The present invention relates to structured compositions, and in particular to personal care compositions comprising a clay.
Standard personal care compositions such as cleansing formulas, liquid soaps, moisturizing formulations, hair care products, shower gels and body washes often do not deliver significant amounts of desired products, such as emollients and skin softening agents, to the surface of the skin during use. This can lead to significant drying of the skin, particularly during the winter months and in dry climates. Formulas that deliver higher amounts of oil may temporarily alleviate drying, although they often present the disadvantage of leaving a greasy or oily residue on the skin even after the compositions are washed off. Additionally, formulas with high levels of oils and emollients are often expensive, and can exhibit undesirable separation of the oil and aqueous phases during storage.
Some known personal care compositions such as liquid soaps, shower gels and body washes incorporate a high emollient concentration. This can cause the problem that excessive amounts of oily deposits are formed on sanitary ware, such as shower cubicles, baths and wash basins, requiring regular cleaning of the sanitary ware.
Accordingly, there is an ongoing need for personal care compositions that deliver significant amounts of oils and emollients to the skin during use, and effectively prevent drying of the skin without leaving a greasy or oily residue.
In addition, there is a desire for personal care compositions such as liquid soaps, shower gels and body washes that can deliver a high degree of moisturizing benefit, for example from emollients, to the skin, but which do not tend to deposit excessive amounts of oily deposits onto sanitary ware, such as shower cubicles, baths and wash basins.
In a first aspect, the present invention provides a composition comprising:
In a second aspect, the present invention provides a personal care composition comprising:
In another embodiment, a personal care composition comprising:
In a third aspect, the present invention provides a personal care composition comprising:
In one embodiment, the personal care composition is a body wash, a shower gel or a liquid hand soap.
In one embodiment, the structured aqueous gel component comprises about 0.1 to about 1% of the clay, or about 0.1 to about 0.5% of the clay; about 1 to about 7.5% of the crosslinked polycarboxylate thickener: and about 0.1 to about 2% of the quaternary polymer, each wt % being based on the weight of the composition.
The clay may comprise a sodium magnesium silicate, in particular a synthetic hectorite, such as a clay available under the trade name Laponite™ available from Southern Clay Products (Gonzales, Tex., USA). A particularly preferred Laponite™ clay is Laponite™ XLG.
In one embodiment, the crosslinked polycarboxylate thickener comprises an acrylic crosslinked polycarboxylate thickener.
In one embodiment, the quaternary polymer has a molecular weight of less than about 2,000,000 and a charge density of less than about 6 meq/g at a pH of about 7.
In a fourth aspect, the present invention provides a personal care composition comprising:
In one embodiment, the emollient component is dispersed in both of the first and second gel components.
In one embodiment, the personal care composition is a body wash, a shower gel or a liquid hand soap.
In one embodiment, each of the first and second structured aqueous gel components comprises about 0.1 to about 1% of a clay, or about 0.1 to about 0.5% of a clay; about 1 to about 7.5% of a crosslinked polycarboxylate thickener; and about 0.1 to about 2% of quaternary polymer. or about 1 to about 2% of quaternary polymer, each wt% being based on the weight of the composition.
The clay may comprise a sodium magnesium silicate, in particular a synthetic hectorite, such as a clay available under the trade name Laponite™. A particularly preferred Laponite™ clay is Laponite™ XLG.
In one embodiment, each of the first and second structured aqueous gel components has the same composition of clay, crosslinked polycarboxylate thickener and quaternary polymer, and the same amount of the emollient component, and the first and second structured aqueous gel components are visually distinct by comprising different colorant compositions therein.
The first and second structured aqueous gel components may comprise different colorant compositions either by the first and second structured aqueous gel components comprising different colorants and/or different concentrations of the same colorants or by the first structured aqueous gel component comprising at least one colorant and the second structured aqueous gel component being about free of any colorant.
In a fifth aspect, the present invention provides a personal care composition comprising a single structured gel phase, having at least two visually distinct areas, each visually distinct area comprising a respective structured aqueous gel component comprising a respective visual additive imparting a respective individual visual appearance to the respective structured aqueous gel component, at least one benefit agent selected from a moisturizing agent and a cleaning agent, the at least one benefit agent being dispersed throughout the at least two visually distinct areas whereby the at least two gel components commonly deliver at least one of a cleaning benefit and a moisturizing benefit.
In one embodiment, the composition comprises the moisturizing agent and the cleaning agent, both the moisturizing agent and the cleaning agent being dispersed throughout the at least two visually distinct areas whereby the at least two structured aqueous gel components commonly deliver both the cleaning benefit and the moisturizing benefit.
In one embodiment, the cleaning agent comprises at least one surfactant and the moisturizing agent comprises at least one emollient, and the at least one surfactant and at least one emollient are dispersed throughout the at least two visually distinct areas, and dispersed throughout the composition.
In a sixth aspect, the present invention provides a method of producing personal care composition comprising:
In one embodiment, at least one amphoteric surfactant is added to the structured phase formed in step (c) before addition of the quaternary polymer in step (d).
In one embodiment, at least one preservative is added to the structured phase formed in step (c) before addition of the quaternary polymer in step (d), or before the addition of the at least one amphoteric surfactant.
In one embodiment, at least one pH adjuster is added to the structured phase formed in step (c) before addition of the quaternary polymer in step (d), or before the addition of the at least one amphoteric surfactant.
