A skin tightening composition including about 2 to about 35 wt. % of at least one thickener selected from polyamide-8, styrene ethylene/propylene copolymer, nylon-611/dimethicone crosspolymer, VP/EICOSENE copolymer, fumed silicas, hydrophobically modified silica, silica silylate, clays and a combination thereof; about 1.5 to about 13 wt. % of at least one filler; about 5 to about 45 wt. % of at least one hydrophobic film former; and about 20 to about 85 wt. % of at least one volatile hydrocarbon, wherein a weight ratio of the at least one hydrophobic film former c) to the at least one thickener a) is 1:2 to 8:1 (hydrophobic film former c):thickener a)), and all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the skin tightening composition.

The oil-in-water type emulsified cosmetic includes: (A) a powder, (B) a water-soluble thickener, and (C) a surfactant, wherein the content of the component (A) is 1% to 30% by mass based on the total amount of the cosmetic, the component (A) contains (A1) an N-acyl acidic amino acid-treated powder, the component (C) contains (C1) a solid nonionic surfactant having a hydrophile-lipophile balance (HLB) value of less than 7 and (C2) a surfactant having an HLB value of 7 or greater, and the mass ratio [(C1):(C2)] between the component (C1) and the component (C2) is 1.5:1 to 30:1.

The oil-in-water type emulsified cosmetic includes: (A) a powder, (B) a water-soluble thickener, and (C) a surfactant, wherein the content of the component (A) is 1% to 30% by mass based on the total amount of the cosmetic, the component (A) contains (A1) an N-acyl acidic amino acid-treated powder, the component (C) contains (C1) a solid nonionic surfactant having a hydrophile-lipophile balance (HLB) value of less than 7 and (C2) a surfactant having an HLB value of 7 or greater, and the mass ratio [(C1):(C2)] between the component (C1) and the component (C2) is 1.5:1 to 30:1.

This water-in-oil emulsion-type stick-shaped deodorant composition contains: (A) a volatile component having a boiling point of 250° C. or less, where the total amount of water and ethanol in the (A) component is 83-100 mass %; (B) component (B-1), component (B-2), or a combination of components (B-1) and (B-2), wherein component (B-1) is an antiperspirant and component (B-2) is a fungicide; (C) a crosslinked silicone surfactant; (D) a non-crosslinked silicone surfactant; and (E) an oily component which has a solid phase at 25° C.

This water-in-oil emulsion-type stick-shaped deodorant composition contains: (A) a volatile component having a boiling point of 250° C. or less, where the total amount of water and ethanol in the (A) component is 83-100 mass %; (B) component (B-1), component (B-2), or a combination of components (B-1) and (B-2), wherein component (B-1) is an antiperspirant and component (B-2) is a fungicide; (C) a crosslinked silicone surfactant; (D) a non-crosslinked silicone surfactant; and (E) an oily component which has a solid phase at 25° C.

A non-irritation, non-blurring, photostable ophthalmic sunscreen composition contains at least one of the following: bemotrizinol; bisoctrizole; tris-biphenyl triazine; and/or octyl methoxycinnamate. A liquid vehicle base is then a remainder of the solution by weight. The composition is an artificial tear formulation or an ophthalmic suspension or ointment. The composition may include at least one inorganic and/or at least one organic active ingredient. The inorganic active ingredients may include, but not be limited to zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, iron oxide, zirconium oxide, and cerium oxide. The organic active ingredients may include, but not be limited to dioxybenzone, octinoxate, octisalate, homosalate, avobenzone, octocrylene, para-aminobenzoic acid, cinoxate, methyl anthranilate, octocrylene, padimate O, ensulizole, sulisobenzone, trolamine salicylate, and ecamsule.

A non-irritation, non-blurring, photostable ophthalmic sunscreen composition contains at least one of the following: bemotrizinol; bisoctrizole; tris-biphenyl triazine; and/or octyl methoxycinnamate. A liquid vehicle base is then a remainder of the solution by weight. The composition is an artificial tear formulation or an ophthalmic suspension or ointment. The composition may include at least one inorganic and/or at least one organic active ingredient. The inorganic active ingredients may include, but not be limited to zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, iron oxide, zirconium oxide, and cerium oxide. The organic active ingredients may include, but not be limited to dioxybenzone, octinoxate, octisalate, homosalate, avobenzone, octocrylene, para-aminobenzoic acid, cinoxate, methyl anthranilate, octocrylene, padimate O, ensulizole, sulisobenzone, trolamine salicylate, and ecamsule.

An opaque antiperspirant composition, including an antiperspirant active, a high HLB surfactant, an emollient, and a gelling agent, wherein the high HLB surfactant includes a high HLB glyceryl monostearate mixture.

An opaque antiperspirant composition, including an antiperspirant active, a high HLB surfactant, an emollient, and a gelling agent, wherein the high HLB surfactant includes a high HLB glyceryl monostearate mixture.

Disclosed are high-porosity protein particles useful for carrying one or more agents of interest, methods for their manufacture and use, and products comprising them.