Abstract: The invention relates to compositions containing a) 45 to 65 wt. % of one or more secondary paraffin sulfonates with 8 to 22 carbon atoms, b) 1 to 10 wt. % of one or more alcohol alkoxylates which are produced from the reaction of alcohols R—OH, wherein R is an alkyl group with 4 to 8 carbon atoms, with alkoxylating agents selected from ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, or mixtures thereof and which contain on average 1 to 10 mol of structural units derived from the alkoxylating agents per 1 mol of structural units derived from the alcohols, and c) 25 to 52 wt. % water, in relation to the total weight of the composition in each case. The compositions can be used in an advantageous manner for producing washing and cleaning agents.

Abstract: Composition in the form of a gel containing at least 35% by weight of water, at least one foaming surfactant chosen from nonionic or amphoteric surfactants, and at least one superabsorbent polymer. The superabsorbent polymer helps to thicken the composition without affecting its cosmetic properties.

Abstract: A composition comprising a) a surfactant comprising an anionic surfactant; b) at least 8 weight % of the composition of a C12-18 fatty alcohol, and c) water. A cleansing method includes applying the composition to skin or hair and washing, and optionally rinsing with water.

Abstract: An aqueous and liquid cleansing composition comprises a fatty acid soap, a salt of a lauryl ether sulfate surfactant that is present in an amount that is at least 50% of the weight of the fatty acid soap, a betaine surfactant that is present in an amount that is at least 23% of the weight of the fatty acid soap, and at least 0.05% by weight of the composition of triclocarban. The lauryl ether sulfate and betaine surfactant in the specified amount in relation to the fatty acid soap amount keep the triclocarban from precipitating out of the composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions containing a) 45 to 65 wt. % of one or more secondary paraffin sulfonates with 8 to 22 carbon atoms, b) 1 to 10 wt. % of one or more alcohol alkoxylates which are produced from the reaction of alcohols R—OH, wherein R is an alkyl group with 9 to 11 carbon atoms, with alkoxylating agents selected from ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, or mixtures thereof and which contain on average 1 to 4 mol of structural units derived from the alkoxylating agents per 1 mol of structural units derived from the alcohols, and c) 25 to 52 wt. % water, in relation to the total weight of the composition in each case. The compositions can be used in an advantageous manner for producing washing and cleaning agents.

Abstract: The present invention provides personal wash compositions where partially hydrogenated triglyceride oil (defined by IV of 20 to 100) are specifically formulated to provide low temperature stability. Specifically when formulated to have specific concentration of partially hydrogenated triglycerides, delivered alone or as part of mixture with other oils, desirable low temperature stability of formulations is achieved.

Abstract: It has been found that transparency and water-white appearance of soap bars is improved by adding a fluorescer at selective levels. Disclosed is a transparent soap bar comprising: (i) 20 to 78 wt % total fatty matter; and (ii) 0.003 to 0.5 wt % fluorescer, wherein (i) CIELAB b* value of said bar at 0° viewing and 75° illumination is less than 0; and (ii) color of said bar expressed as Y+5R on LOVIBOND® scale is 0 to 3 and wherein the soap bar includes 0.05 to 10 wt % C2 to C3 alcohol. Also disclosed is a process for making transparent soap bar comprising the steps of: (i) saponification of oils or fatty acids in presence of polyols to get a molten mass, where after complete neutralization, the free alkali content measured as sodium hydroxide is not greater than 0.1%; and (ii) molding said molten mass to get the bar, wherein 0.003 to 0.5 parts fluorescer and 0.05 to 10 parts C2 to C3 alcohol is mixed with said molten mass.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to improve the solidification point and the hardness of a soap of the fatty acid soap series wherein the percentage of potassium used as the counter ion is large. The solid soap of the present invention to achieve the above-described object is characterized by comprising 1 to 5 mass % of a betaine, and in that sodium and potassium are contained as the fatty acid counter ion, and potassium is 20 mole % or more of the counter ion.

