Claims
- 1. A transparent composition comprising:
a liquid base material comprising a hydrocarbon oil; at least one copolymer selected from the group consisting of diblock, triblock, radial block and multiblock copolymers; and at least one derivative of an N-acyl amino acid.
- 2. The composition of claim 1, wherein the hydrocarbon oil is hydrogenated mineral oil.
- 3. The composition of claim 1, wherein the liquid base material comprises about 65% to about 95% by weight of the composition.
- 4. The composition of claim 1, wherein the liquid base material comprises about 79% to about 95% by weight of the composition.
- 5. The composition of claim 1, wherein the liquid base material comprises about 79% to about 91% by weight of the composition.
- 6. The composition of claim 1, wherein the liquid base material comprises about 90% by weight of the composition.
- 7. The composition of claim 1, wherein the at least one copolymer comprises a triblock copolymer.
- 8. The composition of claim 1, wherein the at least one copolymer consists essentially of a triblock copolymer.
- 9. The composition of claim 1, wherein the at least one copolymer comprises a diblock copolymer.
- 10. The composition of claim 1, wherein the at least one copolymer comprises a diblock copolymer and a triblock copolymer.
- 11. The composition of claim 1, wherein the total weight of the at least one copolymer is about 5% to about 35% by weight of the composition.
- 12. The composition of claim 1, wherein the total weight of the at least one copolymer is about 5% to about 25% by weight of the composition.
- 13. The composition of claim 1, wherein the total weight of the at least one copolymer is about 9% to about 15% by weight of the composition.
- 14. The composition of claim 1, wherein the total weight of the at least one copolymer is about 5% to about 15% by weight of the composition.
- 15. The composition of claim 1, wherein the total weight of the at least one copolymer is about 5% to about 10% by weight of the composition.
- 16. The composition of claim 1, wherein the derivative of an N-acyl amino acid is N-lauroyl-glutamic acid di-n-butylamide.
- 17. The composition of claim 1, wherein the total weight of the derivative of an N-acyl amino acid is about 0.05% to about 2% by weight of the composition.
- 18. The composition of claim 1, wherein the total weight of the derivative of an N-acyl amino acid is about 0.1% to about 2% by weight of the composition.
- 19. The composition of claim 1, wherein said composition further comprises at least one fragrance.
- 20. The composition of claim 1, wherein said composition further comprises at least one coloring agent.
- 21. The composition of claim 1, wherein said composition further comprises at least one decorative material.
- 22. The composition of claim 1, wherein said composition further comprises at least one insect repellant.
- 23. The composition of claim 1, wherein said composition further comprises at least one solvent.
- 24. The composition of claim 1, wherein said composition further comprises at least one stabilizer.
- 25. The composition of claim 1, wherein said composition further comprises at least one antioxidant.
- 26. The composition of claim 1, wherein said composition further comprises at least one UV blocker.
- 27. The composition of claim 1, comprising:
about 79% to about 9 1% by weight hydrocarbon oil; about 9% to about 15% by weight triblock copolymer; and about 0.1% to about 2% by weight derivative of an N-acyl amino acid.
- 28. The composition of claim 1, comprising:
about 79% to about 95% by weight hydrocarbon oil; about 5% to about 15% by weight triblock copolymer; and about 0.05% to about 0.5% by weight derivative of an N-acyl amino acid.
- 29. The composition of claim 1, wherein said composition comprises:
about 92.4% by weight of hydrocarbon oil; about 7.5% by weight of a triblock copolymer; and about 0.1% by weight of N-Lauroyl glutamic acid di-n-butylamide.
- 30. The composition of claim 1, wherein said composition comprises:
about 84.7% by weight of hydrocarbon oil; about 15% by weight of a triblock copolymer; and about 0.3% by weight of N-Lauroyl glutamic acid di-n-butylamide.
