A method for producing dimensionally stable, fragrance-containing shaped bodies based on hydrocolloids. The present invention is also directed to the shaped bodies produced using this method, to the use of these bodies, and to a washing or cleaning agent which contains these bodies.

A method for producing dimensionally stable, fragrance-containing shaped bodies based on hydrocolloids. The present invention is also directed to the shaped bodies produced using this method, to the use of these bodies, and to a washing or cleaning agent which contains these bodies.

Surfactant-containing compositions are described which include a protein component that has the effect of improving the surface-active properties of the surfactants contained in the compositions. The surfactant-containing compositions having the protein component demonstrate significantly lower critical micelle concentrations (CMC), reduced surface tensions, and reduced interfacial tensions than do comparable compositions having no protein component. In addition, the surfactant-containing compositions having the protein component has the effect of converting greasy waste contaminants to surface active materials.

Surfactant-containing compositions are described which include a protein component that has the effect of improving the surface-active properties of the surfactants contained in the compositions. The surfactant-containing compositions having the protein component demonstrate significantly lower critical micelle concentrations (CMC), reduced surface tensions, and reduced interfacial tensions than do comparable compositions having no protein component. In addition, the surfactant-containing compositions having the protein component has the effect of converting greasy waste contaminants to surface active materials.

Disclosed is cleansing composition comprising: (i) a surfactant; and, (ii) a complex of an oligodynamic metal with a chemoattractant, wherein zeta potential of the complex is from +30 mV to 30 mV and wherein said complex is not in nanoparticulate form; and wherein the chemoattractant is a protein. Also disclosed is a method of sanitising an animate or inanimate substrate by reducing viable count of bacteria residing thereon by at least 2-log, comprising the steps of: (i) applying to the substrate a composition as disclosed or an aqueous suspension thereof; (ii) allowing said composition or the suspension to remain in contact with said substrate for a contact time of up to 60 seconds; and, (iii) rinsing the composition or the suspension with water, or wiping it with a wipe.

A detergent or cleaning agent, in particular a cleaning agent for hard surfaces, having at least two phases which are different from each other. The detergent or cleaning agent includes at least one first phase and at least one second phase that is different, with the at least one first phase being solid and the at least one second phase having at least one polymer and at least one polyvalent alcohol.

A detergent or cleaning agent, in particular a cleaning agent for hard surfaces, having at least two phases which are different from each other. The detergent or cleaning agent includes at least one first phase and at least one second phase that is different, with the at least one first phase being solid and the at least one second phase having at least one polymer and at least one polyvalent alcohol.

The present invention is directed to a method for producing environmentally friendly microcapsules. Moreover, the present invention provides microcapsules obtained/obtainable by the method according to the invention, in particular multilayer microcapsules which are suitable for all kinds of industrial application, in particular in personal care and home care products. The microcapsules preferably comprise at least one oil as core material.

The present invention is directed to a method for producing environmentally friendly microcapsules. Moreover, the present invention provides microcapsules obtained/obtainable by the method according to the invention, in particular multilayer microcapsules which are suitable for all kinds of industrial application, in particular in personal care and home care products. The microcapsules preferably comprise at least one oil as core material.

A lubricant for firearms includes a base and nanoparticles dispersed throughout the base. The base may include a hydrocarbon or a mixture of hydrocarbons. The base may be in a liquid form or in a semisolid form. Fat from an animal source, such as porcine fat or, more specifically, bacon fat, may be employed as a hydrocarbon of the base. Fat from an animal source may be rendered or otherwise clarified. The nanoparticles may include nanospheres, which may have an average diameter of about 100 nm or less. The lubricant may also include a hydrocarbon from a vegetable source (e.g., a vegetable oil, etc.), a hydrocarbon from a petrochemical source, and/or a synthetic petrochemical lubricant. The lubricant may include a fragrance to impart it with a desired scent (e.g., a bacon scent, etc.). Methods for lubricating and cleaning metallic surfaces of firearms are also disclosed. In such a method, nanoparticles from a lubricant may be introduced into and retained within microscopic crevices in the metallic surfaces.