In a seventh aspect, the present invention provides a personal care composition comprising:
In an eighth aspect, the present invention provides a method of cleaning a keratinous surface, said method comprising the steps of applying a composition according to the present invention to the keratinous surface and removing said composition from contact with the keratinous surface.
The keratinous surface is chosen from skin, hair, or nails.
In a ninth aspect, the present invention provides a method of preventing dry skin or dry scalp, comprising the steps of: applying to the skin or scalp a composition comprising a composition according to the present invention; and rinsing the composition from the skin or scalp.
In a tenth aspect, the present invention provides a method of prolonging delivery of moisture to a keratinous surface, comprising applying to the keratinous surface a composition in accordance with the present invention.
In an eleventh aspect, the present invention provides a method of conditioning a keratinous surface, comprising the steps of:
In another aspect, a body wash comprising at least one surfactant and at least 1 weight % of an emollient that is solid below 50° C. that deposits less than 2 mg/cm2 of the emollient on glass according to the Method for Residue Deposition on Glass for Liquid Body Cleansing Products.
As used throughout the present disclosure, ranges are a shorthand for describing each and every value that is within the range. Any value within the range can be selected as the terminus of the range. In addition, all references cited in the present disclosure are hereby incorporated by reference in their entireties. In the event of any conflict between a definition in the present disclosure and that of a cited reference, the present disclosure controls.
As used throughout this specification and claims, except as noted below in the examples, the amount of material listed is the active weight of the material.
As used herein, the term “yield point” (used interchangeably with “yield value”) refers to a measurement of structure forming potential of a formula, i.e., the ability to suspend materials (such as oils, beads, etc.) with densities that differ from those of the base material. The compositions of the present invention have yield points of greater than about 5 Pa at room temperature, as measured using a Brookfield YR-1 Yield Rheometer with a number 73 vane. In various embodiments, the yield point of the compositions of the present invention are about 10 to about 100 Pa, about 20 to about 80 Pa, and about 30 to about 70 Pa.
As used throughout, “room temperature” refers to 23° C±1.
As used throughout, the viscosity is measured in mPas (cps) at room temperature with a Brookfield DV-II viscometer using a number 6 spindle rotating at 10 rpm for 30 seconds.
It has been discovered that certain compositions comprising a clay, a crosslinked polycarboxylate thickener and a quaternized polymer are advantageous as personal care formulations. In addition, such compositions may be useful as personal care compositions that exhibit aesthetically desirable attributes, such as, e.g., visually distinct areas.
In particular, the present invention is at least partly predicated on the finding by the present inventors that the provision of a combination of three structurants in an aqueous composition can provide the combination of a highly structured composition with a desirable rheology to provide packaging and aesthetic benefits together with an ability to support benefit agents, in particular emollients to deliver a high level of moisturization for personal care products. The three structurants comprise the clay, particularly a layered silicate clay, the crosslinked polycarboxylate thickener; and the quaternary polymer.
Such a system forms a structured gel phase, but at very low amounts of clay, typically from about 0.1 to about 1 wt %, more typically about 0.1 to about 0.5 wt %, yet more typically about 0.3 wt %. clay based on the weight of the composition. This means that the composition may be clear or opaque, depending on the other components in the composition apart from the system forming the structured gel, and can have good aesthetic properties, visual and tactile, for a personal care composition. Also, the low amount of clay reduces the cost of the composition. Yet further, the use of the low clay content structured gel phase significantly reduces the cost of providing a personal care composition that can support a high emollient oil content, to deliver a high degree of moisturization when applied to the skin, as compared to many current commercial personal care bodywash, shower gel or liquid soap compositions. The aqueous composition can have a high water content, typically more than about 50 wt % of the composition.
The clay, particularly the layered silicate clay, can form a colloidal dispersion in water which can provide rheology modification for the aqueous composition so as to provide a thickened product with high shear thinning and a thixotropic rheology. The addition of a crosslinked polycarboxylate thickener, in particular an anionic thickener thereto can modify the rheology to stabilize and thicken the composition. The further addition of the third component, the quaternary polymer, greatly increases the yield point of the composition so that the formulation has a very high shear and is mechanically stable after manufacture and during transport to the consumer, and during use. However, the thixotropic properties of the composition ensure that the composition can readily be manufactured, for example by injection of the liquid composition from a nozzle into a container for delivery to the consumer, and can readily be used by the consumer when dispensing a desired amount or dose of the composition from the container. The quaternary polymer is typically present in an amount of about 0.01 to about 5 wt %, or about 0.05 to about 2 wt %, more typically about 0.1 to about 0.2 wt %, about 0.108 wt % based on the weight of the composition, to achieve the desired increase in yield point of the structured gel formed from the clay, crosslinked polycarboxylate thickener and quaternary polymer.
Furthermore, benefit agents, in particular emollients to deliver a high level of moisturization for personal care products, are supported by the structured gel phase in a uniformly and highly dispersed manner, and there is no oil-in water emulsion.
Consequently, the personal care compositions can support a high proportion of emollients, typically about 3 to about 10 wt %. more typically about 5 wt %, emollient based on the weight of the composition, which can correspondingly deliver a high degree of moisturization to the skin when the composition is used, for example, as a body wash, shower gel or liquid hand soap, without the composition feeling oily or greasy to the touch.
