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Cosmetic products containing milk constituents
Assignee: Rhone Electra SA
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Filing: 1988-12-08
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Granted: 1991-10-01
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Expires: 2008-12-08
Abstract
Abstract A cosmetic or soap product containing natural milk proteins in the form of micelles formed by the addition of calcium to an aqueous solution of casein. These micelles give the product light reflection properties analogous to those produced by the addition of a natural milk.
Inventors
- 👤 Claude Giddey
- 👤 Guy Bunter
- 👤 Dimitri Tzanos
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 08:44
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/02; A61K8/0291; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/64; A61K8/96; A61K8/98; A61K8/981; A61K8/986; A61Q; A61Q19/00; A61Q19/10; A61Q5/00; A61Q5/02; C; C11; C11D; C11D3/00; C11D3/16; C11D3/38; C11D3/384; C11D9/00; C11D9/04; C11D9/22; C11D9/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
A cosmetic or a soap product having the appearance of natural milk and comprising, other than the usual ingredients of such a product, a surface active agent and at least one substance derived from milk, wherein this substance includes a member selected from the group consisting of casein, and a mixture of casein and other milk proteins, said casein containing no more than 0.1% of lactose, said casein being present, at least in part, in the form of a colloidal and micellar solution of calcium phosphocaseinate at a pH of from 6 to 7.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
94 words
A cosmetic or a soap product having the appearance of natural milk and comprising, other than the usual ingredients of such a product, a surface active agent and at least one substance derived from milk, wherein this substance includes a member selected from the group consisting of casein, and a mixture of casein and other milk proteins, said casein containing no more than 0.1% of lactose, said casein being present, at least in part, in the form of a colloidal and micellar solution of calcium phosphocaseinate at a pH of from 6 to 7.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A cosmetic product according to claim 1, characterised in that its content of proteins of milk origin is from 3 to 20% by weight.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
59 words
A cosmetic product according to claim 1, characterised in that it consists of a shampoo containing, by weight: anionic surface-active agent 10-50%, oleic acid 0.5-4%, proteins derived from milk 3-15%, Ca ++ ion 0.1-1%, the remainder to 100% being formed of water and one or several additional ingredients selected from among biocides, perfumes, blueing agents, opacifiers, and buffering agents.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A cosmetic product according to claim 3, characterised in that its viscosity at ambient temperature is from 3000 to 6000 cP.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
96 words
A process for preparing a cosmetic product according to claim 1, characterised in that at least a part of the usual constituent ingredients of the said product are incorporated in a homogeneous manner, these including at least a surface-active agent, a clear aqueous solution of casein or soluble caseinate optionally containing other proteins of milk origin, then a sufficient quantity of calcium ions is added so that at pH 6-7 the soluble caseinate is converted into a micellar colloid of calcium phosphocaseinate, then, if necessary, the remainder of the constituent ingredients of the cosmetic are added.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
111 words
A process according to claim 5, applied to the preparation of a shampoo according to claim 3, characterised in that all or part of the surface-active agent and of the oleic acid are mixed at a temperature of 50°-80° C. with an aqueous solution of sodium caseinate, the greater part or all of the other ingredients with the exception of the Ca ++ ions are added, then, between 40° and 60° C. and at a pH adjusted to a value between 6 and 7, a concentrated aqueous solution of a water soluble calcium salt is slowly added, which converts the clear solution into a milky solution of high light reflective power.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
A process according to claim 6, characterised in that the calcium salt is calcium chloride.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
111 words
A cosmetic or a soap product having the appearance of natural milk and comprising, other than the usual ingredients of such a product, a surface active agent and at least one substance derived from milk, wherein this substance includes a member selected from the group consisting of casein, and a mixture of casein and other milk proteins, said casein containing no more than 0.1% of lactose, said casein being present in an effective amount so as to result in said appearance of natural milk and being present, at least in part, in the form of a colloidal and micellar solution of calcium phosphocaseinate at a pH of from 6 to 7.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
111 words
A cosmetic or a soap product having the appearance of natural milk and comprising, other than the usual ingredients of such a product, a surface active agent and at least one substance derived from milk, wherein this substance includes a member selected from the group consisting of casein, and a mixture of casein and other milk proteins, said casein containing no more than 0.1% of lactose, said casein being present in an effective amount so as to result in said appearance of natural milk and being present, at least in part, in the form of a colloidal and micellar solution of calcium phosphocaseinate at a pH of from 6 to 7.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
137 words
A method for modifying cosmetic products selected from the group consisting of products for care of the skin and the hair, shampoos, dressings, hair lotions, body lotions, cold cream, cleansing creams, emollients, detergents, soaps, make-up products, lipsticks, shaving products, sun screen products and depilatories by giving them an appearance reminiscent of containing natural milk, comprising the steps of incorporating to said cosmetic products at least one surface-active agent, soluble calcium salt and a substance selected from the group consisting of casein, and a mixture of casein and other milk proteins, said casein containing no more than 0.1% of lactose, said casein being present in an effective amount so as to result in said appearance of natural milk and being present, at least in part, in the form of colloidal calcium phosphocaseinate at pH from 6 to 7.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
137 words
A method for modifying cosmetic products selected from the group consisting of products for care of the skin and the hair, shampoos, dressings, hair lotions, body lotions, cold cream, cleansing creams, emollients, detergents, soaps, make-up products, lipsticks, shaving products, sun screen products and depilatories by giving them an appearance reminiscent of containing natural milk, comprising the steps of incorporating to said cosmetic products at least one surface-active agent, soluble calcium salt and a substance selected from the group consisting of casein, and a mixture of casein and other milk proteins, said casein containing no more than 0.1% of lactose, said casein being present in an effective amount so as to result in said appearance of natural milk and being present, at least in part, in the form of colloidal calcium phosphocaseinate at pH from 6 to 7.
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