MIXTURES COMPRISING PHENYL ALKANOL AND LINEAR ALCOHOL

FIELD OF INVENTION

[0001 ] The present invention belongs to the area of cosmetic and household applications and refers to improved stabilization of cosmetic and household formulations by addition of a mixture comprising at least a phenyl alkanol and at least a linear alcohol.

STATE OF THE ART

[0002] Typically, cosmetic compositions comprise a multitude of components. Looking at the listing of ingredients for an average night cream one can find up to 20 positions and there has been a tendency to add as many ingredients as possible in order to address many differ- ent issues, all at the same time. As a matter of fact, many consumers equal complexity of a composition with benefit and are accepting high prices, since (s)he expects also high performance. On the other hand, the more complex a composition becomes, the more difficult it is to avoid negative interactions between the components. A major problem for cosmetic compositions, of course in particular for all types of emulsions, is still their stability, especial- ly in case they are subjected to difficult storage conditions, like high or low temperatures. An improved emulsion stability can be achieved by reducing the oil droplets of emulsion.

[0003] Another object is related to the sensorial profile. Spreadability, afterfeel and smell are important parameters contributing to the overall liking of a cosmetic formulation after application to skin :

[0004] The faster the oil bodies of an emulsion are spread on the skin the better is the perception of the customer. The spreading behaviour of a formulation - and therefore its sensorial profile - is linked to the average particle size of the droplets in the composition. The smaller the droplets are, the faster the spreading is. As a consequence, there is still a need for additives allowing to shift the average particle size distribution to lower values.

[0005] Another problem especially for shampoo compositions is foam stability and viscosity.

[0006] In the context of the present invention reference is made to WO 2011 141110 A2 (M ERCK) disclosing a composition for improved protection against photodecomposition using specific alicyclic compounds. Example 1 discloses a composition comprising 1 to 4 % 4- MAP in combination with oil bodies, emulsifiers and actives.

[0007] A further aspect refers to fragrances. Cosmetic and household products are often perfumed to meet the requirements of the consumers. The important functions of fragrances are to provide pleasant odours, to mask the base smell of the product, and also to give the product an odour identity.

[0008] However, since fragrances are usually poorly water-soluble or insoluble compounds it is often difficult to perfuming the products. The use of emulsifiers and surfactants is nowa- days a standard solubilisation technique to improve the solubility of fragrances in preparations and formulations. But their use as solubilizi ng agents often leads to further different problems, such as causing cloudiness and turbidity in transparent formulations, skin irritation, and sensitization to light. Furthermore, another big problem in the use of fragrances in products is their high loss rate and the rapid decreases during storage due to volatilization, evaporation, oxidation and poor stability.

[0009] A further substance class, which shows the same solubility problems in cosmetic and household products like fragrances and flavors, are lipophilic compounds. A large number of lipophilic molecules have very low solubility in (cosmetic) solvents and have a tendency to recrystallize or separate rapidly. It is known in the art to combine certain compounds, like e.g. DHEA (Dehydroepiandrosteron), in order to solve the solubility problems of lipophilic compounds. Further, it is known practice to encapsulate lipophilic compounds in micelles of block copolymers, for example poly(ethylene oxide-propylene oxide) diblock or triblock copolymers to solubilize the lipophilic compounds. However, these block copolymers do not satisfactorily dissolve the lipophilic compound.

[0010] Thus, there is still a big demand for compounds and substances which show the ability to improve the solubility of fragrances and flavors and other lipophilic compounds in general, and thus improving the stability of the prepa ration, e.g. against flocculation, coalescence or creaming.

[0011 ] Therefore, the object of the present invention has been to identify a multi-functional additive for cosmetic and household formulations, which does not negatively interact with other ingredients while improving the stability, in particular in aspects of viscosity, foam stability, concerning soap bars the cracking stability and in overall the sensorial profile of the cosmetic or household compositions/formulations containing this additive.

[0012] The invention further objects to identify an additive which, in particular, have the mentioned properties in regard to flavors and fragrances and at the same time show additional improving characters concerning the solubility of lipophilic components in general, e.g. plant oils, neutral oils and fatty acid esters, especially in water-ethanol based or water- based formulation, and thus contribute to avoidance of phase separation and instability of the compositions/formulations.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0013] Object of the present invention is a mixture comprising or consisting essentially of a) at least one phenyl alkanol,

b) at least one primary, monohydric, linear alcohol with 8 to 12 carbon atoms,

and optionally

c) one or more diols.

[0014] It has surprisingly found that the stability of cosmetic and household formulations can be improved by addition of one, two, three or more phenyl alkanol (compound a) and one, two, three or more linear alcohols (compound b) and optionally one, two, three or more diols (compound c). [0015] Phenyl alkanols in the sense of the present invention are selected from the group consisting of 2-benzylheptanol (2-benzylheptan-l-ol), 2-methyl 5-phenylpentanol, dimethyl phenylbutanol (2-methyl-4-phenylbutan-2-ol), dimethyl phenylpropanol (2,2-dimethyl-3- phenylpropanol), 3-methyl-4-phenylbutan-2-ol (2-methyl-4-phenyl-2-butanol) or mixtures thereof. In particular preferred is 2-benzylheptanol.

[0016] Primary, monohydric, linear alcohols in the sense of the present invention are linear alcohols with 8 to 12 carbon atoms and are preferably selected from the group consisting of undecan-l-ol, decan-l-ol, nonan-l-ol, octan-l-ol, 1-dodecanol or mixtures thereof. Particularly preferred is 1-dodecanol.

[0017] Diols in the sense of the present invention are selected from the group consisting of 1,2-diols, derivatives of glyceryl esters or glyceryl ethers or mixtures thereof. Preferably, the diols are selected from the group consisting of 1,2-pentanediol, 1,2-hexanediol, 1,2- octanediol, 1,2-decanediol, 1,2-dodecanediol, glyceryl monocaprylate (2,3-dihydroxy-propyl octanoate), glyceryl monocaprate (2,3-dihydroxypropyl decanoate), glyceryl monolaurate (2,3-Dihydroxypropyl dodecanoate), ethylhexylglycerine (3-[(2-ethylhexyl)oxy]-l,2- propanediol) or mixtures thereof. I n particular preferred is 1,2-decanediol and /or ethylhexylglycerine.

[0018] Surprisingly, it has been observed that the mixture according to the present invention serve the above mentioned needs simultaneously to improve stability:

[0019] Adjunction of the mixture according to the invention

• leads to the formation of smaller oil droplets and decreases particle sizes of oil droplets and thus improves stability of especially emulsions. Due to the fact that the oil or water droplets are more finely divided, the sensation on skin is improved. For example, the greasy afterfeel of creams and lotions can be reduced in that way. The deo- dorants can also have a smoother feeling and a more creamy feeling when applied to the skin.

• rises foam volume, thus stability and structure of the foam is improved and furthermore the viscosity of the formulation is increased, particularly in liquid surfactant- based formulations.

· solubilizes lipophilic components in water-alcohol, preferably water-ethanol based formulations or in water-based formulations and water-surfactant based products, wherein the lipophilic components are such as lipids, fatty acid esters, polymers, plant oils, neutral oils or any molecules, such as actives and emollients, which have lipophilic character. The lipophilic components may also be lipophilic flavors or fra- grances (e.g. an essential oil) or any other lipophilic substances with a HLB value of lower than 20, preferably a HLB value lower than 15, more preferably lower than 10.

• especially prevents cracking of soap bars.

[0020] In a preferred embodiment the mixture of the present invention comprises or consists of one, two or three compounds a) selected from the group consisting of 2- benzylheptanol (2-benzylheptan-l-ol), 2-methyl 5-phenylpentanol, dimethyl phenylbutanol (2-methyl-4-phenylbutan-2-ol), dimethyl phenylpropanol (2,2-dimethyl-3-phenylpropanol).

[0021 ] In a preferred embodiment the mixture of the present invention comprises or consists of one, two or three compounds b) selected from the group consisting of decan-l-ol, nonan-l-ol, octan-l-ol, 1-dodecanol. [0022] In a preferred embodiment the mixture of the present invention comprises or consists of one, two or three compounds c) selected from the group consisting of 1,2- pentanediol, 1,2-hexanediol, 1,2-octanediol, 1,2-decanediol, glyceryl monocaprylate (1,3- dihydroxy-2-propanyl octanoate), glyceryl monocaprate, glyceryl monolaurate (2,3- Dihydroxypropyl dodecanoate), ethylhexylglycerin (3-[(2-ethylhexyl)oxy]-l,2-propanediol).

[0023] In a preferred embodiment the mixture of the present invention comprises or consists essentially of 2-benzylheptanol (2-benzylheptan-l-ol) as compound a) 1-dodecanol as compound b). Advantageously, this combination of compounds a) and b) is sufficient to provide the above improvements to a series of cosmetic or household formulations.

[0024] In a preferred embodiment the mixture of the present invention comprises or consists essentially of 2-benzylheptanol (2-benzylheptan-l-ol) as compound a) 1-dodecanol as compound b) and 1,2-decanediol as compound c). Advantageously, this combination of compounds a), b) and c) provides a particular positive effect on the stability of a series of cosmetic or household formulations.

[0025] In a further preferred embodiment compound c) may be a mixture of at least two different 1,2-alkane diols selected from :

a) 1,2-pentanediol and 1,2- octanediol,

b) 1,2-pentanediol and 1,2- decanediol,

c) 1,2-hexanediol and 1,2- octanediol, or

d) 1,2-hexanediol and 1,2- decanediol.

[0026] In a particular preferred embodiment the mixture of the present invention comprises or consists essentially of 2-benzylheptanol (2-benzylheptan-l-ol) as compound a) 1- dodecanol as compound b) and as compound c) a combination selected from

a) 1,2-pentanediol and 1,2- octanediol,

b) 1,2-pentanediol and 1,2- decanediol,

c) 1,2-hexanediol and 1,2- octanediol, or

d) 1,2-hexanediol and 1,2- decanediol.

[0027] Advantageously, a combination of at least two different 1,2-alkane diols provides additional positive effects on the stability of cosmetic or household formulations.

[0028] In a preferred embodiment the mixture of the present invention comprises or consists essentially of:

i) from 1% by weight to 50% by weight, preferably from 5% by weight to 40% by weight, more preferred from 10% by weight to 35% by weight of compound a),

ii) from 50% by weight to 99% by weight, preferably from 60% by weight to 95% by weight, more preferred from 65% by weight to 90% by weight of compound b);

iii) in case compound c) is present: from 1% by weight to 50% by weight, preferably from 5% by weight to 40% by weight, more preferred from 10% by weight to 35% by weight of compound c), on condition that the amounts of compound a) (phenyl alkanol) and compound b) (primary, monohydric, linear alcohol) and, if present compound c) (diol) add together to 100% b.w.

[0029] The mixture of the present invention shows to be particularly effective, in case the compounds are used in the above conventration ranges.

[0030] A further preferred mixture of the present invention comprises or consists of a) at least one phenyl alkanol as described above,

b) at least one primary, monohydric, linear alcohol with 8 to 12 carbon atoms,

and optionally

c) one or more diols,

d) one or more additional ingredient selected from e.g 2-phenoxyethanol or another suitable solvent or carrier like benzyl alcohol, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, 1,3 propanediol, glycerin, butylene glycol.

[0031 ] Such a preferred mixture of the present invention comprises or consists of i) from 5% by weight to 15% by weight, preferably from 8% by weight to 12% by weight 2-benzylheptanol,

ii) from 30% by weight to 50% by weight, preferably from 35% by weight to 45% by weight 1-dodecanol,

iii) from 5% by weight to 15% by weight, preferably from 8% by weight to 12% by weight of 1,2-decanediol or a mixture of at least two different 1,2-alkane diols as described above,

and

iv) from 30% by weight to 50% by weight, preferably from 35% by weight to 45% by weight of e.g 2-phenoxyethanol or another suitable solvent or carrier like benzyl alcohol, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, 1,3 propanediol, glycerin, butylene glycol on condition that the amounts of the compounds add together to 100% b.w.

[0032] Advantageously, such a mixture serves to fulfil a series of all the above mentioned needs simultaneously to improve stability of cosmetic or household formulations

[0033] Another aspect of the invention is the use of a mixture according to the present invention in a cosmetic or household formulation to improve the stability of cosmetic or household formulation. It has been surprisingly shown, that the mixture of the present invention should essentially be present to stabilize cosmetic or household formulations.

[0034] The mixture of the present invention can be used in the form of a semi-finished product for the production of cosmetic and household compositions and formulations in order to achieve improved stability of the formulations. A semi-finished product is usually not the end-product, but could be easily mixed in the final product for benefits reasons. [0035] In a preferred embodiment of the above use, the stability improvement is selected from

i) emulsion stability,

ii) foam and viscosity stability,

iii) solubility of lipophilic components,

iv) soap bar stability.

[0036] I n particular, the present invention refers to the use of a combination of at least one phenyl alkanol and at least one primary, monohydric, linear alcohol with 8 to 12 carbon atoms, particularly the ones described above, for improving

i) emulsion stability,

ii) foam and viscosity stability,

iii) solubility of lipophilic components,

iv) soap bar stability

in a cosmetic or household formulation.

[0037] Preferably the stabilization effects based on the mixture of the present invention is not grounded through photostabilisation, antioxidant, antimicrobial or any chemical ef- fects.The stabilization in the sense of the present invention is based on the synergistically properties of the compounds a) and b) and in some cases in the present of compound c).

[0038] In particular, the stabilization meant herein is directed to a physically stabilization by the use of the mixture of the present invention, pa rticularly combination of compound a) and compound b), and optionally compound c) and not a chemical stabilization in which molecules used to undergo chemical reactions, such as functions as protective groups or the capture of radicals.

[0039] The mixture of the present invention used herein stabilizes the cosmetic or house- hold formulations, as described above, by keeping the physical homogeneity.

[0040] In a preferred embodiment of the above use compound a) is 2-benzylheptanol (2- benzylheptan-l-ol), compound b) is 1-dodecanol and compound c) is, if present, 1,2- decanediol or a mixture of at least two different 1,2-alkane diol as described above.

[0041 ] Surprisingly, the mixture according to the present invention has been shown to be especially stabilising for water-based formulations, in particular, aqueous surfactant based formulations and o/w and w/o emulsions. Especially preferred water-based formulations are such as mouthwashes, after shaves, face cleaners, shampoos, shower gels, alcoholic and non-alcoholic deo sprays, household cleaners, and liquid detergents, body lotions, creams, deo microemulsions, skin cleansing emulsions. [0042] COSMETIC AND HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITIONS/FORMULATIONS

[0043] Another aspect of the present invention covers cosmetic or household compositions and formulations comprising a working amount of the mixture of the present invention.

[0044] The total amount of the mixture of the present invention in a cosmetic or household composition and formulation which is the working amount is preferably from 0.01% b.w. to 5% b.w., more preferably from 0.02% b.w. to 2% b.w., most preferred from 0.1% b.w. to 1% b.w.- calculated on the final cosmetic or household composition, respectively formulation.

[0045] Cosmetic and household formulation containing the mixture of the present invention comprises or consists essentially of total amounts of the individual compounds a), b) and c) preferably in amounts of:

i) from 0.01% by weight to 2% by weight, preferably 0.01% by weight to 0.5% by weight, more preferred 0.01% by weight to 0.1% by weight of compound a),

ii) from 0.02% by weight to 2% by weight, preferably 0.02% by weight to 1% by weight, more preferred 0,02 % by weight to 0.4% by weight of compound b);

iii) in case compound c) is present: from 0.01% by weight to 5% by weight, preferably 0.01% by weight to 3% by weight, more preferred 0.01% by weight to 0.5% by weight of compound c),

on condition that the amounts add - optionally together with water and other ingredients of the cosmetic and household composition, e.g. surfactants, solubilizers, alcohols, glycols, etc. - to 100% b.w.

[0046] Advantageously, using the compounds a) to c) in the concentration ranges described above has benefits for a series of the above mentioned needs, namely to improve stability for both cosmetic and household compositions and formulations.

[0047] Thus an aspect of the present invention is a cosmetic composition, respectively for- mulation comprising or consisting of

(a) from 0.1% b.w. to 5% b.w., preferably from 0.1% b.w. to 2% b.w., more preferably from 0.1% b.w. to 1% b.w. of the mixture of the present invention;

(b) from 0% b.w. to 5% b.w., preferably from 0.01% b.w. to 5% b.w. fragrance or flavouring agents,

(c) from 0% b.w. to 10% b.w., preferably from 0.05% b.w. to 8% b.w. lipophilic components,

(d) from 40% b.w. to 99% b.w., preferably from 50% b.w. to 98% b.w. water,

(e) from 0% b.w. to 25% b.w., preferably from 0.5% b.w. to 20% b.w. emulsifiers or surfactants,

and optionally additionally

(f) from 0% b.w. to 50% b.w., preferably from 0.1% b.w. to 45% b.w., more preferably from 2% b.w. to 40% b.w. alcohol,

(g) from 0% b.w. to 45% b.w., preferably from 2% b.w. to 40% b.w. oil bodies and/or waxes; (h) from 0% b.w. to 25% b.w., preferably from 0.01% b.w. to 20% b.w. active principles; on condition that the amounts add - optionally together with fadditional ingredients - to 100% b.w.

[0048] The cosmetic compositions/formulations of the present invention may contain vari- ous additional ingredients, which are usable for the intended use. Such as abrasives, antiacne agents, agents against ageing of the skin, anticellulitis agents, antidandruff agents, antiinflammatory agents, irritation-preventing agents, irritation-inhibiting agents, antioxidants, astringents, perspiration-inhibiting agents, antiseptic agents, antistatics, binders, buffers, carrier materials, chelating agents, cell stimulants, cleansing agents, care agents, depilatory agents, surface-active substances, deodorizing agents, antiperspirants, softeners, emulsifi- ers, enzymes, essential oils, fibres, film-forming agents, fixatives, foam-forming agents, foam stabilizers, substances for preventing foaming, foa m boosters, gelling agents, gel-forming agents, hair care agents, hair-setting agents, hair-straightening agents, moisture-donating agents, moisturizing substances, moisture-retaining substances, bleaching agents, strength- ening agents, stain-removing agents, optically brightening agents, impregnating agents, dirt- repellent agents, friction-reducing agents, lubricants, moisturizing creams, ointments, opacifying agents, plasticizing agents, covering agents, polish, gloss agents, polymers, powders, proteins, re-oiling agents, abrading agents, silicones, skin-soothing agents, skin-cleansing agents, skin care agents, skin-healing agents, skin-lightening agents, skin-protecting agents, skin-softening agents, cooling agents, skin-cooling agents, warming agents, skin-warming agents, stabilizers, UV-absorbing agents, UV filters, detergents, fabric conditioning agents, suspending agents, skin-tanning agents, thickeners, vitamins, oils, waxes, fats, phospholipids, saturated fatty acids, mono- or polyunsaturated fatty acids, a-hydroxy acids, polyhydroxy- fatty acids, liquefiers, dyestuffs, colour-protecting agents, pigments, anticorrosives, aromas, flavouring substances, odoriferous substances, polyols, surfactants, electrolytes, organic solvents or silicone derivatives and the like as additional auxiliaries and additives.

