An antiseptic composition for use as a topical skin sanitizer or as a surface disinfectant includes Populus tremuloides Bark Extract and/or Ribes Nigum Fruit Extract in an amount of from about 0.1 to about 50 weight percent effective as a broad spectrum antiseptic and antimicrobial agent. The composition includes an aqueous medium and/or one or more oils. The amount of the aqueous medium is from 45 to about 95 weight percent. The amount of oils is from 0.03 to about 50 weight percent. The composition may also include up to about 1 weight percent of one or more soothing agents; up to about 5 weight percent of one or more thickeners; and up to about 38 weight percent of one or more emulsifiers. The composition does not contain alcohols, chlorinated compounds, iodine, or phenols.

The present invention relates in particular to a cosmetic composition comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium, at least: a) a cosmetic agent consisting of galactomannans with molar masses comprised between 5 and 630 kDa, preferably between 5 and 120 kDa, more preferably between 8 and 80 kDa, and cross-linked sulfated galactans with molar masses comprised between 7 and 3000 kDa, preferably between 7 and 1100 kDa, more preferably between 8 and 200 kDa, and b) a Theobroma cacao L bean hydrolysate, and its use in particular for maintaining the balance of the skin microbiota and promoting and/or improving the wear of make-up.

Disclosed is a composition comprising at least one core-shell microcapsule in a suspending medium. The microcapsule comprises a core and a shell around said core. The shell comprises a hyperbranched polysaccharide selected from the group consisting of amylopectins, dextrins, hyperbranched starches, glycogen and phytoglycogen and mixtures thereof.

Hair treatment compositions and methods of using them to treat hair are described. The hair treatment compositions include: (a) citric acid, one or more salts of citric acid, or a combination thereof; or a combination of citric acid and one or more salts of citric acid, wherein the weight ratio of citric acid to salts of citric acid added to form the combination is from 1:10 to 10:1; (b) one or more surfactants; and (c) water; wherein the pH of the composition is from about 3 to about 10; and weight percentages are based on the total weight of the composition. The hair treatment compositions are particularly useful for strengthening hair fibers.

The present invention relates to a colored cosmetic composition for making up eyes, in particular eyelids. One of the aspects of the present invention is a colored cosmetic composition for making up eyes, in particular to eyelids, comprising: (i) at least one polymer which has a Tg of −30° C. or less; (ii) at least one hydrophilic thickener; (iii) at least one pigment; and (iv) water. The cosmetic composition according to the present invention can provide a good feeling during use and appropriate adhesiveness to fake eyelashes, and is stable over time.

A water-soluble and/or water-swellable hybrid polymer comprising: (i) from 5 wt.-% to 95 wt.-% water-soluble and/or water-swellable polysaccharide polymer selected from the group consisting of xanthan gum, carrageenan, guar gum, chitosan, alginate and combinations thereof; (ii) from 5 wt.-% to 95 wt.-% synthetic polymer comprising up to 100 mol-% repeating units according to Formula (1a): ##STR00001##
wherein components (i) and (ii) are polymerized by radical precipitation polymerization in a polar solvent.

A sulphate-free-surfactant cleansing composition comprising, in an aqueous continuous phase: a total amount of anionic surfactant and amphoteric surfactant consisting of: (i) from 3 wt % to 13 wt %, by weight of the total composition at 100% activity, of an alpha olefin sulfonate anionic surfactant of general formula (I): R.sup.1—CH═CH—CH.sub.2—SO.sub.3-M.sup.+ (I) in which R.sup.1 is selected from linear or branched alkyl groups having from 11 to 13 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof; and M is a solubilizing cation; (ii) from 1 to 8 wt %, by weight of amphoteric surfactant, which is cocamidopropyl betaine; (iii) from 0.05 wt % to 0.5 wt % of a cationic polymer; (iv) from 0.3 to 2.8 wt % an inorganic electrolyte; and (v) water; in which the weight ratio of (i) to (ii) ranges from 2:1 to 1:4 and the pH of the composition is from 3 to 6.5; and wherein the composition has a viscosity of from 2,500 to 25,000 mPa.Math.s, when measured using a TA Instruments Discovery Hybrid Rheometer; parallel 40 mm sandblasted plates, peak hold protocol at 4 s−.sup.1; at 30 oC.

A hair care composition is disclosed comprising a polyhydroxy fatty acid amide surfactant of general formula (I): wherein R.sup.1 is a C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl groups or hydroxy-substituted C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl groups; R.sup.2CO is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C.sub.3-C.sub.10 acyl group, preferably C.sub.8-C.sub.10 acyl group, an ethoxylated alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant having a formula R.sup.3O(CH.sub.2CH.sub.2O)nSO.sub.3M, wherein R.sup.3 is an alkyl or alkenyl having from 8 to 18 carbon atoms; M is a solubilising cation comprising sodium, potassium, ammonium, substituted ammonium or mixtures thereof; n is the degree of ethoxylation of from 0.5 to 3, and from 0.01 to 10% by weight of an anti-dandruff agent selected from piroctone olamine, azole based anti-fungal agents and mixtures thereof, wherein the weight ratio of the ethoxylated alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant to the polyhydroxy fatty acid amide surfactant ranges from 1:10 to 10:1.

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A hair care composition is disclosed comprising a salt of acyl glycinate, an ethoxylated alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant having a formula R.sup.2O(CH.sub.2CH.sub.2O).sub.nSO.sub.3M, wherein R.sup.2 is an alkyl or alkenyl group having from 8 to 18 carbon atoms; M is a solubilising cation comprising sodium, potassium, ammonium, substituted ammonium or mixtures thereof; n is the degree of ethoxylation of from 0.5 to 3; and an anti-dandruff agent selected from piroctone olamine, azole based anti-fungal agents and mixtures thereof; wherein the composition comprises the salt of acyl glycinate and the ethoxylated alkyl sulfate anionic surfactant in a weight ratio of from 1:10 to 1:1.

A conditioning composition is free of talc and includes tapioca starch, optionally potato starch, optionally corn starch, at least one anionic surfactant, and optionally at least one amphoteric surfactant, which may be described as a core particle. The conditioning composition may include, or be free of, a coating disposed about at least a portion of the core particle and having a compound chosen from cellulose polymers, anionic or cationic polymers, vinyl polymers, natural polymers, polysaccharides, copolymers thereof, and combinations thereof. The conditioning composition includes from about 0 to about 25 percent by weight of liquid, has a pH of from about 3.5 to about 5 when mixed with water at about 10 wt % and produces a flash foam of less than about 10 ml when contacted with water at a temperature of about 26 to about 30° C. degrees.