Furthermore, even with a high amount of emollient the composition visually appears to have a consistent and uniform single phase composition, even if different visually distinct areas, distinguished by different coloration, for example, are provided. This is achievable in highly aqueous compositions, for example where water as a solvent for the gel phase comprises at least about 50 wt % of the composition. High water content reduces the manufacturing cost of the composition.
The visually distinct areas may for example be achieved by simultaneously co-injecting the two visually distinct structured gel components into a common container or package from respective nozzles or from a single nozzle.
In addition, the provision of the highly structured gel phase provides a base formulation that can be employed in a number of different personal care compositions, thereby reducing product development periods, and formulation and manufacturing costs, across a range of different products. For example, the personal care composition can comprise liquid hand soaps, shower gels or bodywashes using the same base formulation, the products primarily varying in color and/or fragrance, and possibly also emollient content because the range of emollient content that can be supported within the composition is rather large, for example up to about 15 wt % based on the weight of the composition.
The highly structured gel permits plural visually distinct areas to be present in the same container or package, and the areas can remain visually distinct during transport of the product from the manufacturer to the consumer because of the high yield point of the gel. There is no need to formulate the structured gels differently to provide two visually distinct areas, apart from providing different visual differences, such as differential coloration. This simplifies manufacture and reduces the manufacturing cost. However, the thixotropic nature of the gel readily permits both tilling of the container or package during manufacture of the product and subsequent consumer acceptable dispensing of the composition from the container or package during use by the consumer.
In addition, it has been found that the structured gel can support a high amount of emollient which can deliver a high degree of moisturization to the skin vet without causing emollient, in the form of oil, to be deposited in significant amounts onto sanitary ware, such as bathtubs, shower cubicles and wash basins, which is clearly undesirable.
Some known personal care compositions, such as bodywashes and shower gels, that contain emollients for skin moisturizing can deliver a high degree of moisturization to the skin but correspondingly they also cause significant amounts of emollient to be deposited onto sanitary ware, which then requires frequent cleaning.
The present inventors have found that the personal care compositions of the present invention, incorporating the structured gel, support emollient at highly moisturizing levels so as to be able to provide, when used as a bodywash, shower gel or soap, a high deposition of emollient on the skin with reduced deposition on sanitary ware such as bathtubs, shower cubicles and wash basins, which may be made of ceramic, glass, or plastics material, such as acrylic plastics. Such differential deposition of emollient onto skin as compared to onto sanitary ware is a significant technical advantage of the compositions of the preferred embodiments of the present invention.
One particular advantage of the personal care compositions of the present invention is that two or more visually distinct areas can be provided which creates an attractive aesthetic appearance to the consumer. Moreover, the aesthetic appearance of two or more visually distinct areas can impart to the consumer the technical concept of the composition providing plural technical effects, for example moisturization and a cleaning action, each associated with a respective visually distinct area. Such a technical concept can be imparted even though the visually distinct areas have essentially the same composition, apart from those components that provide the visual distinction, such as different colorants or colorant contents.
This in turn can provide the advantage that when, for example, an emollient system is incorporated into the composition, the emollient can be equally present in each visually distinct area, and so can be uniformly distributed throughout the composition, even though the consumer may visually perceive there to be only one of the visually distinct areas that would be expected to be formulated to provide the moisturizing effect. This means that a high level of emollient can he incorporated into the composition having two or more visually distinct areas without having to provide a relatively high emollient concentration phase and a relatively low, or even zero, emollient concentration phase, as in some known multiple phase compositions, and deliver better perceived benefits, aesthetics, and rheology.
Such known compositions may exhibit excessive emollient deposition onto sanitary ware, as discussed above, because of the need for an excessively high emollient content in one phase. Such known compositions may comprise an aqueous phase that comprises surfactants and delivers a cleaning benefit and an anhydrous phase or emulsion phase (a water-in-oil or oil-in-water emulsion) that comprises emollients and delivers a moisturizing benefit.
In the present invention, there can be a single structured gel phase, having two visually distinct areas, commonly delivering both a cleaning benefit and a moisturizing benefit because both surfactants and emollients are dispersed throughout both visually distinct areas.
As used herein, the term “structured” refers to a composition in which the base, active material and structuring agent form a system with solid suspending properties while remaining pourable. Examples of structured systems include those wherein the active materials (such as detergents, surfactants, emollients, moisturizers and the like) are dispersions of lamellar droplets in an aqueous phase that contains an electrolyte. These lamellar droplets are often referred to as an “onion-like” configuration or layering of surfactant molecules, for example, as spherulites. See, e.g., U.S. Patent Publication Nos. 2004/0092415, 2004/0223991, 2004/0235693 and 2004/0248748 which are directed to spherulite-based structured systems.
