Claims
- 1. A process for making a personal cleansing bar having a high moisture content comprising the steps of: (1) forming a soap composition comprised of from about 80 to about 99% by weight of a neutralized tallow-free fatty acid mixture and from about 1 to about 20% by weight of an alkyl polyglycoside of the formula I
- R.sub.1 O(Z).sub.a I
- wherein R.sub.1 is a monovalent organic radical having from about 6 to about 30 carbon atoms; Z is saccharide residue having 5 or 6 carbon atoms; a is a number having a value from 1 to about 6, wherein said tallow-free fatty acid mixture has an iodine value of less than about 7 and wherein the above percentages are based on the total weight of the fatty acid mixture and the alkyl polyglycoside; (2) finishing said soap composition to produce said bar having from about 15% to about 30% by weight of water.
- 2. The process of claim 1 wherein said tallow-free fatty acid mixture is comprised of a first fatty acid component and a second fatty acid component.
- 3. The process of claim 2 wherein said first fatty acid component is coco fatty acid or palm kernel fatty acid.
- 4. The process of claim 3 wherein said first fatty acid component is coco fatty acid.
- 5. The process of claim 3 wherein said coco fatty acid is comprised of from about 45% to about 55% by weight lauric acid, from about 15% to about 23% by weight of myristic acid, from about 8% to about 11% of palmitic acid, from about 1% to about 10% by weight of stearic acid, from about 1% to about 8% by weight of oleic acid, and from about 1% to about 14% by weight of caprylic and capric acids.
- 6. The process of claim 2 wherein said first fatty acid component is palm kernel fatty acid.
- 7. The process of claim 6 wherein said palm kernel fatty acid is composed primarily of from 40% to 52% by weight lauric acid, from 14% to 18% by weight of myristic acid, from 7% to 9% of palmitic acid, from 1% to 3% by weight of stearic acid, from 3% to 5% of caprylic acid, from 3% to 7% of capric acids, from 11% to 19% by weight of oleic acid, and from 0.5% to 2% by weight of linoleic acid.
- 8. The process of claim 2 wherein said second fatty acid component is a stearic-palmitic acid combination.
- 9. The process of claim 8 wherein said stearic-palmitic acid combination is comprised of from about 45% to about 65% by weight of stearic acid and from 25% to 50% by weight of palmitic acid.
- 10. The process of claim 8 wherein stearic-palmitic acid combination is comprised of from 1% to 40% by weight stearic acid and from about 58% to at least about 99% by weight of palmitic acid.
- 11. The process of claim 2 wherein the weight ratio of said first fatty acid to said second fatty acid is from about 80/20 to about 20/80.
- 12. The process of claim 11 wherein the weight ratio of said first fatty acid to said second fatty acid is from about 50/50 to about 40/60.
- 13. The process of claim 1 wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl group having from 12 to 16 carbon atoms and wherein a is about 1.6.
- 14. The process of claim 1 wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl group having from 8 to 16 carbon atoms and wherein a is about 1.6.
- 15. The process of claim 1 wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl group having from 8 to 10 carbon atoms and wherein a is about 1.7.
- 16. The process of claim 1 wherein said soap composition is formed by neutralizing a mixture comprised of a tallow-free fatty acid and an alkyl polyglycoside of the formula I
- R.sub.1 O(Z).sub.a I
- wherein R.sub.1 is a monovalent organic radical having from about 6 to about 30 carbon atoms; Z is saccharide residue having 5 or 6 carbon atoms; a is a number having a value from 1 to about 6.
- 17. The process of claim 1 wherein said soap composition is formed by first neutralizing a tallow-free fatty acid and then adding an alkyl polyglycoside of the formula I
- R.sub.1 O(Z).sub.a I
- wherein R.sub.1 is a monovalent organic radical having from about 6 to about 30 carbon atoms; Z is saccharide residue having 5 or 6 carbon atoms; a is a number having a value from 1 to about 6.
- 18. A process for making a personal cleansing bar having a high moisture content comprising the steps of: (1) forming a soap composition comprised of: (a) from about 80 to about 99% by weight of a neutralized tallow-free fatty acid mixture; (b) a surfactant selected from the group consisting of an anionic, nonionic, cationic, amphoteric surfactant, and a mixture thereof; and (c) from about 1 to about 20% by weight of an alkyl polyglycoside of the formula I
- R.sub.1 O(Z).sub.a I
- wherein R.sub.1 is a monovalant organic radical having from about 6 to about 30 carbon atoms, Z is saccharide residue having 5 or 6 carbon atoms; a is a number having a value from 1 to about 6; wherein said tallow-free fatty acid mixture has an iodine value of less than about 7; wherein the above percentages are based on the total weight of the fatty acid mixture and the alkyl polyglycoside; and (2) finishing said soap composition to produce said bar having from about 15% to about 30% by weight of water.
- 19. The process of claim 18 wherein said suffactant is an alkali metal salt of an alkyl isethionate; a sarcosinate; a sulfosuccinate; a taurate; or an ethoxylated fatty alcohol.
- 20. The process of claim 19 wherein said alkyl isethionate is sodium cocoyl isethionate or sodium lauryl isethionate.
