CA2221755A1 - Cleansing compositions - Google Patents

Abstract

A personal cleansing composition comprising: (a) from about 1 % to about 25 %
by weight of water-soluble gel-forming nonionic surfactant; (b) from about 0.1 % to about 3 % by weight of alkyl sulphate fluidising agent having an average of from 4 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain; and (c) optionally, from about 1 % to about 30 % by weight of a dispersed oil phase. The cleansing products demonstrate excellent low temperature fluidity characteristics, excellent mildness, in-use and after-use conditioning benefits, lathering and rinsibility.

Description

CLEANSING COMPOSITIONS

TECHNICAL ~ LD

The present invention relates to cle~ncin~ compositions. In particular it relates to mild personal cle~ncin~ compositions with good skin feel attributes and fo~ in~: properties suitable for simlllt~neously cle~ncin~ and conrlitionin~ the skin and/or the hair and which may be used, for e~cample, in the form of foam bath pr~arations, shower products, skin cleansers, hand, face and body cleansers, shampoos, etc.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Mild cosmetic compositions must satisfy a nllm~er of crilelia includingcle~ncin~ power, fo~min~ pro~ellies and miklness/low irri~cy/good feel with fc~ect to the skin, hair and the ocular mllcos~e. Skin is made up of several layers of cells which coat and protect the keratin and collagen fibrous ~roteil.s that form the skeleton of its structure. The c,utel..lost of these layers, re~erred to as the stratum corneum, is known to be composed of 250 A yroteill blm~lçs ~ulluunded by 80 A thick layers. Hair cimil~rly has a ~ro~clive outer co~tin~ enclosing the hair fibre which is called the cuticle. Anionic surf~ct~ntc can penetrate the strahum corneum membrane and the cuticle and, by delipidi7~tion destroy membrane integrity. This iL~telr~re~ce with skin and hair ~rûteclive membranes can lead to a rough skin feel and eye irritation and may evenhl~lly permit the surf~ct~nt to interact with the keratin and hair ~roteLs creating irritation and loss of barrier and water retention functions.
Ideal cosmetic cleansers should cleanse the skin or hair gently, without defatting and/or drying the hair and skin and without irritating the ocular mllGos~e or leaving skin taut after frequent use. Most lathering soaps, shower and bath products, shampoos and bars fail in this re~ect Certain synthetic surf~ct~nt~ are known to be mild. However, a major drawback of most mild synthetic surf~ct~nt systems when form~ ted for shampooing or personal cle~ncin~ is poor lather performance compared to the hi~h~st shampoo and bar soap st~n~l~rds. Thus, surfactants that are among the miklest, such as sodium laureth-3 sulphosuccinate, are marginal in lather. The use of known high s~ eingg anionic surf~ct~ntc with lather boosters, on the other hand, can yield acceptable lather volume and quality but at the e~pense of clinical skin mil~nçss. These two facts make the surf~ct~n~ selçction, the lather and mil~lnees benefit formulation process a delicate balancing act.

Despite the many years of research that have been e~cpended by the toiletries in~VStry on personal cle~nein~, the broad mass of consumers remain ~ies~tiefied by the m~ n~es of present day cle~nein~ compositions, fin~lins~, for e~cample, that they have to apply a separate cosmetic lotion or cream moisturizer to the skin after using a shower or bath preparation in order to m~int~in skin suppleness and hydidlion and to counteract the delipi~li7ing effect of the cle~neer.

It is known from the art that inclusion of oils in b~thing compositions can provide post-use skin feel benefits. However incorporation of oils at levels sufficient to deliver conellm~r noticeable benefits has until now proved to be a ch~llçn~e, particularly with respect to m~int~inin~ good lather characteristics in the presence of oil and avoiding unple~e~nt 'slimy'/'greasy' water feel or appearance during use while still delivering a desirable after-use soft skin feel. A further difficulty associated with combining high levels of oil with conventional detergcnt systems has been the achievement of a ~ IG1U in which the oil can be released into the water J~ $ use which rem~ine stable over time and across a range of ~e~ c.~ c conditions.

