Creamy cleansing compositions

Abstract

A creamy cleansing composition comprises the following four components: (A) one or more phosphoric ester surfactants, (B) an organic or inorganic salt, (C) polyethylene glycol and (D) an ethylene oxide addition type non-ionic surface active agent or a cationic surface active agent. The cleansing composition is gentle to the skin or hair, and stable without separation for a long period of time.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a creamy cleansing composition, and particularly to a creamy cleansing composition which comprises a phosphoric ester surfactant, an organic or inorganic salt, a polyethylene glycol and a cationic surface active agent and which is mild to the skin and hair and stable for a long period of time.

2. Description of the Prior Art

Creamy cleansing compositions are favourably used, as they are not only convenient in handling, but also they have good solubility in water and present superior appearance. The conventional creamy cleansing compositions are composed mainly of an anionic surface active agent such as a salt of a higher fatty acid or a sulfuric ester of a higher alcohol, and, dispersed therein, a substance of a high melting point, such as a pearling agent, a higher fatty acid or wax, and they are not completely satisfactory in their mildness as they give irritation to the skin.

Recently, it has been proposed to use a phosphoric ester surfactant, which is a kind of anionic surface active agents, for a cleansing composition, as it is an extremely mild surface active agent which gives little irritation to the skin. However, if this phosphoric ester surfactant is incorporated alone with the above mentioned other components, the resulting creamy cleansing composition tends to have an inferior cleansing power and less stability and it is likely to undergo separation in a relatively short period of time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, the present inventors have conducted extensive researches to obtain a creamy cleansing composition which maintains excellent mildness and superior cleansing power of the phosphoric ester surfactant and which is stable for a long period of time, and have found that it is possible to obtain a stable creamy cleansing composition, which undergoes little change in its viscosity irrespective of the temperature, without impairing the desirable characteristics which the phosphoric ester surfactant inherently possesses, by combining the phosphoric ester surfactant with an organic or inorganic salt, polyethylene glycol and an ethylene oxide addition type non-ionic or cationic surface active agent and using the combined material as the major constituent of the creamy cleansing composition.

Thus, the present invention provides a creamy cleansing composition comprising the following four components:

(A) from 10 to 60% by weight of one or more phosphoric ester surfactants represented by the general formulas (I) or (II), ##STR1## where each of R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 represents a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having from 8 to 18 carbon atoms, each A and B represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, ammonium or an alkanolamine having 2 or 3 carbon atoms, and each of l, m, and n is 0 or an integer of from 1 to 10, (B) from 0.5 to 15% by weight of an organic or inorganic salt, (C) from 0.5 to 15% by weight of polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of from 4,000 to 10,000, and (D) a surface active agent selected from the group consisting of (1) from 0.1 to 15% by weight of an ethylene oxide (at least 50 moles) addition type non-ionic surface active agent, (2) from 0.05 to 10% by weight of a cationic surface active agent represented by the general formula (III), ##STR2## where R.sub.4 represents a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having from 8 to 18 carbon atoms, R.sub.5 represents a methyl group or an ethyl group, X represents a halogen atom, and each of p and q represents an integer of from 1 to 15, and (3) from 0.05 to 10% by weight of a cationic surface active agent represented by the general formula (IV), ##STR3## where R.sub.6 represents a methyl group or an ethyl group, R.sub.7 represents a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having from 8 to 18 carbon atoms, and R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and X have the same meanings as defined above.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The phosphoric ester surfactants as the component (A) of the present invention, may be used alone or in combination as a mixture of the compounds represented by the formulas (I) and (II) in an optional ratio. Preferred is a mixture of the compounds of the formula (I) and the compounds of the formula (II) in a weight ratio of from 100:0 to 50:50. Further, the compounds of the formulas (I) and (II) wherein l, m or n is 0, are preferred. Particularly preferred are, for instance, sodium mono- or di-laurly phosphate, potassium mono- or di-laurylphosphate, diethanolamine mono- or di-lauryl phosphate, triethanolamine mono- or di-laurylphosphate, sodium mono- or di-myristylphosphate, potassium mono- or di-myristylphosphate, triethanolamine mono- or dimyristylphosphate, sodium mono- or di-oleylphosphate, potassium mono- or di-oleylphosphate, potassium mono-palmitylphosphate, triethanolamine mono-palmitylphosphate, potassium mono-stearylphosphate, and triethanolamine mono-stearylphosphate.