The structured compositions of the present invention contain a clay, and are hence directed to clay-based (rather than spherulite-based) structurant systems. As used herein, the term “clay” refers to any of a series of hydrous silicate minerals and includes natural or synthetic clays. Examples of useful classes of clays include, but are not limited to: kaolinites, smectites, illites and chlorites. In certain embodiments of the present invention, the clay may be useful as a thickener and/or structure building composition. For example, swelling clays such as smectites are particularly useful as structurants, and include, e.g., bentonite, hectorite, layered magnesium silicate (such as a clay available from Southern Clay Products (Gonzales, Tex., USA) under the trade name Laponite™); and magnesium aluminum silicate (such as a clay available under the trade name Veegum from various suppliers. USA). U.S. Pat. No. 6,787,160 to Schacknai et al. provides further discussion of natural and synthetic clays. A synthetic layered silicate, such as Laponite™ XLG, which is anionic, is preferred. In various embodiments of the present invention, the amounts of clay present are about 0.01 to about 5%, about 0.05 to about 3%. about 0.1 to about 2% and about 0.2 to about 1% by weight of the total composition.
The compositions of the present invention comprise a mixture of surfactants, comprising at least one anionic surfactant and at least one amphoteric surfactant. Suitable surfactants are described in McCutcheon's, Detergents and Emulsifiers, North American edition (1986), published by allured Publishing Corporation: and McCutcheon's. Functional Materials, North American Edition (1992); and in U.S. Pat. No. 3,929,678.
Useful anionic surfactants for the present embodiments include alkyl and alkyl ether sulfates, such as those that may have the respective formula ROSO3M and RO(C2H4O)XSO3M, wherein R is alkyl or alkenyl of from about 8 to about 24 carbon atoms, x is 1 to 10, and M is a water-soluble cation such as ammonium, sodium, potassium and triethanolamine. The alkyl ether sulfates may be made as condensation products of ethylene oxide and monohydric alcohols having from about 8 to about 24 carbon atoms. In one embodiment, R has from about 10 to about 18 carbon atoms in both the alkyl and alkyl ether sulfates. The alcohols can be derived from fats, e.g., coconut oil or tallow, or can be synthetic. Lauryl alcohol and straight chain alcohols derived from coconut oil are preferred herein. Such alcohols are reacted with about 1 to about 10, or about 3 to about 5, or with about 3, molar proportions of ethylene oxide and the resulting mixture of molecular species having, for example, an average of 3 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of alcohol, is sulfated and neutralized.
Specific examples of alkyl ether sulfates include sodium and ammonium salts of coconut alkyl triethylene glycol ether sulfate; tallow alkyl triethylene glycol ether sulfate, and tallow alkyl hexaoxyethylene sulfate. Highly preferred alkyl ether sulfates are those comprising a mixture of individual compounds, said mixture having an average alkyl chain length of from about 10 to about 16 carbon atoms and an average degree of ethoxylation of from about 1 to about 4 moles of ethylene oxide.
Other suitable anionic surfactants include water-soluble salts of the organic, sulfuric acid reaction products of the general formula [R1—SO3-M], wherein R1 is chosen from a straight or branched chain, saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon radical having from about 8 to about 24, or about 10 to about 18, carbon atoms; and M is a cation. Suitable examples include the salts of an organic sulfuric acid reaction product of a hydrocarbon of the methane series, including iso-, neo-, ineso-, and n-paraffins, having about 8 to about 24 carbon atoms, or about 10 to about 18 carbon atoms and a sulfonating agent, e.g., SO3, H2SO4, oleum, obtained according to known sulfonation methods, including bleaching and hydrolysis, for example, alkali metal and ammonium sulfonated C10-18n-paraffins.
Useful anionic surfactants include ammonium lauryl sulfate, ammonium laureth sulfate, triethylamine lauryl sulfate, triethylamine laureth sulfate, triethanolamine lauryl sulfate, triethanolamine laureth sulfate, monoethanolamine lauryl sulfate, monoethanolamine laureth sulfate, diethanolamine lauryl sulfate, diethanolamine laureth sulfate, lauric monoglyceride sodium sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium laureth sulfate, potassium laureth sulfate, sodium lauryl sarcosinate, sodium lauroyl sarcosinate, lauryl sarcosine, cocoyl sarcosine, ammonium cocoyl sulfate, ammonium lauroyl sulfate, sodium cocoyl sulfate, sodium lauroyl sulfate, potassium cocoyl sulfate, potassium lauryl sulfate, monoethanolamine cocoyl sulfate, sodium tridecyl benzene sulfonate, sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate, sodium and potassium salts of sodium pareth sulfate, sodium and potassium salts of sodium pareth ether sulfate and combinations thereof.
A particularly preferred anionic surfactant is an ethoxylated sodium pareth sulfate, in particular SLES(SO3Na Pareth 145-2EO Sulfate Base-25.5% Al). Another preferred anionic surfactant is an ethoxylated sodium laureth sulfate, in particular SLLS(SO3Na Laureth c12-14 Alcohol-2EO Sulfate Base-70% or 25.5% Al)
Useful amphoteric surfactants include those that may be described as derivatives of aliphatic secondary and tertiary amines in which the aliphatic radical can be straight or branched chain and wherein one of the aliphatic substituents contains from about 8 to about 18 carbon atoms and one contains an anionic water solubilizing group, e.g., carboxy, sulfonate, sulfate, phosphate, or phosphonate. Examples of compounds falling within this definition are sodium 3-dodecyl-aminopropionate, sodium 3-dodecylaminopropane sulfonate, sodium lauryl sarcosinate, N-alkyltaurines such as the one prepared by reacting dodecylamine with sodium isethionate according to the teaching of U.S. Pat. No. 2,658,072, N-higher alkyl aspartic acids such as those produced according to the teaching of U.S. Pat. No. 2,438,091, and the products described in U.S. Pat. No. 2,528,378. Examples of useful amphoteric surfactants include amidobetaines, amidosulfobetaines, coco dimethyl carboxymethyl betaine, cocoamidopropyl betaine, cocobetaine, lauryl amidopropyl betaine, oleyl betaine, lauryl dimethyl carboxymethyl betaine, lauryl dimethyl alphacarboxyethyl betaine, cetyl dimethyl carboxymethyl betaine, lauryl bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)carboxymethyl betaine, stearyl bis-(2-hydroxypropyl)carboxymethyl betaine, oleyl dimethyl gamma-carboxypropyl betaine, and lauryl bis-(2-hydroxypropyl)alpha-carboxyethyl betaine, coco dimethyl sulfopropyl betaine, stearyl dimethyl sulfopropyl betaine, laurel dimethyl sulfoethyl betaine, lauryl bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)sulfopropyl betaine.
