Semisolid oral dispersions for improving the health and/or appearance of the oral cavity. The semisolid oral dispersions include hydrophilic active agent particles in hydrophobic phase. The hydrophilic active agent particles can include bleaching agents, antimicrobial agents, anticalculus agents, and/or combinations thereof. The hydrophilic active agent particle can have a solubility in water of at least about 20 parts, by weight of the particles, in about 100 parts, by weight, of water.

The present disclosure provides a patch which is attached to a tooth or oral mucous membrane and releases an active ingredient to a portion attached, in which the patch comprises a drug layer having an adhesive surface attached to the tooth or oral mucous membrane and a backing layer laminated on the drug layer, and comprises at least one reticular structure inside the drug layer, and is divided into at least 2 drug layers at the boundary of or by the reticular structure.

A method for forming a coating on a skin surface using a nanofiber sheet, the method including: (1) applying to the skin a sheet transparentizing agent containing 2 mass % or more of one or more oil agent; and (2) transferring a white nanofiber sheet mainly composed of a water-insoluble polymer to the skin after (1), where the transferred white nanofiber sheet becomes transparent and the coating is a transparent coating through which the skin is visible.

A method for preparing a cosmetic component is provided which includes applying a layer of a dry cosmetic ingredient between a pair of fibrous sheets obtained by electrospinning one or more polymeric materials at least one of which is capable of cold flow under pressure. Sufficient pressure is then applied to the layers of fibrous sheets to cause cold flow of at least some of the polymeric material such that at least parts of the fibrous sheets bond with each other and entrap the cosmetic ingredient in position between them and prevent it from migrating between the sheets during further processing or handling.

Reshaping compositions, methods or processes, and kits-of-parts reshape keratin fibers. The reshaping composition is an aqueous non-reducing, non-oxidizing reshaping composition for keratin fibers having a pH in the range of 7 to 12 and comprises a) one or more alkalizing agents, b) one or more lipophilic compounds being liquid at 25° C. and atmospheric pressure, at a total concentration in the range of 10% to 80% by weight, calculated to the total weight of the composition, c) one or more surfactants, and d) one or more thickening agents being soluble in or mixable with the one or more lipophilic compounds according to b).

A skincare composition is provided, which comprises at least one clay, at least one first binding agent; and at least one second binding agent. The composition is to be used in a peristomal environment, and provides neutralization of stomal output.

A volatile oil composition includes a vehicle and a silicone elastomer, wherein the vehicle is a volatile oily composition of (a) from 50 to 100% by weight of a mixture of linear paraffins including (i) 90 to 99% by weight of at least one linear paraffin selected from C.sub.8, C.sub.10, C.sub.12 paraffins and mixtures thereof, and (ii) 1 to 10% by weight of a C.sub.14 linear paraffin, and (b) from 0 to 50% by weight of at least one non-volatile oil. The composition may be used in cosmetic compositions such as for making up and/or caring for and/or protecting skin, lips, eyelashes and/or nails, and in antiperspirant/deodorant compositions.

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.

The invention relates to an adhesive composition having a main fraction of synthetic tackifying resin, and a fraction of at least one macromolecular component, characterised in that said at least one macromolecular component comprises a copolymer of at least two different monomers taken from the alpha olefins and ethylene, to give the composition for strip-free hair removal mechanical or adhesive properties.

A kit includes a multi-phase oral composition for whitening teeth and an electromagnetic radiation source. The multi-phase oral composition for whitening teeth includes from about 0.002% to about 30%, by weight of the multi-phase oral composition, of a discontinuous aqueous phase having a bleaching agent, where a concentration of the bleaching agent is up to 10%, by weight of the multi-phase oral composition, and at least about 50%, by weight of the multi-phase oral composition, of a continuous hydrophobic phase of petrolatum. The electromagnetic radiation source is capable of directing electromagnetic radiation with one or more wavelength in the range from about 200 nm to about 1700 nm toward at least one tooth. The electromagnetic radiation source emits electromagnetic radiation in a range from about 100 mW/cm.sup.2 to about 250 mW/cm.sup.2.