Extract of a bacterial strain for its use in treatment and/or care of the skin and/or mucous membranes, as well as its cosmetic and/or dermopharmaceutical compositions. In particular, its use for sebum reduction and skin firmness.

The invention relates to a polymer comprising alkoxysilane groups, obtained by polycondensation of a diisocyanate, of a difunctional compound and of two different alkoxysilanes.

The invention also relates to a cosmetic composition comprising such a polymer and to a process for caring for or making up keratin materials by application of the composition to the keratin materials.

The invention relates to a polymer comprising alkoxysilane groups, obtained by polycondensation of a diisocyanate, of a difunctional compound and of two different alkoxysilanes.

The invention also relates to a cosmetic composition comprising such a polymer and to a process for caring for or making up keratin materials by application of the composition to the keratin materials.

The present invention relates to an acyl-CoA synthetase homolog protein from microorganisms of the genus Mortierella, a polynucleotide encoding the protein, and so on. The invention provides polynucleotides comprising an acyl-CoA synthetase homolog protein gene from, e.g., Mortierella alpina, expression vectors comprising these polynucleotides and transformants thereof, a method for producing lipids or fatty acids using the transformants, food products containing the lipids or fatty acids produced by the method, etc.

A personal care composition, comprising a soluble zinc polyphosphate complex made by combining ingredients comprising an inorganic zinc salt, a plurality of long chain polyphosphates having 6 or more phosphate polymer units, and an aqueous solvent; wherein the relative amount of inorganic zinc salt and long chain polyphosphates provides a phosphorus to zinc mole ratio of at least 6:1. Also, a method of using the composition for reducing at least one of perspiration or body odor.

The present invention relates to a process for treating keratin fibers, comprising a step of applying to the keratin fibers a composition comprising a high content of one or more particular amino acids followed by a step of permanent reshaping of the keratin fibers.

The invention relates to a cosmetic composition which comprises: (i) one or more anionic surfactants, (ii) at least 3.5% by weight of one or more fatty acids, relative to the total weight of the composition, and (iii) one or more antidandruff agents, the anionic surfactant(s)/fatty acid(s) weight ratio being from 0.5 to 3.5. The invention also relates to the use of said composition for washing and conditioning the hair.

The present invention relates to a composition which includes a polymer compound and a neutralizing agent and can be applied to damaged hair, wherein the compound included in the composition has unshared electron pairs and thus forms strong polar bonds with alpha-hydrogen in amino acids of the hair to which the compound is to be bonded, the composition has both a hard segment and a soft segment in the compound, and thus imparts multifunctionality, such as elasticity, repellency, and bulkiness, and collagen included in the composition attaches to damaged cell membrane complexes (CMC), thus enabling the damaged hair to recover. Further, oxygen included in the compound forms hydrogen bonds with moisture in the air to form a film having high antistatic properties and a large refractive index, and thus imparts gloss and deep-color effects.

A hair treatment composition comprising (a) from 0.01 to 10 wt % of surfactant in a solvent, by weight of the total composition, and (b) a mixture of amino acids, wherein the mixture of amino acids comprises glutamic acid, alanine and proline gives damage repair benefits to chemically damaged hair.

The present invention relates to cochleates using phosphatidylserine/anionic surfactant/calcium chloride and, more specifically, to cochleates comprising phosphatidylserine, an anionic surfactant, calcium chloride, an active ingredient, and water.