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Novel clear oil-free moisturizer composition
Assignee: Bayer Consumer Care Holdings LLC
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Filing: 1984-09-13
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Granted: 1989-09-05
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Expires: 2004-09-13
Abstract
Abstract A clear oil-free, non-greasy skin moisturizing composition is provided which includes as the major component a copolymer of glycerol and methacrylic acid, that is, polyglycerylmethacrylate together with a polyol to enhance skin feel, one or more preservatives and water, and optionally one or more thickeners, one or more skin soothing agents, such as allantoin and/or dl-panthenol, one or more astringents, and/or one or more colorants.
Inventors
- 👤 George E. Deckner
- 👤 Hedwig O'Grady
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 21:24
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61Q; A61Q19/00; A61Q19/007; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/02; A61K8/04; A61K8/06; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/33; A61K8/34; A61K8/345; A61K8/72; A61K8/81; A61K8/8141; A61K8/8152; A61K2800/00; A61K2800/20; A61K2800/26; A61K2800/262
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
A cosmetically acceptable oil-free non-greasy clear moisturizer composition which consists essentially of polyglycerylmethacrylate in an amount within the range of from about 4 to about 50% by weight of the composition to provide moisturizer properties to the composition, at least an effective amount of at least one non-guanidine containing skin feel enhancer which is a polyol, in an amount within the range of from about 0.5 to about 20% by weight, at least an effective amount of at least one preservative and water in an amount within the range of from about 50 to about 90% by weight of the composition, said moisturizing composition being in the form of a clear lotion or gel, free of petrolatum and guanidine salts.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
A cosmetically acceptable oil-free non-greasy clear moisturizer composition which consists essentially of polyglycerylmethacrylate in an amount within the range of from about 4 to about 50% by weight of the composition to provide moisturizer properties to the composition, at least an effective amount of at least one non-guanidine containing skin feel enhancer which is a polyol, in an amount within the range of from about 0.5 to about 20% by weight, at least an effective amount of at least one preservative and water in an amount within the range of from about 50 to about 90% by weight of the composition, said moisturizing composition being in the form of a clear lotion or gel, free of petrolatum and guanidine salts.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The composition as defined in claim 1 further including at least one thickener in an amount within the range of from about 0.05 to about 1% by weight of the composition.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
The composition as defined in claim 1 further including at least one skin conditioning agent in an amount within the range of from about 0.01 to about 5% by weight of the composition.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The composition as defined in claim 1 further including at least one alcohol astringent in an amount within the range of from about 1 to about 20% by weight of the composition.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The composition as defined in claim 1 further including at least one thickener, at least one skin conditioning agent, at least one astringent and optionally at least one fragrance.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The composition as defined in claim 1 wherein the polyglycerylmethacrylate is present in an amount within the range of from about 10 to about 25% by weight of the composition.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
The composition as defined in claim 1 wherein the polyol is polyethylene glycol, sorbitol, glycerol, propylene glycol, 1,3-butylene glycol, hexylene glycol, or polyoxyethylene 26 glycerine, or mixtures of at least two thereof.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
25 words
The composition as defined in claim 1 wherein the preservative is present in an amount within the range of from about 0.05 to about 1.5%.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
The composition as defined in claim 8 wherein the preservative is imidazolidinyl urea, methyl paraben, dimethyl dimethoyl hydantoin, N-(3-chloroallyl) hexaminium chloride, benzyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol or mixtures of at least two thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The composition as defined in claim 1 wherein the water is present in an amount within the range of from about 60 to about 80% by weight of the composition.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The composition as defined in claim 3 wherein the skin conditioning agent is allantoin, panthenol or mixtures thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The composition as defined in claim 1 wherein the polyglycerylmethacrylate is dispersed in a polyol to provide from about 50 to about 75% solids.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
111 words
The composition as defined in claim 1 consisting essentially of from about 6 to about 15% by weight polyglycerylmethacrylate, from about 3 to about 10% by weight propylene glycol, glycerol, polyethylene glycol, sorbitol or mixtures thereof, from about 0.1 to about 1% by weight imidazolidinyl urea or other preservatives, from about 60% to about 80% by weight water, optionally from about 0.05 to about 1% acrylic thickener, optionally from about 0.05 to about 2% by weight allantoin or panthenol or mixtures thereof, optionally from about 3 to about 10% by weight ethanol or isopropyl alcohol or mixtures thereof, all of the above % being based on the weight of the composition.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition as defined in claim 1 in the form of a transparent lotion.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composition as defined in claim 1 in the form of a transparent gel.
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