Facial skin cleanser capable of softening and removing sebum plaque

Claim 2

A facial skin cleanser capable of softening and removing sebum plaque which comprises a thickened mixture of from 6 to 20 parts mineral oil, 4 to 19 parts of a mixed ester of a C 12 -C 18 fatty alcohol with caprylic acid and capric acid, 0.02 to 3 parts of a mixture of cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol, 0.2 to 3 parts of a mixture of cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol ethoxylated with from 10 to 30 moles of ethylene oxide, 0.02 to 1 part of sodium lauryl sulfate, per 100 parts by weight of the composition, and sufficient alkali to raise the pH of the composition to from 5.5 to 7.5, the balance comprising an aqueous solvent system.

Claim 3

The facial cleanser of claim 1 which comprises 10 to 16 parts mineral oil, 6 to 13 parts of said mixed ester, 0.13 to 0.21 parts of the mixture of cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol, 0.7 to 2.0 parts of the ethoxylated mixture, 0.07 to 0.5 part of sodium lauryl sulfate, and an amount of alkali sufficient to raise the pH to 6.0 to 7.0.

Claim 4

The facial cleanser of claim 1 which comprises about 0.01 to 3 parts of xanthan gum and about 0.07 to 0.24 part of carboxypolymethylene, per 100 parts by weight of the composition.

Claim 5

The facial cleanser of claim 1 wherein the aqueous solvent system comprises water and from about 3.5 to 6.5 parts propylene glycol per 100 parts by weight of the composition.

Claim 6

The facial cleanser of claim 2 which comprises about 0.05 to 0.9 part of xanthan gum and about 0.13 to 0.17 part carboxypolymethylene, per 100 parts by weight of the composition.

Claim 7

The facial cleanser of claim 2 wherein the aqueous solvent system comprises water and from about 5 to 6 parts propylene glycol per 100 parts by weight of the composition.

Claim 8

The facial cleanser of claim 1 which consists essentially of, in parts by weight: ______________________________________ water 280 propylene glycol 25 xanthan gum 0.5 carboxypolymethylene (2%) 35 mineral oil 50 caprylic-capric acid ester of 45 fatty alcohol mixed cetyl alcohol and 2 stearyl alcohol sodium lauryl sulfate 1.5 ethoxylated cetyl/stearyl 5 alcohol KOH (10%) 4.7 preservatives 2-2.5. ______________________________________

Claim 9

The facial cleanser of claim 7 wherein the preservative comprises, in parts by weight: ______________________________________ methyl paraben 0.7 propyl paraben 0.35 imidazolidinyl urea 1.4. ______________________________________

Claim 10

A non-oily, non-greasy facial skin cleanser which is capable of softening and removing sebum plaque, is non-irritating to the skin and which combines cleansing and moisturizing properties with a nearly neutral pH, said cleanser comprising a thickened mixture, in an aqueous solvent system, of emollients and non-irritating non-ionic and anionic surface-active agents, wherein said emollients consist essentially of, per 100 parts by weight of the cleanser, 6 to 20 parts mineral oil and 4 to 19 parts of a mixed ester of a C 12 to C 18 fatty alcohol with caprylic acid and capric acid, and wherein said surface-active agents consist essentially of, per 100 parts by weight of the cleanser, 0.02 to 3 parts of a mixture of cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol, 0.2 to 3 parts of a mixture of cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol ethoxylated with from 10 to 30 moles of ethylene oxide, and 0.02 to 1 part of sodium lauryl sulfate, and wherein said aqueous solvent system comprises, per 100 parts by weight of the cleanser, about 50 to 75 parts water and about 3.5 to 6.5 parts propylene glycol, said cleanser further comprising sufficient alkali to raise the pH of the composition to from 5.5 to 7.5.

Claim 11

A non-oily, non-greasy facial skin cleanser which is capable of softening and removing sebum plaque, is non-irritating to the skin and which combines cleansing and moisturizing properties with a nearly neutral pH, said cleanser comprising a thickened mixture, in an aqueous solvent system, of emollients and non-irritating non-ionic and anionic surface-active agents, wherein said emollients consist essentially of, per 100 parts by weight of the cleanser, 6 to 20 parts mineral oil and 4 to 19 parts of a mixed ester of a C 12 to C 18 fatty alcohol with caprylic acid and capric acid, and wherein said surface-active agents consist essentially of, per 100 parts by weight of the cleanser, 0.02 to 3 parts of a mixture of cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol, 0.2 to 3 parts of a mixture of cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol ethoxylated with from 10 to 30 moles of ethylene oxide, and 0.02 to 1 part of sodium lauryl sulfate, and wherein said aqueous solvent system comprises, per 100 parts by weight of the cleanser, about 50 to 75 parts water and about 3.5 to 6.5 parts propylene glycol, said cleanser further comprising sufficient alkali to raise the pH of the composition to from 5.5 to 7.5.

Claim 12

The cleanser of claim 9 wherein the weight ratio of the mineral oil to the mixed ester is from about 1:0.2 to about 1:1.