Abstract: A personal cleansing composition includes a surfactant, a thickener, emulsifier and at least one particulate dispersed in the thickener, the at least one particulate being formed of a substantially biodegradable substance. The at least one particulare may include a soy meal based polymer. The soy meal based polymer is both stable and biodegradable. The at least one particulate includes a group of suspended particles added to mechanically scrub the skin of a user or used as a textural ingredient to modify the feel, spreadability or slip of a product. The soy meal based polymer is useful in personal cleansing compositions as an exfoliant, a scrub, a film former or as a filler. The half-life of the composition may be modified as necessary based on the shelf-life of the product.

Abstract: Compositions comprising a fluorosurfactant and a hydrotrope are disclosed. The hydrotropes are either cationic or anionic benzene derivatives comprising fluoro-substituted functional groups and polar groups. The compositions are useful in various surfactant applications.

Abstract: A millable solid soap. The millable solid soap contains a solid phase soap base and hydrogel phase particles dispersed in said soap base. The hydrogel phase particles act as fillers to render a low total fatty matter solid soap.

Abstract: A gelled cleaning composition is provided that includes a standard temperature and pressure (STP) liquid oil or STP malleable wax present from 0.1 to 9.9 total weight percent. An emulsifier is present from 0.01 to 10 total weight percent, along with an alkylene glycol present from 0.002 to 11 total weight percent. A microemulsion is present in the composition from 0.2 to 15 total weight percent. Water forms a majority of the composition such that the composition is monophasic for at least 4 months storage at 20° Celsius. The composition is well suited for use in a process to remove a lipophilic substance from hands or an inanimate substrate by applying the composition and after allow sufficient time for the substance to be softened or solubilized, removing the composition and at least a portion of the substance. Silicone gaskets, as well as other cured resins and paints are readily removed.

Abstract: Provided are: an oil composition for cosmetics which is readily miscible with a makeup stain and can rinse out freshly through washing with water without leaving oily feeling, regardless of whether the skin is wet or not, and excels in safety and temporal stability; and a cleansing cosmetic containing the oil composition for cosmetics. The oil composition for cosmetics contains 1 to 30 percent by weight of a medium-chain polyglycerol monoalkyl ether; 1 to 30 percent by weight of a long-chain polyglycerol monoalkyl ether; and 40 to 98 percent by weight of at least one oily ingredient selected from the group consisting of silicone oils, ester oils, and triglycerols.

Abstract: A personal cleansing composition includes soap at a concentration of at least 10 weight percent of the composition; and talc having a primarily triclinic crystal structure, the talc being included at a concentration of between 0.1 and 15 weight percent of the composition. A method for enhancing lathering properties of a bar soap includes the step of molding a bar soap from such a composition.

Abstract: A cleaning composition may comprise a pH-switchable sudsing system and a cleansing system. The pH-switchable sudsing system may comprise a primary sudsing agent in combination with a pH-switchable co-surfactant. The pH-switchable co-surfactant is selected from diamine molecules having a general formula R1R2—N—R3—N+(CH3)3X?, where R1 is a linear or branched C8 to C16 hydrocarbyl, R2 is a linear or branched C1 to C3 hydrocarbyl, R3 is a linear or branched C3 to C6 hydrocarbylene, and X is a counteranion. The tertiary amine nitrogen of the pH-switchable co-surfactant has a pKa value. When the tertiary amine nitrogen is unprotonated, the pH-switchable co-surfactant may provide a suds-boosting effect in washing solutions at a washing pH above the pKa. When the tertiary amine nitrogen is protonated, the pH-switchable co-surfactant may provide a suds-reducing benefit in rinse waters at a rinse pH below the pKa.