- 21. A process for making a personal cleansing bar having a high moisture content comprising the steps of: (1) forming a soap composition by mixing: (a) a first base having a moisture content of from about 15% to about 30% by weight and which is comprised of a neutralized tallow-free fatty acid mixture and an alkyl polyglycoside of the formula I
- R.sub.1 O(Z).sub.a I
- wherein R.sub.1 is a monovalent organic radical having from about 6 to about 30 carbon atoms; Z is saccharide residue having 5 or 6 carbon atoms; a is a number having a value from 1 to about 6, wherein said tallow-free fatty acid mixture has an iodine value of less than about 7; and, (b) a second base having a moisture content of less than about 15% and which is comprised of neutralized tallow/coco fatty acid; (2) finishing said soap composition to produce said bar having from about 15% to about 30% by weight of water; wherein the neutralized tallow-free fatty acid mixture and the neutralized tallow/coco fatty add are present in a total quantity of from about 80 to about 99% by weight, and the alkyl polyglycoslde is present in from about 1 to about 20% by weight, the above percentages being based on the total weight of neutralized tallow-free fatty acid mixture, neutralized tallow/coco fatty acid, and alkyl polyglycoside.
- 22. The process of claim 21 wherein said tallow-free fatty acid mixture is comprised of a first fatty acid component and a second acid component.
- 23. The process of claim 22 wherein said first fatty acid component is coco fatty acid or palm kernel fatty acid.
- 24. The process of claim 23 wherein said first fatty acid component is coco fatty acid.
- 25. The process of claim 23 wherein said coco fatty acid is comprised of from about 45% to about 55% by weight lauric acid, from about 15% to about 23% by weight of myristic acid, from about 8% to about 11% of palmitic acid, from about 1% to about 10% by weight of stearic acid, from about 1% to about 8% by weight of oleic acid, and from about 1% to about 14% by weight of caprylic and capric acids.
- 26. The process of claim 22 wherein said first fatty acid component is palm kernel fatty acid.
- 27. The process of claim 26 wherein said palm kernel fatty acid is composed primarily of from 40% to 52% by weight lauric acid, from 14% to 18% by weight of myristic acid, from 7% to 9% of palmitic acid, from 1% to 3% by weight of stearic acid, from 3% to 5% of caprylic acid, from 3% to 7% of capric acids, from 11% to 19% by weight of oleic acid, and from 0.5% to 2% by weight of linoleic acid.
- 28. The process of claim 22 wherein said second fatty acid component is a stearic-palmitic acid combination.
- 29. The process of claim 28 wherein stearic-palmitic acid combination is comprised of from about 45% to about 65% by weight of stearic acid and from 25% to 50% by weight of palmitic acid.
- 30. The process of claim 28 wherein stearic-palmitic acid combination is comprised of from 1% to 40% by weight stearic acid and from about 58% to at least about 99% by weight of palmitic acid.
- 31. The process of claim 22 wherein the weight ratio of said first fatty acid to said second fatty acid is from about 80/20 to about 20/80.
- 32. The process of claim 31 wherein the weight ratio of said first fatty acid to said second fatty acid is from about 50/50 to about 40/60.
- 33. The process of claim 21 wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl group having from 12 to 16 carbon atoms and wherein a is about 1.6.
- 34. The process of claim 21 wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl group having from 8 to 16 carbon atoms and wherein a is about 1.6.
- 35. The process of claim 21 wherein R.sub.1 is an alkyl group having from 8 to 10 carbon atoms and wherein a is about 1.7.
- 36. The process of claim 21 wherein said first base is formed by neutralizing a mixture comprised of a tallow-free fatty acid and an alkyl polyglycoside of the formula I
- R.sub.1 O(Z).sub.a I
- wherein R.sub.1 is a monovalent organic radical having from about 6 to about 30 carbon atoms; Z is saccharide residue having 5 or 6 carbon atoms; a is a number having a value from 1 to about 6.
- 37. The process of claim 21 wherein said first base is formed by first neutralizing a tallow-free fatty acid and then adding an alkyl polyglycoside of the formula I
- R.sub.1 O(Z).sub.a I
- wherein R.sub.1 is a monovalent organic radical having from about 6 to about 30 carbon atoms; Z is saccharide residue having 5 or 6 carbon atoms; a is a number having a value from 1 to about 6.
- 38. A process for making a personal cleansing bar having a relatively high moisture content comprising the steps of: (1) forming a soap composition by mixing: (a) a first base comprised of a neutralized tallow-free fatty acid mixture having a moisture content of from about 15% to about 30%; a surfactant selected from the group consisting of an anionic, nonionic, cationic, amphoteric surfactant, and a mixture thereof; and an alkyl polyglycoside of the formula I
- R.sub.1 O(Z).sub.a I
- wherein R.sub.1 is a monovalent organic radical having from about 6 to about 30 carbon atoms; Z is saccharide residue having 5 or 6 carbon atoms; a is a number having a value from 1 to about 6, wherein said tallow-free fatty acid mixture has an iodine value of less than about 7; and, (b) a second base having a moisture content of less than about 15% and which is comprised of neutralized tallow/coco fatty acid; (2) finishing said soap composition to produce said bar having from about 15% to about 30% by weight of water; wherein the neutralized tallow-free fatty acid mixture and the neutralized tallow/coco fatty acid are present in a total quantity of from about 80 to about 99% by weight, and the alkyl polygloside is present in from about 1 to about 20% by weight, the above percentages being based on the total weight of neutralized tallow-free fatty acid mixture, neutralized tallow/coco fatty acid, and alkyl polyglycoside.
- 39. The process of claim 38 wherein said surfactant is an alkali metal salt of an alkyl isethionate; a sarcosinate; a sulfosuccinate; a taurate; or an ethoxylated fatty alcohol.
- 40. The process of claim 39 wherein said alkyl isethionate is sodium cocoyl isethionate or sodium lauryl isethionate.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of Application Ser. No. 08/278,464, filed on Jul. 21, 1994, now abandoned the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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