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Mild skin cleansing aerosol mousse with skin feel and moisturization benefits
Assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
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Filing: 1989-07-12
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Granted: 1991-03-26
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Expires: 2009-07-12
Abstract
Abstract A mild skin-cleansing aerosol mousse-forming emulsion providing benefits in leaving the skin after washing feeling not taut and dry, but moisturized, soft and smooth. The product also provides abundant rich creamy foam. The cleansing mousse emulsion comprises: A. 88% to 97% of a concentrate containing by weight of the concentrate: 1. from 3% to 20% of a mild nonsoap anionic or amphoteric surfactant; 2. a polymeric skin feel aid at 0.05% to 5%; 3. a moisturizer at 10% to 60%, preferably glycerin; 4. the balance water; and B. from 3% to 12% of a propellant by weight of the total emulsion.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert R. Schmidt
- 👤 Raymond H. Fortna
- 👤 Harold H. Beyer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 12:37
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/02; A61K8/04; A61K8/046; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/40; A61K8/44; A61K8/46; A61K8/466; A61K8/72; A61K8/73; A61K8/737; A61Q; A61Q19/00; A61Q19/10; A61K2800/00; A61K2800/40; A61K2800/54; A61K2800/542; A61K2800/5426; A61K2800/59; A61K2800/596
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
344 words
A skin-cleansing emulsion mousse-forming product having a pressurized dispenser equipped with a dispensing head and valve and containing therein a foam-forming emulsion consisting essentially of; A. 88% to 97% of a concentrate containing by weight of the concentrate consisting essentially of: 1. from 3% to 20% of a mild nonsoap surfactant selected from the group consisting of mild anionic and mild amphoteric surfactants selected from the group consisting of: alkyl glyceryl ether sulfonate (AGS); anionic acyl sarcosinates; methyl acyl taurates; N-acyl glutamates; acyl isethionates; alkyl sulfosuccinate; alkyl phosphate ester; ethoxylated alkyl phosphate esters; protein condensates; mixtures of ethoxylated alkyl sulfates and alkyl amine oxides; betaines; sultaines; and mixtures thereof; wherein the alkyl chains for said surfactants are from about C 8 to about C 22 ; 2. a polymeric skin feel aid at 0.05% to 5% wherein said polymer is selected from the group consisting of cationic and nonionic polysaccharides; cationic and nonionic homopolymers and copolymers derived from acrylic and/or methacrylic acid; cationic and nonionic cellulosic resins; cationic copolymers and dimethyldiallylammonium chloride and acrylic acid; cationic homopolymers of dimethyldiallylammonium chloride; cationic polyalkylene and ethoxypolyalkylene imines, and mixtures thereof; 3. from 10% to 60% of a moisturizer selected from the group consisting of sodium pyrrolidone carboxylic acid, sodium lactate, hexadecyl, myristyl, isodecyl, or isopropyl esters of adipic, lactic, oleic, stearic, isostearic, myristic and linoleic acids, and their corresponding alcohol esters, sodium isostearoyl-2-lactylate and sodium capryl lactylate, glycerin, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, sorbitol, polyethylene glycol and propylene glycol ethers of methyl glucose, polyethylene glycol and propylene glycol ethers of lanolin alcohol, lactic acid, L-proline, other free fatty acids, and mixtures thereof; and wherein when said moisturizer is selected from the group consisting of only said glycerine, said sorbitol, said polyethylene glycol and mixtures thereof, said level of moisturizer is present at at least 12% of said concentrate; 4. balance water; and B. from 3% to 12% of a propellant by weight of the total emulsion said cleansing product being formulated to provide a pH in use within the range of from about 5 to about 6.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
344 words
A skin-cleansing emulsion mousse-forming product having a pressurized dispenser equipped with a dispensing head and valve and containing therein a foam-forming emulsion consisting essentially of; A. 88% to 97% of a concentrate containing by weight of the concentrate consisting essentially of: 1. from 3% to 20% of a mild nonsoap surfactant selected from the group consisting of mild anionic and mild amphoteric surfactants selected from the group consisting of: alkyl glyceryl ether sulfonate (AGS); anionic acyl sarcosinates; methyl acyl taurates; N-acyl glutamates; acyl isethionates; alkyl sulfosuccinate; alkyl phosphate ester; ethoxylated alkyl phosphate esters; protein condensates; mixtures of ethoxylated alkyl sulfates and alkyl amine oxides; betaines; sultaines; and mixtures thereof; wherein the alkyl chains for said surfactants are from about C 8 to about C 22 ; 2. a polymeric skin feel aid at 0.05% to 5% wherein said polymer is selected from the group consisting of cationic and nonionic polysaccharides; cationic and nonionic homopolymers and copolymers derived from acrylic and/or methacrylic acid; cationic and nonionic cellulosic resins; cationic copolymers and dimethyldiallylammonium chloride