The present invention is direct to a hair care composition comprising from about 8 to about 17% of one or more surfactants; from about 0.1-0.25% of salicylate salts or acids; from about 0.1-0.25% of benzoate salts or acids wherein there is a weight ratio of about 1:1 to 2.5:1 for the salicylate salts or acids to sodium benzoate salts or acids.

A hair care composition is disclosed comprising a cationic surfactant, a silicone compound, a linear or branched alkane having from 8 to 22 carbon atoms and an antidandruff agent selected from piroctone olamine, selenium sulfide, azole based anti-fungal agents and mixtures thereof, wherein the composition is substantially free of a cyclomethicone compound; wherein said cyclomethicone compound is present in an amount less than 1.5% based on total weight of the hair care composition.

The present invention relates to the use of a combination of ciclopiroxolamine and piroctone olamine without zinc pyrithione or of a dermatological or cosmetic composition comprising such a combination for combating dandruff and/or preventing the formation thereof.

A stable shampoo composition that contains a surfactant system with anionic and amphoteric surfactants, a cationic polymer having a charge density of 1.7 meq/g to 2.1 meq/g, and 1% to 1.5% inorganic salt.

A shampoo composition having from about 0.025% to about 0.25% histidine, by weight of the shampoo composition; from about 2% to about 50% of one or more detersive surfactants, by weight of the shampoo composition; and a gel matrix having from about 0.1% to about 20% of one or more fatty alcohols, by weight of the gel matrix; from about 0.1% to about 10% of one or more gel matrix surfactants, by weight of the gel matrix; and from about 20% to about 95% of an aqueous carrier, by weight of the gel matrix.

A method of strengthening the skin barrier by application of a composition comprising at least one mRNA biomarker and/ or mRNA biomarker group enhancement compound in which the mRNA biomarker/mRNA biomarker group is involved in comified envelope formation.

A cleansing composition directed to from about 3 wt % to about 35 wt % of an anionic surfactant; from about 5 wt % to about 15% of an amphoteric surfactant; from about 0.01 wt % to about 2 wt % of a cationic polymer; from about 0 wt % to about 1.0 wt % of inorganic salts; from about 0.01% to about 10% of a hydroxamic acid or hydroxamic acid derivative; an aqueous carrier, wherein the composition is substantially free of sulfate based surfactant.

Disclosed is a topical composition comprising: (i) an antimicrobial active which is at least one of hydroxamic acids or hydroxamic acid derivatives; and (ii) an atractylenolide compound; wherein weight ratio of the amount of said atractylenolide compound to that of said antimicrobial active is at least 5:1. Also disclosed is a non-therapeutic method of providing topical antimicrobial benefit on a topical surface of a human or animal body comprising a step of applying a safe and effective amount of the topical antimicrobial composition.

A hair care composition is disclosed comprising a copolymer, an ethoxylated alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant having a formula RO(CH.sub.2CH.sub.2O)nSO.sub.3M, wherein R is an alkyl or alkenyl having from 8 to 18 carbon atoms; M is a solubilising cation comprising sodium, potassium, ammonium or mixtures thereof; the degree of ethoxylation n is 2, and from 0.01 to 5% by weight of a zinc-based anti-dandruff agent; wherein the copolymer comprises: a cationic vinyl monomer A represented by the formula: CH.sub.2═C(R.sup.1)—CO—NH—(CH.sub.2).sub.dN.sup.+R.sup.2R.sup.3R.sup.4X.sup.−, wherein R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, each of R.sup.2 to R.sup.4 is independently a C.sub.1-24 alkyl group, preferably a C.sub.1-3 alkyl group, X.sup.− is independently fluoride, chloride, bromide or iodide anion, preferably chloride, and d is an integer of from 1 to 10; a cationic vinyl monomer B represented by the formula: CH.sub.2═C(R.sup.5)—CO(O)—(CH.sub.2).sub.eN.sup.+R.sup.6R.sup.7R.sup.8Y.sup.−, wherein R.sup.5 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, each of R.sup.6 to R.sup.8 is independently a C.sub.1-24 alkyl group, preferably a C.sub.1-3 alkyl group, Y.sup.− is independently fluoride, chloride, bromide or iodide anion, preferably chloride, and e is an integer of from 1 to 10; a vinyl monomer C represented by the formula: CH.sub.2═C(R.sup.9)—CO—NR.sup.10R.sup.11, wherein R.sup.9 is a hydrogen atom or methyl group, each of R.sup.10 and R.sup.11 is independently a hydrogen atom or a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group, provided that the sum of carbon numbers of R.sup.10 and R.sup.11 is from 1 to 4; and wherein the content of monomer A is from 1 to 44 mol % based on the total monomer content of the copolymer, the content of monomer B is from 1 to 44 mol %, and the content of monomer C is from 20 to 75 mol % based on the total monomer content of the copolymer.

A hair care composition comprising: i) at least one crosslinked nonionic amphiphilic suspending polymer; ii) at least one anionic surfactant; iii) at least one particulate antidandruff agent; and iv) water. The suspending polymer is a pH independent nonionic, amphiphilic emulsion polymer that is crosslinked with an amphiphilic crosslinking agent and effectively suspends water insoluble particulate antidandruff agents.