Abstract: A method for treating a skin condition by intimately combining a water soluble antibiotic with the keratin layer of the outermost layer of the cleansed epidermis. The antibiotic is dissolved in the alkaline fraction of an electrolyzed water. The solution is characterized by the absence of hydrolysis products, turbidity, and loss of potency of the antibiotic. The aqueous solution is applied to the treatment area where the water is absorbed by the keratin and the antibiotic is carried into intimate contact with the keratin after which the water is evaporated leaving the antibiotic dispersed across the treatment area.

Abstract: A hydratable, highly absorbent keratin solid fiber or powder capable of absorbing a large weight excess of water may be produced by partially oxidizing hair keratin disulfide bonds to sulfonic acid residues and reacting the sulfonic acid residues with a cation. The neutralized suspension can be filtered, washed, and dried, leaving keratin solid which can be shredded into fibers and further ground into powder. Addition of water to the solid produces a hydrogel. The powder or hydrogel may be useful as an absorbent material, as a therapeutic for skin, or as an excipient. The keratin materials can be incorporated into nonwoven films. The hydrogel can be used as a biocompatible viscoelastic filler for implant applications. Another use for the absorbent keratin and keratin hydrogel is as an excipient in pharmaceutical and cosmetic applications.

Abstract: In order to form liposomes with a longer half-life in blood, use is made of defined compounds with the general formula (A) 1

Abstract: A shower gel formulation having a clear appearance is described which suspends insoluble particles, water insoluble liquids or bubbles and contains an acrylate copolymer, an anionic surfactant, a cationic polymer and, optionally, an amphoteric surfactant. The method of use of the clear shower gel is also described.

Abstract: Cosmetic preparations, in particular shampoos, are described which comprise oxiconazole nitrate as antidandruff agent.

Abstract: A composition useful in a delivery system for water-insoluble ingredient(s) containing at least one organic phospholipid capable of forming bilayers in aqueous solution; at least one amphoteric surfactant present in an amount by weight equal to or greater than the amount of the phospholipid; at least one nonionic surfactant present in an amount by weight equal to or greater than the amount of the phospholipid; and at least one cationic polymer, wherein the cationic polymer functions to control the amount of water-insoluble ingredient(s) deposited on keratinous substances. A method for treating keratinous substances with the compositions and delivery systems is also disclosed. In addition, the amount of water-insoluble ingredient(s) to be deposited can be controlled by varying the amount of the phospholipid, the nonionic surfactant, or both.

Abstract: A polyion complex (PIC) is formed of an anionic soluble polymer formed from ethylenically unsaturated monomers including at least one anionic or monomer and a cationic soluble polymer formed from ethylenically unsaturated monomer including at least one cationic monomer, in which the monomers used to form at least one of the polymers comprise a zwitterionic monomer and in which the monomers used to form at least one of the polymers include non-ionic monomer, preferably C1-24 alkyl(meth)acrylate, in which the overall ratio of anionic groups to cationic groups in the PIC is in the range 1.5:1 to 1:1.5, and in which the polymers are combined in ratios to provide a PIC in which there are units derived from zwitterionic monomer in an amount in the range 1 to 70 mole % based on total monomer derived units in the PIC and there are units derived from non-ionic monomer in an amount in the range 0 to 60 mole % based on total monomer derived units in the PIC. The PIC is preferably swollen in water and is a flowable gel.

Abstract: A hair treatment composition which comprises 0.01-5.0 wt % of a particulate substance which is substantially unagglomerated or unaggregated prior to incorporation in the composition, which particulate substance has a modal primary particle size of 7-40 nm, and a Youngs modulus of at least 4 Gpa, preferably at least 6 GPa.

Abstract: Compositions comprising at least one surfactant base, at least one linear, saturated, long-chain fatty alcohol containing at least 50% by weight, relative to the total weight of said at least one linear, saturated, long-chain fatty alcohol, of at least one linear, saturated, long-chain fatty alcohol containing 22 carbon atoms, and at least one additional ingredient chosen from opacifiers and pearlescent agents. The invention also relates to the use of such fatty alcohols or mixture of fatty alcohols to give a pearling effect to and/or to enhance the pearling effect of compositions comprising at least one surfactant base and at least one additional ingredient chosen from opacifiers and pearlescent agents. The compositions according to the invention are used in particular as rinse-out products, in particular for washing and conditioning keratin substances, such as human hair.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel detergent compositions, in particular hair compositions, containing in a cosmetically acceptable medium, a washing base, at least one cationic polymer and at least one anionic polycondensate containing at least one polyurethane and/or polyurea sequence, the polycondensate being water-soluble.