and acrylic acid; cationic homopolymers of dimethyldiallylammonium chloride; cationic polyalkylene and ethoxypolyalkylene imines, and mixtures thereof; 3. from 10% to 60% of a moisturizer selected from the group consisting of sodium pyrrolidone carboxylic acid, sodium lactate, hexadecyl, myristyl, isodecyl, or isopropyl esters of adipic, lactic, oleic, stearic, isostearic, myristic and linoleic acids, and their corresponding alcohol esters, sodium isostearoyl-2-lactylate and sodium capryl lactylate, glycerin, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, sorbitol, polyethylene glycol and propylene glycol ethers of methyl glucose, polyethylene glycol and propylene glycol ethers of lanolin alcohol, lactic acid, L-proline, other free fatty acids, and mixtures thereof; and wherein when said moisturizer is selected from the group consisting of only said glycerine, said sorbitol, said polyethylene glycol and mixtures thereof, said level of moisturizer is present at at least 12% of said concentrate; 4. balance water; and B. from 3% to 12% of a propellant by weight of the total emulsion said cleansing product being formulated to provide a pH in use within the range of from about 5 to about 6.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
The skin-cleansing emulsion mousse-forming product of claim 1 wherein the moisturizer is nonocclusive and is selected from the group of: 1. water-soluble liquid polyols; 2. essential amino acid compounds found naturally occurring in the stratum corneum of the skin; 3. water-soluble nonpolyol nonocclusives and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The skin-cleansing emulsion mousse-forming product of claim 2 wherein said moisturizer is selected from the group consisting of said amino acid compounds and said liquid polyols.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
The skin-cleansing emulsion mousse-forming product of claim 1 wherein said moisturizer is glycerin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The skin-cleansing emulsion mousse-forming product of claim 1 wherein said moisturizer is present at a level of 12% to 40% of the concentrate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
The skin-cleansing emulsion mousse-forming product of claim 1 wherein said polymer is at 0.1% to 2%; and said glycerin is at 12% to 40% of the concentrate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
The skin-cleansing emulsion mousse-forming product of claim 1 wherein said mild surfactant is an alkyl glyceryl ether sulfonate/sarcosinate mix having a ratio of 1:1 to 5:1.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The skin-cleansing emulsion mousse-forming product of claim 7 wherein said alkyl glyceryl ether sulfonate/sarcosinate has a ratio of 2:1 to 4:1.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
53 words
The skin-cleansing emulsion mousse-forming product of claim 1 wherein said concentrate also contains a co-surfactant selected from the group consisting of nonionic betaine or sultaine surfactants, and wherein the mild surfactant and the co-surfactant have a ratio of 1:1 to 5:1, and wherein said mild non-soap surfactant is other than betaine and sultaine.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The skin-cleansing emulsion mousse-forming product of claim 9 wherein said concentrate contains from 1% to 10% of a nonionic surfactant.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The skin-cleansing emulsion mousse-forming product of claim 9 wherein said nonionic is 3% to 8% of the concentrate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
The skin-cleansing emulsion mousse-forming product of claim 1 wherein said concentrate contains from 0.25% to 10% stearic acid.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
18 words
The skin-cleansing emulsion mousse-forming product of claim 1 wherein said concentrate contains from 0.5% to 5% stearic acid.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
The skin-cleansing emulsion mousse-forming product of claim 1 wherein said concentrate contains fatty alcohol at a level of 0.05% to 5%.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
The skin-cleansing emulsion mousse-forming product of claim 1 wherein said concentrate contains fatty alcohol at a level of 0.05% to 1%.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
42 words
The skin-cleansing emulsion mousse-forming product of claim 1 wherein said polymer is at 0.1% to 1%; said glycerin is at 15% to 40%; and said concentrate contains stearic acid at 0.5% to 5% and C 10 -C 18 fatty alcohol at 0.1%.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
26 words
The skin-cleansing emulsion mousse-forming product of claim 1 wherein said concentrate contains from 2% to 6% of polyethylene glycol having a molecular weight of about 600.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
The skin-cleansing emulsion mousse-forming product of claim 1 wherein said concentrate also contains from 0.1% to 5% of a hydrolyzed protein.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
19 words
The skin-cleansing emulsion mousse-forming product of claim 1 wherein said concentrate contains from 0.5% to 5% aloe vera gel.
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