The compounds of the present invention further comprise a crosslinked polycarboxylate thickener. In one embodiment, the crosslinked polycarboxylate thickener is an acrylic crosslinked polycarboxylate rheology modifier, or an acrylates copolymer or derivative thereof or an acrylates/methacrylate cross polymer, for example an acrylates steareth-20 methacrylate crosspolymer. Useful crosslinked polycarboxylate thickeners include, for example, partially crosslinked polycarboxylate thickeners that may be partially substituted with at least one alkyl group, e.g., thickeners, which are anionic or nonionic, commercially available under the trade name Aculyn™ from Rohm & Haas (for example, Aculyn™22. Aculyn™28, Aculyn™33, Aculyn™38, Aculyn™44, Aculyn™46, Aculyn™60, Aculyn™88 and the like). An anionic crosslinked polycarboxylate thickener, such as Aculyn™88. is preferred.
The compounds of the present invention further comprise a polyhydric alcohol having an average molecular weight of less than about 600. In various embodiments, the average molecular weight may be less than about 550 or less than about 500. Any polyhydric alcohol can be used, but examples of suitable polyhydric alcohols include glycerin (glycerol), ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, di- and tri-glycerin and/or poly-glycerin and combinations thereof. It has been found that where the polyhydric alcohol has a molecular weight of less than about 600, the compositions are particularly advantageous in terms of desirability and ease of use for consumers. In addition, the addition of the polyhydric alcohol aids in the dispersion of the compositions during formulation, thereby leading to more efficient processing and higher yield of formula.
The compositions of the present invention may further comprise an optional preservative, such as, for example, EDTA. It has been discovered, that where the amounts of EDTA are varied, e.g., from 0 to about 1%, various characteristics can be optimized as well (for example, foam boost or increased oil deposition).
The compositions of the present invention comprise a quaternized polymer, i.e., a highly charged cationic polymer that may effectively build up the structure of the formula, increase yield point and further enhance the ability of the composition to support oils, emollients, particles and other inclusions in the compositions in a stable formulation. Examples of quaternized polymer that may be useful for the present embodiments include, e.g., the homopolymer of dimethyl diallyl ammonium chloride solid under the trade name MERQUAT™100 having a molecular weight lower than 100,000 and the copolymer of dimethyl diallyl ammonium chloride and acrylamide, having a molecular weight greater than 500,000 and sold under the name Merquat™500, as well as related compositions available under the following trade names: Merquat™5, Merquat™280, Merquat™550 (Polyquat 7), Merquat™2001. Merquat™3330 all available from Nalco Company (Naperville, Ill., USA); Conditioneze NT-2 (available from ISP Corp.), Jaguar (available from Rhodia Corporation).
A particularly preferred quaternary polymer has a charge density at pH 7 of about 1 to about 5 meq/gm, or from about 2 to about 4 meq/gm, or about 3 meq/gm, and a molecular weight of from about 1,000,000 to about 2,000,000, or about 1,600,000. Such a quaternary polymer is provided by Merquat™550 (Polyquat 7).
The compositions of the present invention comprise at least one emollient oil that enhances the moisturization of the skin. Examples of such oils include vegetable triglycerides such as maleated castor oils (such as that available under the trade name Ceraphyl™, e.g., Ceraphyl™ RMT, from ISP Corp.), maleated soybean oils, sunflower oils, mineral oils, petrolatum, silicones or silicone elastomers, or mixtures or derivatives thereof.
It has particularly been found by the present inventors that when the personal care compositions of the present invention comprise at least two emollient oils, comprising a mixture of a maleated oil, in particular a maleated castor oil (such as that available under the trade name Ceraphyl™, e.g., Ceraphyl™ RMT, from ISP Corp.), and another emollient selected from at least one of petrolatum, a vegetable oil such as sunflower oil, or a mixture thereof, then the efficacy of emollient moisturization of the skin, particularly after the skin has been dried of aqueous moisture, is increased as compared to when the same other emollient is used without the maleated oil, See example below.
It has further been found by the present inventors that the structured gel comprising the clay, the crosslinked polycarboxylate thickener, and the quaternary polymer sometimes has a high viscosity, particularly after a fragrance has been added thereto, which can present problems for manufacturing, consumer use and consumer acceptance. This can be a problem for personal care compositions such as bodywashes, shower gels and liquid hand soap cleansing products. It has further been found by the present inventors that the addition of fatty esters to the composition can reduce the viscosity of the composition.
