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Thickened personal care composition

Assignee: National Starch and Chemical Investment Holding Corp
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Filing: 1997-08-14
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2017-08-14
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Abstract

Abstract The present invention relates to thickened personal care compositions which utilize a thickening amount of an acrylate-based polymeric rheology modifier prepared by polymerization of a C 1 -C 6 alkyl ester of acrylic acid and/or a C 1 -C 6 alkyl ester of methacrylic acid, a monomer chosen from a vinyl-substituted heterocyclic compound containing at least one of a nitrogen or sulfur atom, (meth)acrylamide, a mono- or di- (C 1 -C 4 )alkylamino (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl (meth)acrylate, a mono or di-(C 1 -C 4 )alkylamino (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl (meth)acrylamide, and, optionally, an associative monomer.

Inventors

  • 👤 Martin S. Cardinali
  • 👤 Daniel W. Verstrat

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
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CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08F; C08F220/00; C08F220/02; C08F220/10; C08F220/12; A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/19; A61K8/23; A61K8/30; A61K8/33; A61K8/36; A61K8/365; A61K8/46; A61K8/463; A61K8/72; A61K8/81; A61K8/8141; A61K8/8152; A61K8/84; A61K8/86; A61Q; A61Q19/00; A61Q19/10; A61Q5/00; A61Q5/02; A61Q15/00; A61Q5/10; A61Q5/12

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 179 words
A thickened personal care composition, comprising: a polymeric rheology modifier in amounts effective to thicken the personal care composition, said polymeric rheology modifier prepared by polymerization of monomers selected from the group consisting of from about 5 to about 80 weight percent of an acrylate monomer (a) selected from the group consisting of a C 1 -C 6 alkyl ester of acrylic acid and a C 1 -C 6 alkyl ester of methacrylic acid, from about 5 to about 80 weight percent of a monomer (b) selected from the group consisting of a vinyl-substituted heterocyclic compound containing at least one of a nitrogen or sulfur atom, (meth)acrylamide, a mono- or di(C 1 -C 4 )alkylamino (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl (meth)acrylate, a mono or di(C 1 -C 4 )alkylamino (C 1 -C 4 )alkyl (meth)acrylamide; and 0 to about 30 weight percent of an associative monomer (c), all percentages based on the total weight of monomer used to prepare the polymeric rheology modifier; and a cosmetically-active agent in amounts effective to impart cosmetic properties to the personal care composition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 166 words
The composition of Claim 1 wherein said associative monomer (c) is selected from the group consisting of urethane reaction products of a monoethylenically unsaturated isocyanate and non-ionic surfactants comprising C 1 -C 4 alkoxy-terminated, block copolymers of 1,2-butylene oxide and 1,2-ethylene oxide, an ethylenically unsaturated copolymerizable surfactant monomer obtained by condensing a nonionic surfactant with an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or the anhydride thereof, a surfactant monomer selected from the urea reaction product of a monoethylenically unsaturated monoisocyanate with a nonionic surfactant having amine functionality, an allyl ether of the formula CH 2 =CR'CH 2 OA m B n A p R where R' is hydrogen or methyl, A is propyleneoxy or butyleneoxy, B is ethyleneoxy, n is zero or an integer, m and p are zero or an integer less than n, and R is a hydrophobic group of at least 8 carbon atoms, and a nonionic urethane monomer which is the urethane reaction product of a monohydric nonionic surfactant with a monoethylenically unsaturated isocyanate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 45 words
The composition of Claim 1 wherein the monomer (b) is selected from the group consisting of N,N-dimethylamino ethyl methacrylate, N,N-diethylamino ethyl acrylate, N,N-diethylamino ethyl methacrylate, N-t-butylamino ethyl acrylate, N-t-butylamino ethyl methacrylate, N,N-dimethylamino propyl acrylamide, N,N-dimethylamino propyl methacrylamide, N,N- diethylamino propyl acrylamide and N,N-diethylamino propyl methacrylamide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 166 words
The composition of Claim 5 wherein said associative monomer (c) is selected from the group consisting of urethane reaction products of a monoethylenically unsaturated isocyanate and non-ionic surfactants comprising C 1 -C 4 alkoxy-terminated, block copolymers of 1,2-butylene oxide and 1,2-ethylene oxide, an ethylenically unsaturated copolymerizable surfactant monomer obtained by condensing a nonionic surfactant with an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or the anhydride thereof, a surfactant monomer selected from the urea reaction product of a monoethylenically unsaturated monoisocyanate with a nonionic surfactant having amine functionality, an allyl ether of the formula CH 2 =CR'CH 2 OA m B n A p R where R' is hydrogen or methyl, A is propyleneoxy or butyleneoxy, B is ethyleneoxy, n is zero or an integer, m and p are zero or an integer less than n, and R is a hydrophobic group of at least 8 carbon atoms, and a nonionic urethane monomer which is the urethane reaction product of a monohydric nonionic surfactant with a monoethylenically unsaturated isocyanate.

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