The present invention is directed to a method of treating skin and scalp comprising applying on the scalp or skin a composition comprising a scalp care active selected from the group consisting of 2-Pyridinol-N-oxide, a pyrithione or a polyvalent metal salt of pyrithione, one or more iron chelator having an A log P value of greater than or equal to 0.4 and mixtures therein; exposing the scalp and skin to electromagnetic radiation having wavelength from about 350 nm to about 500 nm and power from about about 0.1 mWatts/cm.sup.2 to about 1000 mWatts/cm.sup.2 and for a time period from about 2 seconds to about 5 minutes; wherein the antimicrobial treatment results in reduction of fungal growth as measured by the Fungal Growth Sensitivity Test of at least 50% compared to the dark sample.

A combination hairstyling and sunscreen composition. The composition is configured to allow a user to style and set hair while providing protection from ultra-violet rays that can damage skin. A hairstyling component allows users to style their hair and a sunscreen component simultaneously protects the scalp from sun damage. The composition may be formulated in a gel, liquid, or spray consistency for application. Thinning hair is easily styled while the scalp is protected from sunburn without leaving an oily residue.

The present invention is directed to a foaming composition comprising: from about 18% to about 36% of one or more anionic surfactants; from 0 0.1 to about 5% of one or more viscosity modifiers with a molecular weight of from about 38 to about 2800; from about 0.1 to about 10% of an anti-dandruff particulate; from about 1% to about 10% of a blowing agent, and wherein the foam density is from about 0.05 to about 0.25 g/ml.

A hair treatment composition comprising: a) a conditioning base comprising: i) a cationic conditioning surfactant having from 16 to 32 carbon atoms; ii) a fatty alcohol having from 8 to 22 carbon atoms; and b) from 0.1 to 10 wt % of metal pyrithiones and mixtures thereof; wherein the composition further comprises: (c) from 0.1 to 5 wt % of a diesterquat; and wherein the ratio of b) to c) is from 1:1 to 1:0.1, provides improved deposition of metal pyrithione on hair surfaces.

A personal care composition comprises a personal care adjunct ingredient, an anti-dandruff agent, and cationic co-polymer disposed on an outer surface of the anti-dandruff agent. The cationic co-polymer has a viscosity of at least 0.09 poise and comprises monomers selected from the group consisting of acrylamide (“AAM”), dimethyl acrylamide (“DMAA”), acrylamidopropyl trimethylamonium chloride (“APTAC”), methacrylamidopropyl trimethylammonium chloride (“MAPTAC”), and combinations thereof.

The present invention relates to a process for dyeing keratin fibers, in particular human keratin fibers such as the hair, using a) one or more blue, violet or green dyes and b) one or more disulfide, thiol or protected-thiol fluorescent dyes. The present invention also relates to a cosmetic composition comprising the dyes defined above, and also to a multi-compartment device containing said dyes. The present invention also relates to the use of said dyes for dyeing light keratin fibers, notably human keratin fibers such as the hair, in chestnut-brown, dark chestnut-brown, brown, brown with a tint, or even black, without using an additional dye other than those defined above.

The disclosure relates to methods for treating cutaneous aging by administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of an aldose reductase inhibitor.

This invention relates to an antimicrobial composition, especially one which provides synergistic anti-dandruff efficacy. This is achieved through a judicious combination of anti-dandruff agent zinc pyrithione and select antimicrobial lipids. These compositions can be delivered through shampoo or conditioner. Disclosed is an anti-microbial composition comprising: (i) 0.1 to 3% by weight of zinc pyrithione; (ii) 0.01 to 5.0% by weight of an antimicrobial lipid selected from sapienic acid, palmitoleic acid, sphingosine, dihydrosphingosine, and phytosphingosine; and a cosmetically acceptable vehicle, wherein said composition is a shampoo or a conditioner for preventing or alleviating the symptoms of dandruff on the scalp and/or hair and where an antimicrobial alcohol having 1 to 7 carbon atoms are absent from the composition.

The invention relates to cosmetic processes and compositions for depigmenting, lightening and/or whitening keratin materials, in particular the skin, which comprises the application of a cosmetic composition comprising thiopyridinone compounds to keratin materials.

The invention provides an antimicrobial personal cleansing composition comprising: (i) an aqueous continuous phase including cleansing surfactant, (ii) a dispersed phase including dispersed particles of one or more zinc-containing antimicrobial agents; and (iii) a solubilised oily liquid conditioning agent for skin and/or hair; in which the oily liquid conditioning agent is light mineral oil having a kinematic viscosity of 3 to 5 cS (mm.sup.2.Math.s.sup.−1) at 40° C. and is solubilised in wormlike micelles in the aqueous continuous phase via the incorporation of at least one inorganic electrolyte and at least one linker molecule which is selected from compounds of general formula R(X).sub.n, in which R is an aryl ring having from 6 to 10 carbon atoms or a mono-, di- or trivalent alkyl or hydroxyalkyl chain having from 3 to 14 carbon atoms; n is 1 to 3 and each X is independently selected from —OH, —COOH and —COO.sup.−M.sup.+ groups, where M is an alkali metal, ammonium or alkanolammonium cation; and in which the level of solubilised oily liquid conditioning agent in the conditioning shampoo composition ranges from 0.45 to 3% by weight based on the total weight of the conditioning shampoo composition. The invention also provides the use of the composition described above for the enhanced deposition of one or more zinc-containing antimicrobial agents onto the skin and/or hair.