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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6793914 | Anti-microbial compositions An anti-microbial composition employing: (i) a C1 to C4 monohydric alcohol carrier fluid, present at a level of at least 50% by weight of the total composition (excluding any volatile propellant present); (ii) an iron (III) chelat... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6792695 | Fabric treatment device The invention provides a device for treating fabrics in a tumble dryer comprising: a reservoir for storing a fabric treatment composition and transfer means to expose fabric treatment composition from the reservoir to airflow generated inside the tumble drier and/or... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6790435 | Antiperspirant compositions comprising microemulsions Stable, clear, antiperspirant microemulsions containing cosmetic oils, antiperspirant salts, and water and combinations of cationic quaternary ammonium salt are provided. These microemulsions can be used in different types of applicators such as roll-on, sponge, mou... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6766922 | Squeeze-spray device A squeeze spray device is described comprising a deformable bottle (1) for holding a liquid composition, a leave-in-place dispenser cap (5), and a dip-tube (50); said dispenser cap comprising: a) a base section (5B), comprising a m... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6737048 | Antiperspirant formulations Structured antiperspirant emulsion formulations for topical application to human skin in a cosmetic method for controlling sweat and body odor generation can suffer from problems of impaired sensory properties and impaired efficacy (sweat reduction), which are ameli... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6719965 | Antiperspirant or deodorant composition An antiperspirant/deodorant composition comprising a polyol associated with a particulate antiperspirant/deodorant active prior to mixing with other components of the antiperspirant/deodorant composition. The resulting composition provides numerous benefits includin... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6713051 | Antiperspirant or deodorant compositions Antiperspirant compositions comprising an astringent aluminum or zirconium salt can suffer from perceived irritancy when applied topically, which can be ameliorated or overcome by incorporating within the composition a PPAR activating fatty acid and/or hydrolyzable ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6709647 | Antimicrobial deodorant compositions The present invention concerns deodorant products based on a synergistically active antimicrobial mixture of picolinic acid and a peroxyl species or equivalent source thereof. Also described is the cosmetic use of such products to treat malodour on the human body. | 03/23/2004 |
| 6703005 | Process for the production of a deodorant or antiperspirant product A deodorant or antiperspirant soft solid composition is filled into dispensing containers by injection moulding, i.e. under pressure, preferably in the vicinity of its normal setting temperature. The deodorant or antiperspirant composition is preferably c... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6680048 | Esters Cellobiose esters and particularly cellobiose octanonanoate has been found able to structure water-immiscible liquids well, and in particular can produce clear structured emulsions. However, such emulsions tend to lose clarity or structural streng... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6652843 | Antiperspirant compositions Clear solid suspension antiperspirant compositions comprise 0.5 to 50% by weight of a particulate antiperspirant active material of which less than 50% by weight of its particles are below 110pm diameter and a refractive index of from 1.49 to 1.57 at 22°... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6645475 | Antiperspirant formulations The invention anhydrous antiperspirant cream composition which comprises: a) a particulate aluminum/zirconium astringent salt in an amount of from 5 to 30% by weight; b) a wax in an amount of from 4 to 20% by weight, said wax comprising an aliphatic es... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6644511 | Container for dispensing a dual phase fluid product A container for dispensing a flowable fluid which has a first liquid and a second liquid disposed within a single chamber and which are separated and positioned one above the other. The container includes a bottle base, a bottle body which extends upward ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6632422 | Antiperspirant and deodorant products and methods for their use A new method for the inhibition of human sweating and body malodour is described. An agent capable of blocking calcium channels in the secretory coil cells of human sweat glands is topically applied; on reaching the secretory coil cells, the action of thi... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6624130 | Laundry product A new pouch for laundry products and the combination of pouch and laundry product. The pouch includes a tearing notch or a length of weakness, which may comprise a tear tape, permitting manual opening of the pouch prior to tossing the pouch into the washi... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6616921 | Antiperspirant products Antiperspirant products and methods for achieving antiperspirancy utilising compositions comprising an antiperspirant salt and a water soluble polymer, characterised in that: (i) the polymer comprises Brnsted acid groups and acts as a co-gellant for t... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6613312 | Antiperspirant products made from wet-milled anhydrous antiperspirant salts Antiperspirant compositions which comprise: a) a wet-milled antiperspirant active material; b) a silicone and/or hydrocarbon carrier material; and c) a suspending agent or gellant are described.... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6609311 | Fabric treatment device The invention provides a device for treatment fabrics in a tumble dryer during multiple tumble drying cycles. The device comprises: a reservoir for storing a fabric treatment composition, means to expose fabric treatment composition from the reservoir to ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6604297 | Device for freshening fabrics The invention provides a device for freshening fabrics in a tumble dryer during multiple tumble drying cycles. The device comprises: a reservoir for storing a fabric freshening composition, holes or opening in the reservoir to expose fabric freshening com... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6598767 | Dispensing container A dispensing package for a cosmetic stick comprising a barrel having a generally open end and a generally closed end, a central longitudinal axis which run between the generally open end and the generally closed end of the barel, a piston slidably located... