The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising an aqueous solution of at least about 70% by weight water in combination with selected fatty acid salts and optionally an alcohol and/or a cooling sensate, as well as methods of using the same to treat symptoms of hot flashes. The fatty acid salts form fiber-like crystalline particles that together form a self-supporting mesh structure with voids, the aqueous solution being contained in the voids. When the composition is compressed above a critical stress, the mesh allows for the entrapped aqueous solution to be expressed.

The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising an aqueous solution of at least about 70% by weight water in combination with selected fatty acid salts and optionally an alcohol and/or a cooling sensate, as well as methods of using the same to treat symptoms of hot flashes. The fatty acid salts form fiber-like crystalline particles that together form a self-supporting mesh structure with voids, the aqueous solution being contained in the voids. When the composition is compressed above a critical stress, the mesh allows for the entrapped aqueous solution to be expressed.

The present application relates to compositions corn-sing a bioactive lipophilic compound, an oil and at least one solubilizing agent that is a compound of Formula (I), to emulsions comprising such compositions and to uses thereof. The present application also relates to methods of preparing such emulsions. The methods comprise heating such compositions to form a homogeneous melt and combining the homogeneous melt with water to obtain the emulsion.

Silica microcapsules, each of which includes a shell, and a core containing one or more organic compounds inside the shell, a softener composition containing the silica microcapsules, and a method of producing the silica microcapsules is described. In the silica microcapsules, the shell contains silica as a constituent component, and the organic compound contains a primary alcohol.

A hair cosmetic composition including the following components (A) and (B), wherein the content of component (A) is 0.05% by mass or more and 10% by mass or less, and the content of component (B) is 5% by mass or more and 99.9% by mass or less: (A) a self-crosslinking compound; and (B) a compound having an IOB of 1.3 or less in the organic conceptual diagram and being liquid at 20° C.

A composition for external preparation for skin comprising the following components (A), (B), and (C):(A) from 0.1 to 30 mass % of a polymer having a silicone structure in which a ratio of deformation measured by a predetermined method (1) is 0.3 or more and 1 or less, and in a bend resistance test using a cylindrical mandrel method performed by a predetermined method (2), the minimum diameter of a cylindrical mandrel which causes no cracks in the polymer film is 2 mm or more and 25 mm or less; (B) a volatile oil having a volatilization rate of 14% or more after drying at 1 atmosphere, 40° C., and R.H. of 60% for 30 minutes; and (C) a non-volatile oil, wherein the mass ratio of the component (A) to the component (C), (A)/(C), is from 1 to 150.

A composition for external preparation for skin comprising the following components (A), (B), and (C):(A) from 0.1 to 30 mass % of a polymer having a silicone structure in which a ratio of deformation measured by a predetermined method (1) is 0.3 or more and 1 or less, and in a bend resistance test using a cylindrical mandrel method performed by a predetermined method (2), the minimum diameter of a cylindrical mandrel which causes no cracks in the polymer film is 2 mm or more and 25 mm or less; (B) a volatile oil having a volatilization rate of 14% or more after drying at 1 atmosphere, 40° C., and R.H. of 60% for 30 minutes; and (C) a non-volatile oil, wherein the mass ratio of the component (A) to the component (C), (A)/(C), is from 1 to 150.

The present disclosure describes a method of recycling an expired hand sanitizer product containing ethanol in an amount ranging from 60 to 85 wt %, wherein said method comprises the steps of: providing said hand sanitizer product; combining said hand sanitizer product with an anionic surfactant; adding a nonionic surfactant to the resulting mixture; and adding citral to the mixture containing said hand sanitizer, nonionic surfactant and said anionic surfactant to create a stable microemulsion; wherein said stable microemulsion can be further diluted with an acidic composition to be used in industrial applications comprising: flowback aids for hydraulic fracturing in tight reservoirs and unconventional shale reservoirs; naphthenate deposition control using acids/alcohols mixtures; or water-in-oil demulsifier using ethanol for bitumen emulsions from oilsand.

The present disclosure describes a method of recycling an expired hand sanitizer product containing ethanol in an amount ranging from 60 to 85 wt %, wherein said method comprises the steps of: providing said hand sanitizer product; combining said hand sanitizer product with an anionic surfactant; adding a nonionic surfactant to the resulting mixture; and adding citral to the mixture containing said hand sanitizer, nonionic surfactant and said anionic surfactant to create a stable microemulsion; wherein said stable microemulsion can be further diluted with an acidic composition to be used in industrial applications comprising: flowback aids for hydraulic fracturing in tight reservoirs and unconventional shale reservoirs; naphthenate deposition control using acids/alcohols mixtures; or water-in-oil demulsifier using ethanol for bitumen emulsions from oilsand.

A skincare product having packaged in a container a stable and effective ascorbic acid (vitamin C) serum formulation formulated from a skincare composition and a composition therefor. The composition comprises several types of hydrophilic ascorbyl (vitamin C) molecules in their respective suitably selected concentration ranges, several types of hydrophobic ascorbyl (vitamin C) molecules with their respective suitably selected concentration ranges, glutathione to co-stabilize the water phase vitamin C, bisabolol to prevent skin irritation from high vitamin C concentration, and a lipid cap that contains several types of vitamin E and squalane (non-oxidizable) to insulate hydrophilic/water phase from air.