoalkyl ether, b) at least one C12-22 glycerol dialkylether and optionally c) at least one C12-22 glycerol trialkyl ether and/or d) at least one C12-22 fatty alcohol, components a) and b) together making up at least 50% by weight of the glycerol ether mixture and the ratio by weight of component a) to component b) being in the range from 3:1 to 1:2. The invention also relates to a process for producing the glycerol ether mixture and to cosmetic compositions containing the glycerol ether mixture.

Abstract: A composition comprising: (a) from about 0.1 to 60%, by weight, of one or more fatty alcohols; (b) from about 30 to 97%, by weight, of one or more ethoxylated fatty alcohols; (c) from about 0.1 to 20%, by weight, of a component selected from the group consisting of a dialkyl ether, a dialkenyl ether, and mixtures thereof; and (d) less than 5%, by weight, of water, all weights being based on the weight of the composition, which composition is useful as an emulsifier for cosmetic and pharmaceutical compositions, particularly for forming low-viscosity oil-in-water emulsions.

Abstract: The invention relates to a glycerol ether mixture which consists essentially of a) at least one C12-22 glycerol monoalkyl ether, b) at least one C12-22 glycerol dialkylether and optionally c) at least one C12-22 glycerol trialkyl ether and/or d) at least one C12-22 fatty alcohol, components a) and b) together making up at least 50% by weight of the glycerol ether mixture and the ratio by weight of component a) to component b) being in the range from 3:1 to 1:2. The invention also relates to a process for producing the glycerol ether mixture and to cosmetic compositions containing the glycerol ether mixture.

Abstract: A deodorizing composition containing: (a) from about 10 to 30% by weight of a dialkyl carbonate corresponding to formula I: wherein R1 is a linear alkyl and/or alkenyl group containing from about 6 to 22 carbon atoms, a 2-ethylhexyl, an isotridecyl, an isostearyl group or a group derived from a polyol containing 2 to 15 carbon atoms and at least two hydroxyl groups; R2 has the same meaning as R1 or is an alkyl group containing from about 1 to 5 carbon atoms; and n and m, independently of one another, represent a number up to 100, and (b) an antiperspirant.

Abstract: A smooth, dry-feeling, less-greasy, substantially-odorless, ecotoxicologically-safe, wax-based composition with a melting point above 25° C., comprising one or more wax components selected from dialkyl carbonates, dialkylene carbonates, and mixtures of two or more thereof; less than 10%, by weight, of water; and (c) optionally, one or more components selected from the group consisting of one or more wax or oil components selected from the group consisting of dialkyl ethers, dialkylene ethers, dicarboxylic acids, hydroxyfatty alcohols, and mixtures of two or more thereof, as well as one or more wax-like lipid components, other than those in previously listed, one or more other oil components, liquid at 20° C. and immiscible with water at 25° C.

Abstract: A fatty acid ester of pentaerythritol, a pentaerythritol oligomer, or mixtures thereof, where the fatty acid has 6 to 22 carbon atoms, and the ester contains less than 0.3% by weight C17 fatty acid acyl groups and has a melting point of at least 30° C. is provided. A process for the production of a C16/C18 fatty acid pentaerythritol ester including (A) providing about 1.8 to about 2.2 mol of a fatty acid mixture per mol of pentaerythritol; (B) esterifying component (A) at temperatures ranging from about 180° C. to about 250° C. in an inert gas atmosphere in the absence of solvent to form a reaction mixture; (C) stirring the reaction mixture in vacuo until it has an acid value of less than 1 and an OH value of 145 to 158 is provided. A cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical composition including the above-described ester is also provided.

Abstract: Lanolin-free lanolin substitute compositions comprising: A) from about 5 to about 95% by weight, of at least one plant sterol fatty acid ester; B) from about 1 to about 20% by weight, of at least one polyglyceryl di-polyhydroxy fatty acid ester; C) from about 1 to about 20% by weight, of at least one polyglyceryl di-fatty acid ester; D) from about 0.25 to about 10% by weight of at least one glyceryl fatty acid ester; and E) optionally, from about 1 to 80% by weight of an additive containing a mixture of (i) a vegetable oil, (ii) a hydrogenated vegetable oil, and (iii) a non-petroleum derived wax.