The invention relates to oil-in-water emulsion in which specific oils (e.g., lauric oils) are used in the oil phase while surprisingly maintaining excellent transparency. In one aspect, said emulsions comprise fatty acid in oil phase. The invention comprises an energy efficient process for making said fatty acid containing transparent nanoemulsions.

Rinse-off cleansing compositions can include surfactant, perfume, solvent, and water, wherein the rinse-off cleansing composition has a G′ of at least about 25 Pa and/or is not a ringing gel.

Methods for enhancing fragrance on skin upon initial application of a rinse-off cleansing composition can include combining surfactant, perfume, solvent, and water, to form the composition, wherein the composition has a total GCMS count higher than that of a control where the solvent is replaced with water when the total GCMS count is measured in accordance with the PSHAM method immediately following the initial application.

The present invention relates to a process for treating keratin fibres, in particular the hair, comprising the application of at least one makeup-removing composition to said keratin fibres, which have been dyed beforehand using at least one dye composition comprising at least one particular silicone of formula (I) and at least one colouring agent chosen from pigments, direct dyes and mixtures thereof, said makeup-removing composition comprising a) at least one alkaline agent.

Bio-degradable microcapsules with a fragrance or odorant encapsulated therein during the polymerization process are provided. The bio-degradable microcapsules are of use in fabric care or personal care formulations.

Rinse-off cleansing compositions can include surfactant, perfume, solvent, and water, wherein the rinse-off cleansing composition has a G′ of at least about 25 Pa and/or is not a ringing gel.

A method for preparing stable liquid emulsion forms of plant extract is provided. A plant extract having a bitter flavor is mixed with diluent oil as an oil mixture and heat is applied to the oil mixture. An emulsifying agent is dispersed in water as an emulsifying solution. The oil mixture is mixed with the emulsifying solution. The mixed oil mixture and emulsifying solution is homogenized as a liquid form of the plant extract. Gluconic acid is added to the liquid form of the plant extract. The bitter flavor of the plant extract is disguised by adding a bitter blocker to the liquid form of the plant extract.

In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a topical antimicrobial composition, including: a lipophilic component including a surfactant system with an HLB value of less than 10; an amphiphilic component including an antimicrobial compound; and an aqueous hydrophilic component. The composition includes less than 10 wt % of lower monohydric alcohols, based on the total weight of the composition, and is in the form of a microemulsion at room temperature with a disperse phase having droplets with a particle size of 5 nm to 400 nm.

A topical antimicrobial composition includes a lipophilic component including a surfactant system with an HLB value of less than 10; an amphiphilic component including an antimicrobial compound; an aqueous hydrophilic component; and a fluorescent material. The composition includes less than 10 wt % of lower monohydric alcohols based on the total weight of the composition. The composition is in the form of a microemulsion at room temperature with a disperse phase having droplets with a particle size of 5 nm to 400 nm.

Sunscreen-active mixtures, methods of forming treated mixtures for sunscreen compositions, sunscreen compositions, and methods of forming sunscreen compositions are disclosed herein. The sunscreen-active mixtures include an inorganic, sunscreen-active material, a first water-soluble polymer with a first glass transition temperature of at least 45° C., a second water-soluble polymer that has a second glass transition temperature that is less than the first glass transition temperature, and a surfactant. The sunscreen compositions include sunscreen-active material particles, which include the sunscreen-active mixture, and a cosmetic emulsion. An average particle size of the sunscreen-active material particles is at least 100 nm and at most 15 micrometers. The methods of forming the treated mixture include heating an untreated mixture and grinding the untreated mixture to generate the treated mixture. The methods of forming the sunscreen composition include providing sunscreen-active material particles, which include the sunscreen-active mixture, and dispersing the sunscreen-active material particles within a cosmetic emulsion.