Abstract: Compositions comprising disiloxane surfactant compositions comprising a silicone composition comprising a silicone having the formula: MM? where M=R1R2R3SiO1/2; M?=R4R5R6SiO1/2; with R1 selected from the group consisting of branched monovalent hydrocarbon radical of from 3 to 6 carbon atoms and R7, where R7 has the formula: R8R9R10SiR12 with R8, R9, and R10 each independently selected from the group of monovalent hydrocarbon radicals having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and monovalent aryl or alkaryl hydrocarbon radicals having from 6 to 13 carbon atoms and R12 is a divalent hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R2 and R3 are each independently selected from the group of from 1 to 6 carbon atom monovalent hydrocarbon radicals or R1, with R4 an alkylpolyalkyleneoxide of the general formula: R13(C2H4O)a(C3H6O)b(C4H8O)cR14 where R13 is a divalent linear or branched hydrocarbon radical having the structure: —CH2—CH(R15)(R16)dO— where R15 is H or methyl; R16 is a divalent alkyl radical of

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dissolvable article in the form of a porous dissolvable solid structure, comprising from about 23% to about 75% surfactant; wherein the surfactant has an average ethoxylate/alkyl ratio of from about 0.001 to about 0.45; from about 10% to about 50% water soluble polymer; and from about 1% to about 15% plasticizer; and wherein the article has a density of from about 0.05 g/cm3 to about 0.25 g/cm3.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dissolvable article in the form of a porous dissolvable solid structure, comprising from about 10% to about 50% water soluble polymer; from about 1% to about 25% plasticizer; from about 23% to about 75% surfactant; wherein the surfactants comprise one or more surfactants from Group I, wherein Group I includes anionic surfactants, and one or more surfactants from Group II, wherein Group II includes a surfactant selected from the group consisting of amphoteric, zwitterionic and combinations thereof; wherein the ratio of Group I to Group II surfactants is from about 5:95 to about 30:70; and wherein the dissolvable article has a density of from about 0.05 g/cm3 to about 0.40 g/cm3.

Abstract: A cleaning and purifying composition including at least one solvent, an alkaline agent, a deflocculant, at least one surfactant selected from the group comprising an alcohol ethoxylate surfactant, an alkylamino-polyethoxy-sulfate surfactant, a polyether-phosphate ester surfactant, a surfactant that is a phosphate ester of an ethoxylated alcohol, and a surfactant that is a polyethyleneglycol monoalkyl ether, and a bonding agent.

Abstract: The proposed process of the present application passes a concentrated surfactant in a lamellar phase though a high-shear device diluting the concentrated surfactant in a lamellar phase to an isotropic phase without encountering the highly viscous middle phase.

Abstract: The present invention describes a cosmetic composition for skin cleansing, the end product of which has peculiar and improved physical characteristics with regard to plasticity, malleability, moldability and non-friability. Said peculiar and improved physical characteristics occur because of the presence of a structural analog of vegetable starch in the formulation of the end product. Said cosmetic composition for skin cleansing comprises: at least one surfactant; fecula; at least one cosmetic agent and a cosmetically acceptable carrier.

Abstract: A personal cleansing composition includes a surfactant, a thickener, emulsifier and at least one particulate dispersed in the thickener, the at least one particulate being formed of a substantially biodegradable substance. The at least one particular may include a soy meal based polymer. The soy meal based polymer is both stable and biodegradable. The at least one particulate includes a group of suspended particles added to mechanically scrub the skin of a user or used as a textural ingredient to modify the feel, spreadability or slip of a product. The soy meal based polymer is useful in personal cleansing compositions as an exfoliant, a scrub, a film former or as a filler. The half-life of the composition may be modified as necessary based on the shelf-life of the product.

Abstract: The present invention relates to personal care compositions, especially those personal care compositions in the form of a personal care article that is a porous dissolvable solid substrate. The porous dissolvable solid substrate has a surface resident coating comprising the starch perfume complex that can provide a consumer benefit.

Abstract: Provided are compositions comprising a polyglyceryl nonionic surfactant, a zwitterionic surfactant, an organic acid preservative, a non-sulfate anionic surfactant and water, wherein the composition is substantially free of ethoxylated materials and has a pH of about 5.4 or less, and uses thereof. Also provided are compositions comprising a polyglyceryl nonionic surfactant, a zwitterionic surfactant, an organic acid preservative, and water, wherein the composition is substantially free of ethoxylated materials, substantially free of sulfated anionic surfactants, and has a pH of about 5.4 or less, and uses thereof.