The phosphoric ester surfactants of the component (A) are incorporated in the creamy cleansing compositions in an amount of from 10 to 60% by weight (hereinafter referred to simply as %), preferably from 25 to 45%.

As the organic or inorganic salt as the component (B) of the present invention, there may be mentioned a salt of, for instance, an organic acid such as a carboxylic or hydroxycarboxylic acid e.g. citric acid, oxalic acid, malic acid, succinic acid, lactic acid, or tartaric acid, or an inorganic acid such as hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, nitric acid, sulfuric acid, carbonic acid, phosphoric acid, or thiocyanic acid. As the cation which forms the salts, there may be mentioned an alkali metal such as sodium, potassium, or lithium; an alkaline earth metal such as calcium, or magnesium; or aluminum or ammonium. As the component (B), inorganic salts are superior, in effectiveness, to organic salts. Particularly suitable are alkali metal salts or ammonium salts. Preferred salts are, for instance, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, lithium chloride, sodium bromide, ammonium chloride, sodium nitrate, sodium sulfate, sodium carbonate, sodium monohydrogenphosphate, sodium dihydrogenphosphate, and sodium thiocyanate.

The organic or inorganic salts of the component (B) are incorporated alone or in combination of two or more, in the creamy cleansing compositions in an amount of from 0.5 to 15%, preferably from 3 to 12%.

The polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of from 4,000 to 10,000, as the component (C) of the present invention, is incorporated in the creamy cleansing composition in an amount of from 0.5 to 15%, preferably from 2 to 13%.

As the ethylene oxide addition type non-ionic surface active agents which are used as the component (D) of the present invention, there may be mentioned adducts which contain at least 50 moles, in an average, of addition-polymerized ethylene oxide. Preferred are, for instance, the following:

(a) a polyoxyethylene (from 80 to 200) alkyl or alkenyl ether, where the number in the parentheses represents an average of moles of addition-polymerized ethylene oxide, and the alkyl group or the alkenyl group has, in an average, from 8 to 20 carbon atoms, (b) a polyoxyethylene (from 80 to 200) mono- or di-higher saturated or unsaturated fatty acid ester, where the number in the parentheses has the same meaning as defined above, and the fatty acid has, in an average, from 8 to 20 carbon atoms, (c) a polyoxyethylene (from 60 to 150) castor oil or hydrogenated castor oil, where the number in the parentheses has the same meaning as defined above, and (d) a polyoxyethylene (from 50 to 100) mono- or di-higher saturated or unsaturated fatty acid sorbitan ester, where the number in the parentheses has the same meaning as defined above and the fatty acid has, in an average, from 8 to 20 carbon atoms.

Further, the cationic surface active agents represented by the above general formulas (III) and (IV), which are used as the component (D) of the present invention, may be used alone or in combination as a mixture of two or more. Preferred compounds of the formula (III) are, for instance, myristyl dipolyoxyethylene methylammonium chloride or bromide (p+q=6 to 20), myristyl dipolyoxyethylene ethylammonium chloride or bromide (p+q=6 to 20), palmityl dipolyoxyethylene methylammonium chloride or bromide (p+q=6 to 20), palmityl dipolyoxyethylene ethylammonium chloride or bromide (p+q=6 to 20) and stearyl dipolyoxyethylene methylammonium chloride or bromide (p+q=6 to 20). Preferred compounds of the formula (IV) are, for instance, dilauryl dimethylammonium chloride or bromide, dimyristyl dimethylammonium chloride or bromide, dipalmityl dimethylammonium chloride or bromide, and distearyl dimethylammonium chloride or bromide. Particularly preferred among these cationic surface active agents, are ethylene oxide addition dialkyl type cationic surface active agents.

The surface active agents of the component (D) are incorporated in the creamy cleansing composition in an amount of from 0.1 to 15%, preferably from 1 to 12%, in the case of the ethylene oxide addition type non-ionic surface active agents, and in an amount of from 0.05 to 10%, preferably from 0.2 to 7%, in the case of the cationic surface active agents.

