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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8173111 | Hair cleansing compositions A hair cleansing composition comprises the following ingredients (A) to (C): (A) a hydroxymonocarboxylic acid, or a salt thereof, (B) an organic solvent, and (C) an anionic surfactant having a sulf... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7947259 | Hair care compositions The invention provides a hair care composition comprising a water-soluble, nonionic polymer of ethylene oxide and a water-soluble, nonionic cellulose ether. ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7897143 | Hair cleansing composition Provided is a hair cleansing composition containing (A) an amphipathic amide lipid, (B) an anionic surfactant and (C) an organic or inorganic acid, or a salt thereof, and having a pH of from 1 to 4.5 when diluted with water to 20 times the weight. The hair cleansing... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7833517 | Transparent oil-in-water emulsion cosmetic treatment composition A transparent composition for cosmetic treatment of keratinous materials comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least a compound selected among polyols and mineral electrolytes, at least a volatile silicone, at least a siliconized surfactant, and at lea... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7833516 | Cosmetic composition comprising a volatile silicone, a silicone surfactant and a cationic surfactant A composition for cosmetic treatment of keratinous materials comprising in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least a volatile silicone, at least a silicone surfactant and at least a cationic surfactant in a concentration strictly higher than 0.5 wt. % relative to... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7829072 | Serum albumin compositions for use in cleansing or dermatological products for skin or hair A hypoallergenic cleansing, cosmetic, conditioning or dermatological composition for treating skin or hair is provided which contains serum albumin in an amount effective to achieve cleansing, conditioning, wound debrisment, or other beneficial cosmetic or dermatolo... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7758851 | Preservative systems and their use in cosmetic preparations The invention relates to preservative systems which are particularly suitable in cosmetic and dermatological preparations. The preservative system which comprises a cationic surfactant, derived from the condensation of fatty acids and esterified dibasic amino acids,... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7604796 | Hair cleansing compositions A hair cleansing composition contains (A) from 10 to 20 wt % of at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, nonionic surfactants and amphoteric surfactants; (B) from 1 to 8 wt % of a multivalent, water-soluble, inorganic salt; ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7578995 | Pearlizer concentrate and its use in personal care compositions An aqueous pearlescent concentrate, containing a pearlizing agent, an anionic surfactant, and a cationic component, having increased opacity and is useful in modifying the appearance of aqueous liquid compositions, particularly personal care compositions. ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7553480 | Topical personal care compositions and methods of use Topical personal care compositions comprising an anti-inflammatory agent, an amphoteric surfactant, a bodifier/humectant, and water and methods of use are disclosed. ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7417014 | Dilution thickened personal cleansing composition A liquid or flowable cleansing composition is described that contains high levels of anionic and nonionic surfactants and that show a substantial increase in viscosity upon dilution with water. The cleansing composition also contains water soluble EO/PO block copoly... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7405188 | Polymeric gel system and compositions for treating keratin substrates containing same A cosmetically acceptable medium containing a component and an aqueous gel that includes water and: (a) a cationic polymer; (b) an anionic surfactant having from 8 to 22 carbon atoms, where the amount of the anioni... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7404967 | Topical product formulations containing strontium for reducing skin irritation Topical formulations containing aqueous-soluble divalent strontium cation in a suitable topical formulation vehicle, and methods of using these formulations to inhibit skin irritation, are disclosed. ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7375063 | Structured body wash Novel cleansing compositions and methods for making same are described. Preferred embodiments provide compositions comprising an aqueous acrylate copolymer emulsion; an anionic surfactant; and an amphoteric surfactant. Amphoteric surfactants useful herein include be... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7361408 | Molded resin object, electronic instrument using the same, and method of processing a molded resin object A molded resin object including a molded substrate containing a biodegradable resin and an applied coating formed on a surface of the molded substrate is disclosed, wherein the applied coating contains a proliferation accelerating agent for accelerating proliferatio... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358215 | Quaternary ammonium salts as thickening agents for aqueous systems This invention relates to the use of alkyl amido quaternary ammonium salts, and formulations thereof, as thickening agents in aqueous based fluids, especially those used in oil field applications. The quaternary ammonium salts of the present invention exhibit improv... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354891 | Pearlescent detergent composition comprising a mixture of ethylene glycol alkylates A process for preparing—a cleansing composition having pearlescence, which contains adding an ingredient (B) which has been molten beforehand, or an aqueous liquid in which the molten ingredient (B) is contained, to a suspension of an ingredient (A) and cooling th... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7348018 | Methods of cleansing skin or hair with cleansing articles The present invention relates to disposable, personal cleansing articles useful for cleansing the skin or hair. These articles are used by the consumer by wetting the dry article with water and then rubbing the article against the skin or hair. The article comprises... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341714 | Pearlescent hair care compositions The hair treatment composition, which is in the form a pearlescent product, contains a nonionic, amphiphilic associative thickener consisting of at least one hydrophobically modified aminoplast/polyether copolymer; a hair care active ingredient selected from the gro... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7326410 | Hair conditioner compositions Provided is a conditioner composition, which comprises a tertiary amine represented by the following formula (1): wherein, R1 represents a linear or branched C6-24 alkyl or alkenyl group, R | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316810 | Foaming composition for washing and treating hair and/or scalp based on an active principle The invention concerns a foaming composition for washing and treating hair and/or scalp essentially characterized in that it contains in an aqueous medium: at least an active principle selected among corticoids and retinoids; at least an anionic surfactant; at least... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7309685 | Textile finishing agents for imparting a sensory effect during use A method for treating fibers, yarns or textiles to improve the sensory effect for a user or weaver of a fabric article. The method treats the fiber, yarns or textiles with an emulsion containing 15-30% by weight of a mixture of waxes having melting points in the ran... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7282524 | Alkanolamide surfactant emulsions and process therefor Phase stable, pumpable, liquid, high solids, aqueous monoalkanolamide surfactant emulsions are disclosed for use as cold mixable monoalkanolamide delivery systems for separately prepared aqueous formulations containing at least one principal surfactant. The monoalka... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279163 | Water-in-oil emulsion vaccines Oil-in-Water emulsion vaccines induce higher biliary IgA responses which decrease mucosal/internal organ invasion and fecal shedding, increase specific activity of serum IgG subpopulations, and increase the relative avidity index of serum IgG subpopulations, resulti... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273837 | Liquid laundry detergent comprising cationic silicone block copolymers The invention is directed to a liquid laundry detergent composition comprising at least one detergent ingredient selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactant, zwitterionic surfactant, amphoteric surfactant, and mixtures thereof; a coacervate phase formin... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7268107 | Highly concentrated, free-flowing pearly lustre concentrates A pearlizing composition containing: (a) from about 30 to 55% by weight of a pearlizing wax; (b) a nonionic emulsifier; (c) optionally, a zwitterionic emulsifier; (d) from about 0.1 to 5% by weight of a polyol ester; and (e) water, all weights being based on the wei... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7255870 | Composition containing a semicrystalline polymer, uses thereof, and method for making A composition containing an aqueous phase dispersed in an oily phase, at least one emulsifier with an HLB value ranging from 1 to 8, at least one organic powder, and, in the oily phase at least one semicrystalline polymer with organic structure that is solid at room... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7244697 | Detergent composition comprising a silicon derivative having a group containing both a hydroxy group and a nitrogen atom AbtractProvided is a detergent composition comprising the following components (a), (b) and (c): (a) an anionic surfactant, (b) a water soluble cationized polymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 100,000 to 2,000,000 and a charge density of from 0.6 ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7232561 | Washing compositions comprising at least one amphiphilic block copolymer and at least one cationic or amphoteric polymer A composition for washing a keratinous substance comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable aqueous or aqueous/alcoholic medium, at least one linear block copolymer comprising at least one hydrophobic block and at least one hydrophil... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7214718 | Quaternary ammonium salt composition The present invention provides a softening base and a softener having biodegradability employing a quaternary ammonium salt composition comprising (M) a monoester quaternary salt represented by the formula (I), (D) a diester quaternary salt represented by the formul... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7208144 | Stabilized dispersion of behenyl alcohol IR 6 (Cosmetics, Toiletry and Fragrance Association, Inc., 7th ed. 1997). Viscosities are measured using Brookfield viscometers (1,000–20,000 cps, Spindle No. 5, 20 rpm, 60 second run, 25 degrees C.) unless otherwise indicated. 967-00—IR # 6961-00-1-A... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205269 | Laundry detergent compositions with hueing dye Laundry detergent compositions comprise (a) surfactant, and (b) a hueing dye selected from triarylmethane blue and violet basic dyes, methine blue and violet basic dyes, anthraquinone blue and violet basic dyes, azo dyes basic blue 16, basic blue 65, basic blue 66 b... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7202199 | Isotropic cleansing composition with particulate optical modifiers An aqueous isotropic liquid cleansing and moisturizing composition is provided having a surfactant; a thickening agent, and a solid particulate optical modifier that modifies the appearance of the skin after wash off. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7195771 | Water-soluble lotions for paper products A paper product that is applied with a water-soluble lotion composition is provided. In one embodiment of the present invention, the lotion composition includes water in an amount up to about 90% by weight of said lotion composition, a water-soluble skin-conditionin... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195770 | Body scrub cosmetic composition A cosmetic composition comprising basalt suitable for use as a body scrub to remove dead skin from the human body such as, for example, from the hands, feet, elbows, and knees and its method of its preparation. ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7179771 | Composition A skin wash composition intended for topical application to water-wetted skin comprising an α-hydroxy acid active ingredient formulated in a mild and non-irritant detergent base consisting of a mixture of a non-ionic alkypolyglucoside surfactant and an amphoteric s... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179452 | Detergent cosmetic compositions and use thereof The invention concerns novel hair cleansing and conditioning compositions comprising, in a cosmetically suitable medium, (A) a washing base and (B) at least a C4–C6 carboxylic acid ester and a C12–C26 alcohol. The inve... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7176170 | Shampoo comprising at least one silicone and at least one anionic or nonionic, amphiphilic linear block copolymer The present invention relates to a composition for washing keratinous substances, preferably keratinous fibers, comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable aqueous medium, at least one anionic or nonionic, amphiphilic linear block copolymer comprising at l... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7166563 | Biocidal cleaning composition comprising an onionic/nonionic/amphoteric surfactant mixture The present invention relates to a biocidal cleaning composition comprising a biocide, a surfactant of formula R—O—(G)n, and an amphoteric surfactant; wherein R is an alkyl group; G is a saccharide residue; and n is a number from 0–4 to 10. ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163675 | Shampoo compositions This invention provides aqueous shampoo compositions comprising, in addition to water, an anionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, and emulsified cationic particles of silicone. ... | 01/16/2007 |