Abstract: The present invention is related to an aqueous cleansing composition especially for keratin fibers such as human hair with excellent volume enhancing effect. First object of the present invention is a cleansing composition for hair comprising at least one surfactant selected from anionic, non-ionic and amphoteric ones and furthermore comprising at least one ethoxylated monoglyceride according to the general formula wherein R1 is a saturated or unsaturated and branched or straight alkyl chain with a chain length of 7 to 21 C atoms and x+y+z has a value of 3 to 200 and at least one (poly)propylene glycol according to the following formula wherein n has a value between 1 and 70.

Abstract: A composition and method are provided. The composition is free of a non-botanical lathering agent and may include a botanical agent, a conditioning agent, a skin soothing agent, an antioxidant, an emulsifying agent, a chelating agent, and a preservative. The composition may be a skin cleansing composition free of a non-botanical lathering agent. The composition may be applied to the skin. The composition may be rinsed from the skin after it has remained on the skin for a period of time.

Abstract: A composition and method for a cross-linked acrylic acid polymer based personal cleanser having high clarity is disclosed. Particular compositional ingredients are combined in a specified process such that the final composition comprises a clear, transparent personal cleansing product.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a cleaning agent that contains surfactants and has a pH value of at least 11 when diluted in an aqueous solution and ready for use. Said cleaning agent is used to destabilize prions during mechanical and manual cleaning and/or disinfection of medical and/or surgical instruments and appliances. It has been recognized that this combination enables a reliable destabilization of prions during the mechanical reconditioning of surgical instruments.

Abstract: Quaternized cellulose ethers suitable for personal care products are described.

Abstract: A personal care cleansing composition is provided which includes a C10-C24 acyl glycinate salt and a dihydroxypropyl quaternary ammonium salt. Most preferred is sodium cocoyl glycinate in combination with dihydroxypropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride. The quaternary ammonium salt enhances foaming properties of the glycinate salt.

Abstract: Cleansing bar compositions having high water content comprise: (a) at least about 15%, by weight of the composition, of water; (b) from about 40% to about 84%, by weight of the composition, of soap; and (c) from about 1% to about 15%, by weight of the composition, of inorganic salt. The bar compositions further comprise a component selected from the group consisting of carbohydrate structurant, humectant, free fatty acid, synthetic surfactants, and mixtures thereof. The bar compositions preferably have a Water Activity (“Aw”) of less than about 0.95, preferably less than about 0.90, and more preferably less than about 0.85. The bar compositions are preferably manufactured by a milling process.

Abstract: A personal cleansing composition exhibiting enhanced skin feel (i.e., enhanced skin softness, reduced skin irritation, reduced residue, and reduced greasy, tacky, or tight skin feel), enhanced foaming and lather, and good cleansing, more specifically, a personal cleansing composition comprising a mixture of alpha sulfonated alkyl esters or sulfonated fatty acids, or salts thereof, with an alkyl sulfoacetate or ethoxylated alkyl sulfoacetate, or salts thereof, secondary surfactants, and optional additives.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thickening/foam-promoting agent having thickening/foam-promoting properties and a low odor, and a detergent composition containing the agent. The thickening/foam-promoting agent is composed of the following component (A): (A) a compound represented by the following formula (1): R1O—(PO)n/(EO)m—R2??(1), wherein R1 is a linear alkyl or an alkenyl group having 8 to 10 carbon atoms, PO is a propyleneoxy group, EO is an ethyleneoxy group, an average added molar number n is a number of 1.5 to 3.0, an average added molar number m is a number of 0 to 1.0, and R2 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, wherein the content of an alcohol of the formula (1), when n=0, m=0 and R2 is a hydrogen atom, is not more than 3000 ppm, and the detergent composition contains the component (A) and a surfactant (B).

