A method for manufacturing a three dimensional object includes steps of: providing a digital description of the object as a set of voxels; sequentially creating an actual set of voxels corresponding to the digital set of voxels. At least one voxel comprises a polymer derived from: polyol and an ionic monomer. The calculated charge density of the resulting polymer is 0.01 to 0.7 mEq/g. A three-dimensional object having at least one voxel. The at least one voxel including a polymer derived from: a polyol and an ionic monomer, and the calculated charge density of the resulting polymer is 0.01 to 0.7 mEq/g.

Described herein are methods of treating biofilm (e.g. modifying surface topography, reducing thickness or reducing biovolume) and compositions and apparatus for use in carrying out such methods.

A hair or skin treatment composition for improving health of hair or skin includes an ointment obtained by heating one or more of castor oil, animal fat, and vegetable oil with a mash comprising one or more of carrots, onions, coconut flesh, and watercress, for between one and eight hours to generate, after straining to remove solids, a preliminary oil mixture. The preliminary oil mixture is heated with one or more of citrus juice and nutmeg, for between one and eight hours, to generate, after straining to remove solids, an intermediate oil mixture. The intermediate oil mixture is heated with sulfur, petrolatum, and at least one agent configured for absorbing or blocking ultraviolet radiation to generate, upon cooling, the ointment, which can be applied to hair or skin of a user to effect a physical or aesthetic change thereto.

The present invention relates to preventing color transfer and sticking of powder-containing cosmetics to clothes or the like. A coating formation method of the present invention includes an electrostatic spraying step of electrostatically spraying a composition directly onto a skin surface onto which powder-containing cosmetics have been applied, thereby forming a coating on the skin. The composition contains a component (a) and a component (b) below. It is preferable that the method further includes a liquid agent applying step of applying a liquid agent containing one or more selected from water and oils that are in liquid form at 20° C. on the skin onto which the powder-containing cosmetics have been applied, wherein the liquid agent applying step is performed subsequent to the electrostatic spraying step. (a) One or more volatile substances selected from water, alcohols, and ketones; and (b) a polymer having a coating formation ability.

Provided are a cosmetic solution of which ingredients are absorbed through a skin of a human body, a fine bubble-containing cosmetic for improving skin penetration which includes the fine bubbles contained in the cosmetic solution to be absorbed rapidly, and a system and a method for manufacturing the cosmetic.

The fine bubble-containing cosmetic for improving dermal penetration of the present invention contains fine bubbles to allow maximization of penetration ability of the cosmetic into a skin.

The present invention chiefly aims to provide a novel composition for controlling indigenous bacterial flora in the skin which can enhance or improve the diversity of bacterial species in the indigenous bacterial flora in the skin relative to the condition before treatment. The present invention can include, for example, a composition (e.g., an ointment, a liquid) for controlling the diversity of bacterial species in indigenous bacterial flora in the skin, comprising an effective amount of earthworm lipids extracted from a raw earthworm (Lumbricus rubellus), and a base. The composition of the present invention is useful, for example, as a raw material for skin care products and cosmetics.

A single or multi-ply flushable and dispersible wet wipe including a wet laid fibrous web imprinted using a structuring fabric, a binder composition comprising poly(vinyl) alcohol, poly(vinyl) acetate, poly (ethylene) (vinyl) alcohols, poly (ethylene) (vinyl) acetate, copolymers of vinyl acetate-ethylene, or combinations thereof, and one or more additives. In an exemplary embodiment, the fibrous web is wetted by a wetting solution comprising 0.1% to about 10% by weight of one of the following: (1) boric acid; and (2) boric acid and a mono or divalent salt.

The present invention relates to gel compositions comprising a polyurethane elastomer. The polyurethane elastomer is formed from the reaction of a polyol, a polyisocyanate, and optionally a polyurethane reaction catalyst, optionally in the presence of a topically acceptable carrier fluid. In some embodiments, the gel composition comprises a personal active ingredient or a healthcare active ingredient, which may be incorporated into the gel composition via a pre-load method or a post-load method. Also provided herein are gel pastes and topical formulations comprising the polyurethane elastomers, and methods of making the same.

The invention relates to vesicles comprising Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF), a cationic surfactant and cholesterol or derivatives thereof. The invention also discloses a procedure for their preparation, based on compressed fluid technology (CFs). The vesicles of the invention are useful in the manufacture of drugs and cosmetics and in tissue engineering.

The present invention relates to a process for treating keratin fibres, especially the hair, comprising the following steps: —application to the keratin fibres of a composition comprising one or more cationic acrylic copolymers comprising at least the units obtained from the following monomers: a) monomer derived from acrylic or methacrylic esters or amides and comprising at least one cationic group, and b) alkyl acrylate or methacrylate monomer, and—application of heat to the keratin fibres using a heating tool, the application of heat possibly taking place before, during or after the application of the composition, preferably during or after.