Abstract: A cleansing composition, which is mild to the skin and eyes is disclosed. The composition includes a compound of formula I wherein: R=C6 to C30 Fatty Acid, n=0 to 20, m=0 to 40, and n+m=2 to 60; and at least one anionic surfactant. The composition may further include nonionic, amphoteric, betaine, and cationic surfactants. The compositions are useful as shampoos, washes, baths, gels, lotions, creams, and the like.

Abstract: W/O or O/W stable dispersions are formed by mixing an oily phase and an aqueous phase when the dispersion is stabilized with cubic gel particles formed by the combination of two amphiphilic compounds, one of the amphiphilic compounds being capable of forming a lamellar phase in the presence of water, and the other being capable of forming an inverse hexagonal phase in the presence of water.

Abstract: A structured, solid composition that contains at least one colorant, a liquid oil phase, and a gellant, wherein the gellant is a tertiary amide-terminated polyamide resin (ATPA) of the formula (1): wherein, n designates a number of repeating units such that terminal amide groups constitute from 10% to 50% of the total amide groups; R1 at each occurrence is independently selected from a C1-22 hydrocarbon group; R2 at each occurrence is independently selected from a C2-42 hydrocarbon group; R3 at each occurrence is independently selected from an organic group containing at least two carbon atoms in addition to hydrogen atoms, and optionally containing one or more oxygen and nitrogen atoms; and R3a at each occurrence is independently selected from hydrogen, C1-10 alkyl and a direct bond to R3 or another R3a such that the N atom to which R3 and R3a are both bonded is part of a heterocyclic structure defined in part by R3a—N—R3, the composition being in the form of a solid; the liquid

Abstract: The present invention relates to a series of novel silicone alkoxylated esters which have terminal carboxyl groups that form salt complexes with certain amid containing cationic compounds to form very mild conditioning products suited for personal care applications like shampoos, body wash, hand wash and bath products.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a topical delivery system effective in depositing a thin, tenacious and substantially continuous coating of a silk protein on skin by an aqueous emulsion mediated dissolution of protein from a substrate with subsequent transfer and deposition onto the skin. Coatings of silk protein on skin resist removal, thereby providing a protective barrier against chemically- and biochemically-induced skin damage. The treatment composition also provides a vehicle for administering an effective dose of an active agent to the skin surface.

Abstract: Detergent and conditioning compositions having a washing base and a conditioning system with an oil nanoemulsion.

Abstract: Disclosed are cleansing compositions having a pH of from about 2.0 to about 5.5, comprising an amphoteric surfactant in combination with 2-pyrrolidone-5 carboxylic acid as a proton donating agent. Also disclosed are corresponding articles of manufacture and methods of cleansing the skin using the described compositions. The compositions are mild to the skin and provide immediate and residual antimicrobial benefits to the skin.

Abstract: This application relates to a stable pharmaceutical composition and methods for the cleansing of skin to facilitate the prevention, treatment, and management of skin conditions, such as seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis, folliculitis, rosacea, perioral dermatitis, acne, impetigo and other inflammatory skin conditions, and the like, including a sufficient amount of an acidic component of a hydroxyacid or tannic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to exfoliate a portion of the skin, a sufficient amount of stabilized hydrogen peroxide to facilitate cleansing of the skin without substantial irritation thereof, and an antimicrobial agent including at least one of an antibacterial agent, antimicrobial agent, antiviral agent, anthelmintic, or a combination thereof, in an amount sufficient to inhibit or reduce microorganisms on the skin.

Abstract: The hair treatment method includes applying to hair an effective amount of aqueous, alcoholic or aqueous-alcoholic hair treatment composition containing from 0.05 to 15 percent by weight of at least one as-yet-uncrosslinked hydrolytic precondensation product for forming an inorganic-organic hybrid polymer and optionally at least one film-forming hair-setting polymer, and subsequently crosslinking the as-yet-uncrosslinked hydrolytic precondensation product while the as-yet-uncrosslinked hydrolytic precondensation product remains on the hair to form the inorganic-organic hybrid polymer in order to provide long-lasting good hair setting. The hydrolytic precondensation product has an Si—O—Si network and is made by hydrolytically condensing at least one organosilane having crosslinkable groups with or without a network-modifying compound for modifying the crosslinking of the crosslinkable groups.

