An aerosol hair cleansing agent comprising a hair cleansing agent stock solution containing a surfactant (A) containing an anionic surfactant (A1) and two or more nonionic polymers (B) having weight average molecular weights different from each other, and a propellant (C) containing carbon dioxide. The component (B) contains a nonionic polymer (B1) having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000,000 or more and 5,000,000 or less and contains a nonionic polymer (B2) having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 or more and 200,000 or less.

An alkalizing delivery system for promoting healthier saliva is provided. The alkalizing delivery system may take many portable forms that include a saliva buffering agent and a saliva alkali agent adapted to transiently change the pH balance of a user's saliva without the use of self-foaming agents.

A cosmetic composition suitable for topical application is provided. The cosmetic composition comprises: glycerin; a lipid bilayer structurant with a glyceryl headgroup; a penetration enhancer; and a skin care active. The penetration enhancer increases the amount of active that enters skin when the composition is topically applied, while the glycerin and lipid bilayer structurant with glyceryl headgroup work together with lipid bilayers of the skin to impede progress of active through the skin.

The invention provides the use of at least one alkyl-phthalide or a plant extract comprising mainly said alkyl-phthalide for the topical cosmetic treatment of the skin and of the scalp, in particular an anti-dandruff treatment. According to the invention, a CO.sub.2 supercritical extract of Apium graveolens seeds consisting mainly of sedanenolide may be used.

An antimicrobial preservation system comprising: i. itaconic acid or salt thereof and ii. benzoic acid or salt thereof.

A bioactive composition and method of using the composition is provided having anti-aging, antioxidant and/or free radical scavenging properties.

A method for topically treating skin is disclosed. The method can include applying to skin a composition that includes tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, Morus alba fruit extract, Acmella oleracea extract, and retinol, wherein topical application of the composition treats the skin.

The present invention relates to a composition comprising particles of at least one polymer that is surface-stabilized with a stabilizer, the polymer of the particles being a C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl (meth)acrylate polymer; the stabilizer being an isobornyl (meth)acrylate polymer chosen from isobornyl (meth)acrylate homopolymer and statistical copolymers of isobornyl (meth)acrylate and of C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl (meth)acrylate present in an isobornyl (meth)acrylate/C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl (meth)acrylate weight ratio of greater than 4, at least one hydrocarbon-based oil and at least one amorphous hydrocarbon-based block copolymer obtained by polymerization of at least one monomer of unsaturated hydrocarbon type comprising 2 to 5 carbon atoms and containing one or two ethylenic unsaturations. The invention also relates to a process for making up and/or caring for keratin materials, in which said composition is applied.

Suggested is a hair care blend, comprising: (a) at least one wheat bran extract, and (b1) at least carboxylic acid alkyl ester and/or (b2) at least one diol.

The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition comprising: palmitoylethanolamide; one or more of a pentanediol and a hexanediol; and a butanediol, and the cosmetic composition can allow palmitoylethanolamide to be sufficiently dissolved with the combination of the butanediol and one or more of the pentanediol and hexanediol, alleviate skin irritation caused by the solvent, and exhibit a skin soothing effect due to palmitoylethanolamide.