Translucent combination soap-synthetic detergent bar

Claim 2

A translucent combo bar comprising a fatty acid soap, a water soluble synthetic organic detergent and a translucency enhancing amount of a lower alkanol mono-amine.

Claim 3

The combo bar of claim 1, further comprising a translucency enhancing amount of an amphophilic compound.

Claim 4

The combo bar of claim further comprising a grit decreasing amount of a polyhydrophilic compound.

Claim 5

The combo bar of claim 1, wherein the mono-amine is triethanolamine.

Claim 6

The combo bar of claim 1, wherein the mono-amine is diethanolamine.

Claim 7

The combo bar of claim 2, wherein the amphophilic compound is an alkyl-aryl polyoxyalkylene carboxylic acid of the formula: ##STR9## wherein R is an aryl, alkyl-aryl or alkyl radical, R 1 through R 6 are each hydrogen or a lower alkyl radical and may be the same or different, m is 1 to 3 and n is 1 to 9, about 0% to 10%.

Claim 8

The combo bar of claim 3, wherein the polyhydrophilic compound is sorbitol.

Claim 9

A translucent combo bar containing soap and a water soluble synthetic detergent comprising: (a) a fatty acid soap, about 40% to about 95%; (b) the water soluble synthetic organic detergent, about 1 to 25%; (c) a lower alkanol mono-amine, about 1% to about 10%; (d) an alkyl-aryl polyoxyalkylene carboxylic acid of formula: ##STR10## wherein R is an aryl, alkyl-aryl or alkyl radical, R 1 through R 6 are each hydrogen or a lower alkyl radical and may be the same or different, m is 1 to 3 and n is 1 to 9, about 0% to 10%; (e) a polyhydrophilic compound 0 to 10%; (f) water, about 5 to 25%.

Claim 10

A translucent combo bar containing soap and a water soluble synthetic detergent comprising: (a) a fatty acid soap, about 40% to about 95%; (b) the water soluble synthetic organic detergent, about 1 to 25%; (c) a lower alkanol mono-amine, about 1% to about 10%; (d) an alkyl-aryl polyoxyalkylene carboxylic acid of formula: ##STR10## wherein R is an aryl, alkyl-aryl or alkyl radical, R 1 through R 6 are each hydrogen or a lower alkyl radical and may be the same or different, m is 1 to 3 and n is 1 to 9, about 0% to 10%; (e) a polyhydrophilic compound 0 to 10%; (f) water, about 5 to 25%.

Claim 11

The combo bar of claim 8 wherein component (e) is propylene glycol, or 1,3 butylene glycol or sorbitol.

Claim 12

The combo bar of claim 8, wherein component (e) is sorbitol.

Claim 13

The combo bar of claim 8, wherein component (d) is poly(oxy 1,2 ethandiyl)alpha-nonylphenyl omega-methyl carboxylic acid.

Claim 14

The combo bar of claim 8, wherein component (a) is sodium cocoyl isethionate.

Claim 15

The combo bar of claim 8, wherein component (c) is triethanolamine.

Claim 16

A process of making the combo bar of claim 8 comprising admixing component (a) through (f) and then extruding and stamping said admixture.

Claim 19

The method of claim 15, further comprising incorporating therein a translucency enhancing amount of an alkyl-aryl polyoxyalkylene carboxylic acid of the formula: ##STR11## wherein R is an aryl, alkyl-aryl or alkyl radical, R 1 through R 6 are each hydrogen or a lower alkyl radical and may be the same or different, m is 1 to 3 and n is 1 to 9.

Claim 20

The method of claim 16, wherein the alkyl-aryl polyoxyalkylene carboxylic acid is poly(oxy 1,2 ethandiyl) alpha nonylphenyl omega-methyl carboxylic acid.

Claim 21

The method of claim 15, wherein the mono-amine is triethanolamine.

Claim 22

A premix composition comprising: (a) a water soluble synthetic organic detergent, about 5 to 20 parts by weight; (b) a lower alkanol mono-amine, about 1 to about 4 parts, by weight. (c) an alkyl-aryl polyoxyalkylene carboxylic acid of formula: ##STR12## wherein R is an aryl, alkyl-aryl or alkyl radical, R 1 through R 6 are each hydrogen or a lower alkyl radical and may be the same or different, m is 1 to 3 and n is 1 to 9, about 0 to 4 parts, by weight. (d) a polyhydric compound about 0 to 8 parts, by weight.

Claim 23

A premix composition comprising: (a) a water soluble synthetic organic detergent, about 5 to 20 parts by weight; (b) a lower alkanol mono-amine, about 1 to about 4 parts, by weight. (c) an alkyl-aryl polyoxyalkylene carboxylic acid of formula: ##STR12## wherein R is an aryl, alkyl-aryl or alkyl radical, R 1 through R 6 are each hydrogen or a lower alkyl radical and may be the same or different, m is 1 to 3 and n is 1 to 9, about 0 to 4 parts, by weight. (d) a polyhydric compound about 0 to 8 parts, by weight.

Claim 24

A process for producing a translucent combo bar containing soap and a water soluble synthetic detergent comprising: (a) a fatty acid soap, about 40% to about 95%; (b) the water soluble synthetic organic detergent, about 1 to 25%; (c) a lower alkanol mono-amine a translucency enhancing amount of about 10 %; (d) an alkyl-aryl polyoxyalkylene carboxylic acid of formula: ##STR13## wherein R is an aryl, alkyl-aryl or alkyl radical, R 1 through R 6 are each hydrogen or a lower alkyl radical and may be the same or different, m is 1 to 3 and n is to 9, about 1% to 10%; (e) a polyhydrophilic compound 0 to 10%; (f) water, about 5 to 25%; said process comprising: (i) admixing components (b) through (f); (ii) admixing component (a) therein; (iii) extruding; and (iv) stamping.

Claim 25

A process for producing a translucent combo bar containing soap and a water soluble synthetic detergent comprising: (a) a fatty acid soap, about 40% to about 95%; (b) the water soluble synthetic organic detergent, about 1 to 25%; (c) a lower alkanol mono-amine a translucency enhancing amount of about 10 %; (d) an alkyl-aryl polyoxyalkylene carboxylic acid of formula: ##STR13## wherein R is an aryl, alkyl-aryl or alkyl radical, R 1 through R 6 are each hydrogen or a lower alkyl radical and may be the same or different, m is 1 to 3 and n is to 9, about 1% to 10%; (e) a polyhydrophilic compound 0 to 10%; (f) water, about 5 to 25%; said process comprising: (i) admixing components (b) through (f); (ii) admixing component (a) therein; (iii) extruding; and (iv) stamping.

Claim 26

The combo bar of claim 8,9,I0,11,12, or 13, wherein the combo bar contains about 70% to 85% fatty acid soap.

Claim 27

The combo bar of claim 8,9,10,1,12, or 13, wherein the combo bar contains about 1% to about 4% of a lower alkanol monoamine.

Claim 28

The combo bar of claim 8,9,10,11,12, or 13, wherein the combo bar contains from about 1% to 10% of the carboxylic acid.

Claim 29

The combo bar of claim 8,9,10,11,12, or 13, wherein the combo bar contains from about 1% to 5% of the carboxylic acid.

Claim 30

The combo bar of claim 8,9,10,11,12, or 13, wherein the combo bar contains from about 3% to 5% of the carboxylic acid.