The production of the creamy cleansing composition of the present invention is not restricted to any special process, and the composition may readily be prepared according to usual processes. For example, the following method may be mentioned as a preferred process. Namely, the phosphoric ester surfactant is mixed with water, and heated and stirred to form a homogeneous mixture. The mixture is then heated to a temperature of from 60.degree. to 80.degree. C., and added thereto are polyethylene glycol and the ethylene oxide addition type non-ionic surface active agent. After stirring for a while, the mixture is gradually cooled, while stirring, down to room temperature, whereupon the creamy cleansing composition is obtained. The whole operation should preferably be carried out under a reduced pressure so as to prevent formation of foams.

Further, the pH of the creamy cleansing compositions of the present invention, should most preferably be within a range of from 6 to 8 in view of their foaming and irritative characteristics.

Further, it is possible to incorporate into the creamy cleansing compositions of the invention, such additives as colouring substances, perfumes, bacteriocides, antiphologistics, chelating agents, viscosity regulating agents, foaming agents, antiseptics, wetting agents, and other kinds of surface active agents, as the case requires.

Thus prepared creamy cleansing compositions are gentle to the skin and hair and stable for a long period of time.

Now, the invention will be described in further detail with reference to Examples. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited by these Examples.

EXAMPLE 1

Creamy cleansing compositions (pH 7.0) having such compositions as shown in Tables 1-A and 1-B were prepared and left to stand for 60 days. Then, the separation stability of the pastes was investigated. The results obtained are shown in Tables 2-A and 2-B.

TABLE 1-A__________________________________________________________________________ Components PolyethyleneCreamy Sodium mono- Sodium glycol Polyoxy-cleansing lauryl- dilauryl- Sodium (Molecular ethylene (100)compostions phosphate phosphate chloride weight: 6,000) monopalmitate Water__________________________________________________________________________Products of 1 28(%) 9(%) 6(%) 5(%) 2(%) Balancethe present 2 28 9 8 4 2 Balanceinvention 3 28 9 10 4 1 Balance 4 28 9 8 2 4 BalanceComparative 5 28 9 0 5 2 Balanceproducts 6 28 9 0 8 5 Balance 7 28 9 6 0 2 Balance 8 28 9 6 0 7 Balance 9 28 9 6 5 0 Balance 10 28 9 6 7 0 Balance__________________________________________________________________________ TABLE 1-B__________________________________________________________________________ Components Polyethylene glycol Sodium Sodium (Molecular Palmityl dipolyoxy- monolauryl- dilauryl- Sodium weight: ethylene methyl-Creamy phosphate phosphate chloride 6,000 ammonium chloridecleansing (% by (% by (% by (% by (p + q = 10)compositions weight) weight) weight) weight) (% by weight) Water__________________________________________________________________________Products of 11 28 9 4 7 3 balancethe present 12 28 9 6 6 2 balanceinvention 13 28 9 8 4 2 balance 14 28 9 10 4 1Comparative 15 28 9 0 7 3 balanceproducts 16 28 9 0 9 5 balance 17 28 9 7 0 3 balance 18 28 9 7 0 7 balance 19 28 9 7 4 0 balance 20 28 9 7 7 0 balance__________________________________________________________________________ TABLE 2-A______________________________________ Separation stability (after being left to stand for 60 days) 5.degree. C. 25.degree. C. 40.degree. C.______________________________________Products of 1 o o othe present 2 o o oinvention 3 o o o 4 o o oComparative 5 x x xproducts 6 x x x 7 x x x 8 x x x 9 x x x 10 x x x______________________________________ TABLE 2-B______________________________________ Separation stability of pastes 5.degree. C. 20.degree. C. 40.degree. C.______________________________________Products of 11 o o othe present 12 o o oinvention 13 o o o 14 o o oComparative 15 x x xproducts 16 x x x 17 x x x 18 x x x 19 o x x 20 o x x______________________________________ Evaluation standards for the separation stability: o: No change is observed in the state of the paste. x: Separated liquid is observed.

It is apparent from the results shown in Table 2 that in case any one of the components (A) to (D) of the present invention is lacking the composition lacks in stability and no satisfactory creamy cleansing composition is obtainable.

EXAMPLE 2

With respect to the creamy cleansing compositions listed in Table 1-A of Example 1, the hardness of the respective pastes was measured. The results obtained are shown in Table 3.