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6589515 | Cosmetic compositions A cosmetic composition, preferably an antiperspirant composition, in solid or soft-solid form has a continuous phase which contains a water-immiscible liquid carrier and also contains a structurant which is partially or fully esterified maltose of the for... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6579843 | Water-soluble package and preparation thereof A water-soluble package comprises a composition such as a liquid detergent composition enclosed within a water-soluble film. The film, or at least a substantial portion thereof, is dusted with a powder such as talc, starch, calcium stearate or zinc steara... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6523722 | For aerosol and pumpspray containers which can be locked into a non-operative position A sprayhead for example for an aerosol or pumpspray container comprises a support, a fluid outlet mounted on the support, a passageway connected to the fluid outlet at a first end and connectable to a fluid source at a second end, the passageway being mov... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6509022 | Composition for use in personal care comprising organic acid salts of polymeric biguanidines Cosmetic composition for use in personal care applications comprising a carrier and a polymeric biguanide, characterised in that the polymeric biguanide is in the form of its salt with an organic acid containing from 4 to 30 carbon atoms.... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6509010 | Cosmetic products for the reduction of sweat acidity A cosmetic method of reducing the acidity of sweat excreted from human eccrine glands, said method comprising the topical application of a V-ATPase inhibitor to the skin in the vicinity of the eccrine glands. Said method may result in a range of benefits,... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6503492 | Antiperspirant or deodorant compositions Deodorant and antiperspirant compositions comprising an aluminium or aluminium-zirconium active can suffer from perceived irritancy when applied topically, which is generally manifested as an itch sensation. This irritancy can be ameliorated or overcome b... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6503490 | Deodorant products The invention concerns the achievement of a deodorancy benefit upon the human body or upon articles worn in close proximity thereto and involves the application of an anti-microbial product comprising a transition metal chelator and a phenolic or enolic c... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6458345 | Cosmetic compositions The sensory attributes and/or visibility of deposits of wax-structured antiperspirant or deodorant sticks in the form of emulsions can vary significantly depending on the formulation employed. A particularly beneficial balance of attributes is obtained in emul... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6458344 | Cosmetic compositions A cosmetic composition preferably an antiperspirant composition, in solid or soft-solid form has a continuous phase which contains a water-immiscible liquid carrier and also contains a structurant which is partially or fully esterified cellobiose of the f... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6455056 | Cosmetic compositions A cosmetic composition contains a water-immiscible carrier liquid and a structurant therefor which is effective to gel the composition upon cooling from a temperature at which the structurant is a mobile solution in the carrier liquid. The carrier liquid ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6432392 | Antiperspirant salts, and methods of their preparation An antiperspirant active salt made by treating an aluminum salt of general formula; Al2 (OH)6-a Xa wherein X is Cl, Br or I, and a is 0.3 to 4.0, with an effective amount of a phosphorus containing material, and ageing the salt... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6426060 | Cosmetic compositions A cosmetic composition is a structured emulsion of a continuous phase containing water-immiscible liquid carrier plus a structurant, and a disperse phase which is a solution of antiperspirant active in a more polar, probably aqueous, solvent. The structur... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6419910 | Preparation of antiperspirant gels which obviates the use of simple glycols A clear emulsion and gel-type composition, which is an antiperspirant or deodorant composition which is a water-in-oil emulsion which comprises: a clear emulsion and gel-type cosmetic composition which is an antiperspirant and/or deodorant composition, which i... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6410003 | Antiperspirant compositions Antiperspirant formulations containing an antiperspirant active and a continuous phase comprising a water-immiscible liquid carrier, such as, amongst other materials, cyclomethicones, that is structured using an amido-containing compound of the general fo... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6410002 | Preparation of antiperspirant gels which obviates the use of simple glycols A clear emulsion and gel-type cosmetic composition, and in particular to an antiperspirant and/or deodorant composition which comprises a water-in-oil emulsion comprising: a) about 65% to about 75% of an aqueous solution of an effective amount of antipers... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6410001 | Cosmetic compositions Compositions for application to human skin have a continuous phase which contains water-immiscible oil structured by incorporation of a compound of formula ##STR1## in which Y and Y1 are each independently --CH2 or >CO Q and Q | 06/25/2002 |
| 6391291 | Antiperspirant compositions A firm solid antiperspirant composition having a continuous phase comprising water-immiscible liquid containing i) one or more gelating structurant materials which form a network of fibres within the liquid, and ii) a polymeric thickener which has an organic p... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6387358 | Antiperspirant compositions Soft solid antiperspirant formulations in which a particulate antiperspirant active material is suspended in a continuous phase containing a water-immiscible liquid which is structured by specified proportions of an organic polymeric thickener and a secon... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6365144 | Hair dressing composition The present invention is directed to an aqueous hair dressing or hair styling composition which comprises from about 1.5 to about 5.0 weight % polyquaternium 37/propylene glycol dicaprylate dicaprate and ppg-1 trideceth-6, also known as polyquat 37, and a... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6361766 | Antiperspirant formulations Anhydrous antiperspirant formulations in which a particulate antiperspirant active is suspended in a carrier fluid can result in significant visible deposits when applied to skin or when transferred onto clothing. Anhydrous antiperspirant suspension sticks whi... | 03/26/2002 |