[0049] However, every named (cosmetic, household) composition (or formulation) may further comprise various further ingredients, additives and auxiliaries. Some of them maybe use in cosmetic formulations and compositions as well as in household products and composi- tions/formulations. For some of the ingredients, additives and auxiliaries, there are no precise divisions which of them are only used in one kind of composition or formulation. Thus, a series of ingredients, additives and auxiliaries can be used in cosmetic formulations and compositions as well as in the household products a nd compositions / formulations as needed. The below listings of the ingredients, additives and auxiliaries are therefore not only lim- ited to the named compositions/formulations underneath they are specified to.

[0050] Preferred compositions and formulations according to the present inventions are selected from the group of products for treatment, protecting, care and cleansing of the skin, mouth and/or hair or as a make-up product, preferably as a leave-on product (meaning that active ingredients stay on the skin and/or hair for a longer period of time, compared to rinse-off products, so that the moisturizing and/or anti-ageing and/or wound healing promoting action thereof is more pronounced) and preferably rinse-off products, such as shampoos, shower gels, hair tonics, face cleansers, mouthwashes.

[0051 ] The compositions and formulations according to the invention are preferably water- based formulations. Such formulations or preparations may comprise water in a quantity of up to 99 % b.w., preferably 50 to 99 % b.w., based on the total weight of the preparation. [0052] Particular preferred compositions and formulations are mouthwashes, after shaves, face cleaners, shampoos, shower gels, soap bars, alcoholic and non-alcoholic deos (sprays or roll-on), household cleaners, liquid detergents.

[0053] In a preferred embodiment a mouth rinse preparation or formulation may preferably comprises or consisting of

i) from 0 to 26%b.w. ethylalcohol,

ii) from 0.2 to 3% b.w. Cremophor CO 40 (PEG 40 hydrogenated castor oil),

iii) from 0.05 to 0.50% b.w. flavor,

iv) from 0 to 10% % b.w., preferably from 2 to 10% b.w. sorbitol 70%,

v) from 0 to 0.5% b.w., preferably from 0.05 to 0.5% b.w. sodiumsaccharin 450, vi) from 0 to 0.5% b.w., preferably from 0.05 to 0.5% b.w. sodiumfluoride,

vii) from 0 to 1.0% b.w., preferably from 0.01 to 1.0% % b.w. benzoic acid,

viii) from 0.1 to 1.0% b.w. mixture according to the invention,

ix) water (deionized),

on condition that the amounts add - optionally together with additional ingredients - to 100% b.w.

[0054] In a preferred embodiment a shampoo preparation or formulation may preferably comprises or consisting of

from 5 to 25% b.w. sodium lauryl ether sulfate (e.g. Texapon NSO),

ii) from 1.0 to 5% b.w. cocamidopropyl betaine (e.g. Dehyton K),

ii) from 0 to 5% b.w. plant oil, preferably from 0.1 to 5% b.w. (e.g. avocado oil), v) from 0 to 10% b.w., preferably from 0.1 to 10% b.w. fatty acid ester (e.g. Dragoxat 89: ethy hexyl isononanoate),

v) from 0 to 3% b.w., preferably from 0.1 to 2% b.w. sodium chloride,

vi) from 0 to 2% b.w. citric acid,

vii) from 0 to 2% b.w., preferably from 0.01 to 2% b.w. perfume oil,

viii) from 0 to 1.5% b.w., preferably from 0.5 to 1.5% b.w. phenoxyethanol, 4-hydroxy ace- tophenone,

ix) from 0.1 to 2% b.w. mixture according to the invention,

x) water (deionized),

on condition that the amounts add - optionally together with additional ingredients - to 100% b.w.

[0055] In a preferred embodiment a soap bar preparation and formulation may preferably comprises or consisting of

i) from 50 to 80% b.w. sodium soap from tallow,

ii) from 0 to 40% b.w. sodium soap from palm oil, iii) from 0 to 10% b.w. glycerol,

iv) from 0 to 2% b.w. sodium chloride,

v) from 0 to 0,5% b.w. l-hydroxyethane-l,l-diphosphonic acid, tetrasodium salt, vi) from 0 to 0.5% b.w. ethylendiamin tetra acetic acid tetrasodium salt,

vii) from 0 to 3% b.w. fragrance,

viii) from 0.2 to 2% b.w. mixture according to the invention,

ix) water(deionized) ,

on condition that the amounts add - optionally together with additional ingredients - to 100% b.w.

[0056] In a preferred embodiment a deo preparation or formulation may preferably comprises or consisting of

i) from O to 90% b.w. ethylalcohol,

ii) from 0.2 to 3% b.w. Cremophor CO 40 (PEG 40 hydrogenated castor oil),

iii) from 0 to 2% b.w., preferably from 0.1 to 2% b.w. fragrance,

iv) from 0 to 20 % b.w., preferably from 0.1 to 18% b.w. glycerine,

v) from 0 to 30 % b.w., preferably from 1 to 30% b.w. aluminum chlorohydrate, vi) from 0 to 80% b.w., preferably from 0.1 to 70% b.w. cyclomethicone,

vii) from 0 to 1% b.w., preferably from 0.01 to 1% b.w. phenoxyethanol,

viii) from 0 to 5% b.w., preferably from 0.1 to 5% b.w.fatty acid ester or caprylic, capric triglycerides

ix) from 0 to 1% b.w., preferably from 0.1 to 0.8% b.w. ethylhexyl glycerine,

x) from 0.1 to 1% b.w. mixture according to the invention,

xi) water (deionized)

on condition that the amounts add - optionally together with additional ingredients - to 100% b.w.

[0057] These water-based formulations advantageously serve to fulfil a series of all the above mentioned needs simultaneously to improve stability of cosmetic and household form ulations.

[0058] The formulations according to the invention may also be in the form of an emulsion, e.g. W/O (water-in-oil), O/W (oil-in-water), W/O/W (water-in-oil-in-water), 0/W/O (oil-in- water-in-oil) emulsion, PIT emulsion, Pickering emulsion, emulsion with a low oil content, micro- or nanoemulsion, a solution, e.g. in oil (fatty oils or fatty acid esters, in particular C6- C32 fatty acid C2-C30 esters) or silicone oil, dispersion, suspension, creme, lotion or milk, depending on the production method and ingredients, a gel (including hydrogel, hydrodis- persion gel, oleogel), spray (e.g. pump spray or spray with propellant) or a foam or an impregnating solution for cosmetic wipes, a detergent, e.g. soap, synthetic detergent, liquid washing, shower and bath preparation, bath product (capsule, oil, tablet, salt, bath salt, soap, etc.), effervescent preparation, a skin care product such as e.g. an emulsion (as de- scribed above), ointment, paste, gel (as described above), oil, balsam, serum, powder (e.g. face powder, body powder), a mask, a pencil, stick, roll-on, pump, aerosol (foaming, non- foaming or post-foaming), a deodorant and/or antiperspirant, mouthwash and mouth rinse, a foot care product (including keratolytic, deodorant), an insect repellent, a sunscreen, after- sun preparation, a shaving product, aftershave balm, pre- and aftershave lotion, a depilatory agent, a hair care product such as e.g. shampoo (including 2-in-l shampoo, anti-dandruff shampoo, baby shampoo, shampoo for dry scalps, concentrated shampoo), conditioner, hair tonic, hair water, hair rinse, styling creme, pomade, perm and setting lotion, hair spray, styling aid (e.g. gel or wax), hair smoothing agent (detangling agent, relaxer), hair dye such as e.g. temporary direct-dyeing hair dye, semi-permanent hair dye, permanent hair dye, hair conditioner, hair mousse, eye care product, make-up, make-up remover or baby product.

[0059] Further ingredients, additives and auxiliaries can be included in quantities of 5 to 99 % b.w., preferably 10 to 80 % b.w., based on the total weight of the formulation. The amounts of cosmetic auxiliary agents and additives and perfume to be used in each case depends on their function and intention to used, and can easily be determined by the person skilled in the art by simple trial and error, depending on the nature of the particular product.

[0060] COSMETIC AND HOUSEHOLD PREPARATIONS

[0061 ] Cosmetic and household preparations according to the present invention may in- elude similar additives, such as for example surfactants. Therefore, the border between cosmetic and household preparations is in flow and it should be understood that components cited for one application could in some cases also be recommended for the other mutatis-mutandis without literal repetition.

[0062] The cosmetic and household preparations accordingly may comprise typical auxilia- ries and further additives as described aforementioned. Typical auxiliaries and further additives are such as mild surfactants, oil components, emulsifiers, pearlizing waxes, consistency- imparting agents, thickeners, superfatting agents, stabilizers, polymers, silicone compounds, fats, waxes, lecithins, phospholipids, moisturizers, biogenic agents, antioxidants, film- forming agents, expanding agents, insect repellents, self-tanning agents, tyrosine inhibitors (depigmenting agents), hydrotropes, solubilizers, preservatives, perfume oils, dyes and the like.

[0063] SURFACTANTS

[0064] Examples of suitable surface-active substances that may be included are anionic, nonionic, cationic and/or amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactants, ordinarily contained in the agents in amounts of approx. 1 to 70, preferably 5 to 50, and particularly 10 to 30 wt%. Typical examples of anionic surfactants include soaps, alkylbenzene sulfonates, alkane sulfonates, olefin sulfonates, alkyl ether sulfonates, glycerol ether sulfonates, a-methyl ester sulfonates, sulfofatty acids, alkyl sulfates, alkylether sulfates, glycerol ether sulfates, fatty acid ether sulfates, hydroxy mixed ether sulfates, monoglyceride (ether) sulfates, fatty acid amide (ether) sulfates, mono- and dialkylsulfosuccinates, mono- and dialkylsulfosuc- cinamates, sulfotriglycerides, amide soaps, ether carboxylic acids and salts thereof, fatty acid isethionates, fatty acid sarcosinates, fatty acid taurides, N-acylamino acids such as acyl lac- tylates, acyl tartrates, acyl glutamates, and acyl aspartates, alkyl oligoglycoside sulfates, protein fatty acid condensates (particularly wheat-based vegetable products) and al- kyl(ether)phosphates. If the anionic surfactants contain polyglycol ether chains, they may show a conventional homolog distribution, but preferably a narrow-range homolog distribu- tion. Typical examples of nonionic surfactants are fatty alcohol polyglycol ethers, alkyl phenol polyglycol ethers, fatty acid polyglycol esters, fatty acid amide polyglycol ethers, fatty amine polyglycol ethers, alkoxylated triglycerides, mixed ethers or mixed formals, optionally partially oxidized alk(en)yl oligoglycosides or glucuronic acid derivatives, fatty acid N-alkyl glucamides, protein hydrolysates (particularly wheat-based vegetable products), polyol fatty acid esters, sugar esters, sorbitan esters, polysorbates, and amine oxides. If the nonionic surfactants contain polyglycol ether chains, they may show a conventional homolog distribution, but preferably a narrow-range homolog distribution. Typical examples of cationic surfactants are quaternary ammonium compounds such as dimethyl distearyl ammonium chloride, and esterquats, particularly quaternized fatty acid trialkanolamine ester salts. Typical examples of amphoteric or zwitterionic surfactants are alkylbetaines, alkylamidobetaines, aminopropionates, aminoglycinates, imidazolinium betaines, and sulfobetaines. The above- mentioned surfactants are exclusively known compounds. Typical examples of particularly suitable mild surfactants, i.e. those particularly well-tolerated by the skin, are fatty alcohol polylycolether sulfates, monoglyceride sulfates, mono- and/or dialkylsulfosuccinates, fatty acid isethionates, fatty acid sarcosinates, fatty acid taurides, fatty acid glutamates, cc-olefin sulfonates, ether carboxylic acids, alkyl oligoglycosides, fatty acid glucamides, alkyl am- idobetaines, and amphoacetal and/or protein fatty acid condensates, with the latter preferably being based on wheat proteins. [0065] Anionic (co-) surfactants

[0066] Preferably, surfactants of the sulfonate type, alk(en)yl sulfonates, alkoxylated alk(en)yl sulfates, ester sulfonates and/or soaps are used as the anionic surfactants. Suitable surfactants of the sulfonate type are advantageously C _9- i ₃ alkylbenzene sulfonates, olefin sulfonates, i.e. mixtures of alkene- and hydroxyalkane sulfonates, and disulfonates, as are obtained, for example, by the sulfonation with gaseous sulfur trioxide of Ci _2- i8 monoolefins having a terminal or internal double bond and subsequent alkaline or acidic hydrolysis of the sulfonation products.

[0067] Alk(en)yl sulfates. Preferred alk(en)yl sulfates are the alkali and especially the sodium salts of the sulfuric acid half-esters of the Ci ₂ -Ci ₈ fatty alcohols, for example, from coco- nut butter alcohol, tallow alcohol, lauryl, myristyl, cetyl or stearyl alcohol or from C ₈ -C ₂ o oxo alcohols and those half-esters of secondary alcohols of these chain lengths. Alk(en)yl sulfates of the cited chain lengths that comprise a synthetic straight chain alkyl group manufactured petrochemically are also preferred. The Ci ₂ -Ci ₆ alkyl sulfates and Ci ₂ -Ci ₅ alkyl sulfates as well as C14-C15 alkyl sulfates and Ci ₄ -Ci ₆ alkyl sulfates are particularly preferred on the grounds of laundry performance. The 2,3-alkyl sulfates, which can be obtained from Shell Oil Company under the trade name DAN™, are also suitable anionic surfactants.

[0068] Alk(en)yl ether sulfates. Sulfuric acid mono-esters derived from straight-chained or branched C ₇ -C ₂ i alcohols ethoxylated with 1 to 6 moles ethylene oxide are also suitable, such as 2-methyl-branched C ₉ -Cn alcohols with an average of 3.5 mol ethylene oxide (EO) or C ₁₂ - Ci ₈ fatty alcohols with 1 to 4 EO. [0069] Ester sulfonates. The esters of alpha-sulfo fatty acids (ester sulfonates), e.g., the al- pha-sulfonated methyl esters of hydrogenated coco-, palm nut- or tallow acids are likewise suitable.

[0070] Soaps. Soaps, in particular, can be considered as further anionic surfactants. Saturat- ed fatty acid soaps are particularly suitable, such as the salts of lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, hydrogenated erucic acid and behenic acid, and especially soap mixtures derived from natural fatty acids such as coconut oil fatty acid, palm kernel oil fatty acid or tallow fatty acid. Those soap mixtures are particularly preferred that are composed of 50 to 100 wt. % of saturated Ci ₂ -C ₂₄ fatty acid soaps and 0 to 50 wt. % of oleic acid soap.

[0071 ] Ether carboxylic acids. A further class of anionic surfactants is that of the ether car- boxylic acids, obtainable by treating fatty alcohol ethoxylates with sodium chloroacetate in the presence of basic catalysts. They have the general formula : RO(CH ₂ CH ₂ 0) _p CH ₂ COOH with R = Ci-Cig and p = 0.1 to 20. Ether carboxylic acids are insensitive to water hardness and possess excellent surfactant properties.

[0072] Nonionic (co-)surfactants

[0073] Alkohol alkoxylates. The added nonionic surfactants are preferably alkoxylated and/or propoxylated, particularly primary alcohols having preferably 8 to 18 carbon atoms and an average of 1 to 12 mol ethylene oxide (EO) and/or 1 to 10 mol propylene oxide (PO) per mol alcohol. C ₈ -Ci ₆ -Alcohol alkoxylates, advantageously ethoxylated and/or propoxylated Ci ₀ -Ci5-alcohol alkoxylates, particularly Ci ₂ -Ci ₄ alcohol alkoxylates, with an ethoxylation degree between 2 and 10, preferably between 3 and 8, and/or a propoxylation degree between 1 and 6, preferably between 1.5 and 5, are particularly preferred. The cited degrees of ethoxylation and propoxylation constitute statistical average values that can be a whole or a fractional number for a specific product. Preferred alcohol ethoxylates and propoxylates have a narrowed homolog distribution (narrow range ethoxylates/propoxylates, N RE/NRP). In addition to these nonionic surfactants, fatty alcohols with more than 12 EO can also be used. Examples of these are (tallow) fatty alcohols with 14 EO, 16 EO, 20 EO, 25 EO, 30 EO or 40 EO.

[0074] Alkylglycosides (APG ^® ). Furthermore, as additional nonionic surfactants, alkyl glycosides that satisfy the general Formula RO(G) _x , can be added, e.g., as compounds, particularly with anionic surfactants, in which R means a primary linear or methyl-branched, particularly 2-methyl-branched, aliphatic group containing 8 to 22, preferably 12 to 18 carbon atoms and G stands for a glycose unit containing 5 or 6 carbon atoms, preferably for glucose. The de- gree of oligomerization x, which defines the distribution of monoglycosides and oligoglyco- sides, is any number between 1 and 10, preferably between 1.1 and 1.4.

[0075] Fatty acid ester alkoxylates. Another class of preferred nonionic surfactants, which are used either as the sole nonionic surfactant or in combination with other nonionic surfactants, in particular, together with alkoxylated fatty alcohols and/or alkyl glycosides, are alkoxylated, preferably ethoxylated or ethoxylated and propoxylated fatty acid alkyl esters preferably containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain, more particularly the fatty acid methyl esters which are described, for example, in Japanese Patent Application JP-A- 58/217598 or which are preferably produced by the process described in International Pa- tent Application WO-A-90/13533. Methyl esters of Ci ₂ -Ci ₈ fatty acids containing an average of 3 to 15 EO, particularly containing an average of 5 to 12 EO, are particularly preferred.

[0076] Amine oxides. Nonionic surfactants of the amine oxide type, for example, N-coco alkyl-N,N-dimethylamine oxide and N-tallow alkyl-N,N-dihydroxyethylamine oxide, and the fatty acid alkanolamides may also be suitable. The quantity in which these nonionic surfactants are used is preferably no more than the quantity in which the ethoxylated fatty alcohols are used and, particularly no more than half that quantity.

[0077] Gemini surfactants. The so-called gemini surfactants can be considered as further surfactants. Generally speaking, such compounds are understood to mean compounds that have two hydrophilic groups and two hydrophobic groups per molecule. As a rule, these groups are separated from one another by a "spacer" . The spacer is usually a hydrocarbon chain that is intended to be long enough such that the hydrophilic groups are a sufficient distance apart to be able to act independently of one another. These types of surfactants are generally characterized by an unusually low critica l micelle concentration and the ability to strongly reduce the surface tension of water. In exceptional cases, however, not only dimeric but also trimeric surfactants are meant by the term gemini surfactants. Suitable gemini surfactants are, for example, sulfated hydroxy mixed ethers according to German Patent Application DE 4321022 Al or dimer alcohol bis- and trimer alcohol tris sulfates and ether sulfates according to I nternational Patent Application WO 96/23768 Al. Blocked end group dimeric and trimeric mixed ethers according to German Patent Application DE 19513391 Al are especially characterized by their bifunctionality and multifunctionality. Gemini polyhydroxyfat- ty acid amides or polyhydroxyfatty acid amides, such as those described in I nternational Patent Applications WO 95/19953 Al, WO 95/19954 Al and WO 95/19955 Al can also be used.