Applicant has found that certain oil dis~efsi~g nonionic surf~ct~n~ arevaluable in b~thin~ compositions for the delivery of enhanced skin mil~1ne~S and desirable water ~esthetics whilst m~int~inin~ a good lather profile. However, Applicant has also found that use of certain oil dispe~ lg nonionic surfactants in b~thin~ coln~ositions can lead to dispencing difficulties under stressed temperature con~lition~. In particular, Applicant has found that b~thing composilions cont~inin~ certain mild oil-dis~el~i.lg surfactants demonstrate highly viscous gel-like behaviour under CA 022217~ 1997-11-20 low temperature conditions. It has now been found that personal cle~ncinp compositions having improved skin feel attributes both for in use feel and after use feel, an e~ccellent lather profile and having desirable low temperature fluidity characteristics can be formed by the use of certain oil dispersing nonionic surfactants with au~ciliary surf~ct~nts and dispersible oils and a fluidising agent in particular levels and ratios.

Thus a need e~cists for personal cle~n.cin~ products which will not dehydrate the skin or result in loss of skin suppleness, which will provide a level of skin conditioning pelrolllla..ce which previously has only been provided by a separate post-cle~ncin~ cosmetic moisturizer and which will produce a foam which is stable and of high quality, which are effective hair and skin cleansers, which have good in-use aesthetics, fluidity and rinsibility characteristics, and which at the same time have stable product and viscosity characteristics and remain fully stable under long term and stressed temperature storage conditions.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The subject of the present invention is a mild, foam-producing cl~o~ncinP
product suitable for personal cle~ncin~ of the skin or hair and which may be used as foam bath and shower products, skin cle~ncers and shampoos etc. According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a dete~gellt, personal cle~ncin~ or cosmotic composition comprising:

(a) from about 1% to about 25% by weight of water-soluble gel-fol~g nonionic surf~ct~nt;

(b) from about 0.1% to about 3% by weight of a alkyl sulphate fl~ isin~ agent having an average of from 4 to 10 carbon atoms on the alkyl chain; and (c) optionally, from about 1% to about 30% by weight of dispersed oil phase.

WO 96/37592 ~ PCT/US96/06576 In a highly preferred embodiment, the invention takes the form of a foam producing cle~neing composition with superior skin feel characteristics, hll~roved perceived dryness and ~ssesseA tightnpss and espertly graded dryness, combined with excellent lathering, good stability, cle~n~in~ ability and conditioning pelrolmance.
All concentrations and ratios herein are by weight of the cleansing composition, unless otherwise specified. Surf~ct~nt chain lengths are also on a weight average chain length basis, unless otherwise specified.

The clç~n~in~ compositions herein are based on the combination of water-soluble surf~ct~nts, an alkyl sulphate fl~ in~ agent and a dispersed oil phase. In ~refell~l compositions the surf~ct~nt sy~ com~,ises a gel-fol~g, oil dispersing nonionic surfiqct~nt and mild ~sili~ry surf~ct~nt.c having an average carbon chain length of from about 12 to about 22 carbon atoms, which in general terms can be selected from other nonionic, anionic, amphoteric and ,wiUelionic surf~ct~nt~ and mi~ res thereof. The total level of surf~ct~nt, inclusive of anionic, nonionic, zwitterionic, amphoteric and other surf~ct~nt components is ~le~rably from about 5%
to about 25%, more plefelably from about 7% to about 20%, and especially from about 8% to about 16% by weight. The compositions prefelably comprise a mi~cture of gel-forming, oil dispersing nonionic surf~ct~nt and anionic surf~ct~nt~ optionally with ~l-sili~ry nonionic, ~willerionic and/or amphoteric surfactants. The total level of ~llsili~ry surf~ct~nt is in the range from about 0.1% to about 15%, ~refelably from about 1% to about 10%, more preferably from about 2% to about 6% by weight of the composition, while the ievel of gel-fo~ g oil dispersing noni~?nie surf~c~nt iS from about 1% to about 25%, ~feferably from about 2% to about 15%, more ~refe~ably from about 3% to about 12% by weight and es~ecially from about 4% to about 8% by weight. The weight ratio of anionic surfact~nt: au~ciliary nonionic, zwitterionic and/or amphoteric surfa-t~nt is preferably in the range of from about 5:1 to about 1:3. The ratio of au~ciliary surf~ct~nt to gel-forming, oil dispersing nonionic surf~c~nt is in the range of from about 1:100 to about 2:1, pleferably in the range of from 1:10 to about 10:1, more prefel~bly from about 1:5 to about 5:1, and especially from about 1:3 to about 3:1. The pleferled compositions within the scope of the invention comprise mixtures of s nonionic surfactants, oil, fluidising agent and auxiliary anionic, zwitterionic and/or amphoteric surf~ct~nts, wherein the level of dispersed oil phase is from about 3% to about 25~, preferably from about 5% to about 20%, more plefeldbly from about 8% to about 15% by weight of the composition and the weight ratio of gel-forming, oil dispersing nonionic surfactant: dispersed oil phase is in the range of from 1:20 to about 3:2, plere.ably from about 1:8 to about 1:1, more prefelably from about 1:4 to about 1:2.