TABLE 3______________________________________Creamycleansing Hardness of pastes (ranking)compositions 5.degree. C. 20.degree. C. 40.degree. C.______________________________________Products of 1 D C Bthe present 2 D C Binvention 3 D C B 4 D C BComparative 5 -- -- --products 6 -- -- -- 7 -- -- -- 8 -- -- -- 9 E -- -- 10 E -- --______________________________________ Evaluation standards for the hardness of the pastes:

With use of a penetrometer, penetration of the needle into the paste (mm) was measured after the loading period of time of 5 seconds and the standards for the hardness were determined and ranked as follows:

TABLE 4______________________________________ Penetration of theRanking Degree of the hardness needle P (mm)______________________________________A soft 10 < PB Slightly soft 8 < P .ltoreq. 10C Appropriate 4 < P .ltoreq. 8D Slightly hard 2 < P .ltoreq. 4E Hard 0 .ltoreq. P .ltoreq. 2______________________________________ (Note) In the ranking, B to D indicate that when the paste is filled in a tube, it presents no practical problem in the sqeezability and shape maintaining property. A indicates that the paste is too soft to maintain its shape. E indicates that the paste is too hard to squeeze out thus presenting a practical problem.

EXAMPLE 3

The stability and hardness of the pastes due to changes in the molecular weight and the amounts of the polyethylene glycol, were investigated with use of the following creamy cleansing compositions (a) and (b). The results obtained are shown in Table 7. Creamy cleansing composition (a):

______________________________________Sodium monolaurylphosphate 28%Sodium dilaurylphosphate 9Sodium sulfate 6Polyethylene glycol (see Table 5)Polyoxyethylene (140) monostearate 2Sorbitol 6Perfume 0.3Water Balance(pH 7.0)______________________________________ TABLE 5______________________________________Creamy cleansing Molecular weights of Amounts of poly-compositions polyethylene glycol ethylene glycol (%)______________________________________a-1 1,000 10a-2 2,000 10a-3 4,000 10a-4 0.4a-5 1a-6 3a-7 6,000 10a-8 15a-9 20 a-10 10,000 10 a-11 15,000 10______________________________________ Creamy cleansing composition (b): ______________________________________Sodium monolaurylphosphate 30 (% by weight)Sodium dilaurylphosphate 7Sodium chloride 8Polyethylene glycol (see Table 6)Stearyl dipolyoxyethylenemethylammonium, chloride(p + q = 14) 2Glycerin 6Perfume 0.2Water Balance(pH 7.0)______________________________________ TABLE 6______________________________________ Amounts ofCreamy cleaning Molecular weights of polyethylene glycolcompositions polyethylene glycol (% by weight)______________________________________b-1 1,000 10b-2 2,000 10b-3 4,000 10b-4 0.4b-5 1b-6 3b-7 6,000 10b-8 15b-9 20 b-10 10,000 10 b-11 15,000 10______________________________________ TABLE 7______________________________________Creamy cleansing Separation Hardness of pastes**compositions Nos. Stability of pastes* (ranking)______________________________________a-1 x --a-2 x --a-3 o Ba-4 x --a-5 o Ba-6 o Ca-7 o Ca-8 o Da-9 o E a-10 o D a-11 o Eb-1 x --b-2 x --b-3 o Bb-4 x --b-5 o Bb-6 o Cb-7 o Cb-8 o Db-9 o E b-10 o D b-11 o E______________________________________ *The separation stability of the pastes was determined in accordance with the standards of Example 1, with respect to the state after being left to stand for 60 days at 40.degree. C. **The hardness of the pastes was determined in accordance with the standards of Example 2.

EXAMPLE 4

The effect of various inorganic salts on the creamy cleansing compositions, is shown in Table 8.

