The present disclosure relates to the treatment of a skin condition in a subject, including but not limited to one or more of luminosity, brightness, skin pore size, skin pore count, sebum production, sebum composition, overall skin quality, eyelid laxity, fine lines under the eye, fine lines on the face, laxity on the face, perioral rhytids, moderate to severe facial folds and wrinkles such as nasolabial folds, moderate to severe facial wrinkles such as smile lines or marionette lines, age-related midface contour deficiencies, dorsal hand to correct volume deficit, glabellar lines, correction of facila depressions, either due to injury or age-related, perioral wrinkles, lip commissures, crow's feet, facial rhytides, and forehead wrinkles, comprising applying to the skin of the subject a first composition derived from one or more sponges, and a second composition comprising one or more botulinum toxins. Also provided are compositions for use in the treatment of a skin condition in a subject, including but not limited to hyperhidrosis, comprising a first composition and a second composition, wherein (a) the first composition comprises Spongilla; and (b) the second composition comprises one or more botulinum toxins. Also provided are kits, including kits for the treatment of a skin condition in a subject including but not limited to hyperhidrosis, comprising a first composition and a second composition, wherein the first composition comprises Spongilla, and the second composition comprises one or more botulinum toxins.

A temporary hair coloring composition or gloss composition including a core-shell toner particle; wherein the core comprises an optional dye, an optional pigment, an optional additive; and a polymer binder; wherein the shell comprises a shell polymer and an optional additive; and a vehicle comprising a liquid, a paste, or a semi-solid; wherein the vehicle is non-toxic and does not harm hair.

The present invention relates to a dosage form comprising at least one functionalized calcium carbonate-comprising material (FCC) and at least one hot melt extruded polymer resin, a method for producing same, a pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, cosmetic, home and personal care product comprising the dosage form and the uses thereof.

The present invention relates to core shell silica particles, wherein each core shell silica particle comprises a silica core, and a surface of the silica core is etched with metal silicate, the core shell silica particles prepared by: i) admixing an amount of silica particles in water with an amount of a base, wherein the base comprises a monovalent metal ion, to produce core shell silica particles, each core shell silica particle comprising a silica core, and a surface of the silica core etched with a silicate of the monovalent metal ion; and ii) reacting the core shell silica particles formed in step i) with a metal salt comprising a second metal ion, to form core shell silica particles comprising silicate of the second metal ion on the surface of the silica core.

Surface-modified zinc oxide particles having a silane coupling agent having an alkoxy group on surfaces thereof, in which the surface-modified zinc oxide particles have 5.0 × 10-2 g2/s or more and 1.0 × 102 g2/s or less of a penetration rate coefficient A of cyclopentasiloxane with respect to the surface-modified zinc oxide particles, which is indicated by A in the following formula (1). W2 = A.Math.t (1) (in the formula, W is a penetration weight (unit: g), and t is a time (unit: s).)

A method for manufacturing a colored sheet for coloring an object by adhesion to the object includes, a coloring step of applying by spraying, a first coating fluid containing first microparticles for coloring to a thin film of a print receiver body which has a sheet-shaped support body and the thin film, the thin film being peelably held on the sheet-shaped support body to serve as a base material of an adhesive sheet which is to be adhered to the object, and a restricting step of applying by spraying, before the coloring step, a second coating fluid for restricting the first microparticles from penetrating the thin film to a location where the first coating fluid is to be applied.

An object is to provide particles excellent in biodegradability, tactile sensation, and lipophilicity.

Provided are particles containing cellulose acetate, in which the particles have an average particle size of not less than 80 nm and not greater than 100 μm, a sphericity of not less than 0.7 and not greater than 1.0, a degree of surface smoothness of not less than 80% and not greater than 100%, and a surface contact angle with water of not less than 100°; and a total degree of acetyl substitution of the cellulose acetate is not less than 0.7 and not greater than 2.9.

This invention provides core shell silica particles, wherein each core shell silica particle comprises a silica core, and a surface of the silica core etched with group I metal silicate. These core shell silica particles have high surface charge density and anti-bacterial activity. Also provided are compositions comprising core shell silica particles, process of making the core shell silica particles and methods of reducing or inhibiting bacterial activity by administering the core shell silica particles or compositions thereof.

The present invention relates to a cosmetic and/or dermatological composition comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium: a) at least some hydrophobic aerogel particles, b) at least some silicone elastomer particles, c) at least one particle that absorbs sebum. The invention also relates to a process for making the skin matt and/or for reducing its shine.

Oral care compositions and/or unit-dose oral care compositions with a fluoride ion source. Oral care compositions and/or unit-dose oral care compositions with a high average fluoride ion uptake. Oral care compositions with one or more web forming materials, a calcium ion source, and a fluoride ion source with a high average fluoride uptake.