In particular, the fatty esters may be selected from at least one of isopropyl myristate, isopropyl palmitate, and isopropyl isostearate.
During manufacture of the composition, it has been found that the order of addition of the components can significantly modify the effectiveness of the fatty ester as a viscosity modifier for the composition. For example, if the fatty ester is added immediately after the addition of the clay to the composition, then this can result in a larger reduction in viscosity of the composition than if the fatty ester is added immediately at the end of the formulation process and after the addition of the fragrance to the composition.
In certain embodiments, the compositions of the present invention may be presented in visually distinct areas, e.g. as clouds, stripes or areas of varying opacity, such as, for example, wherein certain areas contain inclusions. It is important to note that the compositions of the present invention are uniform in composition; however, they may exhibit a visually distinct appearance based on different amounts and/or types of colorants used or inclusions, for example. As used herein, the term “visually distinct” refers to a distinction that is visible to the naked eye at a distance at which a consumer using a personal care formulation would likely view a product. This distance may include, for example, arm's length, a distance from a consumer's eye to a store shelf, or about 10 cm to about 3 m or more. “Visually distinct” may include, for example, areas that are different colors, different shades of a color (i.e., different gradations of a color over the dimensions of the container or package), different opacities, contain different inclusions or particles, or different phases such as solid, liquid or gaseous (e.g., air bubbles). Also contemplated within the embodiments of the present invention are compositions wherein one or more of such areas is visually clear and/or contains no colorant. The compositions of the present invention are able to maintain their visually distinct characteristics for prolonged periods of time including storage and transportation, without significant changes in their visual appearance, such as, for example, mixing to the extent that the visual patterns are completely obliterated. In various embodiments, shaking or agitation of the compositions may result in changes to the pattern of visual distinction, but visually distinct areas will still be discernible.
Examples of particles that may be suitable for the present compositions include any discrete and visually distinct forms of matter that may be useful in a personal care composition. For example, useful particles include, without limitation: beads, encapsulates, particles made of polymer materials (e.g., plastic, in any desirable shape that appeals to consumers), metals (e.g., foil material or flakes, glitter), minerals (e.g., salts, rocks, pebbles, lava, glass/silica particles, talc), plant materials (e.g., pits or seeds of vegetables or fruits, plant fibers, stalks, stems, leaves or roots) and the like.
The embodiments of the present invention may additionally comprise additional materials such as solubilizers, pH adjusters (e.g., citric acid, HCl, NaOH, KOH), viscosity modifiers (e.g., isopropyl palmitate), salts or other electrolytes (e.g., sodium chloride and other mono-, di- and trivalent salts), preservatives.
The compositions of the present invention may he in the form of any acceptable personal care compositions, including but not limited to: hair care products (e.g., shampoos, conditioners, mousses, sprays and hair gels), films, liquid soaps such as hand soaps and santizers, antiperspirants, deodorants, body washes, body gels, creams, lotions, bubble baths, bath powders, bath oils, and other portable forms.
The present invention also provides, in certain embodiments, methods for providing to the skin a moisturizing effect comprising applying to the skin a composition comprising any of the foregoing composition embodiments.
In certain embodiments, the invention is directed to compositions of the present invention incorporated into one or more acceptable carriers. Acceptable carriers for the embodiments of the present invention may be in liquid, semi-solid, solid or gaseous phase, and may vary depending upon the composition and intended uses of a particular compound. Acceptable carriers for the personal care embodiments of the present invention should be ones that are dermatologically acceptable and not harsh when applied to the human skin, e.g., the skin of the scalp or other external regions of the human body for which personal care compositions are generally intended.
Selection of specific carrier components is dependent on the desired product form. It should be understood that any suitable carrier known in the art or to be developed can be provided to the composition, and that the carrier or carriers useful for various embodiments of the present invention will depend upon the specific intended use of the compositions, and that one or more carriers may be suitable for overlapping intended uses.
The compositions of the present invention may also include one or more fragrances. Acceptable fragrances for the present invention include any fragrances that are pleasant and desirable for consumers and do not irritate or otherwise adversely affect the human body.
The compositions of the present invention may additionally include ingredients that may further enhance their desirability for consumers. For example, colorants, pH adjusters, preservatives, pearlescent or opacifying agents, thickening agents, conditioners, humectants, chelating agents/sequestrants, absorbents, abrasives, anticaking agents, anti-aging agents, astringents, antiforming agents, binders, biological additives, buffering agents, bulking agents, chemical additives, colorants, cosmetic astringents, antimicrobial agents, denaturants, emollients, vitamins, foam boosters, sugars and starches, sugar and starch derivatives, hydrotropes, neutralizing agents, opacifying agents and pigments, plasticizers, propellants, reducing agents, skin tanning agents, skin bleaching agents, skin protectants, sunscreens, sunblocks and similar additives may be included in the compositions described herein and are contemplated by the present invention.
In other embodiments, the present invention provides for a method of providing moisture to the skin comprising the steps of applying a composition to the skin comprising a clay, and rinsing the composition from the skin. The step of “applying” includes actions normally associated with oral care and personal care compositions, and includes, e.g., manually rubbing, massaging, rubbing with an implement such as a sponge or scrubber, towel, pad, cotton ball or the like. Conversely, the step of “removing” may refer to, e.g., rinsing, wiping, rubbing, blow-drying or air-drying.