[0078] Cationic co-surfactants

[0079] Tetraalkyl ammonium salts. Cationically active surfactants comprise the hydrophobic high molecular group required for the surface activity in the cation by dissociation in aqueous solution. A group of important representatives of the cationic surfactants are the tetraalkyl ammonium salts of the general formula : (R ¹ R ² R ³ R ⁴ N ⁺ ) X ^" . Here Rl stands for Ci-C ₈ alk(en)yl, R ² , R ³ and R ⁴ , independently of each other, for alk(en)yl radicals having 1 to 22 carbon atoms. X is a counter ion, preferably selected from the group of the halides, alkyl sulfates and alkyl carbonates. Cationic surfactants, in which the nitrogen group is substituted with two long acyl groups and two short alk(en)yl groups, are particularly preferred.

[0080] Esterquats. A further class of cationic surfactants particularly useful as co-surfactants for the present invention is represented by the so-called esterquats. Esterquats are generally understood to be quaternised fatty acid triethanola mine ester salts. These are known compounds which can be obtained by the relevant methods of preparative organic chemistry. Reference is made in this connection to International patent application WO 91/01295 Al, according to which triethanolamine is partly esterified with fatty acids in the presence of hypophosphorous acid, air is passed through the reaction mixture and the whole is then quaternised with dimethyl sulphate or ethylene oxide. In addition, German patent DE 4308794 CI describes a process for the production of solid esterquats in which the quaterni- sation of triethanolamine esters is carried out in the presence of suitable dispersants, preferably fatty alcohols.

[0081 ] Typical examples of esterquats suitable for use in accordance with the invention are products of which the acyl component derives from monocarboxylic acids corresponding to formula RCOOH in which RCO is an acyl group containing 6 to 10 carbon atoms, and the amine component is triethanolamine (TEA). Examples of such monocarboxylic acids are ca- proic acid, caprylic acid, capric acid and technical mixtures thereof such as, for example, so- called head-fractionated fatty acid. Esterquats of which the acyl component derives from monocarboxylic acids containing 8 to 10 carbon atoms, are preferably used. Other ester- quats are those of which the acyl component derives from dicarboxylic acids like malonic acid, succinic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, glutaric acid, sorbic acid, pimelic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid and/or dodecanedioic acid, but preferably adipic acid. Overall, esterquats of which the acyl component derives from mixtures of monocarboxylic acids containing 6 to 22 carbon atoms, and adipic acid are preferably used. The molar ratio of mono and dicar- boxylic acids in the final esterquat may be in the range from 1:99 to 99:1 and is preferably in the range from 50:50 to 90:10 and more particularly in the range from 70:30 to 80:20. Besides the quaternised fatty acid triethanolamine ester salts, other suitable esterquats are quaternized ester salts of mono-/dicarboxylic acid mixtures with diethanolalkyamines or 1,2- dihydroxypropyl dialkylamines. The esterquats may be obtained both from fatty acids and from the corresponding triglycerides in admixture with the corresponding dicarboxylic acids. One such process, which is intended to be representative of the relevant prior art, is proposed in European patent EP 0750606 Bl. To produce the quaternised esters, the mixtures of mono- and dicarboxylic acids and the triethanolamine - based on the available carboxyl functions - may be used in a molar ratio of 1.1:1 to 3:1. With the performance properties of the esterquats in mind, a ratio of 1.2:1 to 2.2:1 and preferably 1.5 :1 to 1.9:1 has proved to be particularly advantageous. The preferred esterquats are technical mixtures of mono-, di- and triesters with an average degree of esterification of 1.5 to 1.9.

[0082] Amphoteric or zwitterionic co-surfactants

[0083] Betaines. Amphoteric or ampholytic surfactants possess a plurality of functional groups that can ionize in aqueous solution and thereby-depending on the conditions of the medium-lend anionic or cationic character to the compounds (see DIN 53900, July 1972). Close to the isoelectric point (around pH 4), the am photeric surfactants form inner salts, thus becoming poorly soluble or insoluble in water. Amphoteric surfactants are subdivided into ampholytes and betaines, the latter existing as zwitterions in solution. Ampholytes are am photeric electrolytes, i.e. compounds that possess both acidic as well as basic hydrophilic groups and therefore behave as acids or as bases depending on the conditions. Especially betaines are known surfactants which are mainly produced by carboxyalkylation, preferably carboxymethylation, of amine compounds. The starting materials are preferably condensed with halocarboxylic acids or salts thereof, more particularly sodium chloroacetate, one mole of salt being formed per mole of betaine. The addition of unsaturated carboxylic acids, such as acrylic acid for example, is also possible. Examples of suitable betaines are the carboxy alkylation products of secondary and, in particular, tertiary amines which correspond to formula R ¹ R ² R ³ N-(CH ₂ ) _q COOX where R ¹ is a an alkyl radical having 6 to 22 carbon atoms, R ² is hydrogen or an alkyl group containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R ³ is an alkyl group containing 1 to 4 carbon atoms, q is a number of 1 to 6 and X is an alkali and/or alkaline earth metal or am monium. Typical examples are the carboxymethylation products of hexylmethylamine, hexyldimethylamine, octyldimethylamine, decyldimethylamine, Ci ₂ /i ₄ -cocoalkyldimethyl- amine, myristyldimethylamine, cetyldimethylamine, stearyldimethylamine, stearylethyl- methylamine, oleyldimethylamine, Ci ₆ /i ₈ -tallowalkyldimethylamine and their technical mixtures, and particularly dodecyl methylamine, dodecyl dimethylamine, dodecyl ethylmethyl- amine and technical mixtures thereof.

[0084] Alkylamido betaines. Other suitable betaines are the carboxyalkylation products of amidoamines corresponding to formula R ¹ CO(R ³ )(R ⁴ )-N H-(CH2)p-N-(CH ₂ )qCOOX in which R^O is an aliphatic acyl radical having 6 to 22 carbon atoms and 0 or 1 to 3 double bonds, R ² is hydrogen or an alkyl radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R ³ is an alkyl radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, p is a number from 1 to 6, q is a num ber from 1 to 3 and X is an alkali and/or alkaline earth metal or ammonium. Typical examples are reaction products of fatty acids having 6 to 22 carbon atoms, like for example caproic acid, caprylic acid, caprinic acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, palmoleic acid, stearic acid, isostearic acid, oleic acid, elaidic acid, petroselinic acid, linolic acid linoleic acid, elaeostearic acid, arachidonic acid, gadoleic acid, behenic acid, erucic acid and their technical mixtures with N,N-dimethylami- noethylamine, N,N-dimethylaminopropylamine, Ν,Ν-diethylaminoethylamine und N,N- diethylaminopropylamine, which are condensed with sodium chloroacetate. The commer- daily available products include Dehyton K and Dehyton PK (Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co., KG) as well as Tego Betaine (Goldschmidt).

[0085] Imidazolines. Other suitable starting materials for the betaines to be used for the purposes of the invention are imidazolines. These substances are also known and may be obtained, for example, by cyclizing condensation of 1 or 2 moles of C ₆ ^~ C ₂₂ fatty acids with polyfunctional amines, such as for example aminoethyl ethanolamine (AEEA) or diethylene- triamine. The corresponding carboxyalkylation products are mixtures of different open-chain betaines. Typical examples are condensation products of the above- mentioned fatty acids with AEEA, preferably imidazolines based on lauric acid, which are subsequently betainised with sodium chloroacetate. The commercially available products include Dehyton G (Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co., KG)

[0086] The amount of (co-)surfactant comprised in the inventive compositions is advantageously 0.1 wt. % to 90 wt. %, particularly 10 wt. % to 80 wt. % and particularly preferably 20 wt. % to 70 wt.-%. [0087] OIL COMPONENTS

[0088] Suitable oil components are, for example, Guerbet alcohols based on fatty a lcohols containing 6 to 18, and preferably 8 to 10 carbon atoms, esters of linear C ₆ -C ₂₂ fatty acids with linear or branched C ₆ -C ₂₂ fatty alcohols or esters of branched C ₆ -Ci ₃ carboxylic acids with linear or branched C ₆ -C ₂₂ fatty alcohols, such as myristyl myristate, myristyl palmitate, myristyl stearate, myristyl isostearate, myristyl oleate, myristyl behenate, myristyl erucate, cetyl myristate, cetyl palmitate, cetyl stearate, cetyl isostearate, cetyl oleate, cetyl behenate, cetyl erucate, stearyl myristate, stearyl palmitate, stearyl stearate, stearyl isostearate, stear- yl oleate, stearyl behenate, stearyl erucate, isostearyl myristate, isostearyl palmitate, isos- tearyl stearate, isostearyl isostearate, isostearyl oleate, isostearyl behenate, isostearyl ole- ate, oleyl myristate, oleyl palmitate, oleyl stearate, oleyl isostearate, oleyl oleate, oleyl be- henate, oleyl erucate, behenyl myristate, behenyl palmitate, behenyl stearate, behenyl isostearate, behenyl oleate, behenyl behenate, behenyl erucate, erucyl myristate, erucyl palmitate, erucyl stearate, erucyl isostearate, erucyl oleate, erucyl behenate and erucyl erucate. Also suitable are esters of linear C ₆ -C ₂₂ fatty acids with branched alcohols, particularly 2- ethyl hexanol, esters of C ₁₈ -C ₃₈ -alkyl hydroxycarboxylic acids with linear or branched C ₆ -C ₂₂ fatty alcohols, particularly dioctyl malate, esters of linear and/or branched fatty acids with polyhydric alcohols (such as propylene glycol, dimer diol, or trimer triol) and/or Guerbet alcohols, triglycerides based on C ₆ -Ci ₀ fatty acids, liquid mono-/di-/triglyceride mixtures based on C ₆ -Ci8 fatty acids, esters of C ₆ -C ₂₂ fatty alcohols and/or Guerbet alcohols with aromatic carboxylic acids, particularly benzoic acid, esters of C ₂ -C ₁₂ dicarboxylic acids with linear or branched alcohols with 1 to 22 carbon atoms or polyols with 2 to 10 carbon atoms and 2 to 6 hydroxyl groups, vegetable oils, branched primary alcohols, substituted cyclohexanes, linear and branched C ₆ -C ₂₂ fatty alcohol carbonates such as dicaprylyl carbonate (Cetiol ^® CC), Guerbet carbonates based on fatty alcohols containing 6 to 18, and preferably 8 to 10 carbon atoms, esters of benzoic acid with linear and/or branched C ₆ -C ₂₂ -alcohols (such as Fin- solv® TN), linear or branched, symmetrical or asymmetrical dialkyl ethers containing 6 to 22 carbon atoms per alkyl group, such as dicaprylyl ether (Cetiol ^® OE), ring-opening products of epoxidized fatty acid esters with polyols, silicone oils (cyclomethicone, silicon methicones, etc.) and/or aliphatic or naphthenic hydrocarbons such as squalane, squalene, or dialkyl cy- clohexane.

[0089] EMULSIFIERS

[0090] Examples of suitable emulsifiers include nonionic surfactants from at least one of the following groups:

• addition products of 2 to 30 mol of ethylene oxide and/or 0 to 5 mol of propylene oxide to linear fatty alcohols with 8 to 22 carbon atoms, to fatty acids with 12 to 22 carbon atoms, to alkyl phenols with 8 to 15 carbon atoms in the alkyl group, as well as alkylamines with 8 to 22 carbon atoms in the alkyl residue;

• alkyl and/or alkenyl oligoglycosides with 8 to 22 carbon atoms the alk(en)yl residue and ethoxylated analogs thereof;

• addition products of 1 to 15 mol of ethylene oxide to castor oil and/or hardened castor oil;

• addition products of 15 to 60 mol of ethylene oxide to castor oil and/or hardened castor oil;

• partial esters of glycerol and/or sorbitan with unsaturated, linear or saturated, branched fatty acids with 12 to 22 carbon atoms and/or hydroxycarboxylic acids with 3 to 18 carbon atoms, as well as adducts thereof with 1 to 30 mol of ethylene oxide;

• partial esters of polyglycerol (average degree of self-condensation 2 to 8), polyethylene glycol (molecular weight 400 to 5000), trimethylolpropane, pentaerythrite, sugar alcohols (such as sorbite), alkyl glycosides (such as methyl glycoside, butyl glycoside, lauryl glycoside), as well as polyglycosides (such as cellulose) with saturated and/or unsaturated, linear or branched fatty acids with 12 to 22 carbon atoms and/or hydroxycarboxylic acids with 3 to 18 carbon atoms, as well as adducts thereof with 1 to 30 mol of ethylene oxide;

• mixed esters of pentaerythrite, fatty acids, citric acid and fatty alcohols and/or mixed esters of fatty acids containing 6 to 22 carbon atoms, methyl glucose and polyols, preferably glycerol or polyglycerol.

• mono, di- and trialkylphosphates, as well as mono, di- and/or tri-PEG-alkyl phosphates and salts thereof;

• wool wax alcohols;

• polysiloxane/polyalkyl/polyether copolymers or corresponding derivatives;

• block copolymers such as polyethylene glycol-30 dipolyhydroxystearate;

• polymer emulsifiers, such as Pemulen polymers (TR-1, TR-2) from Goodrich or Cos- media ^® SP from Cognis;

• polyalkylene glycols, and

• glycerol carbonates.

[0091 ] In the following, particularly suitable emulsifiers are described in further detail:

[0092] Alkoxylates. The addition products of ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide to fatty alcohols, fatty acids, alkyl phenols, or castor oil constitute known, commercially available products. These are homolog mixtures whose average degree of alkoxylation corresponds to the ratio of the amounts of ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide to the substrates with the addition reaction was carried out. Ci ₂ /i ₈ -fatty acid mono and diesters of addition products of ethylene oxide to glycerol are known as refatting agents for cosmetic preparations.

[0093] Alkyl and/or alkenyl oligoglycosides. Alkyl and/or alkenyl oligoglycosides and the production and use thereof are known from prior art. In particular they are produced by reacting glucose or oligosaccharides with primary alcohols having 8 to 18 carbon atoms. With the respect to the glycoside residue, both monoglycosides, in which a cyclic sugar residue is glycosidically bonded to the fatty alcohol, and oligomeric glycosides, preferably having a degree of oligomerization of approx. 8, are suitable. In this case, the degree of oligomerization is an average statistical value based on the usual homolog distribution for such technical products.

[0094] Partial glycerides. Typical examples of suitable partial glycerides are hydroxystearic acid monoglyceride, hydroxystearic acid diglyceride, isostearic acid monoglyceride, isostearic acid diglyceride, oleic acid monoglyceride, oleic acid diglyceride, ricinoleic acid monoglyceride, ricinoleic acid diglyceride, linoleic acid monoglyceride, linoleic acid diglyceride, linolenic acid monoglyceride, linolenic acid diglyceride, erucic acid monoglyceride, erucic acid diglyceride, tartaric acid monoglyceride, tartaric acid diglyceride, citric acid monoglyceride, citric diglyceride, malic acid monoglyceride, malic acid diglyceride, and technical mixtures thereof that can secondarily contain small amounts of triglycerides from the production process. Addition products of 1 to 30, and preferably 5 to 10 mol of ethylene oxide to the above- mentioned partial glycerides are also suitable.

[0095] Sorbitan esters. Examples of suitable sorbitan esters include sorbitan monoisos- tearate, sorbitan sesquiisostearate, sorbitan diisostearate, sorbitan triisostearate, sorbitan monooleate, sorbitan sesquioleate, sorbitan dioleate, sorbitan trioleate, sorbitan monoeru- cate, sorbitan sesquierucate, sorbitan dierucate, sorbitan trierucate, sorbitan monoricinole- ate, sorbitan sesquiricinoleate, sorbitan diricinoleate, sorbitan triricinoleate, sorbitan mono- hydro xystea rate, sorbitan sesquihydroxystearate, sorbitan dihydroxystearate, sorbitan tri- hydro xystea rate, sorbitan monotartrate, sorbitan sesquitartrate, sorbitan ditartrate, sorbitan tritartrate, sorbitan monocitrate, sorbitan sesquicitrate, sorbitan dicitrate, sorbitan tricitrate, sorbitan monomaleate, sorbitan sesquimaleate, sorbitan dimaleate, sorbitan tri- maleate, and technical mixtures thereof. Addition products of 1 to 30 and preferably 5 to 10 mol of ethylene oxide to the above-mentioned sorbitan esters are also suitable.

[0096] Polyglycerol esters. Typical examples of suitable polyglycerol esters are polyglycer- yl-2 dipolyhydroxystearate (Dehymuls® PGPH), polyglyceryl-3-diisostearate (Lameform® TGI), polyglyceryl-4 isostearate (Isolan® Gl 34), polyglyceryl-3 oleate, diisostearoyl polyglyc- eryl-3 diisostearate (Isolan® PDI), polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate (Tego Care® 450), polyglyceryl-3 beeswax (Cera Bellina®), polyglyceryl-4 caprate (polyglycerol caprate T2010/90), polyglyceryl-3 cetyl ether (Chimexane® N L), polyglyceryl-3 distearate (Cremo- phor® GS 32), polyglyceryl polyricinoleate (Admul® WOL 1403), polyglyceryl dimerate isostearate, and mixtures thereof. Examples of further suitable polyol esters are mono, di, and triesters, optionally reacted with 1 to 30 mol of ethylene oxide, of trimethylol propane or pentaerythrite with lauric acid, coconut fatty acid, tallow fatty acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, behenic acid and the like.

[0097] Anionic emulsifiers. Typical anionic emulsifiers are aliphatic fatty acids with 12 to 22 carbon atoms, such as palmitic acid, stearic acid or behenic acid, as well as dicarboxylic acids with 12 to 22 carbon atoms, such as azelaic acid or sebacic acid.

[0098] Amphoteric and cationic emulsifiers. Zwitterionic surfactants can also be used as emulsifiers. Zwitterionic surfactants are surface-active compounds that carry at least one quaternary ammonium group and at least one carboxylate and a sulfonate group in the molecule. Particularly suitable zwitterionic surfactants are the so-called betaines, including N- alkyl-N,N-dimethylammonium glycinates such as coconut alkyl dimethylammonium glycinate, N-acylaminopropyl-N,N-dimethylammonium glycinates such as coconut acyl- aminopropyldimethyl ammoniumglycinate, and 2-alkyl-3-carboxylmethyl-3- hydroxyethylimidazolines containing 8 to 18 carbon atoms in their alkyl or acyl groups, as well as coconut acylaminoethyl hydroxyethyl carboxymethyl glycinate. Particularly preferred is the fatty acid amide derivative known under the CTFA name cocamidopropyl betaine. Am- pholytic surfactants are also suitable emulsifiers. Ampholytic surfactants are surface-active compounds that, in addition to a C ₈ /i ₈ alkyl or acyl group, contain at least one free amino group and at least one -COOH- or -S0 ₃ H group in the molecule and are capable of forming inner salts. Examples of suitable ampholytic surfactants include N-alkyl glycines, N-alkyl propionic acids, N-alkyl aminobutyric acids, N-alkyl iminodipropionic acids, Nhydroxyethyl-N- alkyl amidopropylglycine, N-alkyl taurine, N-alkyl sarcosine, 2-alkyl aminopropionic acids and alkyl aminoacetic acids with approx. 8 to 18 carbon atoms in their alkyl groups. Particularly preferred ampholytic surfactants are N-coconut alkyl aminopropionate, coconut acyl ami- noethylaminopropionate, and Ci ₂ /i ₈ acyl sarcosine. Finally, cationic surfactants are also suitable as emulsifiers, with those of the esterquat type, preferably methyl quaternized difatty acid triethanolamine ester salts, being particularly preferred. [0099] FATS AND WAXES

[00100] Typical examples of fats are glycerides, i.e. solid or liquid vegetable or animal products consisting essentially of mixed glycerol esters of higher fatty acids; examples of suitable waxes include natural waxes, such as candelilla wax, carnauba wax, Japan wax, esparto grass wax, cork wax, guaruma wax, rice germ oil wax, sugar cane wax, ouricury wax, montan wax, beeswax, shellac wax, spermaceti, lanolin (wool wax), uropygial fat, ceresin, ozocerite (earth wax), petrolatum, paraffin waxes, and microwaxes; chemically modified waxes (hard waxes), such as montan ester waxes, sasol waxes, hydrogenated jojoba waxes, as well as synthetic waxes such as polyalkylene waxes and polyethylene glycol waxes. I n addition to the fats, fatlike substances such as lecithins and phospholipids are also suitable as additives. The person skilled in the art understands the term lecithins to refer to glycero-phospholipids formed from fatty acids, glycerol, phosphoric acid, and choline by esterification. Lecithins are therefore frequently referred to by specialists as phosphatidyl cholines (PC). Examples of suitable natural lecithins include the kephalins, also referred to as phosphatidic acids, and which are derivatives of l,2-diacyl-sn-glycerol-3-phosphoric acids. In contrast, phospholipids are ordinarily understood to be mono- and preferably diesters of phosphoric acid with glycerol (glycerol phosphates) that are generally classified as fats. I n addition, sphingosines or sphin- golipids are also suitable.