Oil dispersing nonionic surf~ct~nte suitable for inclusion in the compositions according to the present invention have e~cell~-nt oil dispersing characteristics as demonstrated by microscopy and Immersion tests.

To demonstrate the suitability of a nonionic surf~ct~nt for incorporation in the co.,l~osilions according to the present invention a test matri~c including the test nonionic and all other composition ingre~ nte is prepared. A
portion of this protoly-pe is then viewed under a microscope using a Nikon Optipot-2 Videomicrowatcher. Surfact~nts suitable for incorporation in the compositions according to the present invention typically produce homogeneous (opaque) product matrices in which the oil droplets have a ~ m~ter in the range of from about 1 microns to about 30 microns, p~efelably from about 2 microns to about 20 microns, more ~referdbly from about 3 microns to about 10 microns.

In the I~elsion Test the in-use characlelislics of protoly~e matrices are ~ssesse~1. In eSC~ e, 6ml of ~rotolype matri~c is dispersed in 20 litres of water at 40~C. The physical a~yearance of the resulting solution is then ~ScFssel. Col,l~os;L;onc which result in turbid (cloudy) solutions wherein no oil droplets are visible to the naked eye are regarded as demonstrating the desired behaviour, providing they additionally deliver the required skin feel.

Oil dispersing nonionic surf~ct~ntc suitable for inclusion in the compositions according to the present invention are selected from C~C19 polyhydro~cy fatty acid amide surf~ct~ntc~ ~refe~ably C12-C16 polyhydro~cy fatty acid amide surfactants, more preferably C12-C14 polyhydro~cy fatty acid amide surfactants having the general formula (r).

O Rg The ~rer~lred polyhydro~y fatty acid amide surf~ct~nts are those in which Rg is Cl ~ alkyl, ~refeldbly methyl, and R8 is C7-Clg alkyl or aLkenyl, more preferably straight-chain Cg-C17 aL~cyl or alkenyl, or mi~cture thereof; and Z2 is a polyhydro~cyhydrocarbyl having a linear hydrocarbyl chain with at least 3 hydro~cyls directly conn~cteA to the chain, or an alko~ylated derivative (preferably etho~cylated or propo~cylated) thereof.
Z2 preferably will be derived from a reducing sugar in a reductive ~min~tion reaction; more ~refe.dbly Z2 is a glycilyl. Suitable reducing sugars include glucose, fructose, maltose, l~ctose~ tose~ m~nnose~ and ~cylose. As raw materials, high de~ctrose corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, and high maltose corn syrup can be lltili7e~ as well as the individual sugars listed above. These corn syrups may yield a mi~c of sugar components for Z2 It should be understood that it is by no means intenrl~l to e~cclude other suitable raw materials. Z2 ~reLLdbly will be selected from the group con~istir~ of -CH2(CHOH)n-CH20H,-CH(CH20H)-(CHOH)nl-CH20H, -CH2-(CHOH)2(CHOR')(CHOH)-CH20H, where n is an integer from 3 to 5, inclusive, and R' is H or a cyclic or aliphatic mo~os~cch~ride, and alko~ylated derivatives thereof.
Most ~refell~i are glycityls wherein n is 4, particularly -CH2-(CHOH)4-CH20H.

In compounds of the above fonmll~ Rg-CO-N< can be, for example, coco~ i1ç, slt~ e, ole~mi-le, laul,. ..i~e myri~mith capric~mi~e, p~l,.,;li....i~le, tallow~mi~1e~ etc.

A ~r~f~ ed process for m~hn~ the above compounds having fonml~
comprises react-n~ a fatty acid triglyceride with an N-substit~lte~l polyhydroxyamine in the ~l~bst~nti~l ~bsence of lower (Cl-C4) alcoholic solvent, but l"e~dbly wi~ an aLkoxylated alcohol or aLkoxylated aLkyl phenol such as NEODOL and using an aL~coxide catalyst at tel~ .dlu.t;s of from about 50~C
to about 140~C to provide high yields (90-98%) of the desired products.

