A personal care 100% plant derived, biodegradable solid granules that sustain beneficial essential oils, and or plant/herbal extracts and emulsify in water to create an emulsified therapeutic solution is disclosed. This invention improves over existing liquids in that its solid granule form is completely plant derived and biodegradable and can sustain essential oils and antioxidants without the requirement of chemical preservatives, and can be packaged in eco-friendly water soluble film and compostable paper. It improves over existing solid forms in that it is a 100% water soluble granule that emulsifies easily in water to form an easy to use liquid product.

The present invention relates to a composition, preferably a cosmetic composition, and more preferably a skin cosmetic composition, comprising: (a) at least one particle, comprising at least one cationic polymer, at least one anionic polymer and at least one non-polymeric base having two or more pKb values or salt(s) thereof; and (b) at least one physiologically acceptable volatile medium. The composition according to the present invention is stable, and can have a variety of cosmetic functions.

Ionic and ionogenic comb copolymers are disclosed along with personal care products that employ them as a modifier that results in increased sensory attributes and increased effectiveness in the deposition of actives and can also act as a thickening agent. The copolymer includes one or more repeating units derived from olefinically unsaturated anionic or anionogenic or zwitterionic comonomers, and one or more repeating units having the formula

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in which Y is a moiety forming part of a copolymer backbone, Z is a moiety that exhibits association with other Z moieties or with other moieties within the ultimate formulation in which the copolymer will be employed, and b is a bond or moiety that links the Z moiety to the Y moiety. In certain embodiments, the copolymer also includes repeating units derived from acrylamide monomers, olefinically unsaturated hydrophilic monomers or other olefinically unsaturated monomers.

An external preparation containing the following component (A) and component (B). Component (A): ionic polymer particles containing structural units derived from (a) one or more hydrophobic monomers selected from the group consisting of styrene and a derivative thereof, a vinyl ester, and a hydrophobic acrylic monomer, and (b) an ionic hydrophilic monomer or a salt thereof, wherein the ratio by mass of (a) to (b), (a)/(b) is 99.5/0.5 to 80/20, and the ionic polymer particles have a glass transition temperature of higher than 5° C. and 120° C. or lower. Component (B): one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of a phenoxyethanol (B1), a 2-ethylhexyl paramethoxycinnamate (B2), a benzyl alcohol (B3), a sorbitol (B4), a specific oxyalkylene derivative (B5), a polyoxyalkylene alkyl glucoside (BG), an oleic acid (B7), an alkyl benzoate (B8), a xylitol (B9), a 2-ethylhexyl (RS)-2-cyano-3,3-diphenylprop-2-enoate (B10), and a methylphenylpolysiloxane (B11).

It is an object of the present invention to suppress agglutination of ultrafine cellulose fibers, while using the ultrafine cellulose fibers as a thickener in a cosmetic product formulation, so as to provide a uniform cosmetic. The present invention provides a cosmetic comprising the following components (A) and (B): (A) ultrafine cellulose fibers having a fiber width of 1000 nm or less; and (B) a water-soluble polymer.

The present invention is intended to provide an ultrafine cellulose fiber-containing wet sheet, which is easily handled upon the use thereof and is excellent in terms of adhesiveness to the skin. The present invention relates to a sheet comprising cellulose fibers having a fiber width of 1000 nm or less and water, wherein the sheet is gelatinous, the cellulose fibers have ionic substituents, the water content percentage is 70% by mass or more with respect to the total mass of the sheet, and the tensile strength is 0.08 MPa or more.

The present invention is directed to a personal care composition comprising from about 15% to about 22% of one or more sulfate free surfactants; from about 0.1% to about 10% of one or more scalp active; from about 0.1% to about 1.2% of a cationic polymers having a molecular weight in the range of 50,000 to less than or equal to 1.8 million and a charge density of about 0.5 to about 1.7 meq/g, from about 0.1% to about 1.2% of a rheology modifier and having a pH of about 5 to about 7 and having a viscosity of >about 5000 cps.

The present invention relates to a composition, preferably a cosmetic composition, and more preferably a skin cosmetic composition, comprising: (a) at least one particle, comprising at least one cationic polymer, at least one anionic polymer and at least one non-polymeric base having two or more pKb values or salt(s) thereof; and (b) at least one physiologically acceptable volatile medium. The composition according to the present invention is stable, and can have a variety of cosmetic functions.

A formulation for the care of damaged hair is provided, comprising: a vehicle; a silicone; and a deposition aid, wherein the deposition aid is a cationic dextran polymer, comprising a dextran base polymer functionalized with quaternary ammonium groups; wherein the dextran base polymer has a weight average molecular weight of 50,000 to 3,000,000 Daltons; wherein the quaternary ammonium groups include (i) a quaternary ammonium group of formula (II) bound to a pendent oxygen on the dextran base polymer

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(ii) a quaternary ammonium group of formula (III) bound to a pendent oxygen on the dextran base polymer

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wherein

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is pendent oxygen on the dextran base polymer; wherein X is a divalent linking group; wherein each R.sup.2 is independently selected from a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group; wherein each R.sup.3 is independently selected from a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group; and wherein each R.sup.4 is independently selected from a C.sub.5-20 alkyl group.

A hair conditioner formulation is provided, comprising: a dermatologically acceptable vehicle; and a conditioning polymer, wherein the conditioning polymer is a cationic dextran polymer, comprising a dextran base polymer functionalized with quaternary ammonium groups; wherein the dextran base polymer has a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 3,000,000 Daltons; wherein the quaternary ammonium groups include (i) a quaternary ammonium group of formula (II) bound to a pendent oxygen on the dextran base polymer

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and
(ii) a quaternary ammonium group of formula (III) bound to a pendent oxygen on the dextran base polymer

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wherein

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is a pendent oxygen on the dextran base polymer; wherein X is a divalent linking group; wherein each R.sup.2 is independently selected from a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group; wherein each R.sup.3 is independently selected from a C.sub.1-4 alkyl group; and wherein each R.sup.4 is independently selected from a linear or branched C.sub.5-20 alkyl group.