A personal care composition and its process of preparation wherein the composition comprises (a) polyglycerol ester product of 5 weight parts of lactic acid, 5 weight parts of lauric acid and 90 weight parts of polyglycerol; (b) one or more ingredient(s) and (c) water; wherein the polyglycerol is with an average polymeric degree of .sub.2-5.

The present invention describes a composition comprising raspberry ketone and at least one monosaccharide and optionally at least one phenolic compound. The invention also describes a method for extracting with an aqueous solvent a composition comprising raspberry ketone from the inner bark of birch. The extract thus obtained can optionally also comprise monosaccharides and phenolic compounds.

A method for making highly soluble Stevia sweetener compositions is described. The resulting sweetener compositions readily provide high concentration solutions, and also possess superior taste qualities. The compositions can be used as sweeteners, sweetness enhancers, and flavor enhancers in foods, beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

A cosmetic composition including component (A), which is an aqueous gelling agent represented by general formula (1) described in the specification, and a component (B), which is a polymeric thickening agent, wherein the component (A) presents a viscosity of an aqueous solution containing 1 mass % of at 25° C. of 1,000 to 5,000 mPa.Math.s and a clouding point of the aqueous solution containing 1 mass % of component (A) of 60° C. to 80° C., and has a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 30,000; a method for producing the aqueous gelling agent and a method for producing the cosmetic composition are provided.

The present invention relates to biobased polyglyceryl ester compounds and compositions and formulations comprising same, processes for preparing the inventive biobased polyglyceryl ester compositions, as well as applications thereof including the use of the inventive compounds and compositions in formulations of products or components of products. The biobased polyglyceryl ester composition may comprise a mixture including one or more compounds of Formula (I):

##STR00001## wherein: PG is a polyglyceryl group comprising greater than 40% hexaglycerol and higher polyglycerols and less than 60% pentaglycerol and lower polyglycerols, R is a linear or branched C.sub.5-C.sub.8 alkyl group, n=from 1 to 3, and wherein substantially all of the carbon present in the one or more compounds of Formula (I) is biobased.

A production method of microencapsulated probiotics with chitosan-alginate polymers, the microcapsules loaded with probiotics obtained by this method and their use in food, agriculture and cosmetics. The microcapsules do not make alterations in the color and appearance of the product in which they are applied and have antifungal and anti-mycotoxin features.

Personal care composition having superior moisturizing, slipperiness and evacuation rate properties are disclosed.

The invention provides an HIF-1 activator for treatment, prevention, alleviation, improvement or recovery from diseases or symptoms associated with reduced HIF-1 activity, as well as a pharmaceutical composition, cosmetic and food composition comprising the activator. Provided is an HIF-1 activator comprising olive leaf extract. Also provided is an HIF-1 activator which is for maintaining the undifferentiated state of stem cells via HIF-1 activation and/or improving dysdifferentiation of stem cells.

A hygiene base composition includes a composition base which includes a cinnamon extract, and a carrier, wherein the composition base is carried by the carrier to form a hygiene product for applying on a defined target. The hygiene base composition has the features of anti-bacteria, anti-fungi, and anti-virus activity. The hygiene product, containing the cinnamon extract, is configured as one of an oral hygiene product, a skin hygiene product, a breath tract hygiene product, an atmosphere hygiene product, a wound hygiene product, an athlete foot hygiene product, an insect bite hygiene product, an acne hygiene product, a tooth hygiene product, an oral ulcer hygiene product, and a throat hygiene product.

The present invention relates to an emulsion not containing any emulsifying surfactant, in particular to an oil-in-water emulsion not containing any emulsifying surfactant, characterized in that it comprises, especially in a physiologically acceptable medium, at least composite particles comprising a core comprising at least organic or inorganic particles A; said core being covered at the surface, continuously or discontinuously, with an envelope comprising at least organic or inorganic particles B; said particles A and B having different polarities.