Suitable processes for m~king the desired polyhydroxy fatty acid amide materials are outlined in US-A-5,194,639 and US-A-5,380,891.

The most prefelled polyhydro~cy fatty acid amide has the formula Rg(CO)N(CH3)CH2(CHOH)4CH2OH wherein R8 is a C11-C17 straight chain alkyl or alkenyl group.

Applicant has found that b~thin~ compositions co~t~ining the oil-dispersing nonionic surfactants as defined herein demonstrate e~ccellent milc1n~ss, post-use skin feel and lathering characteristics. In addition such compositions also display good normal/high temperature stability under e~te~1eA storage conditions. However, at low temperature (generally about 5~C or less) the compositions demonstrate highly viscous gel-like characteristics reflechng the gel-forming behaviour of the oil-dispersing nonionic surf~ct~nt m~tçri~l Applicant has found that ~ lihon of conventional hydrollupe m~t~i~ suchas ~mms)nillm xylene slllrhon~te~ sodium cl~mene sulphon~te or propylene glycol to the compositions does not significantly limit the fonn~hon of low tempeldl~e gels.

A further ess~nti~l fe~lule of the coll~ositions of the invention is an alkyl sulphate flllifli~in~ agent. F~ in~ agents are of particular value in the compositions of the ~r.,s~ L invention for the provision of low temperature (generally about 5~C or less) fluidity advantages. Applicant has found that co.l.~s;l;on~ cont~inin~ the fll-i~ in~ agents and gel-forming surf~ct~nts accordi~g to the i~vGntion demonstrate il-lproved fluidity under stressed low ~ I~,alure con~ition~ than compositions with no such agent.

Fh-i~lisin~ agents suitable for inclusion in the compositions of the present invention are selected from alkyl sulphate materials and mi~ctures thereof having the general formula (II);

wl~reill R is straight or br~nch~o~i chain aLkyl, prere~ably straight chain cont~inin~ on average from about 4 to about 10 carbon atoms, ~refelably from about 6 to about 10 carbon atoms and especially about 8 carbon atoms and wherein M is selected from alkali and alkali earth metals such as Na, K and Li and ammonium and alkanol~mine salts and mi~ctures thereof.
It should be understood that the definition of any particular carbon chain length, say C8 is an average value and as such may contain certain proportions of both kigher and lower carbon chain lengths as a direct function of the particular process con~itions of its syn~hesis. Particularly efelrcd materials have a high proportion (~50% by weight) of the desired carbon chain lçn~th More particularly about 80~ or about 90%, and especially at least about 95 % are preferrcd. The level of such material can be achieved by mo~lific~tion of the and the e~cact nature of the starting materials. Alkyl sulphate materials suitable for use in the present invention include C8 alkyl sulphate having at least about 99% by weight C8 material available from Albright and Wilson under the trade name Empimin LV33.

The compositions of the ~venlion can optionally include a dispersed oilphase. The dispersed oil phase preferably comprises a mi~lre of oil components selected on the basis of their oil/surf~ct~nt solution interfacial tension characteristics, such combinations being optimum for delivering desirable em~ ion stabilisation and skin deposition characteristics.

Oil/surf~ct~nt interfacial tçncion ~ mç~llrements indicate the degree to which a surf~ct~nt solution can reduce the interfacial tension (~-1 ) bclwecn an oil co~ olle~ and a water phase. IFT m~llrements are made using a .~pinning Drop Interfacial Tensiollle~er and are taken at 40 - 50~C and 21 Dcgrees Clark water hardness (428ppm CaC03) and 75ppm aqueous surf~ct~nt solution concentration. In this test the surf~ct~nt sy~ reL,~ for use is the surf~ct~nt system of the final cle~n~in~
co~silion. Where difficulties arise, or for screeninf~ purposes a st~n~rd aqueous surf~ct~nt solution can be used comp~ising a mi~ re of etho~cylated alkyl sulphate having two etho~ylated grO~)S and alkyl N-~etllyl glucose a_ide in a weight ratio of about 4: 1. Measure-mP~ts are undertaken at pH 7 and are reported as the average of the 2, 5 and 10 mimlte interfacial tension re~lin~.

