Claims
- 1. A clear, ultra mild, aqueous, foaming and conditioning detergent composition comprising by weight,
- A. about 5% to about 40% of a detersive surfactant mixture of:
- (1) about 2% to about 14% of an anionic detergent selected from the group consisting of C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 alkyl sulfates, C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 alkyl ethenoxy ether sulfate containing 1 to 5 ethenoxy groups in the molecule, C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 acyl isethionates, C.sub.10 -C.sub.20 allyl sulfonates, C.sub.10 -C.sub.22 alkene sulfonates, and mixtures thereof;
- (2) about 0.5% to about 5% of an anionic hydrotropic, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl benzene sulfonate or C.sub.5 -C.sub.6 alkyl sulfate; and
- (3) about 2.5% to about 21% of an amphoteric surfactant selected from the group consisting of C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 alkyl betaines, and sulfobetaines, C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 alkyl amido, C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 alky betaines and sulfobetaines, C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 alkyl amphoacetates, C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 alkyl amphopropionates, and mixtures thereof;
- B. about 0.05% to about 9% by weight of a water-insoluble conditioning agent which is soluble in said detersive surfactant mixture and which comprises 0.05% to 5% of a complex of essentially equimolar amounts of a C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 (EtO).sub.1-10 carboxylic acid, and a C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 alkyl (EtO).sub.0-10 dimethyl amine and at least one member selected from the group consisting of:
- (1) 0.25% to 3% of a water-insoluble silicone which is soluble in said aqueous detersive surfactant mixture and is selected from the group consisting of polydimethylsiloxane polyether copolymers, polydimethylsiloxanes containing an amino substituent, polydimethylsiloxanes containing at least one ammonia substituent and mixtures thereof;
- (2) a mixture of the water-insoluble conditioning agent with about 0.1 to 1.0% of a polyquaternary compound selected from the group consisting of a quaternized cellulosic polymer and a mixture of the quaternized cellulosic polymer with a non-cellulosic quaternary conditioning polymer; and
- (3) a mixture of the water-insoluble conditioning agent and B(1) with about 0.1 to 1.0% of a polyquaternary compound selected from the group consisting of a quaternized cellulosic polymer and a mixture the quaternized cellulosic polymer with a non-cellulosic quaternary conditioning polymery; and
- C. the balance of an aqueous medium; the sum of the moles of anionic detergent and anionic benzene sulfonate being substantially equal to the sum of the moles of amphoteric detergent and catonic conditioning agent at a pH in the range of 5.5 to 7.0 and said composition being effective to deliver said conditioning agent in water insoluble form at use concentrations of the composition in water.
- 2. A detergent composition according to claim 1 wherein the mole ratio of the sum of the moles of anionic detergent and the moles of anionic hydrotrope to the sum of the moles of amphoteric detergent and the moles of cationic conditioning agent is in the range of about 0.8:1 to 1.25:1.
- 3. A detergent composition according to claim 2 wherein said conditioning agent is said complex of said ethoxylated carboxylic acid and said alkyl amine, said detergent composition providing a low level of conditioning at use concentrations.
- 4. A detergent composition according to claim 2 wherein said conditioning agent is said water-insoluble silicone which is soluble in the aqueous detersive surfactant mixture, said detergent composition providing a low level of conditioning at use concentrations.
- 5. A detergent composition according to claim 3 wherein said conditioning agent further includes a quaternized cellulosic polymer, said detergent composition providing a high level of conditioning at use concentrations.
- 6. A detergent composition according to claim 4 wherein said conditioning agent further includes a quaternized cellulosic polymer, said detergent composition providing a high level of conditioning at use concentrations.
- 7. A detergent composition according to claim 2 wherein said conditioning agent is a mixture of said complex of carboxylic acid and amine and said water-insoluble silicone and a quaternized cellulose polymer, said detergent composition providing a high level of conditioning at use concentrations.
- 8. A detergent composition according to claim 2 which includes, in addition, from about 0.05% to about 1.0% by weight of either a mono-C.sub.10 -C.sub.22 alkyl tri C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl ammonium salt or a di(C.sub.14 -C.sub.18 alkyl (EtO).sub.3-20 di-C.sub.1 C.sub.4 alkyl ammonium salt as an anti static agent.
- 9. A detergent composition according to claim 2 which includes, in addition, from about 0.1% to about 4% by weight of an anti-dandruff therapeutic agent, which agent is soluble in the detersive surfactant mixture.
- 10. A detergent composition according to claim 9 wherein said anti-dandruff therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of: 1-imidazolyl-1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-3,3-dimethylbutan-2-one (climbazole); acetylsalicylic acid; salicylic acid; 2,4,4,'-trichloro-20'-hydroxy diphenyl ether (triclosan); 1-acetyl-4-(4-( (2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-(1H-imidazolyl-1-methyl)-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methoxy)phenyl)-piperazine (ketoconazole); 1-hydroxy-4-methyl-6-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-2-pyridone monoethonolamine salt (picrotone olamine); and mixtures thereof.