Abstract: The present invention relates to nanoemulsion formulations and methods for delivering biological agents to cells, and in particular nanoemulsion formulations for parenteral and non-parenteral delivery of biological agents to a subject. The nanoemulsion formulations of the present invention may be employed to permit the permeation of biological agents into the skin of subject or to increase the rate of permeation. Biological agents may be delivered by the nanoemulsion formulations of the present invention for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.

Abstract: The use of one or more cosurfactants (surfactant B) in a mixture with one or more surfactants different from surfactant B (surfactant A) for reducing the binding of surfactant A to the surface of the skin.

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Abstract: A vehicle, and a fragrance concentrate are described for providing a customized, personal care product to a consumer at a location, typically the point of sale, that is remote from a second location in which a personal care product base composition is prepared. The custom personal care product typically includes a product base, a fragrance concentrate, and one or more performance agent concentrates that may contain benefit agents, botanical extracts, active ingredients for skin and hair, and the like. The inventive vehicle is substituted to the extent that an insufficient amount of performance agents are selected by the consumer to obtain optimum, final product, component concentrations.

Abstract: A hair and scalp treatment composition containing (1) an anti-dandruff agent such as salicylic acid, (2) a polyethylenimine, and (3) an amphoteric surfactant. The composition provides superior effects for repairing damaged hair, protecting hair against chemical and mechanical damage. In addition, the composition also provides scalp treatment for against dandruff, seborrheic dermatitis and psoriasis. The composition could be incorporated into either aqueous or anhydrous solvent systems.

Abstract: The invention concerns a hair and/or body care product for humans or animals, in the form of a powder having a granulometry of 30 to 500 microns, applicable directly to the wet hair and/or the body and comprising, percentages being expressed as percentages by weight relative to the total weight of the powder, less than 40% of at least one surfactant, and from 1 to 12% of at least one perfume, the percentage being made up to 100% by one or more products selected from the group consisting of sugars, starches, celluloses, polyols, proteins, amino acids, perfumes, colourings, antioxidants, plant substances, seaweed, vitamins, essential oils and mineral fillers.

Abstract: Bleaching compositions comprising at least one oxidizing agent and at least one combination of two polyurethane polyethers. Processes and devices for bleaching using the aforesaid compositions.

Abstract: A composition containing at least one organic phospholipid capable of forming bilayers in aqueous solution; at least one amphoteric surfactant; at least one nonionic surfactant present in an amount by weight equal to or greater than the amount of the phospholipid; at least one suspending agent present in an amount effective for maintaining a stable composition; and a lipophilic ingredient. The invention also relates to a delivery system for lipophilic ingredients containing the above components, and an aqueous phase, wherein the organic phospholipid, amphoteric surfactant, and nonionic surfactant are present in a combined amount sufficient to allow the lipophilic ingredient to be incorporated into the system. A method of treating akeratinous substance is also disclosed.

Abstract: A packaged aqueous self foaming liquid cleansing composition comprising a base composition comprising a surfactant system comprising an anionic surfactant and an amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactant and a hydrophobic component, and a post foaming agent, wherein the composition is substantially free of soap and thickens on the addition of the post foaming agent to the base composition.

Abstract: Compositions, in one embodiment a transfer resistant cosmetic composition, which may also be pliable and comfortable to wear upon application to a substrate. The compositions comprise, more particularly, at least one structuring polymer and at least one silicone resin. The invention, in one embodiment, relates to cosmetic, dermatological, and pharmaceutical products containing this composition.

Abstract: A composition containing at least one organic phospholipid capable of forming bilayers in aqueous solution; at least one amphoteric surfactant present in an amount by weight equal to or greater than the amount of the phospholipid; at least one nonionic surfactant present in an amount by weight equal to or greater than the amount of the phospholipid; and a water-insoluble polymer comprising at least one aromatic monomeric residue, wherein said aromatic monomeric residue comprises at least one aromatic unit substituted with at least one hydroxyl group. The invention also relates to a delivery system for water-insoluble ingredients containing the above components, and an aqueous phase, wherein the organic phospholipid, amphoteric surfactant, and nonionic surfactant are present in a combined amount sufficient to allow the water-insoluble polymer to be incorporated into the system. A method of treating a keratinous substance is also disclosed.

Abstract: A product and process for the immediate removal of odors from materials, and the prevention of the production of additional odors over extended periods of time. Oxides are combined with nitrates. The oxides get rid of the existing odors and the nitrates keep the system aerobic; which keeps the production of new odors from forming.