By 'interfacial tension' (IFT) herein is meant the tension measured at the oil/water interface. IFr me~ rements using the spinning drop technique, -CA 022217~ 1997-11-20 are disclosed by Cafas, Schechter and Wade, "The Measurement of Low Interfacial Tension via the Spinning Drop Technique", ACS Symposium Series No.8 (1975) ADSOR~ION AT INTERFACES, beP:inninP: at page 234.

The dispersed oil phase suitable for inclusion herein prefe,ably comprises a mi~ re of oil components selected from polyol polyesters, hydrocarbons, lanolin and lanolin derivatives and ~nim~l and vegetable triglycerides. Use of a mi~ced oil ~y~tem is valuable both for the effective emllleification of theoils within the product matri~c and also for their subsequent deposition upon the skin surface upon product dilution in use. Applicant has found that compositions having mi~ced oil components as defined deliver improved skin feel both in use and after use versus products cont~inin~ the individual oil components alone.

The total level of dispersed oil ~res~.lt is from about 1% to about 30%, ~refe~ably from about 3% to about 25%, more prefc~ably from about 5%
to about 20%, most ~refel~bly from about 8% to about 15% by weight. In compositions comprising a polyol polyester as a first oil component the weight ratio of polyol polyester oil component to further oil components is in the range of from about 20: 1 to about 1: 20, ~refeldbly from about 8:
1 to about 1: 8, more l,rer~.ably from about 4: 1 to about 1: 4.

Suitable polyol polyester components are selected from nonocclusive liquid or liquifiable polyol fatty acid polyesters, especially nonocclusive liquid polyol fatty acid polye~lc;is cont~inin~ at least four fatty acid ester groups and wLe~ the polyol moiety is selecte~1 from sugars and sugar alcohols cont~inin~ from about 4 to about 8 hydro~cyl groups, and wherein each carbo~cylic acid moiety has from about 8 to about 22 carbon atoms and wherein the li~luid polyol fatty acid polyester has a complete melting point of less than about 30~C.
The polyester also plefe~dbly has an oil/surf~ct~nt interfacial tension (IF~) of greater than about 1.0 dynes/cm, preferably from about 1.1 to about 4.0, more preferably from about 1.2 to about 3.0 and especially from about 1.3 to about 2.0 dynes/cm (as mP~ red under the above st~n~l~rd conditions) and is prese,lt at a level of from about 1% to about 10 %, WO 96/375g2 PCT/US96/06576 preferably from about 1% to about 5%, more preferably from about 2% to about 4% by weight.
The liquid polyol polyesters l,lefe.led for use in the present compositions comprise certain polyols, especially sugars or sugar alcohols, esterified with at least four fatty acid groups. Accordingly, ylcr~llcd polyol starting materialshould have at least four esterifiable hydroxyl groups. F.x~mples of ~lerellcd polyols are sugars, inclllrling monos~r,r~raides and ~lic~ccharides~ and sugar alcohols. F.Y~mples of monos:lcrh~rides CQ~ ;..i.lg four hydroxyl groups are xylose and arabinose and the sugar alcohol derived from xylose, which has five hydroxyl groups, i.e., xylitol. The monos~cçh~ride, e~ythrose, is not .rerellcd in the practice of ~is invention since it only co~ s three hydroxyl groups, but the sugar alcohol derived from erythrose, i.e., erythritol, cont~incfour hydroxyl groups and accordingly can be used. Suitable five hydroxyl group-co-.~ monos~cch~rides are ~ ctose~ fn)Gtose, and sorbose.
Sugar alcohols con~ g six -OH groups derived from the hydrolysis products of sucrose, as well as glucose and sorbose, e.g., sorbitol, are also suitable. Fy~mrles of tlic~Gch~ri(le polyols which can be used incl~l(le maltose, lactose, and sucrose, all of which contain eight hydroxyl groups.

I~efelled polyols for ~,~g the polyesters for use in the present invention are selected from the group concictin~ of erythritol, xylitol, sorbitol, glucose, and sucrose. Sucrose is especially l~rerellci.l.

The ~.~fell~l polyol starting m~teri~l having at least four hydroxyl groups is esterif -~1 on at least four of the -OH groups with a fatty acid co..l~ from about 8 to about 22 c~l,o.l atoms. Fx~mples of such fatty acids in~ e caprylic, c-~prie, lauric, myristic, myristoleic, p~lmitic~ p~lmitoleic, stearic, oleic, ricinoleic, lilloleic, linolenic, eleostearic, arachidic, ar~c~ onic, b~ nic, and erucic acid. The fatty acids can be derived from naturally OCc g or synthetic fatty acids; they can be sal ted or lmc~ ted, incln~ing positionz~l and geomotrical isomers. However, in order to provide liquid polyesters l~ere~lcd for use herein, at least about 50% by weight of the fatty acid incoIporated into the polyester molecule should be lm~l.-.aled.
Oleic and linoleic acids, and mixtures thereof, are especially plcfe~lcd.