- 11. The detergent composition according to claim 10 wherein said anti-dandruff therapeutic agent is 1-imidazolyl-1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-3,3-dimethylbutan-2-one (climbazole).
- 12. A clear detergent composition according to claims 2 or 9 which further includes an opacifying or pearlizing agent to render the composition opaque or pearlized.
- 13. The detergent composition according to claim 12 wherein said opacifying or pearlizing agent is selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol distearate, polystyrene and mixtures thereof.
- 14. A clear, ultra-mild, foaming and conditioning detergent composition comprising, by weight:
- A. about 8% to about 28% of a detersive surfactant mixture of:
- (1) about 4% to about 11% of an anionic detergent selected from the group consisting of C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 alkyl sulfates and C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 alkyl (ethenoxy) 1-5 ether sulfates;
- (2) about 1% to about 4% of a water soluble salt of an anionic hydrotropic, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl benzene sulfonate; and
- (3) about 4% to about 13% of an amphoteric surfactant selected from the group consisting of C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 alkyl betaines and C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 alkylamido, C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 alkyl betaines;
- B. about 0.05% to 9.0% by weight of a water-insoluble conditioning agent which is soluble in said detersive surfactant mixture and which comprises about 0.1% to about 2.5% of a complex of essentially equimolar amounts of a C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 (EtO) carboxylic acid, and a C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 alkyl (EtO).sub.0-10 dimethyl amine and at least one member selected from the group consisting of:
- (1) about 0.5% to about 2% of a water-insoluble silicone which is soluble in said aqueous detersive surfactant mixture and is selected from the group consisting of polydimethyl siloxane polyether copolymers, polydimethylsiloxanes containing an amino substituent, polydimethylsiloxanes containing at least one ammonia substituent and mixtures thereof;
- (2) a mixture of the water-insoluble conditioning agent with about 0.1 to about 0.8% of a polyquaternary compound selected from the group consisting of a quaternized cellulosic polymer and a mixture of the quaternized cellulosic polymer with a non-cellulosic quaternary conditioning polymer; and
- (3) a mixture of the water-insoluble conditioning agent and B(1) with about 0.1 to 0.8% of a polyquaternary compound selected from the group consisting of a quaternized cellulosic polymer and a mixture of the quaternized cellulosic polymer with a non-cellulosic quaternary conditioning polymer; and
- C. about 61% to about 92% of water; the molar ratio of the sum of the moles of anionic detergent and anionic benzene sulfonate to the sum of the moles of amphoteric detergent and cationic conditioning agent at a pH in the range of about 6 to 6.5 being from about 0.9:1 to about 1:1, said composition being effective to deliver said conditioning agent in water-insoluble form at use concentrations of the composition in water.
- 15. A detergent composition according to claim 14 wherein said conditioning agent is said complex of said ethoxylated carboxylic acid and said alkyl amine, said detergent composition providing a low level of conditioning at use concentrations.
- 16. A detergent composition according to claim 14 wherein said conditioning agent is said water-insoluble silicone which is soluble in the aqueous detersive surfactant mixture, said detergent composition providing a low level of conditioning at use concentrations.
- 17. A detergent composition according to claim 15 wherein said conditioning agent further includes a quaternized cellulosic polymer, said detergent composition providing a high level of conditioning at use concentrations.
- 18. A detergent composition according to claim 16 wherein said conditioning agent further includes a quaternized cellulosic polymer, said detergent opposition providing a high level of conditioning at use concentrations.
- 19. A detergent composition according to claim 14 wherein said conditioning agent is a mixture of said complex of carboxylic acid and amine, and said water-insoluble silicone and a quaternized cellulose polymer, said detergent composition providing a high level of conditioning at use concentrations.
- 20. A detergent composition according to claim 14 which includes, in addition, from about 0.05% to about 1.0% by weight of either a mono-C.sub.10 -C.sub.22 alkyl tri C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl ammonium salt or a di(C.sub.14 -C.sub.18 alkyl) (EtO).sub.3-20 di-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl ammonium salt as an anti static agent.
- 21. A detergent composition according to claim 14 which includes, in addition, from about 0.1% to about 4% by weight of an anti-dandruff therapeutic agent, which agent is soluble in the detersive surfactant mixture.
- 22. A detergent composition according to claim 14 wherein said anti-dandruff therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of: 1-imidazolyl-1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-3,3-dimethylbutan-2-one (climbazole); acetylsalicylic acid; salicylic acid; 2,4,4,'-trichloro-2'-hydroxy diphenyl ether (triclosan); 1-acetyl-4-(4-( (2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-(1H-imidazolyl-1-methyl)1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methoxy)phenyl)-piperazine (ketoconazole); 1-hydroxy-4-methyl-6-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-2-pyridone monoethonolamine salt (picrotone olamine); and mixtures thereof.
