Claims
- 1. An insect repellent composition comprising:
an insect repellent selected from the group consisting of ethyl 3-(N-butylacetylamino) propionate or a derivative thereof, p-menthane-3,8-diol, hydroxyethyl isobutyl piperidine carboxylate, and mixtures thereof; a non-volatile solvent; and a cosmetically acceptable vehicle, wherein the composition is substantially anhydrous.
- 2. The insect repellent composition of claim 1, wherein said insect repellent is present in an amount about 0.1 wt % to about 85 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.
- 3. The insect repellent composition of claim 1, wherein said insect repellent is present in an amount about 2.5 wt % to about 30 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.
- 4. The insect repellent composition of claim 1, wherein said non-volatile solvent is selected from the group consisting of one or more: esters, ethers, vegetable oils, fatty alcohols, non-volatile silicones, hydrocarbons, polyols, waxes, and mixtures thereof.
- 5. The insect repellent composition of claim 1, wherein the non-volatile solvent comprises about 5 wt % to about 95 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.
- 6. The insect repellent composition of claim 1, wherein the non-volatile solvent comprises about 20 wt % to about 80 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.
- 7. The insect repellent composition of claim 1, further comprising a volatile solvent.
- 8. The insect repellent composition of claim 7, wherein said non-volatile solvent comprises about 2 wt % to about 40 wt %, and said volatile solvent comprises about 3 wt % to about 55 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition.
- 9. The insect repellent composition of claim 7, further comprising a film former.
- 10. The insect repellent composition of claim 1, further comprising one or more sunscreens in an amount about 0.1 wt % to about 40 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.
- 11. The insect repellent composition of claim 10, wherein said one or more sunscreens is selected from the group consisting of: octyl methoxycinnamate, octyl salicylate, octocrylene, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, oxybenzone, dioxybenzone, menthyl anthranilate, para aminobenzoic acid (PABA), DEA methoxycinnamate, homomenthyl salicylate, octyl dimethyl PABA, TEA salicylate, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, 4-methyl benzilidene camphor, octyl triazone, ethyl PABA, 2-(2′-hydroxy-5′-methylphenyl) benzotriazole, terephthalydiene dicamphorsulfonic acid, methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol, phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid, bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenol triazine, and salts, and mixtures thereof.
- 12. The insect repellent composition of claim 10, wherein said one or more sunscreens are selected from the group consisting of: octyl methoxycinnamate in an amount about 2 wt % to about 10 wt %, octyl salicylic acid in an amount about 3 wt % to about 10 wt %, octocrylene in an amount about 2 wt % to about 15 wt %, oxybenzone in an amount about 2 wt % to about 10 wt %, avobenzone in an amount about 0.1 wt % to about 5 wt %, and mixtures thereof.
- 13. The insect repellent composition of claim 1, wherein the composition is in the form selected from the group consisting of: a stick, a spray, a liquid, a gel, a mousse, a foam, and a towelette.
- 14. The insect repellent composition of claim 1, wherein the composition is dispensed as a spray.
- 15. The insect repellent composition of claim 14, wherein said spray is an aerosol spray.
- 16. The insect repellent composition of claim 1, wherein the composition provides an average insect repellent protection time of equal to or greater than 2 hours.
- 17. An insect repellent composition comprising:
an insect repellent selected from the group consisting of ethyl 3-(N-butylacetylamino) propionate or a derivative thereof, p-menthane-3,8-diol, hydroxyethyl isobutyl piperidine carboxylate, and mixtures thereof; a volatile solvent; and a cosmetically acceptable vehicle, wherein the composition is substantially anhydrous.
- 18. The insect repellent composition of claim 17, wherein said insect repellent comprises about 0.1 wt % to about 85 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.
- 19. The insect repellent composition of claim 17, wherein said insect repellent is present in an amount about 2.5 wt % to about 30 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.
- 20. The insect repellent composition of claim 17, wherein said volatile solvent is selected from the group consisting of one or more alcohols, silicones, isoparaffins, and mixtures thereof.
- 21. The insect repellent composition of claim 17, wherein said volatile solvent is present in an amount about 5 wt % to about 85 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.
- 22. The insect repellent composition of claim 17, wherein said volatile solvent comprises about 5 wt % to about 55 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.
- 23. The insect repellent composition of claim 17, further comprising a film former.
- 24. The insect repellent composition of claim 13, wherein said film former is selected from the group consisting of one or more of PVP/hexadecene copolymer, PVP/eicosene copolymer, tricontonyl PVP, alpha olefin/isopropyl maleate/MA polymer, dimethiconol, dimethicone, diglycol/cyclohexane dimethanol/isophthalate/ sulfoisophthalate copolymer, polyurethane, and any mixtures thereof.
- 25. The insect repellent composition of claim 17, further comprising one or more sunscreens in an amount from about 0.1 wt % to about 40 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.
- 26. The insect repellent composition of claim 25, wherein said one or more sunscreens is selected from the group consisting of: octyl methoxycinnamate, octyl salicylate, octocrylene, butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, oxybenzone, dioxybenzone, menthyl anthranilate, para aminobenzoic acid (PABA), DEA methoxycinnamate, homomenthyl salicylate, octyl dimethyl PABA, TEA salicylate, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, 4-methyl benzilidene camphor, octyl triazone, ethyl PABA, 2-(2′-hydroxy-5′-methylphenyl) benzotriazole, terephthalydiene dicamphor sulfonic acid, methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphenol, phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid, bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol methoxyphenol triazine, and salts, and mixtures thereof.
- 27. The insect repellent composition of claim 25, wherein said one or more sunscreens are selected from the group consisting of: octyl methoxycinnamate in an amount about 2 wt % to about 10 wt %, octyl salicylic acid in an amount about 3 wt % to about 10 wt %, octocrylene in an amount about 2 wt % to about 15 wt %, oxybenzone in an amount about 2 wt % to about 10 wt %, avobenzone in an amount about 0.1 wt % to about 5 wt %, and mixtures thereof.
- 28. The insect repellent composition of claim 14, wherein the composition is dispensed as a spray.
- 29. The insect repellent composition of claim 28, wherein said spray is an aerosol spray.
- 30. A method of repelling insects from a skin comprising: applying to the skin the insect repellent composition of claim 1 in an amount effective for repelling insects.
- 31. The method of claim 30, wherein said insect repellent composition has an insect repellent active in an amount about 2.5 wt % to about 30 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.
- 32. The method of claim 30, wherein said insect repellent composition has one or more sunscreens in an amount from about 0.1 wt % to about 40 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.
- 33. A method of repelling insects from skin comprising the step of applying the insect repellent composition of claim 9 to the skin in an amount effective to repel insects.
- 34. A method of repelling insects from a skin comprising the step of applying the insect repellent composition of claim 14 to the skin in an amount effective for repelling insects.
- 35. The method of claim 34, wherein said insect repellent composition has an insect repellent in an amount about 2.5 wt % to about 30 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.
- 36. The method of claim 34, wherein said insect repellent composition has one or more sunscreens in an amount about 0.1 wt % to about 40 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.
- 37. The method of claim 34, wherein said insect repellent composition has a film former.
Priority Claims (1)
Number |
Date |
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09724140 |
Nov 2000 |
US |
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RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of co-pending U.S. Application Ser. No. 09/470,474, filed Dec. 22, 1999.
PCT Information
Filing Document |
Filing Date |
Country |
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PCT/US01/44257 |
11/26/2001 |
WO |
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