Shampoo and/or bubble bath composition containing surfactant and 1,2 alkane diol

Claim 2

A shampoo composition consisting essentially of an aqueous solution of (a) 0.5-30 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of ##STR50## wherein R is the hydrocarbon chain from the fatty acids of copra and n=2.5, ##STR51## wherein R is the hydrocarbon radical of oleic acid and n=1, ##STR52## wherein R is the alkyl from the fatty acids of tallow, ##STR53## wherein R is a mixture of dodecyl to hexadecyl, ##STR54## wherein R is isobutyl, ##STR55## wherein R is a mixture of doecyl and tetradecyl, and n=1.5, ##STR56## wherein R is the alkyl from the fatty acids of copra, ##STR57## wherein R is a mixture of dodecyl and tetradecyl, ##STR58## wherein R is the alkyl of the fatty acids of copra and ##STR59## wherein R is the hydrocarbon chain from the fatty acids of copra and mixtures thereof; and (b) 0.4 to 4.5 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition of a straight chain 1,2-alkane diol selected from the group consisting of 1,2-alkane diols having 10-14 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 3

The shampoo composition of claim 1 which also includes a nonionic surfactant in an amount such that the resulting composition exhibits improved foam characteristics.

Claim 4

The shampoo composition of claim 1 which also includes 0.5-30 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition of a nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of (1) the condensation product of ethylene oxide with (i) a fatty alcohol, (ii) a long chain mercaptan or (iii) an alkyl phenol, (2) a compound having the formula RO--[C 2 H 3 O(CH 2 OH)] n --H wherein R represents alkyl having 8-22 carbon atoms, alkenyl having 8-22 carbon atoms, alkyl aryl having 8-22 carbon atoms wherein the alkyl moiety has 2-16 carbon atoms, a hydrocarbon radical derived from an alcohol obtained by the hydrogenation of lanolin or a hydrocarbon radical derived from a natural wax, a resin acid or a cyclic fatty acid, and n is a whole or decimal number equal to or lower than 10, (3) a compound having the formula RO--[C 2 H 3 O(CH 2 OCH 2 --CHOH--CH 2 OH)] n --H wherein R represents alkyl having 8-22 carbon atoms, alkenyl having 8-22 carbon atoms, alkyl having 8-22 carbon atoms and substituted by hydroxy or a heteroatom, alkenyl having 8-22 carbon atoms and substituted by hydroxy or a heteroatom, an n is a whole or decimal number equal to or lower than 5, (4) a compound of the formula ##STR60## wherein R is a hydrocarbon having 8-22 carbon atoms or a hydrocarbon having 8-22 carbon atoms and substituted by hydroxy or a heteroatom, X represents CH 2 OH or CH 2 OCH 2 --CHOH--CH 2 OH, each of p and q is a whole or decimal number equal to or less than 10, the sum of (p+q) being equal to or greater than 1 and lower or equal to 10, (5) a compound having the formula ##STR61## wherein R represents alkyl having 8-22 carbon atoms, alkenyl having 8-22 carbon atoms, hydroxy alkyl wherein the alkyl moiety has 8-22 carbon atoms, cycloaliphatic radical having 8-22 carbon atoms, arylaliphatic radical having 8-22 carbon atoms or a mixture thereof, and n is a whole or decimal number greater than 1 and equal to or less than 10, (6) a compound of the formula R--CHOH--CH.sub.2 --O--[CH.sub.2 --CHOH--CH.sub.2 ].sub.n --H wherein R represents aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or arylaliphatic, or mixtures thereof, each having 7-21 carbon atoms and wherein the aliphatic moiety of each is unsubstituted or substituted with oxygen or sulfur and n represents a whole or decimal number greater than 1 and equal to or lower than 10, and (7) a compound of the formula ##STR62## wherein R represents alkyl having 8-30 carbon atoms, alkylaryl having 12-40 carbon atoms, alkyl-polyalkyleneoxy containing 14-60 carbon atoms and 1-10 oxygen atoms or cycloaliphatic radical having 10-30 carbon atoms, one of A and B represents hydrogen and the other represents CH 2 Z wherein Z represents R'S- or ##STR63## wherein R' is alkyl or hydroxyalkyl having 1-4 carbon atoms and n is whole number between 1-20, inclusive.

Claim 5

The shampoo composition of claim 1 which also includes a perfume.