Creamy cleansing composition (c): ______________________________________Sodium monolaurylphosphate 28%Sodium monomyristylphosphate 10Sodium mono-oleylphosphate 4Inorganic salt (see Table 8)polyethylene glycol 7(Molecular weight: 8,000)polyoxyethylene (160) dipalmitate 5Glycerin 10Perfume 0.3Water Balance(pH 7.5)______________________________________ Creamy cleansing composition (d): ______________________________________Sodium monolaurylphosphate 28 (% by weight)Sodium monomyristylphosphate 10Sodium mono-oleylphosphate 4Salt (see Table 8)Polyethylene glycol 7(Molecular weight: 8,000)Myristyl dipolyoxyethylenemethylammonium chloride(P + q = 10) 3Dipalmityl dimethylammoniumchloride 0.5Glycerin 1.0Perfume 0.3Water Balance(pH 7.9)______________________________________ TABLE 8__________________________________________________________________________ Creamy cleansing Creamy cleansing composition (c) composition (d) Amounts Separation Hardness of Amounts Separation Hardness of (% by stability pastes (% by stability pastesSalts weight) of pastes (ranking) weight) of pastes (ranking)__________________________________________________________________________Potassium chloride 5 o C 6 o CLithium chloride 5 o C 6 o CSodium bromide 5 o C 6 o CAmmonium chloride 5 o C 6 o CSodium nitrate 5 o C 6 o CSodium sulfate 5 o C 6 o CSodium carbonate 5 o C 6 o CDisodium hydrogen- 5 o C 6 o CphosphateSodium dihydrogen- 5 o C 6 o CphosphateSodium thiocyanate 5 o C 6 o CSodium citrate 5 o B 6 o CSodium chloride 0.3 x A 0.3 x ASodium chloride 0.7 o B 0.7 o BSodium chloride 15 o D 15 o DSodium chloride 20 o E 20 o E__________________________________________________________________________ (Note) The separation stability of the pastes was determined with respect to the state after being left to stand for 60 days at 40.degree. C., and the hardness of the pastes was determined with respect to the state after being left to stand for 60 days at 20.degree. C., in accordance with the standards indicated in Example 2.

EXAMPLE 5

The effect of various cationic surface active agents on the creamy cleansing compositions, is shown in Table 9.

Creamy cleansing composition: ______________________________________Sodium monolaurylphosphate 28 (% by weight)Sodium dilaurylphosphate 5Sodium polyoxyethylene (3)monolauryl phosphate 5Sodium sulfate 8Polyethylene glycol (Molecularweight: 6,000) 6Cationic surface active agent (see Table 9)Sorbitol 10Perfume 0.2Water Balance(pH 6.5)______________________________________ TABLE 9__________________________________________________________________________ Amounts Separation Hardness of (% by stability pastesCationic surface active agents weight) of pastes (ranking)__________________________________________________________________________Products Palmityl dipolyoxyethylene Methyl- 0.04 x --of the ammonium chloride (p + q = 16)present Palmityl dipolyoxyethylene Methyl- 0.2 o Binvention ammonium chloride (p + q = 16) Palmityl dipolyoxyethylene Methyl 2 o C ammonium chloride (p + q = 16) Palymityl dipolyoxyethylene Methyl- 5 o C ammonium chloride (p + q = 16) Palymityl dipolyoxyethylene Methyl- 12 o E ammonium chloride (p + q = 16) Lauryl dipolyoxyethylene methyl- 2 o C ammonium bromide (p + q = 20) Myristyl dipolyoxyethylene methyl- 2 o C ammonium chloride (p + q = 6) Stearyl dipolyoxyethylene methyl- 2 o C ammonium chloride (p + q = 10) Palmityl dipolyoxyethylene ethyl- 2 o C ammonium bromide (p + q = 8) Dilauryl dimethylammonium chloride 2 o C Distearyl dimethylammonium chloride 2 o C Dimyristyl dimethylammonium bromide 2 o CCompara- Stearyl trimethylammonium chloride 2 x --tive Palmityl trimethylammonium bromide 2 x --products Benzyl lauryl methyl ammonium chloride 2 x --__________________________________________________________________________

EXAMPLE 6

The effect of various non-ionic surface active agents on the creamy cleansing compositions, is shown in Table 10.