Abstract: Provided are methods of cleansing dyed hair comprising applying to dyed hair a composition comprising anionic surfactant and a hydrophobically-modified polymer capable of binding surfactant thereto.

Abstract: Provided are compositions comprising a low molecular weight, non-crosslinked, linear acrylic copolymer and at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, and combinations of two or more thereof, and methods of using such compositions.

Abstract: A personal care cleansing composition having enhanced perceptible skin benefits, for example, by selecting certain ratios of quaternary ammonium compounds and free fatty acids. Additionally, in accordance with various aspects of the present invention, the present inventors have discovered that the addition of talc in varying percentages increases qualities to the user such as freshness, smoothness, lather and creaminess. Additionally, aspects relating to fragrance retention, deposition and the amounts perceived are improved.

Abstract: A non-irritating antimicrobial multi-layer or multi-ply tissue product made by treating an inner layer or ply or an inner surface of an inner layer or ply with one or more antimicrobial agents and treating the one or more outer layers or plies or the outer surfaces of the layers or plies with one or more irritation-inhibiting agents, and methods of making and using the same. The antimicrobial agent will remain confined to the inner portion of the tissue product, thereby preventing irritation to the user, and the irritation-inhibiting composition treated layer(s) or ply(s) provides a pleasing, soothing, non-irritating tactile quality to the tissue product. The non-irritating antimicrobial multi-layer or multi-ply tissue product further comprises an absorption enhancing agent. In one embodiment, the irritation-inhibiting composition comprises an oil, in which case the tissue product will also entrap any absorbed contaminant, holding it in contact with the antimicrobial agent.

Abstract: A multicolored cleansing bar includes at least one cleansing material, wherein the cleansing bar includes a plurality of layers, wherein the plurality of layers includes at least a red layer, an orange layer, a yellow layer, a green layer, a blue layer, and a purple layer. A method for improving a child's hygiene includes (1) providing a child with a multicolored cleansing bar including a cleansing material and having a plurality of colors, and (2) having the child wash or bathe with the cleansing bar, wherein the child is motivated to wash or bathe with the cleansing bar in order to see the appearance of the cleansing bar change.

Abstract: A cleaning and purifying composition including at least one solvent, an alkaline agent, a deflocculant, at least one surfactant selected from the group comprising an alcohol ethoxylate surfactant, an alkylamino-polyethoxy-sulfate surfactant, a polyether-phosphate ester surfactant, a surfactant that is a phosphate ester of an ethoxylated alcohol, and a surfactant that is a polyethyleneglycol monoaklyl ether, and a bonding agent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of enhanced perfume retention, e.g., bars providing enhanced retention. By selecting specific bar compositions (e.g., with low TFM and specific starch-polyol structuring system), it has been unexpectedly found that retention of perfume during dry bar storage is actually increased.

Abstract: A composition and method are provided. The composition is free of a non-botanical lathering agent and may include a botanical agent, a conditioning agent, a skin soothing agent, an antioxidant, an emulsifying agent, a chelating agent, and a preservative. The composition may be a skin cleansing composition free of a non-botanical lathering agent. The composition may be applied to the skin. The composition may be rinsed from the skin after it has remained on the skin for a period of time.

Abstract: A cleansing or a surface-conditioning composition comprising a mixture of (i) and (ii) in water: i) a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic, non-ionic, zwitterionic, cationic, and mixtures thereof, and ii) a hydrophobic benefit agent in a particulate form having a mean particle size in the range of 1-1,000 micron, and a specific gravity of ?1, not encapsulated within a film or a capsule-like enclosure, the particulate hydrophobic benefit agent comprising: a) a physically-modified form of the hydrophobic benefit agent; and b) a deposition-aid material bonded to the surface of the physically-modified benefit agent material, wherein the bonding between the two said materials is achieved prior to addition to i), wherein said deposition-aid material is not a surfactant having a weight average molecular weight of less than 5,000 Dalton.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to methods and compositions for clearing and cleaning enteral feeding tubes. More particularly, the composition is an ingestible gel composition that comprises enzymes for degrading buildup in enteral feeding tubes, carrageenan, and divalent metal ions or a source thereof. The carrageenan present in the composition stabilizes the enzymes at room temperatures, allowing for long-term storage of the composition. Upon injecting the gelled composition into the feeding tube, body heat from the patient melts the gel, and the enzymes are released to act on debris present in the feeding tube.

