Ciba Specialty Chemicals Corporation

Ciba-geigy Corporation

Thomas Maier

Albert Stehlin

Klaus Huber

Helmut Luther

Peter Fankhauser

Martin Kuhn

Udo Rau

Bernhard Schilling

Rainer Hans Traber

Dietmar Huglin

Scleroglucans and cosmetic compositions containing the new compounds

The present invention provides a microstructured cosmetic composition comprising:

Microstructured compositions

A cosmetic composition is provided comprising:

Scleroglucans and cosmetic composition containing the new compounds

Phosophonomethylated chitosans containing repeating units of formula ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen or a radical of formula ##STR2## R.sub.2 is a radical of formula (1a), X.sub.1 and X.sub.2 are each independently of the other hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.5 alkyl or an alkali metal ion or ammonium ion and n is 50 to 4000, have versatile utilities as sequestrants, stabilizers for bleaching agents as well as humectants in cosmetic compositions.

Methods of chelating or bleaching using phosphonomethylated chitosans

Cosmetic compositions

Water-soluble retinoids

Phosphonomethylated chitosans

Described are mercerization wetting agent compositions comprising

Mercerization wetting agent compositions

There is disclosed an aqueous formulation comprising

Bleaching auxiliary

Mercerization wetting compositions comprising a compound of the formula ##STR1## where R.sub.1 is hydroxyl or --SO.sub.3 M,

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Schliengen, Germany

Thomas Maier