[00101 ] Examples of suitable pearlizing waxes include alkylene glycol esters, particularly ethylene glycol distearate; fatty acid alkanolamides, particularly coconut fatty acid diethano- lamide; partial glycerides, particularly stearic acid monoglyceride; esters of polyvalent, optionally hydroxy-substituted carboxylic acids with fatty alcohols containing 6 to 22 carbon atoms, particularly long-chain esters of tartaric acid; fatty substances such as fatty alcohols, fatty ketones, fatty aldehydes, fatty ethers, and fatty carbonates that have a total of at least 24 carbon atoms, particularly laurone and distearyl ether; fatty acids such as stearic acid, hydroxystearic acid, or behenic acid, ring opening products of olefin epoxides having 12 to 22 carbon atoms with fatty alcohols having 12 to 22 carbon atoms and/or polyols having 2 to 15 carbon atoms and 2 to 10 hydroxyl groups, as well as mixtures thereof. [00102] COOLANTS

[00103] Coolants are compounds that produce a feeling of coolness on the skin. As a rule, these are menthol compounds, which-in addition to the base component menthol itself- contain substances selected from the group comprising menthol methyl ether, menthone glyceryl acetal (FEMA GRAS 3807), menthone glyceryl ketal (FEMA GRAS 3808), menthyl lac- tate (FEMA GRAS 3748), menthol ethylene glycol carbonate (FEMA GRAS 3805), menthol propylene glycol carbonate (FEMA GRAS 3806), menthyl-N-ethyloxamate, monomethyl succinate (FEMA GRAS 3810), monomenthyl glutamate (FEMA GRAS 4006), menthoxy-1,2- propane diol (FEMA GRAS 3784), menthoxy-2-methyl-l,2-propane diol (FEMA GRAS 3849), and the methane carboxylic acid esters and amides WS-3, WS-4, WS-5, WS-12, WS-14, and WS-30, as well as mixtures thereof.

[00104] A first important representative of these substances is monomenthyl succinate (FEMA GRAS 3810). Both the succinate and the analogous monomenthyl glutarate (FEMA GRAS 4006) constitute important representatives of monomenthyl esters based on di- and polycarboxylic acids:

[00105] Examples of uses of these substances can be found for example in the documents WO 2003 043431 (U nilever) or EP 1332772 Al (I FF).

[00106] The next important group of preferred menthol compounds within the meaning of the invention comprises carbonate esters of menthol and polyols, including glycols, glycerol, or carbohydrates, such as menthol ethylene glycol carbonate (FEMA GRAS 3805 = Frescolat ^® MGC), menthol propylene glycol carbonate (FEMA GRAS 3784 = Frescolat ^® M PC), menthol 2- methyl-l,2-propane diol carbonate (FEMA GRAS 3849) or the corresponding sugar deriva- tives. Also preferred are the menthol compounds menthyl lactate (FEMA GRAS 3748 = Frescolat ^® M L), and particularly menthone glyceryl acetal (FEMA GRAS 3807) or menthone glyceryl ketal (FEMA GRAS 3808), which is marketed under the name Frescolat ^® MGA, menthyl ethylamide oxalate, which is marketed under the name Frescolat ^® X-Cool. Among these substances, menthone glyceryl acetal/ketal, menthyl lactate, menthol ethylene glycol car- bonate, menthyl ethylamide oxalate or menthol propylene glycol carbonate have been found to be particularly advantageous, and are marketed by the Applicant under the names Frescolat ^® MGA, Frescolat ^® M L, Frescolat ^® MGC, Frescolat ^® X-cool and Frescolat ^® M PC.

[00107] Menthol compounds having a C-C bond at position 3 and from which a series of representatives can also be used was first developed in the 1970s. These substances are generally referred to as WS types. The base component is a menthol derivative in which the hydroxyl group has been replaced with a carboxyl group (WS-1). All other types of WS, such as the preferred species WS-3, WS-4, WS-5, WS-12, WS-14 and WS-30, are derived from this structure. [00108] CONSISTENCY-IMPARTING AGENTS AND THICKENERS

[00109] Suitable consistency-imparting agents are primarily fatty alcohols or hydroxy fatty alcohols with 12 to 22, and preferably 16 to 18 carbon atoms, as well as partial glycerides, fatty acids, or hydroxy fatty acids. A combination of these substances with alkyl oligoglyco- sides and/or fatty acid-N-methylglucamides of the same chain length and/or polyglyceryl poly-12-hydroxystea rates is preferred. Examples of suitable thickeners are aerosil types (hy- drophilic silicic acids), polysaccharides, particularly xanthan gum, guar-guar, agar-agar, alginates and tyloses, carboxymethylcellulose and hydroxyethyl- and hydroxypropylcellulose, as well as higher-molecular polyethylene glycol mono- and diesters of fatty acids, polyacrylates (such as Carbopole® and Pemulen products from Goodrich; Synthalene® from Sigma; Kel- trol products from Kelco; Sepigel products from Seppic; Salcare products from Allied Colloids) polyacrylamides, polymers, polyvinyl alcohol, and polyvinyl pyrrolidone. Bentonites such as Bentone ^® Gel VS-5PC (Rheox) have also been found to be particularly effective, comprising a mixture of cyclopentasiloxane, disteardimonium hectorite, and propylene carbonate. Also suitable are surfactants such as ethoxylated fatty acid glycerides, esters of fatty acids with polyols such as pentaerythrite or trimethylol propane, fatty alcohol ethoxylates having narrow-range homolog distribution, or alkyl oligoglycosides, as well as electrolytes such as table salt and ammonium chloride. [00110] SUPERFATTING AGENTS

[0011 1 ] Examples of suitable superfatting agents are substa nces such as lanolin and lecithin, as well as polyethoxylated or acylated lanolin and lecithin derivatives, polyol fatty acid esters, monoglycerides, and fatty acid alkanolamides, wherein the latter simultaneously serve as foam stabilizers.

[00112] POLYMERS

[00113] Examples of suitable cationic polymers include cationic cellulose derivatives such as a quaternized hydroxyethylcellulose available under the name Polymer JR 400® from Amerchol, cationic starch, copolymers of diallyl ammonium salts and acrylamides, quater- nized vinyl pyrrolidone/vinyl imidazole polymers such as Luviquat® (BASF), condensation products of polyglycols and amines, quaternized collagen polypeptides such as lauryldimoni- um hydroxypropyl hydrolyzed collagen (Lamequat®L/Grunau), quaternized wheat polypeptides, polyethylene imine, cationic silicone polymers such as amodimethicone, copolymers of adipic acid and dimethylaminohydroxypropyldiethylene triamine (Cartaretine®/Sandoz), copolymers of acryl acid with dimethyl diallyl ammonium chloride (Merquat® 550/Chemviron), polyaminopolyamides and crosslinked water-soluble polymers thereof, cationic chitin derivatives such as quaternized chitosan, optionally distributed in microcrys- talline form, condensation products of dihalogen alkylene such as dibromobutane with bis- dialkylamines such as bis-dimethylamino-l,3-propane, cationic guar-gums such as Jaguar® CBS, Jaguar® C-17, and Jaguar® C-16 from Celanese, and quaternized ammonium salt polymers such as Mirapol® A-15, Mirapol® AD-1, and Mirapol® AZ-1 from Miranol.

[00114] Examples of suitable anionic, zwitterionic, amphoteric, and nonionic polymers include vinyl acetate/crotonic acid copolymers, vinyl pyrrolidone/vinyl acrylate copolymers, vinyl acetate/butyl maleate/isobornyl acrylate copolymers, methylvinyl ether/maleic acid anhydride copolymers and esters thereof, non-crosslinked polyacrylic acids and polyacrylic acids crosslinked with polyols, acrylamidopropyl trimethylammonium chloride/acrylate copolymers, octylacrylamide/methyl methacrylate/tert-butyl aminoethyl methacrylate/2- hydroxypropyl methacrylate copolymers, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, vinyl pyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymers, vinyl pyrrolidone/dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate/vinyl caprolactam ter- polymers, and optionally, derivatized cellulose ethers and silicones.

[00115] THICKENING AGENTS AND RHEOLOGY ADDITIVES

[00116] Suitable thickeners are polymeric thickeners, such as Aerosil ^® types (hydrophilic silicas), polysaccharides, more especially xanthan gum, guar-guar, agar-agar, alginates and tyloses, carboxymethyl cellulose and hydroxyethyl cellulose, also relatively high molecular weight polyethylene glycol monoesters and diesters of fatty acids, polyacrylates (for example Carbopols ^® [Goodrich] or Synthalens ^® [Sigma]), polyacrylamides, polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl pyrrolidone, surfactants such as, for exa mple, ethoxylated fatty acid glycerides, esters of fatty acids with polyols, for example pentaerythritol or trimethylol propane, narrow-range fatty alcohol ethoxylates and electrolytes, such as sodium chloride and ammonium chloride.

[00117] SILICONE COMPOUNDS

[00118] Suitable silicone compounds are for example dimethyl polysiloxane, methylphenyl polysiloxane, cyclic silicones, as well as amino, fatty acid, alcohol, polyether, epoxy, fluorine, glycoside, and/or alkyl-modified silicone compounds, which can be present at room temper- ature either in liquid or resinous form. Also suitable are simethicones, which are mixtures of dimethicones having an average chain length of 200 to 300 dimethylsiloxane units and hy- drogenated silicates.

[00119] MOISTURIZERS

[00120] Moisturizers are used for further optimization of the sensory properties of the composition and for moisture regulation of the skin. At the same time, the cold stability of the preparations according to the invention is increased, particularly in the case of emulsions. The moisturizers are ordinarily contained in an amount of 0.1 to 15 wt%, preferably 1 to 10 wt%, and particularly preferably 5 to 10 wt%.

[00121 ] Examples of suitable moisturizers according to the invention include amino acids, pyrrolidone carboxylic acid, lactic acid and salts thereof, lactitol, urea and urea derivatives, uric acid, glucosamine, creatinine, cleavage products of collagen, chitosan or chitosan salt derivatives, and particularly polyols and polyol derivatives (such as glycerol, diglycerol, tri- glycerol, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, erythrite, 1,2,6-hexane triol, pol- yethylene glycols such as PEG-4, PEG-6, PEG-7, PEG-8, PEG-9, PEG-10, PEG-12, PEG-14, PEG- 16, PEG-18, and PEG-20), sugar and sugar derivatives (including fructose, glucose, maltose, maltitol, mannite, inosite, sorbite, sorbityl silane diol, sucrose, trehalose, xylose, xylite, glucuronic acid and salts thereof), ethoxylated sorbite (sorbeth-6, sorbeth-20, sorbeth-30, sor- beth-40), honey and hardened honey, hardened starch hydrolysates, as well as mixtures of hardened wheat protein and PEG-20/acetate copolymer. Preferred suitable moisturizers according to the invention are glycerol, diglycerol, triglycerol, and butylene glycol.

[00122] PRIMARY SUN PROTECTION FACTORS

[00123] Primary sun protection factors in the context of the invention are, for example, or- ganic substances (light filters) which are liquid or crystalline at room temperature and which are capable of absorbing ultraviolet radiation and of releasing the energy absorbed in the form of longer-wave radiation, for example heat.

[00124] The formulations according to the invention advantageously contain at least one UV-A filter and/or at least one UV-B filter and/or a broadband filter and/or at least one inor- ganic pigment. Formulations according to the invention preferably contain at least one UV-B filter or a broadband filter, more particularly preferably at least one UV-A filter and at least one UV-B filter. [00125] Preferred cosmetic compositions, preferably topical formulations according to the present invention comprise one, two, three or more sun protection factors selected from the group consisting of 4-aminobenzoic acid and derivatives, salicylic acid derivatives, benzo- phenone derivatives, dibenzoylmethane derivatives, diphenyl acrylates, 3-imidazol-4-yl acrylic acid and esters thereof, benzofuran derivatives, benzylidene malonate derivatives, polymeric UV absorbers containing one or more organosilicon radicals, cinnamic acid derivatives, camphor derivatives, trianilino-s-triazine derivatives, 2-hydroxyphenylbenzotriazole derivatives, phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid derivatives and salts thereof, anthranilic acid menthyl esters, benzotriazole derivativesand indole derivatives.

[00126] The UV filters cited below which can be used within the context of the present invention are preferred but naturally are not limiting.

[00127] UV-A AND UV-B FILTERS

[00128] Ordinarily, UV filters are contained in amounts of 0.05 wt% to 50 wt% and prefera- bly 0.5 wt% to 40 wt%. UVB filters can be oil-soluble or water-soluble. Examples of suitable oil-soluble substances include:

3- benzylidene camphor or 3-benzylidene norcamphor and derivatives thereof, such as 3-(4-methylbenzylidene)camphor;

4- aminobenzoic acid derivatives, preferably 4-(dimethylamino)benzoic acid-2-ethyl- hexyl ester, 4-(dimethylamino)benzoic acid-2-octyl ester, and 4-(dimethylamino)- benzoic acid amyl ester;

esters of cinnamic acid, preferably 4-methoxycinnamic acid-2-ethylhexyl ester, 4- methoxycinnamic acid propyl ester, 4-methoxycinnamic acid isoamyl ester, and 2- cyano-3,3-phenylcinnamic acid-2-ethylhexyl ester (octocrylene);

esters of salicylic acid, preferably salicylic acid-2-ethylhexyl ester, salicylic acid-4- isopropyl benzyl ester, and salicylic acid homomenthyl ester;

benzophenone derivatives, preferably 2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone, 2- hydroxy-4-methoxy-4'-methylbenzophenone, and 2,2'-dihydroxy-4-methoxybenzo- phenone;

esters of benzylmalonic acid, preferably 4-methoxybenzylmalonic acid di-2-ethylhexyl ester;

triazine derivatives such as 2,4,6-trianilino-(p-carbo-2'-ethyl-l'-hexyloxy)-l,3,5- triazine and octyl triazone or dioctyl butamidotriazone (Uvasorb® HEB);

propane-l,3-diones such as l-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-3-(4'-methoxyphenyl)propane-l,3- dione; and

ketotricyclo (5.2.1.0) decane derivatives.

[00129] Examples of suitable water-soluble substances include:

2-phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid and alkali, alkaline earth, ammonium, al- kylammonium, alkanolammonium, and glucammonium salts thereof; • lH-benzimidazole-4,6-disulfonic acid, 2,2'-(l,4-phenylene)bis-disodium salt (Neo He- liopan ^® AP);

• sulfonic acid derivatives of benzophenones, preferably 2-hydroxy-4- methoxybenzophenone-5-sulfonic acid and salts thereof;

• sulfonic acid derivatives of 3-benzylidene camphor such as 4-(2-oxo-3-bornylidene methyl)benzene sulfonic acid, 2-methyl-5-(2-oxo-3-bornylidene)sulfonic acid, and salts thereof.

[00130] Typical examples of particularly suitable UV-A filters include benzoyl methane derivatives such as l-(4'-tert-butylphenyl)-3-(4'-methoxyphenyl)propane-l,3-dion e, 4-tert- butyl-4'-methoxy-dibenzoyl methane (Parsol® 1789), 2-(4-diethylamino-2-hydroxybenzoyl)- benzoic acid hexyl ester (Uvinul® A Plus), l-phenyl-3-(4'-isopropylphenyl)-propane-l,3- dione, as well as enamine compounds. Of course, the UV-A and UV-B filters can also be used in mixtures. Particularly suitable combinations consist of benzoyl methane derivatives such as 4-tert-butyl-4'-methoxydibenzoyl methane (Parsol® 1789) and 2-cyano-3,3- phenylcinnamic acid-2-ethyl-hexyl ester (octocrylene) in combination with esters of cinnamic acid, preferably 4-methoxycinnamic acid-2-ethylhexyl ester and/or 4-methoxycinnamic acid propyl ester and/or 4-methoxycinnamic acid-isoamyl ester. Such combinations have been advantageous combined with water-soluble filters such as 2-phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid and alkali, alkaline earth, ammonium, alkylammonium, alkanolammonium, and glu- cammonium salts thereof.

[00131] In a preferred embodiment the (cosmetic) preparation of the present invention comprises at least an additional UV absorbing substance selected from the group consisting of:

• 3-(4'-trimethylammonium)benzylidenebornan-2-one methyl sulphate

• homomenthyl salicylate (Neo Heliopan®HMS)

• terephthalylidenedibornanesulphonic acid and salts (Mexoryl®SX)

• 3-(4'-sulpho)benzylidenebornan-2-one and salts

• 2-ethylhexyl 2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacrylate (Neo Heliopan®303)

• N-[(2 and 4)-[2-(oxoborn-3-ylidene)methyl]benzyl]acrylamide polymer

• 2-ethylhexyl p-methoxycinnamate (Neo Heliopan®AV)

• ethyl p-aminobenzoate (25 mol) ethoxylated

• isoamyl p-methoxycinnamate (Neo Heliopan®E1000)

• 2-phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid (Neo Heliopan ^® Hydro) and its salts

• 2,4,6-trianilino(p-carbo-2'-ethylhexyl-l'-oxy)-l,3,5-triazin e (Uvinul®T150)

• phenol, 2-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-methyl-6-(2-methyl-3(l,3,3,3-tetr amethyl-l- (trimethylsilyl)oxy)disiloxyanyl)propyl), (Mexoryl®XL)

• 4,4'-[(6-[4-(l,l-dimethyl)aminocarbonyl)phenylamino]-l,3,5-t riazin-2,4-diyl)- diimino]bis(benzoic acid 2-ethylhexyl ester), (Uvasorb® HEB)

• 3-(4'-methylbenzylidene)-d,l-camphor (Neo Helipan®MBC) • 2-ethylhexyl salicylate (Neo Helipan®OS)

• 2-ethylhexyl 4-dimethylaminobenzoate (Padimate 0)

• 4-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone - 5-sulfonate (Benzophenone-4, Sulisobenzone) and its salts,

· benzylidenemalonate-polysiloxane (Parsol®SLX)

• menthyl anthranilate (Neo Heliopan®MA)

or mixtures thereof.

