US4865757A
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Personal hygiene preparation comprising soap and ether carboxylates
Assignee: Muelhens GmbH and Co KG
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Filing: 1988-01-29
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Granted: 1989-09-12
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Expires: 2008-01-29
Abstract
Abstract A personal hygiene preparation, containing: soap; a coloring agent, fragrance, skin care substance, or conditioner; and at least one synthetic detergent. The synthetic detergent is a carboxymethyl ether of an ethoxylated fatty acid, a carboxymethyl ether of an ethoxylated fatty acid amide, or a carboxymethyl ether of an ethoxylated fatty alcohol, and their salts, and mixtures thereof.
Inventors
- 👤 Shyam B. Singh-Verma
- 👤 Josef Jordan
- 👤 Raimund Sossna
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 11:40
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/33; A61K8/39; A61K8/36; A61K8/361; A61K8/40; A61K8/45; A61Q; A61Q19/00; A61Q19/10; C; C11; C11D; C11D10/00; C11D10/04; C11D10/042; C11D10/045; A61K2800/00; A61K2800/40; A61K2800/59; A61K2800/596; C11D1/00; C11D1/02; C11D1/04; C11D1/06; C11D1/10; C11D1/66; C11D1/72
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
A personal hygiene preparation, comprising: soap, consisting of an alkali salt of at least one fatty acid; a least one material selected from the group consisting of dyestuff, fragrance, skin care substances and skin conditioners; and at least one synthetic detergent comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of a carboxymethyl ether of an ethoxylated fatty acid and a carboxymethyl ether of an ethyloxylated fatty acid amide, wherein the ratio between the soap and the synthetic detergent is in a weight percent range from about 90:5 to about 70:25.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
A personal hygiene preparation, comprising: soap, consisting of an alkali salt of at least one fatty acid; a least one material selected from the group consisting of dyestuff, fragrance, skin care substances and skin conditioners; and at least one synthetic detergent comprising at least one selected from the group consisting of a carboxymethyl ether of an ethoxylated fatty acid and a carboxymethyl ether of an ethyloxylated fatty acid amide, wherein the ratio between the soap and the synthetic detergent is in a weight percent range from about 90:5 to about 70:25.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
A personal hygiene product as defined in claim 1, wherein the soap and synthetic detergent comprise from about 15 to about 40 weight percent of the total weight of said preparation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A personal hygiene preparation as defined in claim 1, wherein the soap and synthetic detergent comprise from about 30 to about 80 weight percent of the total weight of said preparation, to achieve the consistency of a paste.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A personal hygiene preparation as defined in claim 1, wherein the soap and synthetic detergent comprise at least 80 weight percent of the total weight of said preparation, to achieve a consistency moldable into a bar shape.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A personal hygiene product as defined in claim 1 wherein the synthetic detergent has a degree of ethoxylation of between 2 and 20.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A personal hygiene product as defined in claim 1, wherein said fatty acid and said fatty acid amide are selected from the group consisting of lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid and oleic acid and amides thereof.
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