In another embodiment, the present invention provides a body wash comprising at least one surfactant and at least 1 weight % emollient that is solid below 50° C. that deposits less than 2 mg/cm2 of the emollient on glass according to the Method for Residue Deposition on Glass for Liquid Body Cleansing Products, which is described below. In other embodiments, the amount of emollient is at least 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, or 50 weight % of the composition.
By way of example, and not limitation, specific embodiments of the present invention are illustrated in the following Examples. In the examples, the amounts of the materials listed are by weight as supplied. In the remainder of the specification and the claims, the amount of material is based on the active weight of the material.
The following materials shown in Table I are mixed together to form compositions in accordance with the present invention and include optional materials. All percentages are by weight. The amount of water is listed, but the amount of water could alternatively be q.s. (quantum suficit).
The following procedure was used for Formulas A-C:
Compositions according to the present invention were formed as follows, using the following procedure for Formulas D and E shown in Table 2:
The following procedure was used to make Formulas F and G shown in Table 2:
Additional compositions were formed, as shown in Tables 3 (clay body wash base) and 4, and their characteristics tested as follows:
An additional composition, shown in Table 6, according to the present invention was formed as follows:
An additional composition, comprising a shower gel, as shown in Table 7, according to the present invention was formed as follows:
In this example, the total emollient concentration of the shower gel was about 6.6 wt %. based on the weight of the composition, the primary emollient being petrolatum (5 wt %) but also including a small amount (0.1 wt %) of esterified oil, in particular maleated oil, most particularly maleated caster oil. In product testing, this composition provided a high degree of skin moisturization as perceived by the user, and did not leave the user's skin feeling tight and dry. The addition of the small amount of the maleated oil enhanced this absense of the user's skin feeling tight and dry as compared to s similar composition containing the same other emollients (petrolatum and sunflower oil) in the same amounts.
Moreover, the composition showed good deposition of both petrolatum and sunflower oil onto a wool swatch, using a conventional testing technique for determining the deposition efficiency of emollients from personal care compositions.
Furthermore, the shower gel of this example also included a viscosity control component, PPG-10 methyl glucose ether, which lowered the viscosity of the composition to a value of about 30,000 to about 40,000 mPas (cps) as compared to the same composition without this additive (which had a viscosity of about 43,0000 mPas (cps)). This composition provides the advantage of being able to provide a high moisturizing benefit to the user, but in a low viscosity composition that is easy to dispense from the shower gel container by the user, and also easy to manufacture, is easy to wash off from the skin and does not cause excessive deposition of the emollient on sanitary ware.
In this example, the structured gel was formed using a specific sequence of steps. In the previous examples, the clay (e.g. Laponite™) was initially dispersed in water to form a colloidal dispersion, then the crosslinked polycarboxylate thickener (e.g. Aculyn™) was added to the colloidal dispersion, and thereafter surfactants, comprising the anionic surfactant (SLES) and the amphoteric surfactant (the betaine surfactant) were then added.
However, in the present example, the clay (e.g. Laponite™) was initially dispersed in water, then the anionic surfactant (SLES) was added prior to the addition of the crosslinked polycarboxylate thickener (e.g. Aculyn™).
Such an order of component addition provides improved formation of the structured gel with increased viscosity and yield point of the final composition.
Referring to
Gel A (corresponding to the previous examples) was formulated by initially adding a crosslinked polycarboxylate thickener to an aqueous colloidal dispersion of a clay, with subsequent addition of an anionic surfactant, and then an amphoteric surfactant.
Gel B (corresponding to the present example) was formulated by initially adding an anionic surfactant to an aqueous colloidal dispersion of a clay, with subsequent addition of a crosslinked polycarboxylate thickener, and then an amphoteric surfactant. It may be seen from
Accordingly, the order of component addition in accordance with this example can provide an increase in the strength of the network of clay particles, as a result of the interaction with the anionic surfactant, which results in a more structured gel after addition of the crosslinked polycarboxylate thickener. In each case, the quaternary polymer is added after addition of the amphoteric surfactant to the composition, and the benefit agent, in particular the al least one emollient, is added after the structured gel network, including the quaternary polymer, has been formed.
In this Example, the tendency of the composition of the present invention to have a low residue deposition onto a glass surface, representing a surface of sanitary ware, was investigated, and compared to a currently commercially available moisturizing bodywash which exhibited a significantly higher residue deposition.
In particular, glass slides were treated in accordance with the following method with various body cleansing products to be tested:
The results are summarized in Table 8.
Further compositions according to the invention were tested and the results are shown in Table 9.
The Invention Compositions 1 to 4 are summarized in Table 10.
The Comparative Composition was the Oil of Olay Ribbons Body Wash product available in commerce from The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. USA which had the following labeled composition: Water, Petrolatum, Sodium Trideceth Sulfate, Mineral Oil, Sodium Lauroamphoacetate, Sodium Chloride, Cocamide MEA, Fragrance, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Hydrolyzed Silk, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Glycerin, Citric Acid, DMDM Hydantoin, Acrylonitrile/Methacrylonitrile/Methyl Methacrylate Copolymer, Isopentane, Sodium Benzoate, PEG-90M, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hydroxide, Red 7.
