US5120541A
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Cosmetic composition
Assignee: Chesebrough Ponds USA Inc
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Filing: 1991-03-12
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Granted: 1992-06-09
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Expires: 2011-03-12
Abstract
Abstract A transparent cosmetic stick composition having a lamellar structure comprising: (a) from 5 to 95% by weight of an alcohol, (b) from 3 to 20% by weight of a soap, (c) from 0.1 to 10% by weight of a soap crystal growth inhibitor, and (d) from 0 to 30% by weight of water.
Inventors
- 👤 Ernest W. Macaulay
- 👤 Sally E. Tansley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 01:38
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/33; A61K8/37; A61K8/375; A61K8/02; A61K8/0216; A61K8/0229; A61K8/34; A61K8/345; A61K8/36; A61K8/361; A61Q; A61Q19/00; A61K2800/00; A61K2800/20; A61K2800/26; A61K2800/262; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S424/00; Y10S424/05
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
78 words
A transparent cosmetic stick composition having a lamellar structure comprising: (a) from 20 to 65% by weight of a monohydric alcohol; (b) from 25.6 to 70% by weight of a polyhydric alcohol; (c) from 0.1 to 10% by weight of a soap crystal growth inhibitor selected from the group consisting of glycerol monolaurate, sodium ricinoleate and sodium isostearate; (d) from 3 to 20% by weight of a soap; and (e) from 0 to 30% by weight of water.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
78 words
A transparent cosmetic stick composition having a lamellar structure comprising: (a) from 20 to 65% by weight of a monohydric alcohol; (b) from 25.6 to 70% by weight of a polyhydric alcohol; (c) from 0.1 to 10% by weight of a soap crystal growth inhibitor selected from the group consisting of glycerol monolaurate, sodium ricinoleate and sodium isostearate; (d) from 3 to 20% by weight of a soap; and (e) from 0 to 30% by weight of water.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the monohydric alcohol component is selected from the group consisting of ethanol, isopropanol and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the polyhydric alcohol component is selected from the group consisting of glycerol, propylene glycol, butane diol or mixtures thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
A cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the soap comprises a palmitate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
14 words
A cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the soap comprises a stearate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
A cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the soap comprises a mixture of a palmitate and a stearate.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 6, wherein the ratio of stearate to palmitate is in the range 40:60 to 60:40.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 6, wherein the soap is present in an amount from 5 to 10% by weight.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
A cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the crystal growth inhibitor is glyceryl monolaurate.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
A cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the crystal growth inhibitor is sodium ricinoleate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
A cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the crystal growth inhibitor is sodium isostearate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
A cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the soap crystal growth inhibitor is present in an amount from 0.1 to 4% by weight of the composition.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
16 words
A cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the ingredients are natural plant derived materials.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process for preparing a transparent cosmetic composition as claimed in claim 1, comprising combining the ingredients (a) through (e) in liquid form.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
42 words
A process for preparing a transparent stick composition as claimed in claim 14, comprising combining the ingredients in liquid form and pouring them into a container having a particular shape so that the solid which forms takes the shape of the container.
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