Creamy cleansing composition: ______________________________________Sodium monolaurylphosphate 40 (%)Sodium chloride 7Polyethylene glycol (Molecular weight:6000) 4Non-ionic surface active agent (see Table 10)Sorbitol 6Water Balance(pH 6.7)______________________________________ (Note) The separation stability of the pastes was determined with respect to the state after being left to stand for 60 days at 40.degree. C., and the hardness of the pastes was determined with respect to the state after being left to stand for 60 days at 20.degree. C., in accordance with the standards identified in Example 2. TABLE 10__________________________________________________________________________ Separation Amounts stability Hardness ofNon-ionic surface active agents (%) of pastes* pastes__________________________________________________________________________C.sub.12 H.sub.25 O(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.6 H 5 x --C.sub.18 H.sub.37 O(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.40 H 5 x --C.sub.15 H.sub.31 COO(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.10 H 5 x --C.sub.15 H.sub.31 COO(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.30 H 5 x --C.sub.17 H.sub.35 COO(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.40 H 5 x --Polyoxyethylene (20) hydrogenated castor oil 5 x --Polyoxyethylene (20) monopalmitic acid sorbitan ester 5 x --Monostearic acid sorbitan ester 5 x --Distearic acid sorbitan ester 5 x --Polyoxyethylene (80) dilauric acid sorbitan ester 5 o CPolyoxyethylene (80) hydrogenated castor oil 5 o CPolyoxyethylene (80) monostearic acid sorbitan ester 5 o CC.sub.18 H.sub.37 O(C.sub.2 H.sub.4 O).sub.120 H 5 o CPolyoxyethylene (50) monopalmitic acid sorbitan ester 5 o CPolyoxyethylene (50) monopalmitic acid sorbitan ester 20 o E__________________________________________________________________________ After being left to stand for 60 days at 40.degree. C.

EXAMPLE 7

Creamy cleansing compositions having the following compositions, were prepared.

______________________________________(i) Sodium monolaurylphosphate 27 (%)Potassium monomyristylphosphate 5Potassium dimyristylphosphate 2Sodium polyoxyethylene (3)monolaurylether phosphate 5Sodium sulfate 4Polyoxyethylene glycol(Molecular weight: 4,000) 8Polyoxyethylene (140) distearate 3Glycerin 7Perfume, colouring agent, and antiseptics Appropriate amountsWater Balance(pH 7.6)(ii) Potassium polyoxyethylene (4)myristylether phosphate(mono/di = 2/1) 45MIRANOL C2M(Amphoteric surface active agent madeby MIRANOL CO.) 5Magnesium chloride 4Sodium chloride 8Polyethylene glycol(Molecular weight: 8,000) 4Polyoxyethylene (100) monostearate 3Glycerin 10Perfume and antiseptic Appropriate amountsWater Balance(pH 6.9)(iii) Sodium monolaurylphosphate 35Triethanolamine polyoxyethylene (4)laurylether phosphate (mono/di = 3/1) 10CARBOPOL 941(Carboxy vinyl polymer made byGoodrich Co.) 1Sodium carbonate 8Polyethylene glycol (Molecular weight:10,000) 5Polyoxyethylene (80) hydrogenated castor oil 5Propylene glycol 10Perfume and antiseptic Appropriate amountsWater Balance(pH (7.2)(iv) Sodium monolaurylphosphate 27 (% by weight)Potassium monomyristylphosphate 5Potassium dimyristylphosphate 2Sodium polyoxyethylene (5) monolaurylether phosphate 5Sodium sulfate 5Polyethylene glycol (Molecular weight: 4,000) 7Stearyl dipolyoxyethylene methylammoniumchloride (p + q = 10) 1Dilauryl dimethylammonium bromide 0.5Glycerin 8Perfume, colouring agent and antiseptic Appropriate amountsWater Balance(pH = 7.3)(v) Lithium polyoxyethylene (4) myristyletherphosphate (mono/di = 3/1) 2 (% by weight)Lithium monolaurylphosphate 5Sodium monolaurylphosphateSodium chloride 5Polyethylene glycol (Molecular weight: 68,000)Lauryl dipolyoxyethyllene methylammoniumchloride (p + q 8) 1Silicic acid anhydride 0.5Polyoxyethylene (100) dipalmitic 0.5Sorbitol 8Perfume, colouring agent and antiseptic Appropriate amountsWater Balance(pH 7.0)(vi) Sodium monolaurylphosphate 40 (% by weight)Magnesium chloride 2Lithium chloride 3MIRANOL C2M(Amphoteric surface active agent madeby MIRANOL CO.) 2Polyethylene glycol (Molecular weight:6,000) 6Dimyristyl dimethylammonium chloride 3Propylene glycol 8CARBOPOL 941(Carboxy vinyl polymer made byGoodrich Co.) 0.5Polyoxyethylene (100) monostearate 2Perfume, colouring agent and antiseptic Appropriate AmountsWater Balance(pH 7.6)______________________________________

Each of the creamy cleansing compositions thus prepared, was gentle to the skin and was stable without separation during storage for a long period of time.

