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

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

Govindarajan Raman

Indu Mani

Sushama Shripad Wagh

John Brian Bartolone

Pushker Sona

Ramesh Surianarayanan

Vandana Sharma

Krithivasan Bhagyalakshmi

Collur V Natraj

Subramanian Raghupathi

Abburi Ramaiah

Hair coloring compositions

A cosmetic skin/hair darkening composition for topical application to skin and/or hair is provided that comprises for 0.1 to 10% by weight of a peptide having an isoelectric point ranging from 6 to 11.

Skin and hair darkening composition

A process is provided for preparing protein- and/or peptide-bound melanin, which is soluble in an aqueous solution at pH 2 to 11 and temp 0&deg; C. to 50&deg; C., by the steps of reacting dihydroxyphenylalanine or tyrosine with an oxidant enzyme in the presence of an acidic protein and/or peptide having a pl of 3-6. The soluble protein- and/or peptide-bound melanin of this invention is useful as a sunscreen and as a coloring and/or flavoring for food.

Process for preparing protein-bound melanin and/or peptide bound melanin, and products thereof

A process for preparing a sunscreen composition is provided which includes the steps of (i) dissolving an ultraviolet radiation absorbing sunscreen in an oil phase; (ii) neutralizing stearic acid in a water phase; and (iii) homogenising the dissolved sunscreen with the neutralised stearic acid in a cosmetically acceptable vehicle.

Sunscreen composition

A cosmetic skin lightening composition for topical application to human skin comprising (A) 5-25% by weight fatty acids, (B) 0.1-10% by weight fatty acid soap and (C) 0.05-10% by weight alkali or alkaline earth metal salt of .alpha.-hydroxy carboxylic acid and/or .alpha.-acyloxy carboxylic acid.

Skin lightening composition

A composition suitable for topical application to human skin for reducing the damaging effects of ultra-violet light on skin comprises:

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Bengaluru, India

Govindarajan Raman