It is believed that that product, which is sold as a moisturizing body wash product, has two separate phases, with one phase being a cleaning phase, containing surfactants and the other phase being a moisturizing phase, containing emollients such as the petrolatum, mineral oil and almond oil. It is believed that the petrolatum and emollients content in the entire composition is about 48 wt %. The moisturizing phase has a rather large proportion of petrolatum to provide the necessary moisturizing effect when the entire composition is used as a body wash.
The compositions of the present invention have varying amounts of petrolatum, together with other emollients such as the sunflower oil and the maleated castor oil, but still provide a high degree of moisturization because of the gel structure uniformly supporting the emollients throughout the entire composition.
The compositions of the present invention can provide a similar moisturizing effect to the Comparative Composition. In consumer testing, the body wash compositions of the present invention having 5 wt % petrolatum (corresponding to Invention Compositions 1 and 3) were found to have a similar performance to provide moisturizing of the skin and leaving the skin surface not feeling tight and dry as the Comparative Composition. Increasing the petrolatum content would tend to increase the moisturizing effect.
However, it may be seen that the compositions of the present invention had significantly lower residue petrolatum deposition on the glass surface than the Comparative Composition, even at a relatively high, 8 wt %, petrolatum content. The petrolatum residue deposition for the compositions of the present invention did not change significantly with a change in water hardness, and for the Comparative Composition the petrolatum residue deposition was high at both water harness values.
This Example demonstrates that the structured compositions of the present invention can provide a much more consumer friendly bodywash or shower gel product, which requires less cleaning of sanitary ware surfaces in a user's bathroom, than for a commercial bodywash providing similar moisturizing properties.
Using compositions 2-4 from Table 10, the deposition on wool was measured using the following procedure:
The results are shown in
Compositions 1-1 to 1-5 shown in Table 11 below were used in a panel study to rate the perceived moisturization to skin after washing and drying. The following procedure was used by the panelists:
Two studies were run. The results are shown in
Using Compositions 2-1 to 2-6 shown in Table 12 below, the level of cocamidopropyl betaine was varied to determine the effect on viscosity of the composition. The results are shown in
Additional Inventive Compositions 3-1 to 3-3 that contain tocopheryl acetate are summarized in Table 12 below.
It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes could be made to the embodiments described above without departing from the broad inventive concept thereof. It is understood, therefore, that this invention is not limited to the particular embodiments disclosed, but it is intended to cover modifications within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims. For example, the present invention can be used in a variety of portable forms for oral and personal care compositions.
The invention can be further described by the following embodiments:
The composition of embodiment 1, having a viscosity at room temperature of about 25,000 to about 70,000 mPas (cps), about 30,000 to about 60,000 mPas (cps), about 32,000 to about 48.000 mPas (cps), or about 35,000 to about 45,000 mPas (cps).
The composition of embodiment 1, wherein the synthetic or natural clay is a smectite, for example, chosen from sodium magnesium silicate, lithium magnesium silicate, magnesium aluminum silicate, bentonite or hectorite.
The composition of embodiment 1, wherein the crosslinked polycarboxylate thickener is an anionic hydrophobically modified polymer emulsion.
The composition of embodiment 1, wherein the quaternized polymer has a molecular weight of less than about 2,000,000 and a charge density of less than about 6 meq/g at a pH of about 7. The quaternized polymer may have, for example, a molecular weight of less than about 1,700,000 and a charge density of less than about 4 meq/g at a of about 7.
The composition of embodiment 1 may further comprise an emollient chosen from an oil, petrolatum and petrolatum derivative, an elastomer or combination thereof, about 10 to about 70% water, an ingredient chosen from a dye, pigment, emollient, opacifying agent, skin smoothing agent, occluding agent or combination thereof.
The composition of embodiment 1 may further comprise, in addition to the clay structured system, a system chosen from: a spherulite structured system, an acrylate structured system, a water-in-oil emulsion, an oil-in-water emulsion or a polymer.
The composition of embodiment 2, wherein at least one of the first or second visually distinct area comprises a system chosen from: a spherulite structured system, an acrylate structured system, a water-in-oil emulsion, an oil-in-water emulsion or a polymer. The first visually distinct area may comprise a synthetic or natural clay, a quaternized polymer and a crosslinked polycarboxylate thickener: and the second visually distinct area may comprise a system chosen from: a spherulite structured system, an acrylate structured system, a water-in-oil emulsion, an oil-in-water emulsion or a polymer. The natural clay may be a smectite. The composition may comprise two or more colors, shades of a color, or opacities, and may be in the form of a body wash.
The keratinous surface is chosen from skin, hair or nails. Also contemplated is a method of conditioning a keratinous surface, comprising the steps of:
(I) applying to the keratinous surface a composition comprising:
Also contemplated are methods for making any of the structured systems and personal care compositions of the present invention, as well as methods of optimizing the viscosity of a composition to improve filling of systems having varying visibly distinct areas, said method comprising the steps of optimizing the ratio of isopropyl palmitate to cocoamidopropyl betaine.
This application is a national stage application of International Application No. PCT/US2008/57814, filed on 21 Mar. 2008. which claims priority to U.S. Application Ser. No. 60/896,146, filed on 21 Mar. 2007, which are incorporated herein by reference.
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PCT/US08/57814 | 3/21/2008 | WO | 00 | 9/21/2009 |
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60896146 | Mar 2007 | US |