Claim 6

A bubble bath composition consisting essentially of an aqueous solution of (a) 10-80 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of ##STR64## wherein R is the hydrocarbon chain from the fatty acids of copra and n=2.5, ##STR65## wherein R is the hydrocarbon radical of oleic and acid and n=1, ##STR66## wherein R is the alkyl from the fatty acids of tallow, ##STR67## wherein R is a mixture of dodecyl to hexadecyl, ##STR68## wherein R is isobutyl, ##STR69## wherein R is a mixture of doecyl and tetradecyl, and n=1.5, ##STR70## wherein R is the alkyl from the fatty acids of copra, ##STR71## wherein R is a mixture of dodecyl and tetradecyl, ##STR72## wherein R is the alkyl of the fatty acids of copra and ##STR73## wherein R is the hydrocarbon chain from the fatty acids of copra and mixtures thereof; and (b) 1-10 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition of a straight chain 1,2-alkane diol selected from the group consisting of 1,2-alkane diols having 10-14 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 7

A bubble bath composition consisting essentially of an aqueous solution of (a) 10-80 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of ##STR64## wherein R is the hydrocarbon chain from the fatty acids of copra and n=2.5, ##STR65## wherein R is the hydrocarbon radical of oleic and acid and n=1, ##STR66## wherein R is the alkyl from the fatty acids of tallow, ##STR67## wherein R is a mixture of dodecyl to hexadecyl, ##STR68## wherein R is isobutyl, ##STR69## wherein R is a mixture of doecyl and tetradecyl, and n=1.5, ##STR70## wherein R is the alkyl from the fatty acids of copra, ##STR71## wherein R is a mixture of dodecyl and tetradecyl, ##STR72## wherein R is the alkyl of the fatty acids of copra and ##STR73## wherein R is the hydrocarbon chain from the fatty acids of copra and mixtures thereof; and (b) 1-10 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition of a straight chain 1,2-alkane diol selected from the group consisting of 1,2-alkane diols having 10-14 carbon atoms, and mixtures thereof.

Claim 8

The bubble bath composition of claim 5 which also includes a nonionic surfactant in an amount such that the resulting composition exhibits improved foam characteristics.

Claim 9

The bubble bath composition of claim 5 which also includes 10-80 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition of a nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of (1) the condensation product of ethylene oxide with (i) a fatty alcohol, (ii) a long chain mercaptan or (iii) an alkyl phenol, (2) a compound having the formula RO--[C 2 H 3 O(CH 2 OH)] n --H wherein R represents alkyl having 8-22 carbon atoms, alkenyl having 8-22 carbon atoms, alkylaryl having 8-22 carbon atoms wherein the alkyl moiety has 2-16 carbon atoms, a hydrocarbon radical derived from an alcohol obtained by the hydrogenation of lanolin or a hydrocarbon radical derived from a natural wax, a resin acid or a cyclic fatty acid, and n is a whole or decimal number equal to or lower than 10, (3) a compound having the formula RO--[C 2 H 3 O(CH 2 OCH 2 --CHOH--CH 2 OH)] n --H wherein R represents alkyl having 8-22 carbon atoms, alkenyl having 8-22 carbon atoms, alkyl having 8-22 carbon atoms and substituted by hydroxy or a heteroatom, alkenyl having 8-22 carbon atoms and substituted by hydroxy or a heteroatom, and n is a whole or decimal number equal to or lower than 5, (4) a compound of the formula ##STR74## wherein R is a hydrocarbon having 8-22 carbon atoms or a hydrocarbon having 8-22 carbon atoms and substituted by hydroxy or a heteroatom, X represents CH 2 OH or CH 2 OCH 2 --CHOH--CH 2 OH, each of p and q is a whole or decimal number equal to or less than 10, the sum of (p+q) being equal to or greater than 1 and lower or equal to 10, (5) a compound having the formula ##STR75## wherein R represents alkyl having 8-22 carbon atoms, alkenyl having 8-22 carbon atoms, hydroxy alkyl wherein the alkyl moiety has 8-22 carbon atoms, cycloaliphatic radical having 8-22 carbon atoms, arylaliphatic radical having 8-22 carbon atoms or a mixture thereof, and n is a whole or decimal number greater than 1 and equal to or less than 10, (6) a compound of the formula R--CHOH--CH.sub.2 --O--[CH.sub.2 --CHOH--CH.sub.2 ].sub.n --H wherein R represents aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or arylaliphatic, or mixtures thereof, each having 7-21 carbon atoms and wherein the aliphatic moiety of each is unsubstituted or substituted with oxygen or sulfur and n represents a whole or decimal number greater than 1 and equal to or lower than 10, and (7) a compound of the formula ##STR76## wherein R represents alkyl having 8-30 carbon atoms, alkylaryl having 12-40 carbon atoms, alkyl-polyalkyleneoxy containing 14-60 carbon atoms and 1-10 oxygen atoms or cycloaliphatic radical having 10-30 carbon atoms, one of A and B represents hydrogen and the other represents CH 2 Z wherein Z represents R'S- or ##STR77## wherein R' is alkyl or hydroxyalkyl having 1-4 carbon atoms and n is a whole number between 1-20, inclusive.

Claim 10

The bubble bath composition of claim 5 which also includes a perfume.