The polyol fatty acid polyesters useful in this invention ~rercl~bly contain at least four fatty acid ester groups. It is not necees~ry that all of the hydroxylgroups of the polyol be esterified with fatty acid, but it is ~lererable that the polyester contain no more than two llnest~rified hydroxyl groups. Most ~refe.~bly, subst~nh~lly all of the hydroxyl groups of the polyol are esterifiedwith fatty acid, i.e., the polyol moiety is subst~nh~lly completely esterified.
The fatty acids esterified to the polyol molecule can be the same or mixed, but as noted above, a subst~nh~l amount of the llnez~ led acid ester groups must be present to provide liquidity.

To illustrate the above points, a sucrose tetra-fatty acid ester would be suitable for use herein, but is not plefelled bec~nee it has more than two unesterified hydroxyl groups. A sucrose hexa-fatty acid ester would be ~lere"ed bec~ e it h~ no more than two llnesterified hydroxyl groups.
Highly ~ler~,.led compounds in which all the hydroxyl groups are e~ ied with fatty acids include the liquid sucrose octa-s~b.,l;l..~e~l fatty acid esters.

The following are non-limihn~ examples of specific polyol fatty acid polyesters ccs..t~;..;..P: at least four fatty acid ester groups ~efe.l~d for use in the present invention: glucose tetr~ol-P,~te, the glucose tetraesters of soybeanoil fatty acids (-...e~ ted), t_e mannose tehraesters of mixed soybean oil fatty acids, the g~l~ctose tetraesters of oleic acid, the arabinose tetraesters of linoleic acid, xylose tetralinoleate, ~l~ctose pentaoleate, sorbitol tehraoleate, the sorbitol h~Y~estPrs of nn~ ed soybean oil fatty acids, xylitol pPnt~ e~te~ sucrose tetraoleate, sucrose pentaoletate, sucrose hexaoleate, sucrose hP,p~toleate, sucrose octaoleate, and l~ lules thereof.

As noted above, _ighly ~lefe.led polyol fatty acid esters are those wherein the fatty acids con~i~ from about 14 to about 18 carbon atoms.
The ~lefe.led liquid polyol polyesters ~lc;f:_.led for use herein have complete melhng points below about 30~C, plere~ably below about 27.5~C, more ~le~rably below about 25~C. Complete melting points reported herein are me~cllred by Di~r~re.lLial Sc~nnin~ Calorimetry (DSC).

The polyol fatty acid polyesters suitable for use herein can be pr~ed by a variety of methods well known to those skilled in the art. These methods include: transesterification of the polyol with methyl, ethyl or glycerol fatty acid esters using a variety of catalysts, acylation of the polyol with a fatty acid chloride; acylation of the polyol with a fatty acid anhydride; and acylation of the polyol with a fatty acid, per se. See US-A-2,831,854; US-A-4,005,196, to J~n~cek, issued January 25, 1977; US-A~,005,196, to J~n~l~cel~ issued January 25, 1977.

The prefcrlcd polyol polyester oil component, where present, for the compositions according to the present invention is a liquid sucrose octa-subs~ ~l fatty acid ester.

The compositions of the present invention comprise further oil components as or in the dispersed oil phase. Highly ~refe~lcd further oil components have an interfacial tension (~-1) in the range of from about 0.1 to about 1.0 dynes/cm, ~refcldbly from about 0.2 to about 0.9, more ~refeldbly from about 0.3 to about 0.7 dynes/cm (as m~$nred using the above st~n~ d conditions) and are present at an individual level of from about 1 % to about 20%, l3re~ldbly from about 5 % to about 15 %, more ~rere~ably from about 8% to about 15% by weight.