Abstract: A cleansing or a surface-conditioning composition comprising a mixture of (i) and (ii) in water: i) a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic, non-ionic, zwitterionic, cationic, and mixtures thereof; and ii) a hydrophobic benefit agent in a particulate form having a mean particle size in the range of 1-1,000 micron, and a specific gravity of ?1, not encapsulated within a film or a capsule-like enclosure, the particulate hydrophobic benefit agent comprising: a) a physically-modified form of the hydrophobic benefit agent; and b) a deposition-aid material bonded to the surface of the physically-modified benefit agent material, wherein the bonding between the two said materials is achieved prior to addition to i), wherein said deposition-aid material is not a surfactant having a weight average molecular weight of less than 5,000 Dalton.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising a structured benefit agent pre-mix or delivery vehicle comprising benefit agent structured with crystalline materials, as defined, which, when separately prepared and combined after preparation, provides enhanced delivery of benefit agent from a carrying composition into which the premix is added. The use of structured benefit agent also enhances delivery of separate benefit agents in the premix (which may or may not be structured) and of separate benefit agents added separately from the premix.

Abstract: A personal cleansing composition in solid or bar form which is mild to the skin and very effective in removing dirt and grime from the body, particularly the hands. Importantly, such soap bars do not have a noticeable abrasive feel when in contact with the skin. Another feature is that the bar exhibits a so called “drag effect” when the soap bar is used for washing.

Abstract: A cleansing or a surface-conditioning composition comprising a mixture of (i) and (ii) in water: i) a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic, non-ionic, zwitterionic, cationic, and mixtures thereof; and ii) a hydrophobic benefit agent in a particulate form having a mean particle size in the range of 1-1,000 micron, and a specific gravity of ?1, not encapsulated within a film or a capsule-like enclosure, the particulate hydrophobic benefit agent comprising: a) a physically-modified form of the hydrophobic benefit agent; and b) a deposition-aid material bonded to the surface of the physically-modified benefit agent, wherein the bonding between the benefit agent and the deposition-aid material is achieved prior to addition to i), wherein said deposition-aid material is not a surfactant having a weight average molecular weight of less than 5,000 Dalton.

Abstract: Intricately shaped toilet bars with specific compositions and plasticity properties can be advantageously manufactured via three dimensional cutting. Such cut bars are characterized by specific surface profiles and topographic features. Intricately shaped toilet bars with a wide range of formulations for enhanced skin treatment can be thus economically and reliably manufactured.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composition for washing keratin materials, comprising, in an aqueous medium: (a) at least one first anionic surfactant in the form of a magnesium salt, (b) at least one second anionic surfactant different from the first, (c) at least one amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactant, (d) at least one oxyethylenated sorbitan ester, and (e) at least one polymer chosen from cationic polymers and amphoteric or zwitterionic polymers. Also disclosed herein is a cosmetic treatment process comprising applying such a composition to the hair.

Abstract: An extruded and stamped personal washing bar comprising an artisan crafted appearance having top and bottom stamped faces bounded by a parting line or edge band and a horizontal plane intersecting the parting line or edge band, said bar further comprising an outer surfactant phase and a substantially contiguous inner vein comprising a thermoplastic mass, wherein said inner vein is located between the top and bottom stamped faces of the bar and wherein a projection of the inner vein onto the horizontal plane intersecting the parting line or edge band has a maximum width that is at least 20% of a maximum width of the bar in said horizontal plane.