The present invention relates to the cosmetic use of at least one short chain fatty acid (SCFA) comprising from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, salts thereof, esters thereof and mixtures thereof, for preventing and/or treating dry skin and/or aged skin, in particular hyposeborrheic dry skin and/or aged skin. The present invention also relates to the cosmetic use of a conditioned culture medium obtained from at least one microorganism of the species Propionibacterium acnes, the said medium comprising at least one short chain fatty acid comprising from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, salts thereof, esters thereof and mixtures thereof, for preventing and/or treating dry skin and/or aged skin, in particular hyposeborrheic dry skin and/or aged skin.

Provided herein is a storage stable non-fluoride toothpaste composition enriched with a dietary supplement containing both oil soluble and water soluble vitamins. The dietary supplement is incorporated into the toothpaste, the dietary supplement containing a water soluble vitamin portion including at least one water soluble vitamin and an oil soluble vitamin portion. The oil soluble vitamin portion includes at least one oil soluble vitamin, a carrier oil and an emulsifier. The toothpaste is thereby formulated in a manner such that oral application will result in systemic delivery of at least a portion of the dietary supplement to meet a 2% RDI threshold even when 3 or less serving sizes are orally applied.

The present disclosure provides a method for preparing an anti-wrinkle functional cosmetic substance comprising cutting herbal materials comprising angelica gigas root, rehmannia glutinosa root, a paeonia albiflora root, mentha arvensis, angelica dahurica root, scrophularia buergeriana, rheum undulatum root/stalk/stem, sanguisorba officinalis root, and cinnamomum cassia bark into pieces, putting a mixture of the herbal material pieces, talc, a pearl powder, deep ocean water into an extractor, sterilizing the mixture, then fermenting the mixture by mixed lactobacillales strain, and then hot-water extracting the mixture into a solid, freeze-drying the extracted solid into a freeze-dried powder, and dissolving and high-speed mixing the freeze-dried powder, adenosine, and borax in a beeswax, a perilla oil, an olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, and a helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil heated and chamaecyparis obtusa water heated.

A skincare composition containing plant extracts and a preparation method thereof. The skincare composition containing plant extracts, comprising, by weight percentage, the following components: 0.2-0.5% of a complex plant extract, 1-3.5% of a carbohydrate derivative, 50-60% of a thickener, 1.5-4% of a first skin conditioner, 0.1-0.3% of a second skin conditioner, 2-3% of a third skin conditioner, 3-5% of a first moisturizer, 4-6% of a second moisturizer, and the balance of deionized water.

The present invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I)

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as well as mixtures comprising or consisting of compounds of formula (I). Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process for the preparation of the compounds of formula (I) and to the use of the compounds of formula (I) as a perfuming ingredient, in particular as a lily of the valley perfuming ingredient. Ultimately, the present invention relates to perfume preparations and perfumed products or consumer goods comprising at least one of the compounds of formula (I).

The present invention relates to hair colouring compositions free of resorcinol, 2-methyl resorcinol, 4-chloro resorcinol and resorcinol derivatives and free of methoxymethyl-p-phenylenediamine, said compositions comprising at least three dyes selected from at least one primary dye selected from p-toluenediamine sulphate, p-aminophenol, N-methyl-p-aminophenol sulphate and 1-hydroxyethyl-4,5-diamino pyrazole sulphate, and at least two secondary dyes selected from hydroxyethyl 3,4-methylenedioxyaniline HCl, 2-amino-3-hydroxypyridine and 2-methyl-5-hydroxyethylaminophenol, or at least two primary dyes selected from p-toluenediamine sulphate, p-aminophenol, N-methyl-p-aminophenol sulphate and 1-hydroxyethyl-4,5-diamino pyrazole sulphate, and at least one secondary dye selected from hydroxyethyl 3,4-methylenedioxyaniline HCl, 2-amino-3-hydroxypyridine and 2-methyl-5-hydroxyethylaminophenol.

A cosmetic composition for sculpting nails, a method for sculpting nails which comprises the application of the cosmetic composition, and a brush-in bottle for applying the cosmetic composition are disclosed.

A cosmetic composition and a method for preparing the cosmetic composition are provided. The cosmetic composition includes an aqueous phase and oil phase. The aqueous phase comprises at least one water soluble ingredient including at least one non-ionic surfactant. The oil phase comprises a transformative agent, at least one thickener and at least one solvent. The transformative agent comprising at least 1% of at least one butter and at least 1% of at least one oil, the transformative agent having a butter to oil ratio of from about 2:5 to about 9:10. The cosmetic composition has a transformative texture.

The present invention is related to a hair styling composition and process for styling keratin fibers, especially for hair. The object of the present invention is an aerosol composition for keratin fibers, especially for hair, based on an aqueous, aqueous-alcoholic or alcoholic medium comprising at least one natural starch and at least one propellant. Compositions according to present invention can furthermore comprise at least one film forming polymer, one or more surfactant, UV filter and direct hair dye.

The invention provides a zinc-lysine complex having the formula [Zn(C.sub.6H.sub.14N.sub.2O.sub.2).sub.2Cl].sup.+Cl.sup.− having antibacterial and antiperspirant properties, together with personal care compositions comprising the complex, and methods of making and using these complexes and compositions. The application discloses a general reaction for formation of such complexes by mixing a Zn source with Lysine in 1:2 ratio: ZnO+2(Lysine ′HCI)->[Zn(Lysine).sub.2CI].sup.+CI.sup.−.(H.sub.2O).sub.2