[00132] LIGHT PROTECTION PIGMENTS

[00133] I n addition to the above-mentioned soluble substances, insoluble light protection pigments, specifically finely-dispersed metal oxides or salts, are also suitable for this purpose. Examples of particularly suitable metal oxides are zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, as well as iron, zirconium, silicon, manganese, aluminum, and cerium oxides and mixtures thereof. Silicates (talc), barium sulfate, or zinc stearate can be used as examples of suitable salts. The oxides and salts are used in the form of pigments for skin care and skin protection emulsions and decorative cosmetics. In this case, the particles should have an average diameter of less than 100 nm, preferably 5 to 50 nm, and particularly preferably 15 to 30 nm. They can be spherical in shape, but particles can a lso be used that are ellipsoid or whose shape is other than spherical The pigments may also be surface-treated, i.e. in a hydrophi- lized or hydrophobized form. Typical examples are coated titanium dioxides such as titanium dioxide T 805 (Degussa), Eusolex ^® T2000, Eusolex ^® T, Eusolex ^® T-ECO, Eusolex ^® T-S, Eusolex ^® T-Aqua, Eusolex ^® T-45D (all Merck), and Uvinul Ti0 ₂ (BASF). Examples of suitable hydrophobic coating agents in this case are primarily silicones, particularly trialkoxyoctyl silane or simethicone. So-called micro- or nanopigments are preferably used in sun protection agents. Micronized zinc oxides such as Z-COTE ^® or Z-COTE HP1 ^® are preferably used.

[00134] I n a preferred embodiment the light protection pigment is selected from microfine titanium dioxide, Zinc oxide, Microfine zinc oxide. When titanium dioxide is chosen as the light protection pigment, it is advantageous that its total amount ranges from 0.1% to 10.0 wt.% of the formulation. When Zinc Oxide is chosen as the light protection pigment it is ad- vantageous that its total amount ranges from 0.1 wt.% to 10.0 wt.% of the formulation and when one or more triazine organic pigment(s) are chosen it is advantageous that its total amount ranges from 0.1% to 10.0 wt.% based on the total amount of the formulation.

[00135] SECONDARY SUN PROTECTION FACTORS

[00136] Besides the groups of primary sun protection factors mentioned above, secondary sun protection factors of the antioxidant type may also be used. Secondary sun protection factors of the antioxidant type interrupt the photochemical reaction chain which is initiated when UV rays penetrate into the skin. Typical examples are amino acids (for example glycine, histidine, tyrosine, tryptophane) and derivatives thereof, imidazoles (for example urocanic acid) and derivatives thereof, peptides, such as D,L-carnosine, D-carnosine, L- carnosine and derivatives thereof (for example anserine), carotinoids, carotenes (for example alpha-carotene, beta-carotene, lycopene) and derivatives thereof, chlorogenic acid and derivatives thereof, liponic acid and derivatives thereof (for example dihydroliponic acid), aurothioglucose, propylthiouracil and other thiols (for example thioredoxine, glutathione, cysteine, cystine, cystamine and glycosyl, N-acetyl, methyl, ethyl, propyl, amyl, butyl and lauryl, palmitoyl, oleyl, alpha-linoleyl, cholesteryl and glyceryl esters thereof) and their salts, dilaurylthiodipropionate, distearylthiodipropionate, thiodipropionic acid and derivatives thereof (esters, ethers, peptides, lipids, nucleotides, nucleosides and salts) and sulfoximine compounds (for example butionine sulfoximines, homocysteine sulfoximine, butionine sul- fones, penta-, hexa- and hepta-thionine sulfoximine) in very small compatible dosages, also (metal) chelators (for example alpha-hydroxyfatty acids, palmitic acid, phytic acid, lactofer- rine), alpha-hydroxy acids (for example citric acid, lactic acid, malic acid), humic acid, bile acid, bile extracts, bilirubin, biliverdin, EDTA, EGTA and derivatives thereof, unsaturated fatty acids and derivatives thereof (for example linoleic acid, oleic acid), folic acid and derivatives thereof, ubiquinone and ubiquinol and derivatives thereof, vitamin C and derivatives thereof (for example ascorbyl palmitate, Mg ascorbyl phosphate, ascorbyl acetate), tocopherols and derivatives (for example vitamin E acetate), vitamin A and derivatives (vitamin A palmitate) and coniferyl benzoate of benzoin resin, rutinic acid and derivatives thereof, glycosyl rutin, ferulic acid, furfurylidene glucitol, carnosine, butyl hydroxytoluene, butyl hydroxyanisole, nordihydroguaiac resin acid, nordihydroguaiaretic acid, trihydroxybutyrophenone, uric acid and derivatives thereof, mannose and derivatives thereof, superoxide dismutase, titanium dioxide (for example dispersions in ethanol), zinc and derivatives thereof (for example ZnO, ZnS0 ₄ ), selenium and derivatives thereof (for example selenium methionine), stilbenes and derivatives thereof (for example stilbene oxide, trans-stilbene oxide) and derivatives of these active substances suitable for the purposes of the invention (salts, esters, ethers, sugars, nucleotides, nucleosides, peptides and lipids).

[00137] Advantageous inorganic secondary light protection pigments are finely dispersed metal oxides and metal salts which are also mentioned in WO 2005 123101 Al. The total quantity of inorganic pigments, in particular hydrophobic inorganic micro-pigments in the finished cosmetic preparation according to the present invention is advantageously from 0.1 to 30% by weight, preferably 0.5 to 10.0% by weight, in each case based on the total weight of the preparation.

[00138] Also preferred are particulate UV filters or inorganic pigments, which can optionally be hydrophobed, can be used, such as the oxides of titanium (Ti0 ₂ ), zinc (ZnO), iron (Fe ₂ 0 ₃ ), zirconium (Zr0 ₂ ), silicon (Si0 ₂ ), manganese (e.g. MnO), aluminium (Al ₂ 0 ₃ ), cerium (e.g. Ce ₂ 0 ₃ ) and/or mixtures thereof.

[00139] ANTI-AGEING ACTIVES

[00140] In the context of the invention, anti-ageing or biogenic agents are, for example antioxidants, matrix-metalloproteinase inhibitrors (M MPI), skin moisturizing agents, gly- cosaminglycan stimulkators, anti-inflammatory agents, TRPV1 antagonists and plant ex- tracts.

[00141] Antioxidants, amino acids (preferably glycine, histidine, tyrosine, tryptophane) and derivatives thereof, imidazoles (preferably urocanic acid) and derivatives thereof, peptides, preferably D,L-carnosine, D-carnosine, L-carnosine and derivatives thereof (preferably anserine), carnitine, creatine, matrikine peptides (preferably lysyl-threonyl-threonyl-lysyl-serine) and palmitoylated pentapeptides, carotenoids, carotenes (preferably alpha-carotene, beta- carotene, lycopene) and derivatives thereof, lipoic acid and derivatives thereof (preferably dihydrolipoic acid), aurothioglucose, propyl thiouracil and other thiols (preferably thioredox- ine, glutathione, cysteine, cystine, cystamine and glycosyl, N-acetyl, methyl, ethyl, propyl, amyl, butyl and lauryl, palmitoyl, oleyl, gamma-linoleyl, cholesteryl, glyceryl and oligoglyceryl esters thereof) and salts thereof, dilauryl thiodipropionate, distearyl thiodipropionate, thi- odipropionic acid and derivatives thereof (preferably esters, ethers, peptides, lipids, nucleotides, nucleosides and salts) and sulfoximine compounds (preferably buthionine sul- foximines, homocysteine sulfoximine, buthionine sulfones, penta-, hexa-, heptathionine sul- foximine) in very small tolerated doses (e.g. pmol to μιηοΙ/kg), also (metal) chelators (preferably alpha-hydroxy fatty acids, palmitic acid, phytic acid, lactoferrin, alpha-hydroxy acids (preferably citric acid, lactic acid, malic acid), humic acid, bile acid, bile extracts, tannins, bilirubin, biliverdin, EDTA, EGTA and derivatives thereof), unsaturated fatty acids and derivatives thereof (preferably gam ma-linolenic acid, linoleic acid, oleic acid), folic acid and deriva- tives thereof, ubiquinone and derivatives thereof, ubiquinol and derivatives thereof, vitamin C and derivatives (preferably ascorbyl palmitate, Mg ascorbyl phosphate, ascorbyl acetate, ascorbyl glucoside), tocopherols and derivatives (preferably vitamin E acetate), vitamin A and derivatives (vitamin A palmitate) and coniferyl benzoate of benzoic resin, rutinic acid and derivatives thereof, flavonoids and glycosylated precursors thereof, in particular querce- tin and derivatives thereof, preferably alpha-glucosyl rutin, rosmarinic acid, carnosol, car- nosolic acid, resveratrol, caffeic acid and derivatives thereof, sinapic acid and derivatives thereof, ferulic acid and derivatives thereof, curcuminoids, chlorogenic acid and derivatives thereof, retinoids, preferably retinyl palmitate, retinol or tretinoin, ursolic acid, levulinic acid, butyl hydroxytoluene, butyl hydroxyanisole, nordihydroguaiac acid, nordihydroguaiaretic acid, trihydroxybutyrophenone, uric acid and derivatives thereof, mannose and derivatives thereof, zinc and derivatives thereof (preferably ZnO, ZnS0 ₄ ), selenium and derivatives thereof (preferably selenium methionine), superoxide dismutase, stilbenes and derivatives thereof (preferably stilbene oxide, trans-stilbene oxide) and the derivatives (salts, esters, ethers, sugars, nucleotides, nucleosides, peptides and lipids) of these cited active ingredients which are suitable according to the invention or extracts or fractions of plants having an antioxidant effect, preferably green tea, rooibos, honeybush, grape, rosemary, sage, melissa, thyme, lavender, olive, oats, cocoa, ginkgo, ginseng, liquorice, honeysuckle, sophora, puerar- ia, pinus, citrus, Phyllanthus emblica or St. John's wort, grape seeds, wheat germ, Phyl- lanthus emblica, coenzymes, preferably coenzyme Q.10, plastoquinone and menaquinone. Preferred antioxidants are selected from the group consisting of vitamin A and derivatives, vitamin C and derivatives, tocopherol and derivatives, preferably tocopheryl acetate, and ubiquinone.

[00142] Matrix-Metalloproteinase inhibitors (MMPI). Preferred compositions comprise matrix-metalloproteinase inhibitors, especially those inhibiting matrix-metalloproteinases enzymatically cleaving collagen, selected from the group consisting of: ursolic acid, retinyl palmitate, propyl gallate, precocenes, 6-hydroxy-7-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-l(2H)-benzopyran, 3,4-dihydro-6-hydroxy-7-methoxy-2,2-dimethyl-l(2H)-benzopyra n, benzamidine hydrochloride, the cysteine proteinase inhibitors N-ethylmalemide and epsilon-amino-n-caproic acid of the serinprotease inhibitors: phenylmethylsufonylfluoride, collhibin (company Pentapharm; INCI : hydrolysed rice protein), oenotherol (company Soliance; INCI : propylene glycol, aqua, Oenothera biennis root extract, ellagic acid and ellagitannins, for example from pomegran- ate), phosphoramidone hinokitiol, EDTA, galardin, EquiStat (company Collaborative Group; apple fruit extract, soya seed extract, ursolic acid, soya isoflavones and soya proteins), sage extracts, M DI (company Atrium; INCI : glycosaminoglycans), fermiskin (company Silab/Mawi; INCI : water and lentinus edodes extract), actimp 1.9.3 (company Expanscience/Rahn; INCI : hydrolysed lupine protein), lipobelle soyaglycone (company Mibelle; INCI : alcohol, polysorb- ate 80, lecithin and soy isoflavones), extracts from green and black tea and further plant extracts, which are listed in WO 02 069992 Al (see tables 1-12 there, incorporated herein by reference), proteins or glycoproteins from soya, hydrolysed proteins from rice, pea or lupine, plant extracts which inhibit M M Ps, preferably extracts from shitake mushrooms, extracts from the leaves of the Rosaceae family, sub-family Rosoideae, quite particularly extracts of blackberry leaf (preferably as described in WO 2005 123101 Al, incorporated herein by reference) as e.g. SymMatrix (company Symrise, INCI : Maltodextrin, Rubus Fruticosus (Blackberry) Leaf Extract). Preferred actives of are selected from the group consisting of retinyl palmitate, ursolic acid, extracts from the leaves of the Rosaceae family, sub-family Rosoide- ae, genistein and daidzein.

[00143] (Skin-moisturizing agents. Preferred skin moisturizing agents are selected from the group consisting of alkane diols or alkane triols comprising 3 to 12 carbon atoms, preferably C ₃ -Ci ₀ -alkane diols and C ₃ -Ci ₀ -alkane triols. More preferably the skin moisturizing agents are selected from the group consisting of: glycerol, 1,2-propylene glycol, 1,2-butylene glycol, 1,3- butylene glycol, 1,2-pentanediol, 1,2-hexanediol, 1,2-octanediol and 1,2-decanediol.

[00144] Glycosaminoglycan stimulators. Preferred compositions comprise substances stimulating the synthesis of glycosaminoglycans selected from the group consisting of hyaluronic acid and derivatives or salts, Subliskin (Sederma, I NCI : Sinorhizobium Meliloti Ferment Filtrate, Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose, Lecithin), Hyalufix (BASF, I NCI : Water, Butylene Glycol, Alpinia galanga leaf extract, Xanthan Gum, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride), Stimulhyal (Soliance, INCI : Calcium ketogluconate), Syn-Glycan (DSM, INCI : Tetradecyl Aminobutyroylvalylamino- butyric Urea Trifluoroacetate, Glycerin, Magnesium chloride), Kalpariane (Biotech Marine), DC Upregulex (Distinctive Cosmetic Ingredients, INCI : Water, Butylene Glycol, Phospholipids, Hydrolyzed Sericin), glucosamine, N-acetyl glucosamine, retinoids, preferably retinol and vitamin A, Arctium lappa fruit extract, Eriobotrya japonica extract, Genkwanin, N-Methyl-L- serine, (-)-alpha-bisabolol or synthetic alpha-bisabolol such as e.g. Dragosantol and Drago- santol 100 from Symrise, oat glucan, Echinacea purpurea extract and soy protein hydroly- sate. Preferred actives are selected from the group consisting of hyaluronic acid and derivatives or salts, retinol and derivatives, (-)-alpha-bisabolol or synthetic alpha-bisabolol such as e.g. Dragosantol and Dragosantol 100 from Symrise, oat glucan, Echinacea purpurea extract, Sinorhizobium Meliloti Ferment Filtrate, Calcium ketogluconate, Alpinia galanga leaf extract and tetradecyl aminobutyroylvalylaminobutyric urea trifluoroacetate.

[00145] Anti-inflammatory agents. The compositions may also contain anti-inflammatory and/or redness and/or itch ameliorating ingredients, in particular steroidal substances of the corticosteroid type selected from the group consisting of hydrocortisone, dexamethasone, dexamethasone phosphate, methyl prednisolone or cortisone, are advantageously used as anti-inflammatory active ingredients or active ingredients to relieve reddening and itching, the list of which can be extended by the addition of other steroidal anti-inflammatories. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatories can also be used. Examples which can be cited here are oxicams such as piroxicam or tenoxicam; salicylates such as aspirin, disalcid, solprin or fen- dosal; acetic acid derivatives such as diclofenac, fenclofenac, indomethacin, sulindac, tolmetin or clindanac; fenamates such as mefenamic, meclofenamic, flufenamic or niflumic; propionic acid derivatives such as ibuprofen, naproxen, benoxaprofen or pyrazoles such as phenylbutazone, oxyphenylbutazone, febrazone or aza propazone. Anthranilic acid deriva- tives, in particular avenanthramides described in WO 2004 047833 Al, are preferred anti- itch ingredients in a composition according to the present invention.

[00146] Also useful are natural or naturally occurring anti-inflammatory mixtures of substances or mixtures of substances that alleviate reddening and/or itching, in particular extracts or fractions from camomile, Aloe vera, Commiphora species, Rubia species, willow, willow-herb, oats, calendula, arnica, St John's wort, honeysuckle, rosemary, Passiflora incar- nata, witch hazel, ginger or Echinacea; preferably selected from the group consisting of extracts or fractions from camomile, Aloe vera, oats, calendula, arnica, honeysuckle, rosemary, witch hazel, ginger or Echinacea, and/or pure substances, preferably alpha-bisabolol, apig- enin, apigenin-7-glucoside, gingerols, shogaols, gingerdiols, dehydrogingerdiones, paradols, natural or naturally occuring avenanthramides, preferably tranilast, avenanthramide A, av- enanthramide B, avenanthramide C, non-natural or non-naturally occuring avenanthramides, preferably dihydroavenanthramide D, dihydroavenanthramide E, avenanthramide D, avenanthramide E, avenanthramide F, boswellic acid, phytosterols, glycyrrhizin, glabridin and licochalcone A; preferably selected from the group consisting of alpha- bisabolol, natural avenanthramides, non-natural avenanthramides, preferably dihydroavenanthramide D (as described in WO 2004 047833 Al), boswellic acid, phytosterols, glycyrrhizin, and licochalcone A, and/or allantoin, panthenol, lanolin, (pseudo-)ceramides [preferably Ceramide 2, hydroxypropyl bispalmitamide M EA, cetyloxypropyl glyceryl methoxypropyl myristamide, N-(l-hexadecanoyl)-4-hydroxy-L-proline (1-hexadecyl) ester, hydroxyethyl palmityl oxyhydroxypropyl palmitamide], glycosphingolipids, phytosterols, chitosan, man- nose, lactose and β-glucans, in particular l,3-l,4^-glucan from oats.

[00147] TRPV1 antagonists. Suitable compounds which reduce the hypersensitivity of skin nerves based on their action as TRPV1 antagonists, encompass e.g. trans-4-tert-butyl cyclo- hexanol as described in WO 2009 087242 Al, or indirect modulators of TRPV1 by an activa- tion of the μ-receptor, e.g. acetyl tetrapeptide-15, are preferred.

[00148] Botanical extracts. The compositions may also contain various extracts of plants, such as for example extracts of Ginkgo biloba, Oleacea europensis, Glyzyrrhiza glabra, Vac- cinium myrtillus, Trifolium pratense, Litchi sinensis, Vitis, vinifera, Brassica oleracea, Punica granatum, Petroselinium crispum, Centella asiatica, Passiflora incarnata, Medicago sativa, Melissa officinalis, Valeriana officinalis, Castanea sativa, Salix alba and Hapagophytum pro- cumbens.

[00149] PRESERVATIVES

[00150] Examples of suitable preservatives include phenoxyethanol, formaldehyde solution, parabens, pentane diol, or sorbic acid, as well as the silver complexes known under the name Surfacine ^® and the additional substance classes listed in Appendix 6, sections A and B of the Cosmetics Ordinance.

