US5661189A
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Assignee: Lever Brothers Co
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Filing: 1995-06-06
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Granted: 1997-08-26
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Expires: 2015-06-06
Abstract
Abstract An aqueous liquid cleansing and moisturising composition comprising a surface active agent selected from anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic and cationic surface active agents and mixtures thereof; an benefit agent having a weight average particle size in the range 50 to 500 microns; and a thickening agent. The thickening agent is added to the benefit agent in amount from 1 to 50% wt, based on the benefit agent.
Inventors
- 👤 Ailsa Pauline Hilary Grieveson
- 👤 Margaret Jobling
- 👤 Shiji Shen
- 👤 Liang Sheng Tsaur
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 16:20
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/33; A61K8/34; A61K8/40; A61K8/44; A61K8/442; A61K8/37; A61K8/46; A61K8/466; A61K8/72; A61K8/81; A61K8/8105; A61K8/8111; A61K8/8141; A61K8/8152; A61Q; A61Q19/00; A61Q19/10; A61K2800/00; A61K2800/40; A61K2800/41; A61K2800/412
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
An aqueous liquid cleansing and moisturizing composition comprising: (a) a surface active agent selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic and cationic surface active agents, and mixtures thereof; (b) a benefit agent having a weight average particle size in the range 50 to 500 microns; (c) a thickening agent; and (d) less than one percent by weight solid soap; wherein the thickening agent is added to the benefit agent in amount from 1 to 50% wt., based on the benefit agent.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
83 words
An aqueous liquid cleansing and moisturizing composition comprising: (a) a surface active agent selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic and cationic surface active agents, and mixtures thereof; (b) a benefit agent having a weight average particle size in the range 50 to 500 microns; (c) a thickening agent; and (d) less than one percent by weight solid soap; wherein the thickening agent is added to the benefit agent in amount from 1 to 50% wt., based on the benefit agent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein the thickening agent is selected from the group consisting of polyacrylates; silica, natural and synthetic waxes, alkyl silicone waxes; aluminium silicate; lanolin derivatives; higher fatty alcohols; polyethylenecopolymers; narogel; polyammonium stearate; sucrose esters; hydrophobic clays; petrolatum; hydrotalcites; and mixtures thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein the composition is structured with a structurant selected from the group consisting of swelling clays; cross-linked polyacrylates; acrylates and copolymers thereof; polyvinylpyrrolidone and copolymers thereof; polyethylene imines; salts; sucrose esters; and gellants.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
40 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein the benefit agent is selected from the group consisting of silicone oils; gums; fats; oils waxes; hydrophobic plant extracts; hydrocarbons; fatty acids; alcohols; esters; essential oils; lipids; phospholipids; vitamins; sunscreens; and mixtures thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition according to claim 1 comprising 0.1 to 15 wt % of the benefit agent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein the benefit agent functions as a carrier to deliver efficacy agents to skin treated with the composition.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
A composition according to claim 1 comprising 1 to 35 wt % of the surface active agent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
A composition according to claim 1 further comprising a cosurfactant selected from the group consisting of betaines, amidobetaines and sulphobetaines.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
85 words
A process for preparing a composition according to claim 1, comprises: (a) forming a base composition comprising at least one surface active agent selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic and cationic surface active agents and mixtures thereof and less than one percent by weight solid soap; (b) adding a thickening agent to the benefit agent in an amount from 1 to 50 wt. %, based on the benefit agent; and (c) mixing the base formulation of step (a) with the benefit agent.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
98 words
A method of depositing a benefit agent from an aqueous liquid cleansing and moisturizing composition, the method comprising providing the said benefit agent in a composition comprising: (a) a surface active agent selected from anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic and cationic surface active agents, and mixtures thereof; (b) a benefit agent having a weight average particle size in the range 50 to 500 microns; (c) a thickening agent, wherein the thickening agent is added to the benefit agent in amount from 1 to 50% wt., based on the benefit agent; and (d) less than one percent by weight solid soap.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
98 words
A method of depositing a benefit agent from an aqueous liquid cleansing and moisturizing composition, the method comprising providing the said benefit agent in a composition comprising: (a) a surface active agent selected from anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic and cationic surface active agents, and mixtures thereof; (b) a benefit agent having a weight average particle size in the range 50 to 500 microns; (c) a thickening agent, wherein the thickening agent is added to the benefit agent in amount from 1 to 50% wt., based on the benefit agent; and (d) less than one percent by weight solid soap.
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