Claims

1. A creamy cleansing composition comprising components:

(a) from 10 to 60% by weight of one or more phosphoric ester surfactants represented by the general formulas (I) or (II). ##STR4## where each of R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 represents a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having from 8 to 18 carbon atoms, each of A and B represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal, ammonium or an alkanolamine having 2 or 3 carbon atoms, and each of l, m and n is 0 or an integer of from 1 to 10;

(b) from 0.5 to 15% by weight of an organic or inorganic salt, selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal, alkali earth metal or ammonium salt of carboxylic acid, hydroxycarboxylic acid, hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, nitric acid, sulfuric acid, carbonic acid, phosphoric acid and thiocyanic acid;

(c) from 0.5 to 15% by weight of polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of from 4,000 to 10,000; and

(d) a surface active agent selected from the group consisting of (1) from 0.1 to 15% by weight of an ethylene oxide (at least 50 moles) addition type non-ionic surface active agent; (2) from 0.05 to 10% by weight of a cationic surface active agent represented by the general formula (III) ##STR5## where R.sub.4 represents a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having from 8 to 18 carbon atoms, R.sub.5 represents a methyl group or an ethyl group, X represents a halogen atom, and each of p and q represents an integer of from 1 to 15; and (3) from 0.05 to 10% by weight of a cationic surface active agent represented by the general formula (IV), ##STR6## where R.sub.6 represents a methyl group or an ethyl group, R.sub.7 represents a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having from 8 to 18 carbon atoms, and R.sub.4, R.sub.5 and X have the same meanings as defined above.

2. The creamy cleansing composition of claim 1, wherein the component (a) is a phosphoric ester surfactant selected from the group consisting of the compounds of the general formulas (I) and (II) where each of l, m and n is 0.

3. The creamy cleansing composition of claim 1, wherein the component (a) is a mixture of phosphoric ester surfactants composed of compounds of the general formula (I) and compounds of the general formula (II) in a weight ratio of from 100:0 to 50:50.

4. The creamy cleansing composition of claim 1, wherein the inorganic salt is selected from the group consisting of sodium chloride, potassium chloride, lithium chloride, sodium bromide, ammonium chloride, sodium nitrate, sodium sulfate, sodium carbonate, sodium monohydrogenphosphate, sodium dihydrogenphosphate and sodium thiocyanate.

5. The creamy cleansing composition of claim 1, wherein the non-ionic surface active agent of the component (d) is selected from the group consisting of:

(i) a polyoxyethylene (from 80 to 200) alkyl or alkenyl ether, where the number in the parenthesis represents an average of moles of addition-polymerized ethylene oxide, and the alkyl group or the alkenyl group has, in an average, from 8 to 20 carbon atoms,

(ii) a polyoxyethylene (from 80 to 200) mono- or di-higher saturated or unsaturated fatty acid ester, where the number in the parenthesis has the same meaning as defined above, and the fatty acid has, in an average, from 8 to 20 carbon atoms,

(iii) a polyoxyethylene (from 60 to 150) castor oil or hydrogenated castor oil, where the number in the parenthesis has the same meaning as defined above, and

(iv) a polyoxyethylene (from 50 to 100) mono- or di-higher saturated or unsaturated fatty acid sorbitan ester, where the number in the parenthesis has the same meaning as defined above and the fatty acid has, in an average, from 8 to 20 carbon atoms.

6. The creamy cleansing composition of claim 1, wherein the cationic surface active agent represented by the general formula (III) as the component (d) is selected from the group consisting of myristyl dipolyoxyethylene methylammonium chloride or bromide (p+q=6 to 20), a myristyl dipolyoxyethylene ethylammonium chloride or bromide (p+q=6 to 20), a palmityl dipolyoxyethylene methylammonium chloride or bromide (p+q=6 to 20), a palmityl dipolyoxyethylene ethylammonium chloride or bromide (p+q=6 to 20) and a stearyl dipolyoxyethylene methylammonium chloride or bromide (p+q=6 to 20).

7. The creamy cleansing composition of claim 1, wherein the cationic surface active agent represented by the general formula (IV) as the component (d) is selected from the group consisting of dilauryl dimethylammonium chloride or bromide, dimyristyl dimethylammonium chloride or bromide, dipalmityl dimethylammonium chloride or bromide and distearyl dimethylammonium chloride or bromide.