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Personal cleansing compositions
Assignee: Procter and Gamble Co
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Filing: 1997-02-19
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Granted: 1998-05-19
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Expires: 2017-02-19
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to non-abrasive personal care cleansing compositions. These compositions utilize insoluble micronized cleansing particles of defined particle size that are not tactilely perceived by the user during the cleansing process, and yet which provide improved cleansing performance from the composition. These compositions also comprise a surfactant, an emollient and water.
Inventors
- 👤 Timothy John Fowler
- 👤 Richard Loren McManus
- 👤 George Endel Deckner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 12:38
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/18; A61K8/72; A61Q; A61Q19/00; A61Q19/10; A61K8/02; A61K8/0241; A61K8/30; A61K8/33; A61K8/36; A61K8/361; A61K8/37; A61K8/73; A61K8/81; A61K8/8105; A61K8/8111; A61K8/8117; A61K8/8123; A61K8/84; A61K8/86; A61K8/87; A61K8/88; A61K8/89; A61K8/891; A61K8/892; A61Q5/00; A61Q5/02; A61K2800/00; A61K2800/40; A61K2800/41; A61K2800/412; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S424/00; Y10S424/05
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A nonabrasive personal cleansing composition comprising: (a) from about 0.05% to about 40% of water insoluble particles selected from the group consisting of polybutylene, polyethylene, polyisobutylene, polymethylstyrene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyurethane, nylon, teflon, polyhalogenated olefins, polyethylene/polypropylene copolymer, polyethylene/propylene/isobutylene copolymer, polyethylene/styrene copolymer and mixtures thereof and having a mean particle size diameter from about 1 micron to about 75 microns, with greater than about 95% of said particles in said composition having a diameter less than about 75 microns, (b) from about 0.05% to about 40% of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of nonionic surfactants, anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof, (c) from 0% to about 50% of an emollient, and (d) from about 20% to about 99.85% water.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
A nonabrasive personal cleansing composition comprising: (a) from about 0.05% to about 40% of water insoluble particles selected from the group consisting of polybutylene, polyethylene, polyisobutylene, polymethylstyrene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyurethane, nylon, teflon, polyhalogenated olefins, polyethylene/polypropylene copolymer, polyethylene/propylene/isobutylene copolymer, polyethylene/styrene copolymer and mixtures thereof and having a mean particle size diameter from about 1 micron to about 75 microns, with greater than about 95% of said particles in said composition having a diameter less than about 75 microns, (b) from about 0.05% to about 40% of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of nonionic surfactants, anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof, (c) from 0% to about 50% of an emollient, and (d) from about 20% to about 99.85% water.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein said particles have a mean particle size diameter from about 5 microns to about 60 microns, with greater than about 95% of said particles in said composition having a diameter less than about 75 microns.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
42 words
A composition according to claim 1 wherein said particles have a mean particle size diameter from about 20 microns to about 50 microns, with greater than about 95% of said particles in said composition having a diameter less than about 75 microns.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
124 words
A nonabrasive personal cleansing composition, in the form of a bar, comprising: (a) from about 0.1% to about 20% of water insoluble particles selected from the group consisting of polybutylene, polyethylene, polyisobutylene, polymethylstyrene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyurethane, nylon, teflon, polyhalogenated olefins, polyethylene/polypropylene copolymer, polyethylene/propylene/isobutylene copolymer, polyethylene/styrene copolymer and mixtures thereof and having a mean particle size diameter from about 1 micron to about 75 microns, with greater than about 95% of said particles in said composition having a diameter less than about 75 microns, (b) from about 50% to about 90% of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of nonionic surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof, (c) from 0% to about 50% of an emollient, and (d) from about 5% to about 20% water.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
124 words
A nonabrasive personal cleansing composition, in the form of a bar, comprising: (a) from about 0.1% to about 20% of water insoluble particles selected from the group consisting of polybutylene, polyethylene, polyisobutylene, polymethylstyrene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyurethane, nylon, teflon, polyhalogenated olefins, polyethylene/polypropylene copolymer, polyethylene/propylene/isobutylene copolymer, polyethylene/styrene copolymer and mixtures thereof and having a mean particle size diameter from about 1 micron to about 75 microns, with greater than about 95% of said particles in said composition having a diameter less than about 75 microns, (b) from about 50% to about 90% of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of nonionic surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof, (c) from 0% to about 50% of an emollient, and (d) from about 5% to about 20% water.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
A composition according to claim 3 wherein said particles are selected from the group consisting of polyethylene and polypropylene.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
A composition according to claim 5 wherein said particles are selected from the group consisting of oxidized polyethylene and oxidized polypropylene.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
72 words
A composition according to claim 3 wherein said surfactant is selected from the group consisting of sodium cetearyl sulfate, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium lauryl sarcosinate, sodium cocoyl isethionate, coamidopropyl betaine, sodium laureth sulfate, cetyl dimethyl betaine, ammonium lauryl sulfate, sodium tallow soap, sodium coconut soap, ceteth-10, steareth-21, steareth-2, ceteth-2, glyceryl stearate, glucose amides, dilauryl dimethyl ammoniun chloride, distearyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, dimyristyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, dipalmityl dimethyl ammonium chloride, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
64 words
A composition according to claim 7 wherein said emollient is selected from the group consisting of mineral oil, petrolatum, cholesterol, dimethicone, dimethiconol, diisopropyl adipate, isopropyl myristate, myristyl myristate, cetyl ricinoleate, sorbitan distearte, sorbitan dilaurate, sorbitan stearate, sorbitan laurate, sucrose laurate, sucrose dilaurate, sodium isostearyl lactylate, lauryl pidolate, sorbitan stearate, stearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, PPG-14 butyl ether, PPG-15 stearyl ether, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
43 words
A bar composition according to claim 4 wherein said particles have a mean particle size diameter from about 5 microns to about 60 microns, with greater than about 95% of said particles in said composition having a diameter less than about 75 microns.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
43 words
A bar composition according to claim 4 wherein said particles have a mean particle size diameter from about 20 microns to about 50 microns, with greater than about 95% of said particles in said composition having a diameter less than about 75 microns.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
29 words
A bar composition according to claim 10 wherein said particles are selected from the group consisting of polybutylene, polyethylene, polyisobutylene, polymethylstyrene, polypropylene, polystyrene, polyurethane, nylon, teflon, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
A bar composition according to claim 11 which further comprises from about 0.1% to about 10% of a skin conditioning material selected from the group consisting of glycerin, urea, propoxylated glycerol, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method for cleansing skin comprising applying to the skin from about 0.5 mg/cm 2 to about 25 mg/cm 2 of the composition of claim 1.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method for cleansing skin comprising applying to the skin from about 0.5 mg/cm 2 to about 25 mg/cm 2 of the bar composition of claim 4.
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