Cosmetic agents for the temporary color change of keratinous surfaces, in particular human hair and human skin, contain an alcohol having 2 to 8 carbon atoms, a special anionic polymer, and a pigment. These cosmetic agents have an extremely good water resistance but can be removed without residue with a single application of surfactant-containing detergents. In addition, methods of temporary staining keratinous fibers and the skin using these agents are provided.

A mild personal care composition that contains an effective amount of a glycolipid biosurfactant, an amphoteric surfactant and is free of thickeners. The glycolipid biosurfactant may be a rhamnolipid or a sophorolipid surfactant that provides good cleansing properties and exhibits consumer desired foam properties. The glycolipid surfactant may be a mixture of sophorolipid surfactants having a hydrophilic/lipophilic balance (HLB) of about 2 to about 7 and an HLB of about 15 to about 20. The composition also includes a sulfate-free anionic surfactant, an amphoteric surfactant and a dermatologically acceptable carrier.

This application provides, among other things, novel aqueous oral care compositions useful for combining and delivering poorly compatible ingredients, in particular, chlorhexidine and polyphosphate salts, by formulating the composition with a surfactant.

Personal care compositions comprising non-sulfonate anionic surfactant, amphoteric surfactant, and at least two carboxylic acids or salts thereof, and wherein the compositions contain no more than 30% of the total wt % of a) and b) of sulfonated and do not contain para-chloro-meta-xylenol in an amount above 0.15% wt or salicylic acid in an amount above 0.25% wt. In one embodiment the compositions comprise citric acid as one of the at least two carboxylic acids or salts thereof. In another embodiment, the compositions comprise at least two carboxylic acids or salts having a different number of carboxylic acid groups, and the compositions comprise a higher % wt of the carboxylic acid having the lowest number of carboxylic acid groups. The compositions of the invention are intended to provide cleansing and antimicrobial benefits yet be well tolerated by skin and hair. Also provided are a dispenser and disposable wipe containing a composition of the invention, the use of a composition of the invention to provide an antimicrobial benefit to skin and/or hair, and, a method for providing an antimicrobial benefit to skin and/or hair by contact with a composition of the invention.

An aqueous anti-dandruff shampoo composition which comprises: (I) a cleansing surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactant, zwitterionic or amphoteric surfactant and nonionic surfactant; (II) suspended particles of an anti-dandruff agent, (III) an anti-settling, thickening polymer, wherein the anti-settling, thickening polymer, comprises: (a) 40 to 74.5 wt % of structural units of C.sub.1-4 alkyl acrylate; (b) 20 to 50 wt % of structural units of methacrylic acid; (c) 0.2 to <5 wt % of structural units of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid (AMPS); (d) 5 to 25 wt % of structural units of a specialized associated monomer having the following structure wherein R.sup.1 is a linear saturated C.sub.10-24 alkyl group; wherein R.sup.2 is a hydrogen or a methyl group (preferably, wherein R.sup.2 is a methyl group); and wherein n is an average of 20 to 28; with the proviso that the structural units of the specialized associated monomer (d) are derived from one of (i) a single specialized associated monomer (preferably, a single specialized associated monomer wherein R.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of a linear saturated C.sub.12 alkyl group, a linear saturated C.sub.18 alkyl group and a linear saturated C.sub.22 alkyl group; more preferably, a single specialized associated monomer wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of a linear saturated C12 alkyl group and a linear saturated C18 alkyl group); (ii) two specialized associated monomers, wherein R.sup.1 is, respectively, a linear saturated C.sub.12 and a linear saturated C.sub.18 alkyl group; or (iii) two specialized associated monomers, wherein R.sup.1 is, respectively, a linear saturated C.sub.18 alkyl group and a linear saturated C.sub.22 alkyl group; (e) 0 to 1 wt % of structural units of acrylic acid; and (f) 0 to 2 wt % of structural units of multi-ethylenically unsaturated crosslinking monomer or chain transfer agent; and wherein the sum of the weight percentages of structural units (a)-(f) is equal to 100 wt % of the anti-settling, thickening polymer; and the use of such a composition in a method of treating hair or scalp. ##STR00001##

Oral care compositions including peroxide and abrasive. Dentifrice compositions including peroxide and abrasive. Oral care compositions including peroxide and calcium pyrophosphate. Dentifrice compositions including peroxide and calcium pyrophosphate. Dentifrice compositions including peroxide and calcium pyrophosphate with a gamma phase to beta phase ratio of at least about 0.8. Dentifrice composition including peroxide and calcium pyrophosphate with a gamma phase to beta phase ratio of at least about 1. Methods of use of the disclosed compositions to whiten teeth.

Oral care compositions including peroxide, amphiphilic polymer, and optionally water. Dentifrice compositions including peroxide, amphiphilic polymer, and optionally water. The present invention also relates to dentifrice compositions comprising peroxide with an unexpectedly high viscosity through the addition of amphiphilic polymer and/or alkyl alcohol. Methods of use of the disclosed compositions to whiten teeth.

A container configured to hold a multiphase shampoo composition. The multiphase shampoo composition has a cleansing phase containing a detersive surfactant and a benefit phase containing a gel network. The cleansing phase and benefit phase are visually discrete phases, in physical contact, and form an aesthetic design suspended across at least a portion of the container.

An oil-in-water emulsified cosmetic comprising an aqueous medium, an anionic surfactant, an oil agent, an amphiphilic polymer selected from the group consisting of hydrophobic group-modified hydrophilic urethane polymers, (meth)acrylic polymers having a side chain including hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups, and hydrophobic group-modified hydrophilic polysaccharides, and a charge neutralizer, wherein the cosmetic has a viscosity of 10,000 mPa.Math.s or higher at 25° C.

The present invention relates to an aqueous cosmetic powder composition especially designed for styling hair comprising water, hydrophobic colloidal silica and a water soluble non-ionic polyol having at least three hydroxyl groups and is solid at ambient temperature.