Further oil components of the dispersed oil phase suitable for use herein incl~ e hydrocarbons, lanolin and ~nim~l and vegetable triglycerides such as mineral oils, petrolatum and squalene, fatty sorbitan esters (see US-A-3988255, ~ei~i~n~ issued OClC~e,f 26th 1976), lanolin and oil-like lanolin de~ivatives, water-insoluble silicones inclusive of non-volatile polyalkyl and polyaryl silo~cane gums and fluids, volatile cyclic and linear polyallcylsilo~anes, polyalko~cylated silicones, amino and quaternary ammonium m~lifiecl silicones, rigid cross-linked and reinforced silicones and ...;~ es thereof, C1-C24 esters of Cg-C30 fatty acids such as isoprop~l myristate and cetyl ricinoleate, beeswa~c, saturated and mc~t~rated fatty alcohols such as behenyl alcohol, almond oil, ~eanul oil, wheat germ oil, lincee~ oil, jojoba oil, oil of apricot pits, walnutc, palm nuts, pict~chio nuts, ses~me seeds, rapeseed, cade oil, corn oil, peach pit oil, poppyseed oil, pine oil, castor oil, soyabean oil, avocado oil, safflower oil, coconut oil, hazelnut oil, olive oil, grapeseed oil, and sunflower seed oil, and C1-C24 esters of dimer and trimer acids such as diisopropyl dimerate, diisostearylmalate, diisostearyldimerate and triisostearyltrimerate and mi~hlres thereof.

The most preferred further oil components are non-polar oils selected from mineral oil, petrolatum, water-insoluble silicones, soya bean oil and the like and mi~ctures thereof. Especially preferred for use herein is mineral oil.

Anionic surfactants suitable for inclusion in the compositions of the invention can generally be described as mild ~y.~ tic delergellt surfactants and include etho~ylated alkyl slllfates, alkyl glyceryl ether sulfonates, methyl acyl taurates, fatty acyl glycinates, N-acyl gll~tam~tes, acyl i~ethionates~ alkyl sulfosuccinates, alkyl ethoxy sulphosuccinates, alpha-sulfonated fatty acids, their salts and/or their esters, alkyl etho~y carbo~cylates, alkyl phosphate esters, etho~cylated alkyl phosphate esters, acyl sarcosinates and fatty acid/~rotein con~en~ates, and mi~lres thereof.
AIkyl and/or acyl chain leng~ for these surfaGtants are C12-C22, efe~ably C12-C1g, more ~rcferably C12-C14.

P~eÇerred for use herein from the viewpoint of o~til~lum mil~lness and lathering characteristics are the salts of sulfuric acid esters of the reaction product of 1 mole of a higher fatty alcohol and from about 1 to about 12 moles of ethylene o~ide, with sodium, ma~n.o~illm and ammonium being the ~refe~led cuunte~ions. Particularly prerelr~d are the alkyl slllf~te~
cont~inin~ from about 2 to 6, prefe~ably 2 to 4 moles of ethylene o~ide, such as soAil~m laul~e~-2 slllfate, sodium ldu-~elh-3 sulfate and magn~sium sodium laulc~-3.6 slllfate. In prefe~r~l embo~lim-onts, the anionic surf.~ct~nt contains at least about 50%, especially at least about 75% by weight of etho~cylated alkyl slllfate.

The compositions for use herein suitably also contain an amphoteric surfactant Amphoteric surfact~ntc suitable for use in the compositions of the invention include:

(a) imi~l~70linil~m surfactants of formula (II~

CA 02221755 1997-ll-20 C2H4~R2 R ~CH2 Z

wherein Rl is C7-C22 alkyl or alkenyl, R2 is hydrogen or CH2Z, each Z is indep~nrlently C02M or CH2C02M, and M
is H, alkali metal, ~ ne earth metal, ammonium or ~lk~nol~mmc!nium; and/or ammonium derivatives of formula RlCONH ( CH2 ) 2N CH2 Z

wherein R1, R2 and Z are as defined above;

(b) ~mino~ no~tes offormula (V) RlNH(CH2)nC02M

and imino~ lk~no~tes of formula (VI) RlN[(CH2)mc02M]2 ~Lerein n and m are numbers from 1 to 4, and Rl and M are indeFe.n~ently sel~cte~l from the groups specified above; and (c) mi~ res thereof.

