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(43) Date of publication: 17.05.2006 Bulletin 2006/20 (21) Application number: 04764233.5 (22) Date of filing: 13.08.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 8/19(0000.00) A61K 8/23(0000.00) A61K 8/73(0000.00) A61Q 19/10(0000.00) C11D 3/02(1985.01) A61K 8/20(0000.00) A61K 8/39(0000.00) A61K 8/86(0000.00) C11D 1/74(1990.01) C11D 17/00(1968.09) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2004/009246 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/016304 (24.02.2005 Gazette 2005/08)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 18.08.2003 US 643246 18.08.2003 US 643229 (71) Applicants: UNILEVER PLC London, Greater London EC4P 4BQ (GB) CY GB IE  UNILEVER N.V. 3013 AL Rotterdam (NL) AT BE BG CH CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GR HU IT LI LU

(72) Inventors: PHAM, Quynh Thi-Thuy, Unilever R & D Edgewater Edgewater, New Jersey 07020 (US) PATEL, Rajesh, Unilever R & D Edgewater Edgewater, NJ 07020 (US) MASSARO, Michael, Unilever Home & Personal Care Trumbull, CT 06611 (US) MATHIAS, Joann, Unilever R & D Edgewater Edgewater, NJ 07020 (US) MACAULAY, Ernest Weatherley Wirral Merseyside CH62 6BX (GB) (74) Representative: Mulder, Cornelis Willem Reinier  Unilever Patent Group Colworth House Sharnbrook Bedford, MK44 1LQ Colworth House Sharnbrook Bedford, MK44 1LQ (GB)