Abstract: The present invention relates to personal care or cosmetic compositions that contain a shatter-resistant blend of microencapsulated colorants that can produce a natural, textured tone effect. A method for cosmetic treatment comprises application of such personal care or cosmetic compositions onto at least a part of the body.

Abstract: The present invention relates to personal care or cosmetic compositions that contain a shatter-resistant blend of microencapsulated colorants that can produce a natural, textured tone effect. A method for cosmetic treatment comprises application of such personal care or cosmetic compositions onto at least a part of the body.

Abstract: The hydroxybenzoate compounds of this invention are defined by the formula: wherein Y is hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, a C1 to C6 alkyl or a C2 to C6 alkyl ether; R is a C4 to C6 mono- or di-olefinically unsaturated hydrocarbon radical, a C4 to C7 mono- or di-acetylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon radical or a C2 to C3 acetylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon radical when at least one of X and Y is other than hydrogen and X is hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, a C1 to C6 alkyl, a C2 to C6 alkyl ether or  in which A is selected from the group of X, B is selected from the group of Y and R1 is hydrogen, hydroxy, C1 to C6 alkyl, C1 to C6 alkoxy or —COOR2 in which R2 is C1 to C6 alkyl, a C2 to C6 olefinically unsaturated hydrocarbon radical or a C2 to C7 acetylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon radical.

Abstract: The antimicrobial preservative composition consisting essentially of (a) from 0.5 to 20 wt. % dihalogenated butane having terminal cyano groups and (b) from 80 to 99.5 wt. % of a heterocyclic poly(hydroxy lower alkylamide) in a weight ratio of between 0.5:2 and 0.5:25 which mixture exhibits a synergistic antimicrobial affect over each of components (a) or (b) taken individually.

Abstract: What is described is a light stable, whitish antimicrobial product which is a silver-allantoin complex encapsulated with allantoin. The molar ratio of silver-to-allantoin in the product is between 1:100 and 1:4.

Abstract: A water soluble, antimicrobial composition having antifungal activity useful for disinfecting a contact lens comprise (a) polyhexamethylene biguanide and (b) iodopropynylbutyl carbamate, in a weight ratio of (a):(b) of at least 100:1.