Disclosed is an oral or topical composition comprising a nuclear factor erythroid-2 related factor 2 agonist and a liver X receptor agonist, wherein the amounts of each of the nuclear factor erythroid-2 related factor 2 agonist and the liver X receptor agonist produce a synergistic benefit of hair fibre growth, wherein the oral or topical composition comprises ≦9, preferably ≦8% w/w β-sitosterol, wherein when the oral or topical composition comprises a catechin, the oral or topical composition comprises 0.001 to 90, preferably 0.005 to 70, most preferably 0.01 to 50% w/w catechins, wherein the oral or topical composition excludes pregnenolone, 4, 5-dihydrofuranodiene-6-one, epoxy santamarin, hydroquinone, longistyline, monacolin K, protoanemonin, N-(2,2,2-tri-fluoro-ethyl)-N-[4-(2,2,2-tri-fluoro-1-hydroxy-1-trifluoromethyl-ethyl)-phenyl]-benzenesulfonamide, dihydronepetalactone, iridomyrmecin, and dihydroactinidiolide, wherein when the oral or topical composition comprises guggelsterone and epigallocatechin gallate, the oral or topical composition excludes a guggelsterone to epigallocatechin gallate weight ratio of 1 to 28, and wherein when the oral or topical composition comprises sodium dilauramide glutamide lysine, the oral or topical composition excludes 0.3% w/w sodium dilauramide glutamide lysine.

A pharmaceutical or cosmetic carrier for topical administration substantially consists of phosphatidylcholine, monoglyceride, fatty acid ester of C.sub.1-C.sub.3 alcohol; volatile solvent selected from ethanol and its combinations with C.sub.3-C.sub.4 alcohol and/or volatile silicone oil. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical and cosmetic compositions comprising the carrier and pharmaceutically or cosmetically active agent(s).

A make-up composition is for the skin, is prepared by a process and used in a makeup method. The cosmetic composition is intended for making up the skin. The composition has from 75 to 98% by weight of a powder or a mixture of powders, as well as at least one cosmetically acceptable fatty phase having at least one oil. The composition additionally includes a block copolymer of at least one styrene polymer and of at least one olefin polymer, the olefin being other than styrene, or a mixture of these block copolymers.

The present disclosure relates to an anhydrous composition, and the composition according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a fatty alcohol; an emollient; a wax; and a poorly soluble substance, and has a viscosity of 300 cSt or more at 30 C., and can stabilize poorly soluble substances that provide effects to the human body to increase the moisture retention in the skin or hair, and can simultaneously provide softness and shine to the hair upon use, and exhibit excellent feeling of use without stickiness or residual feeling on the hands.

A skin external preparation includes a finely dispersed wax composition that is solid or semisolid at room temperature, a nonionic surfactant, an aqueous dispersion medium, and an ionic water-soluble thickener, and optionally further contains at least one of silicone oil and fluorinated oil which is liquid at room temperature, and the mass ratio of the nonionic surfactant to the wax being 1.0 or more, the particle size of the finely dispersed wax is 500 nm or less, and it substantially contains no ionic surfactants therein.

The present invention is directed to a method of reduction of frizz and improving hair conditioning wherein a hair treatment composition comprising a silicone emulsion with droplets having an average diameter of less than about 50 nanometers in an carrier wherein the silicone emulsion comprises a crosslinked organopolysiloxane made from various reactive compounds, wherein each compound is comprised of one or more units represented by the following general formula:
R.sup.1.sub.nR.sup.2.sub.mR.sup.3.sub.p(OR.sup.4).sub.qSiO.sub.[4-(m+n+p+q)]/2 where R.sup.1 is morpholinomethyl having the structure: ##STR00001## R.sup.2 is —(CH.sub.2).sub.3—NH—(CH.sub.2).sub.2NH.sub.2 —(CH.sub.2).sub.3—NH.sub.2 R.sup.3 is methyl R.sup.4 is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or propyl n is 0, 1, or 2 m is 0, 1, or 2 p is 0, 1, or 2 q is 0, 1, 2 or 3 n+m+p+q is less than or equal to 3 and wherein the crosslinked organopolysiloxane comprises on average at least one radical R.sup.1 per molecule and wherein the method comprises the following steps: a) applying the hair treatment composition to hair by spraying or spreading; b) allowing hair to dry by air or heat.

The invention relates to a personal cleansing composition that delivers enhanced deposition of sunscreens on to the topical surface of the body thereby ensuring high UV protection to the surface while the skin is washed clean of undesirable oils and dirt. This is achieved through incorporation of select water-soluble sunscreens in a high surfactant containing composition. The composition comprises 3 to 80% surfactant, 0.1 to 10 wt % water soluble organic sunscreen and a cosmetically acceptable carrier. The sunscreen is disodium phenyl dibenzimidazole tetrasulfonate, terephthalylidene dicamphor sulfonic acid or a combination thereof.

The invention relates to a personal cleansing composition that delivers enhanced deposition of sunscreens on to the topical surface of the body. The composition more particularly provides for such wash off compositions that ensure that the sunscreens incorporated therein are stable and due to the high deposition on to surface provide high Sun Protection Factor (SPF). This is achieved through combination of two select water-soluble sunscreens in a high surfactant containing composition.

Sustainable, free-flowing, cold-dispersible pearlescent concentrates are made without using any controversial or known toxic substance is disclosed herein. The pearlizing concentrates of the instant invention are free of alkyl sulphates/alkyl ether sulphates, alkanol amides, alkylamidopropyl betaines, and esters of ethylene glycol. The pearly concentrates of the present invention employ ‘super-mild’ surfactants to disperse vegetable plant derived 1,3-proane diol stearates. Also, these concentrates are preserved without any controversial antimicrobials such as parabens, isothiazolinones and formaldehyde releasers.

A method for screening compounds and compositions that reduce cetyl pyridinium chloride activation of TRPA1 receptor or TRPV1 receptor.