- 23. The detergent composition according to claim 22 wherein said anti-dandruff therapeutic agent is 1-imidazolyl-1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-3,3-dimethylbutan-2-one (climbazole).
- 24. A clear detergent composition according to claims 14 or 21 which further includes an opacifying or pearlizing agent to render the composition opaque or pearlized.
- 25. The detergent composition according to claim 24 wherein said opacifying or pearlizing agent is selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol distearate, polystyrene and mixtures thereof.
- 26. A clear, ultra-mild, foaming and conditioning detergent composition comprising, by weight:
- A. about 13% to about 22% of a detersive surfactant mixture of:
- (1) about 6% to about 8% of an anionic detergent selected from the group consisting of C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 alkyl sulfates and C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 alkyl (ethenoxy) 1-5 ether sulfates;
- (2) about 1% to about 4% of a water soluble salt of an anionic hydrotropic, C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 alkyl benzene sulfonate; and
- (3) about 6% to about 10% of an amphoteric surfactant selected from the group consisting of C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 alkyl betaines and C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 alkylamido, C.sub.2 -C.sub.3 alkyl betaines;
- B. about 0.05% to 9.0% by weight of a water-insoluble conditioning agent which is soluble in said detersive surfactant mixture and which comprises about 0.15% to about 1.5% of a complex of essentially equimolar amounts of a C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 (EtO).sub.2-10 carboxylic acid, and a C.sub.8 -C.sub.18 alkyl (EtO).sub.0-10 dimethyl amine and at least one member selected from the group consisting of:
- (1) about 0.7% to about 1.5% of a water-insoluble silicone which is soluble in said aqueous detersive surfactant mixture and is selected from the group consisting of polydimethyl siloxanepolyether copolymers, polydimethylsiloxanes containing an amino substituent, polydimethylsiloxanes containing at least one ammonia substituent and mixtures thereof;
- (2) a mixture of the water-insoluble conditioning agent with about 0.2 to about 0.7% of a polyquaternary compound selected from the group consisting of a quaternized cellulosic polymer and a mixture of the quaternized cellulosic polymer with a non-cellulosic quaternary conditioning polymer; and
- (3) a mixture of the water-insoluble conditioning agent and B(1) with about 0.2 to 0.7% of a polyquaternary compound selected from the group consisting of a quaternized cellulosic polymer and a mixture of the quaternized cellulosic polymer with a non-cellulosic quaternary conditioning polymer; and
- C. about 70% to about 88% of water; the molar ratio of the sum of the moles of anionic detergent and anionic benzene sulfonate to the sum of the moles of amphoteric detergent and cationic conditioning agent at a pH in the range of about 6 to 6.5 being from about 0.95:1 to about 1.05:1, said composition being effective to deliver said conditioning agent in water-insoluble form at use concentrations of the composition in water.
- 27. A detergent composition according to claim 26 wherein said conditioning agent is a mixture of said complex of carboxylic acid and amine and said water-insoluble silicone and a quaternized cellulose polymer, said detergent composition providing a high level of conditioning at use concentrations.
- 28. A detergent composition according to claim 26 which includes, in addition, from about 0.05% to about 1.0% by weight of either a mono-C.sub.10 -C.sub.22 alkyl tri C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl ammonium salt or a di(C.sub.14 -C.sub.18 alkyl) (EtO).sub.3-20 di-C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl ammonium salt as an anti static agent.
- 29. A detergent composition according to claim 28 which includes, in addition, from about 0.1% to about 4% by weight of an anti-dandruff therapeutic agent, which agent is soluble in the detersive surfactant mixture.
- 30. A detergent composition according to claim 29 wherein said anti-dandruff therapeutic agent is selected from the group consisting of: 1-imidazolyl-1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-3,3-dimethylbutan-2-one (climbazole); acetylsalicylic acid; salicylic acid; 2,4,4,'-trichloro-2'-hydroxy diphenyl ether (triclosan); 1-acetyl-4-(4-( (2-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)-2-(1H-imidazolyl-1-methyl)-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methoxy)phenyl)-piperazine (ketoconazole); 1-hydroxy-4-methyl-6-(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)-2-pyridone monoethonolamine salt (picrotone olamine); and mixtures thereof.
- 31. The detergent composition according to claim 30 wherein said anti-dandruff therapeutic agent is 1-imidazolyl-1-(4-chlorophenoxy)-3,3-dimethylbutan-2-one (climbazole).
- 32. A clear detergent composition according to claims 26 or 29 which further includes an opacifying or pearlizing agent to render the composition opaque or pearlized.
- 33. The detergent composition according to claim 32 wherein said opacifying or pearlizing agent is selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol distearate, polystyrene and mixtures thereof.
Parent Case Info
This application is based on Provisional Application Number 60/001,700 filed Aug. 1, 1995.
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