Oil-based particles have an average particle size of 0.05 mm to 10 mm, and include: (A) polar oil; and (B) an oily gelling agent having a melting point of 60° C. or more.

The present disclosure describes a method of recycling an expired hand sanitizer product containing ethanol in an amount ranging from 60 to 85 wt %, wherein said method comprises the steps of: providing said hand sanitizer product; combining said hand sanitizer product with an anionic surfactant; adding a nonionic surfactant to the resulting mixture; and adding citral to the mixture containing said hand sanitizer, nonionic surfactant and said anionic surfactant to create a stable microemulsion; wherein said stable microemulsion can be further diluted with an acidic composition to be used in industrial applications comprising: flowback aids for hydraulic fracturing in tight reservoirs and unconventional shale reservoirs; naphthenate deposition control using acids/alcohols mixtures; or water-in-oil demulsifier using ethanol for bitumen emulsions from oilsand.

Nanoemulsions and a method for making the same are described. The nanoemulsions comprise a skin benefit agent in the water phase and they are made from two macroemulsions that have non-identical pH values.

Described herein, personal cleansing compositions, methods and uses. Personal cleansing compositions can include a surfactant, a perfume, a hydric solvent, and water, wherein the composition is structured.

The invention relates to three-part makeup remover compositions comprising (a) a water part; (b) an oil part; and (c) a silicone-in-water emulsion part.

The present invention relates to a composition comprising a surfactant system comprising lysolecithin and lecithin, or lysolecithin and sugar ester, a non-polar phase comprising a flavor oil, and a polar phase comprising at least one polar non-aqueous solvent, wherein the flavor oil is present in an amount of at least 10 wt. %, based on the total amount of the composition, and wherein lysolecithin is present in an amount of at least 10 wt. %, based on the total amount of the composition. The invention further relates to a method for the preparation of the inventive composition, as well as to the use of the inventive composition for the preparation of a flavored beverage or personal care product. Moreover, the invention concerns a beverage or personal care product comprising the inventive composition.

The present invention relates to a stable and clear microemulsion comprising: an oil phase comprising an hydrophobic active ingredient; an aqueous phase; and a surfactant system comprising: a non-ionic primary surfactant system; a first non-ionic co-surfactant system, and a second non-ionic co-surfactant system.

The present invention relates to novel cosmetic emulsions, comprising 1,2-decanediol, advantageous uses thereof and methods for their production.

Water-in-oil microemulsions containing triglyceride oil for personal care applications are described. The W/O type of microemulsions based on triglyceride oils such as soya oil and sunflower oil are suitable for skin cleansing shower oils. The microemulsions of the patent application allow the use of several mild surfactants, thereby obviating the use of aliphatic amine based anionic surfactants for personal cleansing. The microemulsion based on coconut oil serves like a ‘two-in-one’ formulation for prewash hair conditioning like a typical hair-oil and subsequently like a shampoo for cleansing the hair.

The present invention relates to compositions of spherical microparticles composed of a wall material and at least one cavity that comprises a gas and/or a liquid, which have pores on the surface thereof, wherein the spherical microparticles have a mean particle diameter of 10-600 μm and wherein at least 80% of those microparticles, the particle diameter of which does not deviate from the mean particle diameter of the microparticles of the composition by more than 20%, each have on average at least 10 pores, the diameter of which is in the range from 1/5000 to ⅕ of the mean particle diameter, and, furthermore, the diameter of each of these pores is at least 20 nm, wherein the wall material consists of a composition comprising at least one aliphatic-aromatic polyester, and the wall material has a solubility at 25° C. of at least 50 g/l in dichloromethane, a method for the preparation thereof and also the use thereof.