Methods of making a paste deodorant and compositions for the same are described herein. The method includes heating an oil, a butter, and optionally a wax to form a heated mixture; mixing a starch powder into the heated mixture; cooling to a preselected temperature for addition of a temperature sensitive ingredient; adding the temperature sensitive ingredient; and cooling to room temperature with mixing to form a paste deodorant. The paste deodorant includes about 1% wt/wt beeswax to about 12% wt/wt beeswax; about 10% wt/wt or less coconut oil; about 1% wt/wt to about 10% wt/wt of an esterified oil; less than about 16% caprylic/capric triglyceride; at least 20% wt/wt of a starch; and a deodorant agent. The deodorant composition as a whole has at least 95% by weight natural or naturally-derived ingredients.

An implantable device for delivery of a macromolecular drug compound is provided. The device comprises a core having an outer surface and a membrane layer positioned adjacent to the outer surface of the core. The core comprises a core polymer matrix within which is dispersed a drug compound having a molecular weight of about 0.5 kDa or more, the polymer matrix containing a hydrophobic polymer. Further, the membrane layer comprises a plurality of water-soluble particles distributed within a membrane polymer matrix containing an ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, wherein the water-soluble particles have a D50 particle size of about 150 micrometers or less and contain a non-polymeric, hydroxy-functional compound.

The present disclosure relates to a sunscreen formulation comprising: (a) a volatile solvent; and (b) at least one film-forming polymer comprising at least one of: (i) polyvinyl alcohol or (ii) polyvinyl alcohol ester said polyvinyl alcohol ester having ester functionality other than solely acetate, and (i) and (ii) being soluble in the volatile solvent, provided that if the at least one film-forming polymer comprises polyvinyl alcohol, then the polyvinyl alcohol has a degree of hydrolysis less than about 60%. Methods of using the sunscreen formulations to protect skin against the damaging effects of sun are also disclosed.

A hair styling composition comprising at least one cationically modified polygalactomannan having a molecular weight in a range of from about 40 to about 1100 KDa and at least one cosmetic ingredient is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method of use thereof and a process for preparing the same.

A gel composition comprises a first compound represented by polyoxyethylene phytosterol, a second compound represented by polyethylene glycol distearate, a third compound represented by a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether, and a fourth compound that is a two-chain amphiphile having a nitrogen atom. The first compound is present in an amount of 49 to 88% by mass based on a total mass of the first compound, the second compound, and the third compound. The second compound is present in an amount of 6 to 23% by mass, based on the total mass. The third compound is present in an amount of 6 to 28% by mass, based on the total mass. The fourth compound is present in an amount of 0.04 to 0.22 parts by mass, based on 1 part by mass of the total mass.