Claims
- 1. An emollient gel composition, comprising:
from about 40% to about 98% by weight of an oil or blend of oils; and from about 2% to about 60% by weight of thickening wax.
- 2. The composition of claim 1 wherein said oil is selected from the group consisting of petroleum derived oils, vegetable oils and animal oils.
- 3. The composition of claim 1 wherein said oil is selected from the group consisting of sunflower seed oil, canola oil, rapeseed oil, castor oil, meadowform seed oil, jojoba oil, corn oil, olive oil, peanut oil, sesame oil, coconut oil, soybean oil, macadamia oil, babassu oil, squalame oil, safflower oil, apricot kernel oil, mink oil, almond oil, avocado oil, rice bean oil, wheat germ oil, grape seed oil, borage oil, and evening primrose oil.
- 4. The composition of claim 1 wherein said wax has an average molecular weight of from about 700 to about 3,000.
- 5. The composition of claim 1 wherein said wax has a melt point of from about 100° F. to about 330° F.
- 6. The composition of claim 1 wherein said wax is selected from the group consisting of paraffm wax, microcrystalline wax, Fisher-Tropsch wax, and polyolefm waxes.
- 7. The composition of claim 1 wherein said wax is selected from the group consisting of oxidized microcrystalline wax, oxidized polyethylene wax, oxidized fischer-tropsch wax, and oxidized polypropylene wax.
- 8. The composition of claim 1 wherein said wax is a natural wax selected from the group consisting of candililla wax, bees wax, berry wax, montan wax, Japan wax, spermacetti wax, carnauba wax, and ozokerite wax.
- 9. The composition of claim 1 wherein said wax is selected from a group of ethyl vinyl acetate co-polymers (EVA).
- 10. The composition of claim 1 further including a high oleic acid oil with oleic acid values from 45%-80%.
- 11. The composition of claim 1 further including a hydrogenated vegetable oil.
- 12. The composition of claim 1 further including a slip agent.
- 13. The composition of claim 1 further including a pour point depressant.
- 14. A method of making an emollient gel composition, comprising the steps of:
mixing an oil and thickening wax to form a gel containing from about 40% to about 98% by weight of said oil and from about 2% to about 60% by weight of said wax; heating the blend to a temperature above the melt point of said wax; agitating the blend while heating until a homogeneous liquid mixture is obtained; cooling the mixture to form agglomerates; and homogenizing the agglomerates to form a gel.
- 15. The method of claim 14 wherein said oil is selected from the group consisting of petroleum derived oils, vegetable oils, and animal oils.
- 16. The method of claim 14 wherein said oil is selected from the group consisting of sunflower seed oil, canola oil, rapeseed oil, castor oil, meadowform seed oil, jojoba oil, corn oil, olive oil, peanut oil, sesame oil, coconut oil, soybean oil, macadamia oil, babassu oil, squalame oil, safflower oil, apricot kernel oil, mink oil, almond oil, avocado oil, rice bean oil, wheat germ oil, grape seed oil, borage oil, and evening primrose oil.
- 17. The method of claim 14 wherein said wax has a weight average molecular weight of from about 700 to about 3,000.
- 18. The method of claim 14 wherein said wax has a melt point of from about 100° F. to about 330° F.
- 19. The method of claim 14 wherein said wax is selected from the group consisting of paraffm wax, microcrystalline wax, Fisher-Tropsch wax, and polyolefin waxes.
- 20. The method of claim 14 wherein said wax is selected from the group consisting of oxidized microcrystalline wax, oxidized polyethylene wax, oxidized polypropylene wax, and oxidized fischer-tropsh wax.
- 21. The method of claim 14 wherein said wax is a natural wax selected from the group consisting of candililla wax, bees wax, berry wax, carnauba wax, montan wax, spermacetti wax, Japan wax, and ozokerite wax.
- 22. The method of claim 14 further including a hydrogenated vegetable oil.
- 23. The method of claim 14 wherein the steps of cooling the mixture and homogenizing the agglomerates are performed substantially simultaneously in a votator.
- 24. The method of claim 14 wherein the step of homogenizing the agglomerates is performed in a colloid mill.
- 25. The method of claim 14 wherein the liquid mixture is cooled at a rate of about 5° F.-6° F. per 10 minute interval in a mixing vessel.
- 26. An emollient gel composition, comprising:
from about 50% to about 98% by weight of an oil, and from about 2% to about 50% by weight of a microcrystalline wax.
- 27. An emollient gel composition, comprising:
from about 50% to about 98% by weight of an oil, or a blend of oils with at least one of the said oils comprising a hydrogenated oil, and from 2% to about 30% by weight of a microcrystalline wax.
- 28. The composition of claim 27 wherein said oil or blend of oils contains an oil selected from the group consisting of petroleum derived oils, vegetable oils and animal oils.
- 29. The composition of claim 27 wherein said oil or blend of oils contains an oil selected from the group consisting of sunflower seed oil, canola oil, rapeseed oil, castor oil, meadowform seed oil, jojoba oil, corn oil, olive oil, peanut oil, sesame oil, coconut oil, soybean oil, macadamia oil, babassu oil, squalame oil, safflower oil, apricot kernel oil, mink oil, almond oil, avocado oil, rice bean oil, wheat germ oil, grape seed oil, borage oil, and evening primrose oil.
- 30. The composition of claim 27 wherein said hydrogenated oil is a hydrogenated vegetable oil.
- 31. The composition of claim 27 wherein said microcrystalline wax has a melt point of from about 50° C. to about 100° C.
- 32. An emollient gel composition, comprising:
from about 50% to about 98% by weight of a vegetable oil, or blend of vegetable oils with at least one of the said oils comprising a hydrogenated vegetable oil, and from 2% to about 20% of a natural wax selected from the group consisting of candililla wax, bees wax, berry wax, spermacetti wax, carnauba wax, ozokerite wax, or montan wax.
- 33. The composition of claim 32 wherein said oil or blend of oils contains an oil selected from the group consisting of sunflower seed oil, canola oil, rapeseed oil, castor oil, meadowform seed oil, jojoba oil, corn oil, olive oil, peanut oil, sesame oil, coconut oil, soybean oil, almond oil, avocado oil, rice bean oil, wheat germ oil, grape seed oil, borage oil, and evening primrose oil.
- 34. The composition of claim 32 wherein said natural waxes have a melt point of about 140° F.-190° F.
- 35. The composition of claim 32 wherein said natural waxes have a saponification number of about 43-103.
- 36. An emollient gel composition, comprising:
from about 50% to about 98% by weight of a vegetable oil, or blend of vegetable oils with at least one of the said oils comprising a high oleic acid oil having a 45-85% oleic acid content, and from 8% to 20% of an ethylene vinyl acetate co-polymer (EVA).
- 37. The composition of claim 36 wherein said oil or blend of oils contains an oil selected from the group consisting of sunflower seed oil, canola oil, rapeseed oil, castor oil, meadow form oil, jojoba oil, corn oil, olive oil, peanut oil, sesame oil, coconut oil, soybean oil, macadamia oil, babassu oil, squalame oil, safflower oil, apricot kernel oil, mink oil, almond oil, avocado oil, rice bean oil, wheat germ oil, grape seed oil, borage oil, and evening primrose oil.
- 38. The composition of claim 36 wherein the said EVA co-polymer has a melt point of around 198° F.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of copending application Ser. No. 09/994,416 filed Nov. 27, 2001.
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