[00151 ] Preference is made to preservatives which are selected from the group consisting of o-cymen-5-ol, benzoic acid and para-hydroxybenzoic acid, their esters and salts, Benzyl ben- zoate, propionic acid and its salts, salicylic acid and its salts, 2,4-hexadienoic acid (sorbic acid) and its salts, levulinic acid and its salts, anisic acid and its salts, perillic acid and its salts, cinnamic acid and its salts, formaldehyde and paraformaldehyde, 4-hydroxy benzaldehyde, ortho-, meta-, and para-anisic aldehyde, cinnamic aldehyde, cinnamic alcohol, 2- hydroxybiphenyl ether and its salts, 2-zinc-sulfidopyridine N-oxide, inorganic sulfites and bisulfites, sodium iodate, chlorobutanolum, 4-ethylmercury-(ll)5-amino-l,3-bis(2- hydroxybenzoic acid), its salts and esters, dehydracetic acid, formic acid, l,6-bis(4-amidino- 2-bromophenoxy)-n-hexane and its salts, the sodium salt of ethylmercury-(ll)-thiosalicylic acid, phenylmercury and its salts, 10-undecylenic acid and its salts, 5-amino-l,3-bis(2- ethylhexyl)-5-methyl-hexahydropyrimidine, 5-bromo-5-nitro-l,3-dioxane, 2-bromo-2-nitro- 1,3-propanediol, 2,4-dichlorobenzyl alcohol, N-(4-chlorophenyl)-N'-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)- urea, 4-chloro-m-cresol, 2,4,4'-trichloro-2'-hydroxy-diphenyl ether, 4-chloro-3,5- dimethylphenol, l,l'-methylene-bis(3-(l-hydroxymethyl-2,4-dioximidazolidin-5 -yl)urea), poly-(hexame-thylenediguanide) hydrochloride, (Benzyloxymethoxy)-methanol hexamethyl- enetetramine, l-(3-chloroallyl)-3,5,7-triaza-l-azonia-adamantane chloride, l-(4- chlorophenoxy)-l-(lH-imidazol-l-yl)-3,3-dimethyl-2-butanone, l,3-bis-(hydroxyme-thyl)-5,5- dimethyl-2,4-imidazolidinedione, l,2-dibromo-2,4-dicyanobutane, 2,2'-methylene-bis(6- bromo-4-chlorophenol), bromochlorophene, mixture of 5-chloro-2-methyl-3(2H)- isothiazolinone, 2-methyl-3(2H)-isothiazolinone and with magnesium chloride and magnesi- urn nitrate, 2-Octyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one, l,2-benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one, 2-benzyl-4- chlorophenol, 3-(4-Chlorphenoxy)-l,2-propanediol (Chlorphenesin), 2-chloroacetamide, chlorhexidine, chlorhexidine acetate, chlorhexidine gluconate, chlorhexidine hydrochloride, N-alkyl(C12-C22)trimethyl-ammonium bromide and chloride, 4,4-dimethyl-l,3-oxazolidine, N-hydroxymethyl-N-(l,3-di(hydroxymethyl)-2,5-dioxoimidazolid in-4-yl)-N'-hydroxy- methylurea, l,6-bis(4-amidino-phenoxy)-n-hexane and its salts, glutaraldehyde, 5-ethyl-l- aza-3,7-dioxabicyclo(3.3.0)octane, 3-(4-chlorophenoxy)-l,2-propanediol, hyamines, alkyl- (C8-C18)-dimethyl-benzyl-ammonium chloride, alkyl-(C8-C18)-dimethyl-benzylammonium bromide, alkyl-(C8-C18)-dimethyl-benzyl-ammonium saccharinate, benzyl hemiformal, 3- iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate, sodium hydroxymethyl-aminoacetate or sodium hy- droxymethyl-aminoacetate, imidazolidinylurea, diazolidinylurea, sodium hydroxymethyl- glycinate, DM DM hydantoin, Tropolone, (Ethylendioxy)dimethanol, 2-Brom-2- (brommethyl)pentandinitril, N-(3-Aminopropyl)-N-dodecylpropan-l,3-diamin, α,α',α"- trimethyl-l,3,5-triazine-l,3, 5(21-1, 4H,6H)-triethanol, pyridine-2-thiol-l-oxide, sodium salt, Tetrahydro-l,3,4,6-tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)imidazo[4,5-d]imid azol-2,5(lH,3H)-dion, 1,3- bis(hydroxymethyl) -l-(l,3,4-tris(hydroxymethyl)-2,5-dioxoimidazolidin-4-yl)ure a (Diazoli- dinyl Urea), l,3-Bis(hydroxymethyl)-5,5-dimethylimidazolidine-2,4-dione, 3-Acetyl-2- hydroxy-6-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one, cetyl pyridium chloride, ethyl-N-alpha-dodecanoyl-L- arginate hydrochloride, caprylhydroxamic acid, sorbohydroxamic acid, and their mixtures.

[00152] ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS

[00153] Suitable anti-microbial agents are, in principle, a ll substances effective against Gram-positive bacteria, such as, for example, 4- hydroxybenzoic acid and its salts and esters, N-(4-chlorophenyl)-N'-(3,4- dichlorophenyl)urea, 2,4,4'-trichloro-2'-hydroxy-diphenyl ether (triclosan), 4-chloro-3,5-dimethyl-phenol, 2,2'-methylenebis(6-bromo-4- chlorophenol), 3- methyl-4-(l-methylethyl)phenol, 2-benzyl-4-chloro-phenol, 3-(4-chlorophenoxy)-l,2- propanediol, 3-iodo-2-propynyl butylcarbamate, chlorhexidine, 3,4,4'-trichlorocarbanilide (TTC), antibacterial fragrances, thymol, thyme oil, eugenol, oil of cloves, menthol, mint oil, farnesol, phenoxyethanol, glycerol monocaprate, glycerol monocaprylate, glycerol monolaurate (GM L), diglycerol monocaprate (DMC), sa licylic acid N-alkylamides, such as, for example, n-octylsalicylamide or n- decylsalicylamide. [00154] ENZYME INHIBITORS

[00155] Suitable enzyme inhibitors are, for example, esterase inhibitors. These are preferably trialkyl citrates, such as trimethyl citrate, tripropyl citrate, triisopropyl citrate, tributyl citrate and, in particular, triethyl citrate (Hydagen CAT). The substances inhibit enzyme activity, thereby reducing the formation of odour. Other substances which are suitable esterase inhibitors are sterol sulfates or phosphates, such as, for example, lanosterol, cholesterol, campesterol, stigmasterol and sitosterol sulfate or phosphate, dicarboxylic acids and esters thereof, such as, for example, glutaric acid, monoethyl glutarate, diethyl glutarate, adipic acid, monoethyl adipate, diethyl adipate, malonic acid and diethyl malonate, hydroxycarbox- ylic acids and esters thereof, such as, for example, citric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid or di- ethyl tartrate, and zinc glycinate.

[00156] FILM-FORMING AGENTS, ANTIDANDRUFF AGENTS, AND EXPANDING AGENTS

[00157] Examples of common film-forming agents include chitosan, microcrystalline chi- tosan, quaternized chitosan, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, vinyl pyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copoly- merisates, polymers of the acrylic acid series, quaternary cellulose derivatives, collagen, hyaluronic acid or salts thereof, and similar compounds.

[00158] Examples of suitable antidandruff active ingredients include piroctone olamine (1- hydroxy-4-methyl-6-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-2-(lH)-pyridinone monoethanolamine salt), Baypival ^® (climbazole), Ketoconazol®, (4-acetyl-l-{-4-[2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl) r-2-(lH- imidazol-l-ylmethyl)-l,3-dioxylan-c-4-ylmethoxyphenyl}pipera zine, ketoconazole, Elubiol, selenium disulfide, colloidal sulfur, sulfur polyethylene glycol sorbitan monooleate, sulfur rizinol polyethoxylate, sulfur-tar distillates, salicylic acid (or in combination with hexachloro- phene), undecylenic acid monoethanolamide sulfosuccinate Na salt, Lamepon® U D (protein- undecylenic acid condensate), zinc pyrithione, aluminum pyrithione, and magnesium pyri- thione/dipyrithione magnesium sulfate.

[00159] Examples of suitable expanding agents for aqueous phases are montmorillonite, clay mineral substances, Pemulen, as well as alkyl-modified carbopol products (Goodrich). Further suitable polymers or expanding agents can be seen in the overview of R. Lochhead in Cosm. Toil. 108, 95 (1993).

[00160] CARRIERS

[00161 ] Suitable carriers or solvents for the present invention may be selected from the group consisting of water, alcohols, esters, butylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, pentylene glycol, 1,2-hexane diol, caprylyl glycol, decylene glycol, ethanol, ethoxydiglycol, ethyl ace- tate, glycerol, propanol, isopropanol, macrogols, propyl propylene glycol(2) methyl ether, propyl propylene glycol(3) methyl ether, propylene carbonate, propylene glycol, triethylene glycol, isoparaffin, amyl acetate, amyl benzoate, benzyl acetate, butyl acetate, butylene gly- col, butyl lactate, butooctyl benzoate, butooctyl salicylate, C10-C13 alkanes, C14-C17 al- kanes, C11-C15 cycloalkanes, caprylyl butyrate, isoparaffins, diacetin, triacetin dicaprylyl ether, dicaprylyl maleate, and mixtures thereof. Most preferred are glycerol, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, pentylene glycol, 1,2-hexane diol, caprylyl glycol, decylene glycolas.

[00162] Preferred solid carrier materials, which may be a component of a preparation according to the invention are hydrocolloids, such as starches, degraded starches, chemically or physically modified starches, dextrins, (powdery) maltodextrins (preferably with a dextrose equivalent value of 5 to 25, preferably of 10 - 20), lactose, silicon dioxide, glucose, modified celluloses, gum arabic, ghatti gum, traganth, karaya, carrageenan, pullulan, cur- dlan, xanthan gum, gellan gum, guar flour, carob bean flour, alginates, agar, pectin and inulin and mixtures of two or more of these solids, in particular maltodextrins (preferably with a dextrose equivalent value of 15 - 20), lactose, silicon dioxide and/or glucose. [00163] HYDROTROPES

Moreover, hydrotropes, such as ethanol, isopropyl a lcohol, or polyols can be used in order to improve flow properties; these substances largely correspond to the carriers described at the outset. In this case, suitable polyols preferably have 2 to 15 carbon atoms, and at least two hydroxyl groups. The polyols can also include other functional groups, particularly amino groups, or be modified with nitrogen. Typical examples are

• glycerol;

• alkylene glycols, such as ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, hexylene glycol, as well as polyethylene glycols with an average molecular weight of 100 to 1,000 daltons;

· technical oligoglycerol mixtures having a degree of self-condensation of 1.5 to 10 such as technical diglycerol mixtures with a diglycerol content of 40 to 50 wt%;

• methylol compounds, particularly trimethylol ethane, trimethylol propane, trimethylol butane, pentaerythrite, and dipentaerythrite;

• lower alkyl glycosides, particularly those with 1 to 8 carbon atoms in the alkyl residue, such as methyl and butyl glycoside;

• sugar alcohols with 5 to 12 carbon atoms, such as sorbite or mannite,

• sugars with 5 to 12 carbon atoms, such as glucose or saccharose;

• amino sugars, such as glucamine;

• dialcoholamines, such as diethanolamine or 2-amino-l,3-propane diol.

[00164] ORGANIC SOLVENT

[00165] The household preparations of the present inventions, in particular such as liquid light or heavy duty detergents may comprise organic solvents, preferably those miscible with water. Polydiols, ethers, alcohols, ketones, amides and/or esters are preferably used as the organic solvent for this in amounts of 0 to 90 wt. %, preferably 0.1 to 70 wt. %, particularly 0.1 to 60 wt. %. Low molecular weight polar substances, such as for example, methanol, eth- anol, propylene carbonate, acetone, acetonylacetone, diacetone alcohol, ethyl acetate, 2- propanol, ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerin, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether and dimethylformamide or their mixtures are preferred. [00166] ENZYMES

[00167] Suitable enzymes include, in particular, those from the classes of hydrolases, such as proteases, esterases, lipases or lipolytic enzymes, amylases, cellulases or other glycosyl hydrolases and mixtures thereof. In the wash, all these hydrolases contribute to removing stains such as protein, fat or starchy stains and against graying. Moreover, cellulases and other glycosyl hydrolases can contribute to increased softness of the textile and to color retention by removing pilling and micro fibrils. Oxidoreductases can also be added to the bleaches or to inhibit the color transfer. Enzymatic active materials obtained from bacterial sources or fungi such as bacillus subtilis, bacillus licheniformis, streptomyceus griseus and humicola insolens are particularly well suited. Proteases of the subtilisin type and particular- ly proteases that are obtained from bacillus lentus are preferably used. Here, mixtures of enzymes are of particular interest, for example, proteases and amylases or proteases and lipases or lipolytic enzymes or proteases and cellulases or cellulases and lipase or lipolytic enzymes or proteases, amylases and lipases or lipolytic enzymes or proteases, lipases or lipolytic enzymes and cellulases, in particular, however proteases and/or lipase-containing mix- tures or mixtures with lipolytic enzymes. Examples of such lipolytic enzymes are the known cutinases. Peroxidases or oxidases have also proved to be suitable in certain cases. The suitable amylases particularly include .alpha. -amylases, iso-amylases, pullulanases and pecti- nases. Cellobiohydrolases, endoglucanases and beta-glucosidases or mixtures thereof, which are also known as cellobiases, are preferred cellulases. As the different cellulase types differ in their CMCase and avicelase activities, the required activities can be adjusted by controlled mixtures of the cellulases. The content of the enzymes or enzyme mixtures may be, for example, about 0.1 to 5% by weight and is preferably 0.1 to about 3% by weight.

[00168] BUILDERS

[00169] Zeolites. Fine crystalline, synthetic zeolites containing bound water can be used as builders, for example, preferably zeolite A and/or P. Zeolite MAP.RTM. (commercial product of the Crosfield company), is particularly preferred as the zeolite P. However, zeolite X and mixtures of A, X, Y and/or P are also suitable. A co-crystallized sodium/potassium aluminum silicate from Zeolite A and Zeolite X, which is available as Vegobond RX. (commercial prod- uct from Condea Augusta S.p.A.), is also of particular interest. Preferably, the zeolite can be used as a spray-dried powder. For the case where the zeolite is added as a suspension, this can comprise small amounts of nonionic surfactants as stabilizers, for example, 1 to 3 wt. %, based on the zeolite, of ethoxylated Ci ₂ -Ci ₈ fatty alcohols with 2 to 5 ethylene oxide groups, Ci ₂ -Ci4 fatty alcohols with 4 to 5 ethylene oxide groups or ethoxylated isotridecanols. Suita- ble zeolites have an average particle size of less than ΙΟμιη (test method: volumetric distribution Coulter counter) and preferably comprise 18 to 22 wt. %, particularly 20 to 22 wt. % of bound water. Apart from this, phosphates can also be used as builders.

[00170] Layered silicates. Suitable substitutes or partial substitutes for phosphates and zeolites are crystalline, layered sodium silicates. These types of crystalline layered silicates are described, for example, in European Patent Application EP 0164514 Al. Preferred crystalline layered silicates are those obtained for example, from the process described in I nternational Patent Application WO 91/08171 Al.

[00171 ] Amorphous silicates. Preferred builders also include amorphous sodium silicates with a modulus (Na ₂ 0:Si0 ₂ ratio) of 1:2 to 1:3.3, preferably 1:2 to 1:2.8 and more preferably 1:2 to 1:2.6, which dissolve with a delay and exhibit multiple wash cycle properties. The delay in dissolution compared with conventional amorphous sodium silicates can have been obtained in various ways, for example, by surface treatment, compounding, compressing/compacting or by over-drying. I n the context of this invention, the term "amorphous" also means "X-ray amorphous". I n other words, the silicates do not produce any of the sharp X-ray reflexions typical of crystalline substances in X-ray diffraction experiments, but at best one or more maxima of the scattered X-radiation, which have a width of several degrees of the diffraction angle. However, particularly good builder properties may even be achieved where the silicate particles produce indistinct or even sharp diffraction maxima in electron diffraction experiments. This is to be interpreted to mean that the products have microcrys- talline regions between 10 and a few hundred nm in size, values of up to at most 50 nm and especially up to at most 20 nm being preferred. This type of X-ray amorphous silicates, which similarly possess a delayed dissolution in comparison with the customary water glasses, are described, for example, in German Patent Application DE 4400024 Al. Compacted/densified amorphous silicates, compounded amorphous silicates and over dried X-ray-amorphous silicates are particularly preferred.

[00172] Phosphates. Also the generally known phosphates can also be added as builders, in so far that their use should not be avoided on ecological grounds. The sodium salts of the orthophosphates, the pyrophosphates and especially the tripolyphosphates are particularly suitable. Their content is generally not more than 25 wt. %, preferably not more than 20 wt. %, each based on the finished composition. In some cases it has been shown that particularly tripolyphosphates, already in low amounts up to maximum 10 wt. %, based on the finished composition, in combination with other builders, lead to a synergistic improvement of the secondary washing power. Preferred amounts of phosphates are under 10 wt. %, particularly 0 wt. %.

[00173] COBUILDERS

[00174] Polycarboxylic acids. Useful organic cobuilders are, for example, the polycarboxylic acids usable in the form of their sodium salts of polycarboxylic acids, wherein polycarboxylic acids are understood to be carboxylic acids that carry more than one acid function. These include, for example, citric acid, adipic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, sugar acids, aminocarboxylic acids, nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) and its derivatives and mixtures thereof. Preferred salts are the salts of polycarboxylic acids such as citric acid, adipic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, tartaric acid, sugar acids and mix- tures thereof.

[00175] Organic acids. Acids per se can also be used. Besides their building effect, the acids also typically have the property of an acidifying component and, hence also serve to establish a relatively low and mild pH in detergents or cleansing compositions. Citric acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, gluconic acid and any mixtures thereof are particularly men- tioned in this regard. Further suitable acidifiers are the known pH regulators such as sodium hydrogen carbonate and sodium hydrogen sulfate.

[00176] Polymers. Particularly suitable polymeric cobuilders are polyacrylates, which preferably have a molecular weight of 2,000 to 20,000 g/mol. By virtue of their superior solubili- ty, preferred representatives of this group are again the short-chain polyacrylates, which have molecular weights of 2,000 to 10,000 g/mol and, more particularly, 3,000 to 5,000 g/mol. Suitable polymers can also include substances that consist partially or totally of vinyl alcohol units or its derivatives.

[00177] Further suitable copolymeric polycarboxylates are particularly those of acrylic acid with methacrylic acid and of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid with maleic acid. Copolymers of acrylic acid with maleic acid, which comprise 50 to 90 wt. % acrylic acid and 50 to 10 wt. % maleic acid, have proven to be particularly suitable. Their relative molecular weight, based on free acids, generally ranges from 2,000 to 70,000 g/mol, preferably 20,000 to 50,000 g/mol and especially 30,000 to 40,000 g/mol. The (co)polymeric polycarboxylates can be added either as an aqueous solution or preferably as powder. In order to improve the water solubility, the polymers can also comprise allylsulfonic acids as monomers, such as, for exam ple, allyloxybenzene sulfonic acid and methallyl sulfonic acid as in the EP 0727448 Bl.

[00178] Biodegradable polymers comprising more than two different monomer units are particularly preferred, examples being those comprising, as monomers, salts of acrylic acid and of maleic acid, and also vinyl alcohol or vinyl alcohol derivatives, as in DE 4300772 Al, or those comprising, as monomers, salts of acrylic acid and of 2-alkylallyl sulfonic acid, and also sugar derivatives. Further preferred copolymers are those that are described in German Patent Applications DE 4303320 Al and DE 4417734 Al and preferably include acrolein and acrylic acid/acrylic acid salts or acrolein and vinyl acetate as monomers.