Abstract: A cleansing and conditioning cosmetic composition containing a mixture of anionic, nonionic or amphoteric surfactants or mixtures thereof, with a cosurfactant that is alkoxylated nonionic surfactant, a water insoluble component as defined herein and a cationic conditioning polymer. The composition provides excellent cleansing and conditioning for hair/skin and produces a copious, creamy lather.

Abstract: A conditioning shampoo comprising a conditioning agent, a primary surfactant, and arabinogalactan, wherein the arabinogalactan suspends the conditioning agent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a water-soluble or water-dispersible polymeric salt, to a cosmetic or pharmacuetical composition which comprises at least one such polymeric salt, and to the use of the polymeric salts.

Abstract: Hair conditioning shampoo compositions are provided which contain a combination of conditioning agents including emulsified silicones, cationic polymers and certain fatty acid polyesters of polyols. Suitable fatty acid polyesters are sucrose pentalaurate, sucrose tetraoleate, sucrose pentaerucate, sucrose tetraerucate, sucrose tetrastearate, sucrose pentaoleate, sucrose octaoleate, sucrose pentatallowate, sucrose trirapeate, sucrose tetrarapeate, sucrose pentarapeate, sucrose tristearate and sucrose pentastearate, and mixtures thereof. The compositions give improved hair conditioning benefits, especially to hair which has been damaged, e.g. through environmental exposure or harsh mechanical or chemical treatments such as heat styling, perming or bleaching.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid formulation for a baby wipe. The preferred formulation has cocamidopropyl betaine, and PEG-80 glyceryl cocoate/PEG-30 glyceryl cocoate.

Abstract: Described in the present invention are a dispersion which comprises, as a dispersoid, (a) 5 to 40 wt. % of an amphipatic lipid containing, in the molecule thereof, at least one hydroxy and amide group, and (b) 2 to 55 wt. % of a surfactant in an aqueous medium; a washing-away type cosmetic composition comprising the dispersion; and a washing-away type cosmetic composition comprising (A) 0.01 to 10 wt. % of an amphipatic lipid which contains, in the molecule thereof, at least one hydroxy and amide group and having a melting point not less than 30° C. and (B) 5 to 95 wt. % of a surfactant. The dispersion according to the present invention is useful as a component of a washing-away type cosmetic composition having both an emulsion-like or pearl-lustrous appearance and low skin irritation.

Abstract: A hair cosmetic composition having an excellent hair setting property, and which imparts to hair good flexibility and a good finish feeling. The hair cosmetic composition comprises (a) a water-soluble amine-oxide-containing polymer having a weight-average molecular weight of 10,000 to 500,000 and (b) a water-soluble polymer selected from the group consisting of nonionic, cationic, anionic and amphoteric polymers. The weight ratio of component (a) to component (b) falls within a range of from 1:10 to 10:1. Components (a) and (b) are incorporated in a total amount of from 0.1 to 10 wt. % based on the hair cosmetic composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cosmetic composition, in particular for photoprotecting the skin and/or the hair, in the form of a dispersion comprising two immiscible phases stabilized with at least one anionic surfactant chosen from the salts of fatty acids and of monovalent or polyvalent metals, of ammonium or of organic bases, a compound for screening out ultraviolet radiation, which can be adsorbed at the interface of the said immiscible phases, derived from benzylidenecamphor and comprising at least one partially or totally neutralized sulphonic acid function, a metal oxide nanopigment coated with hydrophobic hydrocarbon-based coating agents and a cationic or zwitterionic amphiphilic compound which leads, with the anionic surfactant, to the formation of a compound capable of lowering the water/liquid paraffin interface tension at 40° C. by more than 14 mN.m−1 for an anionic surfactant concentration of 0.1 mmol/100 g, by more than 26 mN.m−1 for an anionic surfactant concentration of 0.

Abstract: A hair treatment composition contains one or more polymers or copolymers, each of which is made from one or more monomers, in a cosmetic foundation. The respective monomers are selected from the group consisting of ethylenic unsaturated saccharides, ethylenic unsaturated saccharic acids, derivatives of ethylenic unsaturated saccharides and derivatives of ethylenic unsaturated saccharic acids. The unsaturated sachharides and saccharic acids are present in cyclic or open chain form.

