Chesebrough-pond's USA Co., Division of Conopco, Inc.

Lever Brothers Company

Unilever Home and Personal Care Usa, Division of Conopco, Inc.

Elizabeth Arden Company, Division of Conopco, Inc.

Cheesebrough-pond's USA Co.

Allan Robert Burger

Ian Richard Scott

Stewart Paton Granger

Anthony Vincent Rawlings

Uma Santhanam

Michael Massaro

John Brian Bartolone

Alan Joel Meyers

Ronni Lynn Weinkauf

Brian John Dobkowski

Alexander C Chan

Suk H Cho

Laura Rose Palanker

Samuel Q Lin

John Patrick McCook

Andrew C Park

Kelly Hua Zhang

Norman Kramer Richardson

Phillip E Figdore

Mark Edward Rerek

Anita Marie Brinker

Stella Arcella

Koichi Iwata

The present invention relates to a 2-step methods, and compositions for providing more vibrant, natural and long-lasting color to hair and at the same time reducing hair fiber damage associated with alternative current methods. In the first step the hair is contacted for a period of time with a dye precursor mixture containing specific oxidative hair dye precursors under conditions where these dyes are substantially inactive. Color is then developed in a second step by contacting the hair with a mixture of a peroxide compound and a persulfate salt. Surprisingly the 2-step method leads to considerable 'lift' or lightening without negatively impacting the coloring ability of the oxidative dye. The invention also relates to kits providing the means to accomplish these steps.

Efficient two-step method of coloring and lightening hair with less damage

Cosmetic skin care compositions containing succinate compounds and cosmetic method of improving the appearance of wrinkled, lined, dry, flaky, aged or photodamaged skin and improving skin thickness, elasticity, flexibility, radiance, glow and plumpness.

Cosmetic skin care compositions containing succinate compounds

Certain cyclic aliphatic unsaturated compounds which sufficiently inhibit LRAT or ARAT catalyzed esterification of retinol into inactive retinyl esters, have the same effect on keratinocytes as retinoic acid. Thus, effects of the retinol or retinyl esters in combination with these cyclic compounds are analogous to treatment with retinoic acid.

Skin care compositions containing certain cyclic aliphatic unsaturated

Geranyl geraniol inhibits esterification of retinol into inactive retinyl esters. Thus, effects of the retinol or retinyl esters in combination with geranyl geraniol are analogous to treatment with retinoic acid.

Skin care compositions containing geranyl geraniol and retinol or

Fatty hydroxyethyl imidazolines inhibit esterification of retinol into inactive retinyl esters. Thus, effects of the retinol or retinyl esters in combination with fatty hydroxyethyl imidazolines are analogous to treatment with retinoic acid.

Skin care compositions containing fatty hydroxyethyl imidazoline

Anti-cellulite compositions based on a lipolytic active, which is an extract of Polygala tenuifolia, an extract of Platycodon grandiflorum, or an extract of Kochia scoparia. When Polygala tenuifolia or Platycodon grandiflorum is employed, a polar solvent extract is preferred. The extracts are preferably employed in conjunction with a xanthine, e.g. caffeine or theophylline (which are preferably obtained from a natural source), in order to lower the cost of the compositions.

Skin care compositions for treating cellulite

Quercetin and/or naringenin in combination with either retinol or retinyl ester resulted in a synergistic inhibition of keratinocyte differentiation. The effects of the retinol or retinyl esters in combination with naringenin and/or quercetin were analogous to treatment with retinoic acid.

Skin care compositions containing naringenin and/or quercetin and a

A cosmetic composition is provided which includes green tea and a sunscreen compound which is effective to at least partially block ultraviolet radiation from harming human skin, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

Cosmetic sunscreen composition containing green tea and a sunscreen

A solid antiperspirant product, such as a stick, suitable for topical application to the skin comprises an antiperspirant agent in the form of fine particles dispersed in a solid matrix. The matrix comprises anhydrous ethanol, anhydrous isopropanol or a mixture thereof, an hydrophobically-treated clay as a suspending agent, a gelling agent and other antiperspirant adjuncts as required. The weight ratio of the suspending agent to the anhydrous alcohol is from 1:3 to 1:15 to achieve maximum efficacy as measured by sweat weight reduction following topical application of the product to perspiring skin.

Cosmetic product

An antiperspirant composition is disclosed in the form of a transparent stick. The composition comprises a mixture of aluminum chlorohydrate, nonionic surfactant, liquid oil, and water, the latter being present in an amount from 20 to 50%. Preferably, the liquid oil is a combination of volatile silicone and emollient oil.

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Allan Robert Burger