[00179] Similarly, other preferred builders are polymeric aminodicarboxylic acids, salts or precursors thereof. Those polyaspartic acids or their salts and derivatives disclosed in German Patent Application DE 19540086 Al as having a bleach-stabilizing action in addition to cobuilder properties are particularly preferred.

[00180] Further suitable builders are polyacetals that can be obtained by treating dialde- hydes with polyol carboxylic acids that possess 5 to 7 carbon atoms and at least 3 hydroxyl groups, as described in European Patent Application EP 0280223 Al. Preferred polyacetals are obtained from dialdehydes like glyoxal, glutaraldehyde, terephthalaldehyde as well as their mixtures and from polycarboxylic acids like gluconic acid and/or glucoheptonic acid.

[00181 ] Carbohydrates. Further suitable organic cobuilders are dextrins, for example, oli- gomers or polymers of carbohydrates that can be obtained by the partial hydrolysis of starches. The hydrolysis can be carried out using typical processes, for example, acidic or enzymatic catalyzed processes. The hydrolysis products preferably have average molecular weights in the range of 400 to 500,000 g/mol. A polysaccharide with a dextrose equivalent (DE) of 0.5 to 40 and, more particularly, 2 to 30 is preferred, the DE being an accepted measure of the reducing effect of a polysaccharide in comparison with dextrose, which has a DE of 100. Both maltodextrins with a DE between 3 a nd 20 and dry glucose syrups with a DE between 20 and 37 and also so-called yellow dextrins and white dextrins with relatively high molecular weights of 2,000 to 30,000 g/mol may be used. A preferred dextrin is described in British Patent Application 94 19 091. [00182] The oxidized derivatives of such dextrins concern their reaction products with oxidizing compositions that are capable of oxidizing at least one alcohol function of the saccharide ring to the carboxylic acid function. Such oxidized dextrins and processes for their manufacture are known for example, from European Patent Applications EP 0232202 Al. A prod- uct oxidized at C6 of the saccharide ring can be particularly advantageous.

[00183] Oxydisuccinates and other derivatives of disuccinates, preferably ethylenediamine disuccinate are also further suitable cobuilders. Here, ethylene diamine-N,N'-disuccinate (EDDS), the synthesis of which is described for example, in US 3,158,615, is preferably used in the form of its sodium or magnesium salts. I n this context, glycerine disuccinates and glyc- erine trisuccinates are also particularly preferred, such as those described in US 4,524,009. Suitable addition quantities in zeolite-containing and/or silicate-containing formulations range from 3 to 15% by weight.

[00184] Lactones. Other useful organic co-builders are, for example, acetylated hydroxycar- boxylic acids and salts thereof which optionally may also be present in lactone form and which contain at least 4 carbon atoms, at least one hydroxyl group and at most two acid groups. Such cobuilders are described, for example, in International Patent Application WO 95/20029 Al.

[00185] OILS REPELLANTS

[00186] I n addition, the compositions can also comprise components that positively influence the oil and fat removal from textiles during the wash (so-called soil repellents). This effect is particularly noticeable when a textile is dirty and had been previously already washed several times with an inventive detergent that comprised this oil- or fat-removing component. The preferred oil and fat removing components include, for example, nonionic cellulose ethers such as methyl cellulose and methyl hydroxypropyl cellulose with a content of methoxy groups of 15 to 30 wt. % and hydroxypropoxy groups of 1 to 15 wt. %, each based on the nonionic cellulose ether, as well as polymers of phthalic acid and/or tereph- thalic acid or their derivatives known from the prior art, particularly polymers of ethylene terephthalates and/or polyethylene glycol terephtha lates or anionically and/or nonionically modified derivatives thereof. From these, the sulfonated derivatives of the phthalic acid polymers and the terephthalic acid polymers are particularly preferred.

[00187] INORGANIC SALTS

[00188] Further suitable ingredients of the composition are water-soluble inorganic salts such as bicarbonates, carbonates, amorphous silicates or mixtures of these; alkali carbonate and amorphous silicate are particularly used, principally sodium silicate with a molar ratio Na ₂ 0:Si0 ₂ of 1:1 to 1:4.5, preferably of 1:2 to 1:3.5. Preferred compositions comprise alkaline salts, builders and/or cobuilders, preferably sodium carbonate, zeolite, crystalline, layered sodium silicates and/or trisodium citrate, in amounts of 0.5 to 70 wt. %, preferably 0.5 to 50 wt. %, particularly 0.5 to 30 wt. % anhydrous substance. [00189] FOAM INHIBITORS

[00190] I n some cases it is required that no foam formation arises. Especially when used in automatic washing processes, it can be advantageous to add conventional foam inhibitors to the compositions. Suitable foam inhibitors include for example, soaps of natural or synthetic origin, which have a high content of Ci ₈ -C ₂₄ fatty acids. Suitable non-surface-active types of foam inhibitors are, for example, organopolysiloxanes and mixtures thereof with microfine, optionally silanised silica and also paraffins, waxes, microcrystalline waxes and mixtures thereof with silanised silica or bis-stearyl ethylenediamide. Mixtures of various foam inhibitors, for example, mixtures of silicones, paraffins or waxes, are also used with advantage. Preferably, the foam inhibitors, especially silicone-containing and/or paraffin-containing foam inhibitors, are loaded onto a granular, water-soluble or dispersible carrier material. Especially in this case, mixtures of paraffins and bis-stearylethylene diamides are preferred.

[00191 ] FRAGRANCES, FLAVOURS, AROMA COMPOUNDS AND PERFUME OILS

[00192] Fragrances, flavours, aroma compounds and perfume oils are well known in the art can be added to the compositions of the invention. The Fragrances, flavours, aroma compounds and perfume oils may be obtained from natural sources or prepared by organic synthesis. According to the present invention the terms "fragrances, flavours, aroma compounds and perfume oils" are herewith used equivalent to each.

[00193] Flavours and fragrances can be chosen from synthetic flavouring liquid and/or oils derived from plants leaves, flowers, fruits and so forth, and combinations thereof. Representative flavouring liquids include: artificial, natural or synthetic fruit flavours such as eucalyptus, lemon, orange, banana, grape, lime, apricot and grapefruit oils and fruit essences including apple, strawberry, cherry, orange, pineapple and so forth; bean and nut derived flavours such as coffee, cocoa, cola, peanut, almond and so forth; and root derived flavours such as licorice or ginger, flower extracts (lily, lavender, rose, jasmine, neroli, ylang-ylang), stems and leaves (geranium, patchouli, petitgrain), fruits (anise, coriander, caraway, juniper), fruit peels (bergamot, lemon, orange), roots (nutmeg, angelica, celery, cardamom, costus, iris, calmus), woods (pinewood, sandalwood, guaiac wood, cedarwood, rosewood), herbs and grasses (tarragon, lemon grass, sage, thyme), needles and branches (spruce, fir, pine, dwarf pine), resins and balsams (galbanum, elemi, benzoin, myrrh, olibanum, opoponax). Animal raw materials such as civet and beaver may also be used. Typical synthetic perfume compounds are products of the ester, ether, aldehyde, ketone, alcohol and hydrocarbon type. Examples of perfume compounds of the ester type are benzyl acetate, phenoxyethyl isobutyrate, p-tert-butyl cyclohexylacetate, linalyl acetate, dimethyl benzyl carbinyl acetate, phenyl ethyl acetate, linalyl benzoate, benzyl formate, ethylmethyl phenyl glycinate, allyl cyclohexyl propionate, styrallyl propionate and benzyl salicylate. Ethers include benzyl ethyl ether, while aldehydes include linear alkanals containing 8 to 18 carbon atoms, citral, citron- ellal, citronellyl oxyacetaldehyde, cyclamen aldehyde, hydroxycitronellal, lilial and bour- geonal; exam ples of suitable ketones are the ionones, a-isomethylionone, and methyl cedryl ketone. Suitable alcohols are anethol, citronellol, eugenol, isoeugenol, geraniol, linalool, phenylethyl alcohol, and terpineol. The hydrocarbons chiefly include the terpenes and balsams. However, mixtures of different perfume compounds are preferred that produce an agreeable fragrance together. Other suitable perfume oils include essential oils of low vola- tility that are mostly used as aroma components, such as sage oil, camomile oil, clove oil, melissa oil, mint oil, cinnamon leaf oil, lime-blossom oil, juniper berry oil, vetiver oil, oliba- num oil, galbanum oil, ladanum oil, and lavendin oil. Preferably, bergamot oil, dihydromyr- cenol, lilial, lyral, citronellol, phenylethyl alcohol, a-hexylcinnamaldehyde, geraniol, benzyl acetone, cyclamen aldehyde, linalool, boisambrene forte, ambroxan, indole, hedione, san- delice, citrus oil, mandarin oil, orange oil, allyl amyl glycolate, cyclovertal, lavendin oil, clary oil, β-damascone, geranium oil bourbon, cyclohexyl salicylate, Vertofix Coeur, Iso-E-Super, Fixolide NP, evernyl, iraldein gamma, phenylacetic acid, geranyl acetate, benzyl acetate, rose oxide, romillate, irotyl, and floramate are used either individually or in mixtures.

[00194] It is of particular advantage if the flavour and fragrance compositions according to the invention comprise at least one flavour and / or fragrance, preferably two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight or more flavours and / or fragrances chosen from the following flavours and fragrances:

[00195] Aldehydes

[00196] Examples for suitable flavours and fragrances showing an aldehyde structure encompass melonal, triplal, ligustral, adoxal, anisaldehyde, cymal, ethylvanillin, florhydral, flo- ralozon, helional, heliotropin, hydroxycitronellal, koavon, laurinaldehyde, canthoxal, lyral, lilial, adoxal, anisaldehyde, cumal, methyl-nonyl-acetaldehyde, citronellal, citronellyloxy- acetaldehyde, cyclamenaldehyde, bourgeonal, p-tert.-bucinal, phenylacetaldehyde, un- decylenaldehyde, vanillin; 2,6,10-trimethyl-9-undecenal, 3-dodecen-l-al, a-n- Amylzimtaldehyde, 4-methoxy-benz-aldehyde, benzaldehyde, 3-(4-tert-butylphenyl)- propanal,2-methyl-3-(para-methoxy-phe-nylpropanal), 2-methyl-4-(2,6,6-trimethyl-2(l)- cyclohexen-l-yl)butanal,3-phenyl-2-pro-penal, cis-/trans-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-l-al, 3,7- dimethyl-6-octen-l-al, [(3,7-dimethyl-6-octenyl)-xy]-cetaldehyde, 4-isopropylbenzyaldehyde, 1,2,3,4,5, 6,7,8-octahydro-8,8-dimethyl-2-naphthaldehyde, 2,4-dimethyl-3-cyclohexen-l- carboxyaldehyde, 2-methyl-3-(isopropyl-phenyl)propanal, decyl aldehyde, 2,6-dimethyl-5- heptenal; 4-(tricyclo[5.2.1.0 (2,6)]-decylidene-8)-butanal; octahydro-4,7-methano-IH- indenecarboxaldehyde; 3-ethoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, para-ethyl-alpha, alpha- dimethylhydrozimtaldehyde, a-methyl-3,4-(methylenedioxy)-hydrocinnamaldehyde, 3,4- methylenedioxybenzaldehyde, a-n-hexyl-cinnamaldehyde, m-cymene-7-carboxaldehyde, a- methylphenylacetaldehyde, 7-hydroxy-3,7-dimethyl octanal, undecenal, 2,4,6-trimethyl-3- cyclohexene-l-carboxalde-hyde,4-(3)(4-methyl-3-pentenyl)-3-c yclohexen-carboxaldehyde, 1- dodecanal, 2,4-dimethyl-cyclohexene-3-carboxaldehyde,4-(4-hydroxy-4-met hylpentyl)-3- cylohexene-l-carboxal-dehyde, 7-methoxy-3,7-dimethyloctan-l-al, 2-methyl undecanal, 2- methyl decanal, 1-nonanal, 1-octanal, 2,6,10-trimethyl-5,9-undecadienal, 2-methyl-3-(4- tertbutyl)propanal, 3-(4-ethylphenyl)-2,2-dimethylpropanal, 3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2- methylpropanal, methylno-nylacetaldehyde, 2-phenylpropan-l-al, 3-phenylprop-2-en-l-al, 3-phenyl-2-pentylprop-2-en-l-al, 3-phenyl-2-hexylprop-2-enal, 3-(4-isopropylphenyl)-2- methylpropan-l-al, 3-(4-ethylphenyl)-2,2-dimethylpropan-l-al, 3-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-2- methyl-propanal, 3-(3,4-Methylendioxy-phenyl)-2-methylpropan-l-al,3-(4-Ethylp henyl)-2,2- dimethylpropanal, 3-(3-lsopropylphenyl)-butan-l-al, 2,6-Dimethylhept-5-en-l- al,Dihydrozimtaldehyde, l-methyl-4-(4-methyl-3-pentenyl)-3-cyclohexene-l- carboxaldehyde, 5- or 6-Methoxyhexahydro-4,7-methanoindan-l or 2-carboxyaldehyde, 3,7- dimethyloctan-l-al, 1-undecanal, 10-undecen-l-al, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, 1- methyl-3-(4-methylpentyl)-3-cyclohexene-carboxyaldehyde, 7-hydroxy-3,7-dimethyl-octanal; trans-4-decenal, 2,6-nonadienal, p-tolylacetaldehyde; 4-methylphenylacetaldehyde, 2- methyl-4-(2,6,6-trimethyl-l-cyclohexen-l-yl)-2-butenal, o-methoxyzimtaldehyde, 3,5,6- trimethyl-3-cyclohexenecarboxaldehyde, 3,7-dimethyl-2-methylene-6-octenal, phenoxya- cetaldehyde; 5,9-dimethyl-4,8-decadienal, peony aldehyde (6,10-dimethyl-3-oxa-5,9- undecadien-l-al), hexahydro-4,7-methanoindan-l-carboxaldehyde, octanal, 2-methyl oc- tanal, alpha-methyl-4-(l-methylethyl)benzene-acetaldehyde, 6,6-dimethyl-2-norpinene-2- propionaldehyde, p-methyl phenoxy acetaldehyde, 2-methyl-3-phenyl-2-propen-l-al, 3,5,5- trimethylhexanal, hexahydro-8,8-dimethyl-2-naphthaldehyde, 3-propyl-bicyclo[2.2.1]-hept- 5-ene-2-carbaldehyde, 9-decenal, 3-methyl-5-phenyl-l-pentanal, methylnonyl acetaldehyde, 1-p-menthene-q-carboxaldehyde, citral or its mixtures, lilial citral, 1-decanal, n-undecanal, n- dodecanal, hlorhydral, 2,4-dimethyl-3-cyclohexen-l-carboxaldehyde 4- methoxybenzaldehyde, 3-methoxy-4-hydroxy-benzalde-hyde, 3-ethoxy-4- hydroxybenzaldehyde, 3,4-methylendioxybenzaldehyde, 3,4-dimethoxybenzaldehyde and their mixtures.

[00197] As explained above, said ketones or said aldehydes may show an aliphatic, cycloali- phatic, aromatic, ethylenically unsaturated structure or a mixture of these elements. The components may also include heteroatoms or show a polycyclic structure. Suitable substitu- ents for all these structures are hydroxyl and/or amino groups. Further fragrances are compiled in the following document: Steffen Arctander„Published 1960 and 1969 respectively, Reprinted2000 ISBN: Aroma Chemicals Vol. 1: 0-931710-37-5, Aroma Chemicals Vol. 2: 0- 931710-38-3", which is hereby incorporated by reference.

[00198] Ketones

[00199] Examples for suitable flavours and fragrances showing a ketone structure encom- pass buccoxime, iso jasmone, methyl beta naphthyl ketone, moschus indanone, to- nalid/moschus plus, a-damascone, β-damascon, δ-damascone, Iso-damascone, dama- scenone, damarose, methyl-dihydrojasmonate, menthone, carvone, campher, fenchone, alphalonen, β-iononw, dihydro- -lonone, γ-methylionone, fleuramone, dihydrojasmone, cis- Jasmon, iso-E-Super, methyl cedrenylk etone, or methyl cedrylon, acetophenone, methyl aceto phenone, p-methoxyacetophenone, methyl- -naphtyl ketone, benzylacetone, benzo- phenone, p-hydroxy phenylbutanone, celery Ketone or livescon, 6-osopropyl-deca-hydro-2- naphtone, dimethyloctenone, freskomenth, 4-(l-ethoxyvinyl)-3,3,5,5,-tetramethylv cyclo- hexanone, methylheptenone, 2-(2-(4-Methyl-3-cyclohexen-l-yl)propyl)-cyclopentanone, 1- (p-men-thene-6(2)-yl)-l-propanone,4-(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphen yl)-2-butanone, 2-Acetyl- 3,3-di-methyl-norbornan, 6,7-dihydro-l,l,2,3,3-pentamethyl-4(5H)-indanone, 4-damascol, dulcinyl or cassione, gelsone, hexalone, isocyclemone E, Methylcyclocitrone, methyl lavender ketone, orivone, p-tert-butyl cyclohexanone, verdone, delphone, muscone, neobu- tenone, plicatone, veloutone, 2,4,4,7-tetramethyl-oct-6-en-3-one, tetrameran, hedion and their mixtures. The preferred ketones are selected from the group comprising a-damascone, δ-damascone, iso-damascone, carvone, γ-methyl ionone, Iso-E-Super, 2,4,4,7-tetramethyl- oct-6-en-3-one, benzylacetone, β-damascone, damascenone, methyl dihydrojasmonate, methyl cedrylone, hedione and their mixtures [00200] Alcohols

[00201 ] Suitable flavour and fragrance alcohols encompass for example 10-undecen-l-ol, 2,6-dimethylheptan-2-ol, 2-methylbutanol, 2-methylpentanol,2-phenoxyethanol, 2- phenylpropanol, 2-tert-Butycyclohexanol, 3,5,5-trimethylcyclohexanol, 3-hexanol, 3-methyl- 5-phenylpentanol, 3-octanol, l-octen-3-ol, 3-phenylpropanol,4-heptenol, 4- isopropylcyclohexanol, 4-tert-butycyclohexanol, 6,8-dimethyl-2-nonanol,6-nonen-l-ol, 9- decen-l-ol, a-methyl benzylalcohol, a-terpineol, amylsalicylat, benzyl alcohol, benzyl salicylate, β-terpineol, butyl salicylate, citronellol, cyclohexyl salicylate, decanol, dihydromyrcenol, dimethyl benzylcarbinol, dimethyl heptanol, dimethyl octanol, ethyl salicylate, ethyl vanilin, anethol, eugenol, geraniol, heptanol, hexyl salicylat, isoborneol, isoeugenol, isopulegol, lin- alool, menthol, myrtenol, n-hexanol, nerol, nonanol, octanol, para-menthan-7-ol, phenyleth- ylalkohol, phenol, phenyl salicylat, tetrahydro geraniol, tetrahydro linalool, thymol, trans-2- cis-6-nonadienol, trans-2-nonen-l-ol, trans-2-octenol, undecanol, vanillin, cinnamalcohol and their mixtures.

