The present invention relates to a personal care composition. In particular, the personal care composition is directed to providing enhanced skin appearance like improved blurring. The present invention provides a personal care composition comprising: a) a porous particle; and b) a crosspolymer comprising adipic acid and neopentyl glycol.

The present invention relates to a composition comprising (a) at least one biosurfactant; and (b) at least one carboxybetaine polymer. The composition according to the present invention can provide a stable deposition of the composition on keratinous substances, such as skin, scalp, and hair.

An oral care composition comprising zinc phosphate, stannous fluoride and an organic acid buffer system, as well as methods of using the same.

Disclosed are compositions and methods for their use that include a combination of Leontopodium alpinum extract, Halidrys siliquosa extract, vegetable amino acids, niacinamide, hexylresorcinol, Pinus pinaster extract, Betula alba extract, Albizia julibrissin bark extract, hydrolyzed Candida saitoana extract, Lentinus edodes mycelium extract, and/or Opuntia tuna fruit extract.

Skin tightening compositions for application to the skin for providing an instantaneous and dramatic improvement to the appearance of skin. The skin tightening compositions typically include a dispersion (A) comprising i) at least two particle consisting of an ethylenic polymer, ii) at least stabilizers comprising at least one (C3-C12)cycloalkyl group, iii) at least one hydrocarbon-based fatty substance which is liquid at 20° C. and 1 atmosphere, iv) at least one polyol which is liquid at 20° C. and 1 atmosphere and optionally v) water, one ore more polyols, in addition to the one or more polyol(s) from A)iv), which may be the same or different than the one from A)iv); one or more volatile hydrocarbon, in addition to the one or more volatile hydrocarbon(s) from A)iii), which may be the same or different than the one from A)iii); one or more fillers.

An improved hair and scalp treatment composition comprising a hair care product wherein the improvement comprises reducing the comedogenicity thereof by excluding therefrom comedogenic elements having a Fulton scale grade greater than 2.

A topical pharmaceutical or composition for prevention and treatment of irritation to skin cells. The composition comprises an aqueous solution of xylitol and glycerol. In a preferred embodiment, the composition comprises 5% (w/w) xylitol, 5% (w/w) glycerol, a viscosity-enhancing agent, base to bring to the pH to 4.9, and optionally, a pharmaceutically active agent.

A cosmetic composition may be utilized to provide improved wear and transfer resistance. The cosmetic composition may include a (i) hydrogel dispersion in oil, the hydrogel having an ethylenic polymeric core, as well as (ii) a transfer-resistant film former, (iii) a hydrophilic active agent incorporated into the ethylenic polymeric core, or (iv) both (ii) and (iii). The dispersion may include a plurality of ethylenic polymeric core particles dispersed in a fatty substance that is liquid at 20° C. and 1 atmosphere that also includes a polymeric stabilizing agent.

Disclosed is a composition comprising, in an aqueous phase: a) at least one ether of formula (I): R—O—R′ in which R and R′, which may be identical or different, denotes a linear or branched C.sub.6-C.sub.25 alkyl or alkenyl radical, R and R′ being chosen such that the ether is liquid at a temperature of less than or equal to 30° C.; b) at least one surfactant chosen from anionic surfactant, amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactant, or a mixture thereof; c) at least one cationic alkyldiallylamine or dialkyldiallylammonium cyclopolymer; and d) soybean oil.

A multicomponent composition for coloration of materials such as keratin fibers, keratin material, keratin textiles including but not limited to hair, eyebrows, eyelashes, skin, nails and animal fiber textiles is disclosed. The multicomponent composition comprises a first component of a CDI link compound having inert or reactive termini and having at least two groups capable of in situ combination with carbodiimide which preferably are acid groups, a second component of a polycarbodiimide terminated by inert or reactive groups, a third component of a polyamine. Optional additional components are also disclosed.