- 31. The composition of claim 1, wherein said composition comprises:
about 82.7% by weight of hydrocarbon oil; about 15% by weight of a triblock copolymer; about 0.3% by weight of N-Lauroyl glutamic acid di-n-butylamide; and about 2% by weight of a fragrance.
- 32. The composition of claim 1, wherein said composition comprises:
about 82% by weight of hydrocarbon oil; about 12% by weight of a triblock copolymer; about 1% by weight of N-Lauroyl glutamic acid di-n-butylamide; and about 5% by weight of a fragrance.
- 33. The composition of claim 1, wherein said composition comprises:
about 79.25% by weight of hydrocarbon oil; about 15% by weight of a triblock copolymer; about 0.75% by weight of N-Lauroyl glutamic acid di-n-butylamide; and about 5% by weight of a fragrance.
- 34. The composition of claim 1, wherein said composition comprises:
about 84.5% by weight of hydrocarbon oil; about 10% by weight of a triblock copolymer; about 0.5% by weight of N-Lauroyl glutamic acid di-n-butylamide; and about 5% by weight of a fragrance.
- 35. A transparent candle comprising the composition of claim 1 and at least one wick.
- 36. The candle of claim 35, further comprising at least one additive selected from the group consisting of fragrances, coloring agents, decorative materials, insect repellants, solvents, stabilizers, antioxidants, and UV blockers.
- 37. A transparent candle comprising the composition of claim 27 and at least one wick.
- 38. A transparent candle comprising the composition of claim 28 and at least one wick.
- 39. A method of making a transparent composition comprising:
adding a liquid base material, at least one copolymer selected from the group consisting of diblock, triblock, radial block and multiblock copolymers, and at least one derivative of N-acyl amino acid to a mixing vessel to form a mixture, wherein the liquid base material comprises a hydrocarbon oil; and heating the mixture to a temperature sufficient to solubilize the at least one copolymer and at least one derivative of N-acyl amino acid in the liquid base material.
- 40. The method of claim 39, wherein said method further comprises adding at least one additive selected from the group consisting of fragrances, coloring agents, decorative materials, insect repellants, solvents, stabilizers, antioxidants, and UV blockers, to said mixing vessel prior to heating the mixture.
- 41. A method of making a transparent candle, comprising:
adding a liquid base material, at least one copolymer selected from the group consisting of diblock, triblock, radial block and multiblock copolymers, and at least one derivative of N-acyl amino acid to a mixing vessel to form a mixture, wherein the liquid base material comprises a hydrocarbon oil; heating the mixture to a temperature sufficient to solubilize the at least one copolymer and at least one derivative of N-acyl amino acid in the liquid base material to form a composition; cooling the composition to about 250° F.; pouring the transparent composition into a mold; adding at least one wick; allowing the composition to cool until it is sufficiently solid to remove the mold without the composition changing shape; and removing said mold.
- 42. The method of claim 41, wherein said method further comprises adding at least one additive selected from the group consisting of fragrances, coloring agents, decorative materials, insect repellants, solvents, stabilizers, antioxidants, and UV blockers, to said mixing vessel prior to heating the mixture.
- 43. A method of making a transparent candle, comprising:
adding a liquid base material, at least one copolymer selected from the group consisting of diblock and triblock copolymers, and at least one derivative of N-acyl amino acid to a mixing vessel to form a mixture, wherein the liquid base material comprises a hydrocarbon oil; heating the mixture to a temperature sufficient to solubilize the at least one copolymer and at least one derivative of N-acyl amino acid in the liquid base material to form a transparent composition; cooling the composition to about 250° F.; pouring the transparent composition into a container; adding at least one wick; and allowing the composition to cool to ambient temperature.
- 44. The method of claim 43, wherein said method further comprises adding at least one additive selected from the group consisting of fragrances, coloring agents, decorative materials, insect repellants, solvents, stabilizers, antioxidants, and UV blockers, to said mixing vessel prior to heating the mixture.
RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/248,199 filed Nov. 15, 2000.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60248199 |
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