[00202] Esters

[00203] Examples for suitable flavours and fragrances showing a ketone structure encompass benzyl acetate, phenoxyisobutyrate, p-tert.-butylcyclohexylacetate, linalylacetate, di- methylbenzylcarbinylacetate (DM BCA), phenylethylacetate, benzylacetate, ethylme- thylphenylglycinate, allylcyclohexylpropionate, styrallylpropionate, benzylsalicylate, cyclo- hexylsalicylate, floramat, melusat, jasmacyclatat and their mixtures.

[00204] Ethers

[00205] Examples for suitable flavours and fragrances showing a ketone structure encom- pass benzylethyl ether or ambroxan

[00206] Perfume oils

[00207] Suitable flavours and fragrances may also be on the base of perfume oils, which are mixtures of natural and synthetic perfumes. Natura l perfumes include the extracts of blos- soms (lily, lavender, rose, jasmine, neroli, ylang-ylang), stems and leaves (geranium, patchouli, petitgrain), fruits (anise, coriander, caraway, juniper), fruit peel (bergamot, lemon, orange), roots (nutmeg, angelica, celery, cardamom, costus, iris, calmus), woods (pinewood, sandalwood, guaiac wood, cedarwood, rosewood), herbs and grasses (tarragon, lemon grass, sage, thyme), needles and branches (spruce, fir, pine, dwarf pine), resins and balsams (gal- banum, elemi, benzoin, myrrh, olibanum, opoponax). Animal raw materials, for example civet and beaver, may also be used. Typical synthetic perfume compounds are products of the ester, ether, aldehyde, ketone, alcohol and hydrocarbon type. Examples of perfume compounds of the ester type are benzyl acetate, phenoxyethyl isobutyrate, p-tert. butyl cy- clohexylacetate, linalyl acetate, dimethyl benzyl carbinyl acetate, phenyl ethyl acetate, linalyl benzoate, benzyl formate, ethylmethyl phenyl glycinate, allyl cyclohexyl propionate, styrallyl propionate and benzyl salicylate. Ethers include, for exam ple, benzyl ethyl ether while aldehydes include, for example, the linear alkanals containing 8 to 18 carbon atoms, citral, cit- ronellal, citronellyloxyacetaldehyde, cyclamen aldehyde, hydroxycitronellal, lilial and bour- geonal. Examples of suitable ketones are the ionones, cc-isomethylionone and methyl cedryl ketone. Suitable alcohols are anethol, citronellol, eugenol, isoeugenol, geraniol, linalool, phenylethyl alcohol and terpineol. The hydrocarbons mainly include the terpenes and balsams. However, it is preferred to use mixtures of different perfume compounds which, to- gether, produce an agreeable perfume. Other suitable perfume oils are essential oils of relatively low volatility which are mostly used as aroma components. Examples are sage oil, camomile oil, clove oil, melissa oil, mint oil, cinnamon leaf oil, lime-blossom oil, juniper berry oil, vetiver oil, olibanum oil, galbanum oil, ladanum oil and lavendin oil. The following are preferably used either individually or in the form of mixtures: bergamot oil, dihydromyr- cenol, lilial, lyral, citronellol, phenylethyl alcohol, hexylcinnamaldehyde, geraniol, benzyl acetone, cyclamen aldehyde, linalool, Boisambrene Forte, Ambroxan, indole, hedione, sandeli- ce, citrus oil, mandarin oil, orange oil, allylamyl glycolate, cyclovertal, lavendin oil, clary oil, damascone, geranium oil bourbon, cyclohexyl salicylate, Vertofix Coeur, Iso-E-Super, Fixolide NP, evernyl, iraldein gamma, phenylacetic acid, geranyl acetate, benzyl acetate, rose oxide, romillat, irotyl and floramat, peppermint oil, spearmint oil, anise oil, star anise oil, caraway oil, eucalyptus oil, fennel oil, citrus oil, wintergreen oil, clove oil, menthol.

[00208] DYES

[00209] Suitable dyes that can be used are those suitable a nd approved for cosmetic pur- poses, such as those listed in the publication "Cosmetic Dyes" of the Farbstoffkommission der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft [Dyes Commission of the German Research Foundation], Verlag Chemie, Weinheim, 1984, pp. 81-106. Examples are cochineal red A (C.I. 16255), patent blue V (C.1.42051), indigotin (C.I .73015), chlorophyllin (C.I.75810), quinoline yellow (C.1.47005), titanium dioxide (C.1.77891), indanthrene blue RS (C.I. 69800) and alizarin red (C.I .58000). Luminol can also be included as a luminescent dye. These dyes are ordinarily used in concentrations of 0.001 to 0.1 wt% relative to the entire mixture.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION

[00210] The mixture of the present invention is especially useful in cosmetic and household formulations and compositions (preparations), such as personal care compositions or detergents and cleaners.

[0021 1 ] Therefore, an important object of the invention is a cosmetic or household composition, comprising the above described mixture according to the invention.

[00212] A cosmetic composition according to the present invention preferably comprises (a) from 0.1 to 5% b.w. mixture of the present invention;

(b) from 0 to 5% b.w. flavours or fragrances,

(c) from 0 to 10% b.w. lipophilic components,

(d) from 50 to 99% b.w. water,

(e) from 0.5 to 25% b.w. emulsifiers or surfactants,

(f) from 0 to 50% b.w. alcohols,

and optionally (g) from 0 to 45% b.w. oil bodies and/or waxes;

(h) 0 to about 25% b.w. active principles;

on condition that the amounts add - optionally together with additional ingredients - to 100% b.w.

[00213] The inventive compositions are preferably water-based, up to 99 % b.w., preferably up to 95 % b.w. water, based on the total amount of the end product.

[00214] The compositions according to the invention may represent o/w or w/o or multiple o/w/o or w/o/w emulsion. They can be used as an intermediate or a final product for example in the form of a lotion, a cream or a stick.

[00215] A further object of the present invention is a method of

i) stabilizing a formulation, which is preferably an emulsion, against separation, ii) reducing the size of water or oil droplets in a formulation, which is preferably an emulsion,

iii) improving foam stability and viscosity of a formulation,

iv) preventing soap cracking

by adding of a working amount of a mixture of the present invention to a cosmetic or household formulation, wherein the working amount is used to be preferably from 0.01% b.w. to 5% b.w., more preferably 0.02% b.w. to 2% b.w., most preferred 0.1% b.w. to 1% b.w.

[00216] Another object of the present invention relates to the process to produce a cosmetic or household composition, comprising the steps of

i) providing at least a mixture according to the invention,

ii) providing a cosmetic or household base formulation, and

iii) mixing the composition from step (i) with the formulation of step (ii) together.

[00217] Additional embodiments of the invention concern:

[00218] A method of stabilizing an emulsion against separation whereby a working amount of the present mixture of the invention is added.

[00219] A further method of reducing the size of water or oil droplets in an emulsion whereby a working amount of the present mixture of the invention is added.

[00220] A further method of improving foam stability and viscosity of shampoos whereby a working amount of the present mixture of the invention is added.

[00221 ] The use the present mixture of the invention as stabilizer system against separation for cosmetic or househols compositions.

[00222] A further use of the present mixture of the invention for reducing the size of water or oil droplets in an emulsion.

[00223] A further use of the present mixture of the invention for improving foam stability and viscosity of shampoos. EXAMPLES

[00224] Examples

[00225] Table 1: Composition of perfume oil 836720

MANZANATE 2

PH ENOXANOL 7

PH ENYLETHYL ALCOHOL 120

SAN DAL MYSORE CORE 2

SAN DRANOL ^® 7

STYRALYL ACETATE 3

TAGETES RCO 10% TEC 2

TERPIN EOL PURE 20

TETRAHYDROGERANIOL 10% DPG 5

TONALI DE 7

VERTOCITRAL 10% DPG 5

VERTOFIX 15

Total 1000

[00226] Table 2: Composition of Mint flavour (Optamint FL011158AA)

Ingredients Amount

Spearmint oil Mentha spicata 2

Carvone L 2

Menthylacetate L 3

Eucalyptol 5

Menthone L / Isomenthone D 9

Anethole from star anise 9

Peppermint oil Mentha piperita 10

Menthol racemic 10

Peppermint oil Mentha arvensis 20

Menthol L 30

Total 100

[00227] Formulation Examples 1 to 14

Formulations (compositions) comprising compounds according to the described invention. (Emulsions, deos, hair conditioner)

1. Skin lightening day cream o/w

2: Skin soothing lotion

3: Anti acne balm

4: Antibacterial body lotion, sprayable

5: Sunscreen lotion (o/w, broadband protection)

6: w/o night cream

7: Anti dandruff shampoo

8: Deo pump spray

9: Barrier repair cream 10: Antiperspirant/deodorant roll-on

11: Emulsion with UV-A/B-broadband protection

12: Sun spray with UV-A/B-broadband protection with low oil content

13: Scalp soothing hair conditioner with UV-B/UV-A protection, rinse off 14: Hair conditioner, leave on

Ingredients INCI % BY WEIGHT / FORMULATION EXAMPLE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Dow Corning Cyclomethicone 0.5

345 Fluid

D-Panthenol Panthenol 1.0

Dracorin" CE Glyceryl Stearate 2,5 5.0 1.5 1.0 1.0

Citrate

Dracorin" Glyceryl Oleate 0,5 2.0

GOC Citrate.

Caprylic/Capric

Triglyceride

Drago-Beta- Water (Aqua). 0.3

Glucan Butylene Glycol.

Glycerin. Avena

Sativa (Oat).

Kernel Extract

Dragoderm' Glycerin. Triti- 2.0

cum Vulgare

(Wheat) Gluten.

Water (Aqua)

Drago-Calm Water, Glycerin, 1.0 1,0 2.0

Avena Sativa

(Oat) Kernel Extract

Dragosan Sorbitan Isos- 6.0

W/O P* tearate. Hydro- genated Castor

Oil. Ceresin.

Beeswax (Cera

Alba)

Dragosantol 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1

Bisabolol

100*

Dragoxat 89 Ethylhexyl Ethyli- 2.0

sononan-oate

EDETA BD Disodium EDTA 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Emulsiphos' Potassium Cetyl 2.0 2,0 1.5 2.0 1.5

Phosphate.

Hydrogenated

Palm Glycerides

Ethanol 96 % Ethanol 15,0 30.0 13.0

Extrapone Glycerin. Water 0.2 0.7

Green Tea (Aqua). Camellia

GW Sinensis Leaf

Extract

Extrapone Glycerin. Water 0.3 0.5

Rosemary (Aqua). Rosma¬

GW rinus officinalis

(Rosemary) Leaf

Extract Ingredients INCI % BY WEIGHT / FORMULATION EXAMPLE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Extrapone Propylene Glycol. 1.0

Witch Hazel Hamamelis Vir- Distillate giniana (Witch

colourless Hazel) Water.

Water (Aqua).

Hamamelis Vir- giniana (Witch

Hazel) Extract

Farnesol Farnesol 0.5

Perfume oil Fragrance 0,1 0,3 0,2 0,3 0,4 0,4 0,5 1,0 0,1 1,5 0,1 0,5 0,5 0,5 836720

Frescolat Menthone Gly0.5 0.3

MGA cerol Acetal

Frescolat'ML Menthyl Lactate 0.8 0.2

cryst.

Frescolat X- Menthyl Ethyl- 1.0

COOL amido Oxalate

Genapol LRO Sodium Laureth 37.0

liquid Sulfate

Glycerol 85 Glycerin 3.0 2.0 4.0 4.7 2.0 1.5 3.0

%

Glyceryl Ste- Glyceryl Stearate 2.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 arate

Hydrolite°-5 Pentylene Glycol 5.0 3.5

Hydroviton Water. Glycerin. 1.0

24 Sodium Lactate.

TEA Lactate.

Serine. Lactic

Acid. Urea. Sorbitol. Sodium

Chloride. Lauryl

Diethylenedi- aminoglycine.

Lauryl Amino- propyl-glycine.

Allantoin

Ingredients INCI % BY WEIGHT / FORMULATION EXAMPLE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Hydroviton Water. Pentyle- 1.0 1.0

PLUS ne Glycol. Glycerin. Fructose.

Urea. Citric Acid.

Sodium Hydroxide. Maltose.

Sodium PCA.

Sodium Chloride.

Sodium Lactate.

Trehalose. Allantoic Sodium

hyaluronate.

Glucose

Irgasan DP Triclosan 0.3

300

Isoadipate Diisopropyl Adi- 1.0

pate

Isodragol Triisononanoin 2.0 3.0

Isopropyl Isopropyl Palmi4.0 4.0

Palmitate tate

Karion F Sorbitol 2.0

Keltrol D Xanthan Gum 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2

Lanette 16 Cetyl Alcohol 1.0 1.0 1.2

Lanette E Sodium Cetearyl 0.7

Sulfate

Lanette O Cetearyl Alcohol 3.0 1.0 2.0

Lara Care A- Galactoarabinan 0.3 0,5 0,1 200

Locron L Aluminum Chlo- 15,0

rohydrate

Magnesium Magnesium 0.7

Chloride Chloride

Merquat 550 Polyquaternium- 0.5

7

NaOH 10% Sodium Hydro0.3

sol. xide

Natrosol 250 Hydroxyethyl- 0.3

HHR cellulose

Neo Helio- Butyl Methoxy- 1.0

pan ^* 357 dibenzoyl- methane

Neo Heli- Disodium Phenyl 10,0 22.0

opan AP Dibenzimidazole

(10 % as Tetrasulfonate

sodium salt)

Neo Ethylhexyl Me- 5.0 3.0 25.0

Hehopan AV thoxy-cinnamate Ingredients INCI % BY WEIGHT / FORMULATION EXAMPLE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Neo Isoamyl p-

Hehopan Methoxycinna-

E1000 mate

Neo Homosalate 5.0

Hehopan

HMS

Neo Phenylbenz- 6.7

Heliopan ^* imidazole Sulfo¬

Hydro nic Acid

(15 % as

sodium salt)

Neo Helio4-Methylbenzyl- 1.5 33.3 pan ^* MBC idene Camphor

Neo Ethylhexyl Sa5.0

Heliopan ^* OS licylate

Neo PCL Trideceth-9. 1,0

wssl. N PEG-5 Ethylhe- xanoate. Water

Neutral Oil Caprylic/Capric 6.0 4.0 2.0 6.0 10. 2.0 1,0

Triglyceride 0

Paraffin Oil Mineral Oil 4.0

PCL Liquid Cetearyl Ethyl- 3.0 5.0 7.0 12. 3.0 3.0 0,3

100 hexoate 0

PCL Solid Stearyl Hep- 2.0 3.0 tanoate. Stearyl

Caprylate

Pemulen TR- Acrylates/ClO-30 0.2 0.2

2 Alkyl Acrylate

Crosspolymer

Polymer JR Polyquaternium- 0.1

400 10

Propylene Propylene Glycol 5.0 0.8 0.8

Glycol

Retinyl Pal- Retinyl Palmitate 0.2

mitate in Oil

Sepigel 305 Polyacrylamide. 1.0

C13-14 Isoparaf- fin. Laureth-7

Sodium Ben- Sodium Benzoate 0,1

zoate

Sodium ChloSodium Chloride 1.0

ride

Sodium HySodium Hydroxi0.3 0.4 0.4 2.8

droxide (10% de

sol.) Ingredients INCI % BY WEIGHT / FORMULATION EXAMPLE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Solubilizer PEG-40 Hydro- 2.0

611674 genated Castor

Oil. Trideceth-9.

Water (Aqua)

Sun Flower Helianthus An- 5.0

Oil nuus (Sunflower)

Seed Oil

Sweet AlPrunus dulcis 5.0

mond Oil

SymCalmin Pentylene Glycol. 2,0 1.0

Butylene Glycol.

Hydroxyphenyl

Propamidoben- zoic Acid

SymDeo 2-Methyl 5- 0.5

B125 Cyclohexylpen- tanol

SymDeo Dimethyl Phe- 0.5 1,0

MPP nylbutanol

Symdior68 1.2-Hexanediol. 1,0 0.5

Caprylylglycol.

Symdiol 68T 1.2-Hexanediol. 0.5

Caprylylglycol.

Tropolone

SymMatrix * Maltodextrin. 0.1 0.3 1.0

Rubus Fruticosus

(Blackberry) Leaf

Extract

SymMollient 1,0 WS

SymMol- Cetearyl Nona- 1.5

lient S noate

SymOcide PS Phenoxyethanol. 1,0

Decylene Glycol.

1,2-Hexanediol

SymRelief Bisabolol. 0.1

100 Zingiber

Officinale

(Ginger) Root

Extract Ingredients INCI % BY WEIGHT / FORMULATION EXAMPLE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

SymRepair ^* Hexyldecanol. 2.0

100 Bisabolol. Cetyl- hydroxyproline

Palmitamide.

Stearic Acid.

Brassica Cam- pestris (Rape- seed) Sterols

SymSave H Hydroxyaceto- 0,8

phenone

SymSitive' Pentylene Glycol. 1,5 0.5

1609 4-t-

Butylcyclohexa- nol

SymSof PF3 * Water. Pen1.5 tylene Glycol.

Sodium Lauryl

Sulfoacetate.

Sodium Oleoyl

Sarcosinate.

Sodium Chloride.

Disodium Sulfoacetate. Sodium Oleate. Sodium Sulfate

SymTriol Caprylyl Glycol, 1,0

1,2-Hexanediol,

Methylbenzyl

Alcohol

Sym Vital ^* Zingiber Offici0.1 0.1

AgeRepair nale (Ginger)

Root Extract

SymWnite Phenylethyl Re- 0.5 0.5

377 sorcinol

Tego Betain Cocamidopropyl 6.0 1.0

L7 Betaine

Tegosoft PC Polyglyceryl 3- 0.3

31 Caprate

Tegosoft TN C12-15 Alkyl 5.0 5.0

Benzoate

Tocopherol Tocopheryl Ace0.5 0.5 3.0 0.3 0.5

Acetate tate

Triethanola- Triethanolamine 0.5

mine. 99%

Water (de- Water (Aqua) ad 100

mineralized) Ingredients INCI % BY WEIGHT / FORMULATION EXAMPLE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Zirkonal L Aluminium Zir37.0

450 conium Penta- chloro-hydrate

(40 % aqueous

solution)

[00228] Formulation examples 15 to 30

[00229] Example 15: Syndet antimicrobial soap bar

[00230] Example 16: Syndet antimicrobial soap bar with Triclocarban

[00231] Example 17: Antimicrobial toilet soap bar

[00232] Example 18: Antimicrobial curd soap bar

SymSave H Hydroxyacetophenone 0.8 0.8

Fragrance Fragrance 0.4 0.4

Jasmol 2-benzlheptanol 0.2 0.1

1-Dodecanol Lauryl Alcohol 0.8 0.4

1,2-Decanediol Decylene Glycol 0.2 0.1

2-Phenoxyethyl Alcohol Phenoxyethanol 0.8 -

[00235] Example 21: Body wash

[00236] Example 22: Body wash with Triclosan

[00237] Example 23: Intimate wash

[00238] Example 24: Bar Soap

[00239] Example 25: Liquid Soap [00240] Example 26: Shampoo

[00242] Example 28: Shaving foam

[00243] Example 29: Deodorant stick [00244] Example 30: Zirconium suspensoid antiperspirant stick