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Cleaning product for the hair and skin, based on acylisethionates, cationic polymers and salts of fatty acid/polypeptide condensates
Assignee: L'Oréal SA
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Filing: 1983-01-27
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Granted: 1985-09-10
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Expires: 2003-01-27
Abstract
Abstract A cleaning composition for the hair and/or skin which comprises a cosmetically acceptable medium containing (a) at least one surface-active agent of the formula: <IMAGE> (I) in which R denotes a linear or branched alkyl group and M denotes an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal or an amine, (b) at least one cationic polymer which is a quaternized or unquaternized vinylpyrrolidone/dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate or methacrylate copolymer, and (c) at least one salt of a fatty acid/polypeptide condensate.
Inventors
- 👤 Jean F. Grollier
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 13:47
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/72; A61K8/73; A61K8/732; A61K8/30; A61K8/46; A61K8/466; A61K8/64; A61K8/65; A61K8/731; A61K8/81; A61K8/817; A61K8/8182; A61Q; A61Q19/00; A61Q19/10; A61Q5/00; A61Q5/02; A61F; A61F13/00; A61F13/15; A61F13/53; A61F13/534; A61F13/537; A61F13/505; A61F2013/5055; A61F2013/530481; A61F2013/530489; A61F2013/530496; A61F13/53708; A61F2013/53721; A61K2800/00; A61K2800/40; A61K2800/54; A61K2800/542; A61K2800/5426; A61K2800/59; A61K2800/594
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
78 words
A cleaning composition for the hair and skin consisting essentially of, in combination, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, (a) at least one surface-active agent of the formula: ##STR5## wherein R denotes a linear or branched alkyl group and M denotes an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal or an amine, (b) at least one cationic polymer selected from a quaternized or non-quaternized vinylpyrrolidone/dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate or methacrylate copolymer, and (c) at least one salt of a fatty acid/polypeptide condensate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
78 words
A cleaning composition for the hair and skin consisting essentially of, in combination, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, (a) at least one surface-active agent of the formula: ##STR5## wherein R denotes a linear or branched alkyl group and M denotes an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal or an amine, (b) at least one cationic polymer selected from a quaternized or non-quaternized vinylpyrrolidone/dialkylaminoalkyl acrylate or methacrylate copolymer, and (c) at least one salt of a fatty acid/polypeptide condensate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
A composition according to claim 1, wherein, in the formula (I), R denotes a group having 8 to 18 carbon atoms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein M is selected from sodium, potassium or magnesium.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
a composition according to claim 1 wherein R is selected fron an alkyl group having 12 to 14 carbon atoms or a group derived from copra oil.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein the cationic polymer (b) is present in an amount of 0.05 to 5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A composition according to claim 5 wherein the cationic polymer (b) is present in an amount of 0.2 to 1.5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein the surface-active agent of the formula (I) is present in an amount of 5 to 30% by weight when the composition is in the form of a liquid and of up to 90% by weight when the composition is in the form of a solid.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein the salt of a fatty acid/polypeptide condensate (c) is selected from the triethanolamine salts of a lauric acid/keratin polypeptide condensate and the potassium salts of a copra fatty acid/collagen polypeptide condensate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein the salt of a fatty acid/polypeptide condensate (c) is present in an amount of 2 to 5% by weight.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein the ratio of the cationic polymer (b) to the surface-active agent of the formula (I) is from 0.01 to 0.3:1.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein the composition is liquid and the cosmetically acceptable medium is selected from water, a solvent or a mixture thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
A composition according to claim 1 which contains a thickener selected from vegetable thickeners, cellulose derivatives, synthetic polymers other than cationic polymers, polyethylene glycol esters or polyethylene glycol ethers.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
A composition, suitable for cleaning the skin, according to claim 1 selected from a cleansing cream, a milk, a gel, a make-up remover lotion, a thickened lotion or a dermatological cake.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
A composition, suitable for washing the hair, according to claim 1 selected from a shampoo or a rinse-off product applied before or after shampooing.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
A composition according to claim 1 which is in the form of a liquid and in which the surface-active agent of the formula (I) is present in an amount of 5 to 15% by weight.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
Process for cleaning the hair or skin, which process comprises applying thereto at least one composition as defined in claim 1.
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