Compositions comprising alkyl sulfooxyalkanoate compounds containing a beneficial reagent component

Claim 2

A personal product composition selected from the group consisting of soap bar compositions, facial or body cleansing compositions, shampoo compositions, conditioner compositions, cosmetic compositions, dental compositions and underarm deodorant/anti-perspirant compositions wherein said compositions contain an alkyl sulfooxy alkanoate molecule having the formula ##STR8## wherein: M is selected from the group consisting of an alkali-metal, an alkaline earth metal, a cationic amino acid and salt forming cations; R' is hydrogen; R 2 is hydrogen or CH 3 ; R 1 is a straight chain carbon having 12 or more carbons; n≦0; and while molecule is capable of forming a hydroxy carboxylic acid ester, a hydroxy carboxylic acid, a sulfooxy carboxylate and/or alcohol when the surfactant is metabolized or hydrolyzed.

Claim 3

A composition according to claim 1, wherein R 1 is C 12 H 25 and R 2 is CH 3 (LSP).

Claim 4

A composition according to claim 1, which is a soap bar composition and which has the following components: ______________________________________ Ingredients % by Weight ______________________________________ C8-24 fatty acid soap 30-95% Alkyl sulfooxy alkanoate 0-45% Alkyl sulfate 0-5% Moisturizer 0.1-10% Water soluble polymer 0-10% Sequestering agents 0.1-0.5% Dye stuff <0.1% Optical brighteners <0.1% Whitening agents 0.1-0.4% Fragrance 0.1-2.0% Water Balance. ______________________________________

Claim 5

A composition according to claim 3 wherein, in the alkyl sulfooxy alkanoate compound, R 1 is C 12 H 25 and R 2 is CH 3 .