Abstract: The invention relates to novel detergent cosmetic compositions comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one anionic surfactant chosen from 2-hydroxyalkyl ether carboxylic acid and salts thereof and at least one silicone chosen from: (i) volatile or non-volatile, linear, branched or cyclic and crosslinked or non-crosslinked polyalkylsiloxanes, polyarylsiloxanes or polyalkylarylsiloxanes; (ii) polysiloxanes comprising, in their general structure, one or more organofunctional groups chosen from: a) substituted or unsubstituted aminated groups; b) (per)fluorinated groups; c) thiol groups; d) carboxylate groups; e) hydroxylated groups; f) alkoxylated groups; g) acyloxyalkyl groups; h) amphoteric groups; i) bisulphite groups; j) hydroxyacylamino groups; k) carboxylic acid groups; l) sulphonic groups; m) sulphate or thiosulphate groups; (iii) linear polysiloxane(A)-polyoxyalkylene(B) block copolymers of (A—B)n type with n>3; (iv) grafted silicone polymers composed of a main chain not compri

Abstract: Detergent cosmetic compositions comprising a washing base and at least one amphoteric starch. This combination can give at least one cosmetic property such as, ease of styling, lightness and suppleness of treated hair, and can have good working properties such as good intrinsic washing power and good foaming power. These compositions can be used for washing and/or conditioning a keratin material, such as the hair or the skin.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of depositing a benefit agent on a keratinous surface, said method comprising topically applying to said surface an effective amount of a ringing gel composition comprising (a) a surfactant phase; (b) an oil phase; and (c) a benefit agent.

Abstract: A surfactant system capable of structuring a non-aqueous liquid composition, wherein the surfactant system comprises at least about 5% of a structuring particle. The surfactant system preferably further comprises a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, cationic, amphoteric surfactants and mixtures thereof. A well dispersed mixture of a non-aqueous liquid, for example, a nonionic surfactant, and at least about 25%, by weight of the surfactant system results in the mixture having a yield of at least about 2.0 Pa when measured at 20 sec−1 and 25° C. Moreover, the surfactant system should exhibit a peak when measured by SAXS x-ray diffraction, wherein the peak's center is between about the 1.5 to 2.5 v positions on the 2 theta axis. The structuring particles are most preferably structuring particles of sulfate and linear alkyl benzene sulfonate. Also provide is a method of making the structuring particle.

Abstract: The invention concerns novel detergent and conditioning compositions containing, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, (A) a washing base and (B) a conditioning system including an oil nanoemulsion. The invention is useful for hair and skin cleaning and care.

Abstract: An aqueous conditioning shampoo composition comprising, in addition to water: i) at least one surfactant chosen from anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic or amphoteric surfactants or mixtures thereof: ii) emulsified particles of an insoluble, nonvolatile silicone; iii) a soluble cationic hair conditioning polymer having a cationic charge density of about +3.0 meq/gram or less, in which the emulsified particles of insoluble, nonvolatile silicone are incorporated into the shampoo composition as a preformed aqueous emulsion having an average silicone particle size in the emulsion and in the shampoo composition of from 2 to 30 microns.

Abstract: Hair conditioning shampoo compositions are provided which contain a combination of conditioning agents including emulsified silicones, cationic polymers and certain fatty acid polyesters of polyols. Suitable fatty acid polyesters are sucrose pentalaurate, sucrose tetraoleate, sucrose pentaerucate, sucrose tetraerucate, sucrose tetrastearate, sucrose pentaoleate, sucrose octaoleate, sucrose pentatallowate, sucrose trirapeate, sucrose tetrarapeate, sucrose pentarapeate, sucrose tristearate and sucrose pentastearate, and mixtures thereof. The compositions give improved hair conditioning benefits, especially to hair which has been damaged, e.g. through environmental exposure or harsh mechanical or chemical treatments such as heat styling, perming or bleaching.

Abstract: A shampoo composition having at least one detersive surfactant, a suspending particulate agent, and a cationic deposition polymer, wherein at least about 5% by weight of the cationic deposition polymer is adsorbed on the suspended particulate agent is described.

Abstract: A composition for removing make-up from keratinous material comprised of a polysaccharide alkyl ether formed of units containing at least two different saccharide rings, each unit containing at least one hydroxyl group substituted with a saturated hydrocarbon-based alkyl chain combined with a make-up-removing system comprising at least one non-aqueous solvent and/or an oil and/or a surfactant. The polysaccharide alkyl ether preferably has a molecular weight of greater than 200,000 and is in particular a guar gum alkyl ether having a degree of substitution of about 2 to 3, in particular 2.5.

Abstract: Solid, non-detergent and non-tacky cosmetic compositions having a water absorption capacity greater than 50 mg are disclosed. Said compositions are generally provided as sticks, pencils or bars and may be used to produce a variety of solid products for make-up, for skin, scalp, hair or mucosal care and/or treatment, and for styling and/or setting keratin fibres such as hair.