Suitable amphoteric surfact~nts of type (a) are marketed under the trade name Miranol and Empigen and are understood to comprise a comple~c mi~tllre of species. Traditionally, the Miranols have been described as having the E;~.le~al formula m, although the CTFA Cosmetic Ingredient Diction~ry, 4th Edition indicates the non-cyclic structure IV. In practice, a comple~c m~ re of cyclic and non-cyclic species is likely to e~cist and both defillitions are given here for sake of completeness. Plere~ed for use herein, however, are the non-cyclic species.
F.~amples of suitable amphoteric surf~chnt~ of type (a) include compounds of formula III and/or IV in which Rl is CgH17 (especially iso-capryl), C9Hl9 and CllH23 alkyl. Especially ~refelred are the compounds in which R1 is CgH1g, Z is C02M and R2 is H; the compounds in which Rl is Cl1H23, Z is C02M and R2 is CH2C02M;
and the compounds in which R1 is C11H23, Z is C02M and R2 is H.

In CTFA nomenclature, materials preferred for use in the present invention include cocoamphocarbo~cypropionate, cocoamphocarboxy propionic acid, and especially coco~mrho~cet~te and cocoamph~li~cet~te (otherwise refelled to as cocoamphocarboxyglycinate). Specific commercial products include those sold under the trade names of Empigen CDL60 and CDR 60 (Albright & Wilson), Miranol H2M Conc. Miranol C2M Conc. N.P., Miranol C2M Conc. O.P., Miranol C2M SF, Miranol CM Special (Rhône-Poulenc); Alkateric 2CIB (Alkaril Chemicals); Amphoterge W-2 (Lonza, Inc.); Monateric CDX-38, Monateric CSH-32 (Mona ~n~ stries);
Re~votelic AM-2C (Rewo Chemical Group); and Schercotic MS-2 (Scher Chemi~al~) .

It will be understood that a number of commercially-available amphoteric surf~ct~nt~ of this type are m~mlf~ctllred and sold in the form of electroneutral comple~ces with, for example, hydroxide counterions or with anioniC slllf~te or sulfonate surf~ct~nt~, especially those of the slllf~te~ Cg-Clg Plcol~ol, Cg-C1g etho~cylated alcohol or Cg-Clg acyl glyceride types.
rrere~ from the viewpoint of mil~n.o.~s and product stability, however, are compositions which are essent~ y free of (non-etho~cylated) slllf~teA
alcohol surfact~nt~. Note also that the concentrations and weight ratios of the amphoteric surfactants are based herein on the uncomplexed forms of the surf~ct~ntc, any anionic surf~ct~nt counterions being considered as part of the overall anionic surf~ct~nt component content.

Examples of suitable amphoteric surfactants of type (b) include salts, especially the trieth~nol~mmonium salts and salts of N-lauryl-beta-amino propionic acid and N-lauryl-imino-dipropionic acid. Such materials are sold under the trade name Deriphat by Henkel and Mirataine by Rhône-Poulenc. Amphoterics prefer~ed for use herein, however, are those of formula m and/or IV.

The compositions of the invention may also include au~ciliary nonionic surf~ct~nt. Suitable au~ciliary nonionic surf~ct~nt~ for use herein can be selected from C12-C14 fatty acid mono-and ~lietl~nol~mi~les and sucrose polyester surfactants, water soluble vegetable and ~nim~l~erived emollients (oil derived) such as triglycerides with a polyglycol chain inserted; etho~ylated mono and di-glycerides, polyetho~cylated lanolins and shea butter derivatives and miy~lres thereof. One preferred class of oil-derived ~ ry nonionic surf~ct~nts for use herein have the general formula (VI~
o Il RcocH2cHtoH) CH2 (0CH2CH2) nOH

vvLerGi~ n is from about 5 to about 200, ~ref~lably from about 20 to about 100, more prefe~ably from about 30 to about 85, and ~Leleill R com~ises an aliphatic radical having on average from about 5 to 20 carbon atoms, plefe~ably from about 9 to 18 carbon atoms.
-Suitable etho~cylated oils and fats of this class include polyethyleneglycoldeliv~lives of glyce~yl cocoate, glyceryl ca~roate, glyceryl caprylate, glycG~l tallowate, glyce~yl p~lm~te, glyceryl stearate, glyceryl laurate, ~lycc~rl oleate, glyce,~l ricinoleate, and glyceryl fatty esters derived from trivly~ s, such as palm oil, almond oil, and corn oil, yrefe~ably glyce~l tallowate and glyceryl cocoate.

Suitable oil derived ~ ry nonionic surf~ct~nts of this class are available from Croda Inc. (New York, USA) under their Crovol line of materials such as Crovol EP40 (PEG 20 evening primrose glyceride), Crovol EP 70 (PEG 60 evening p~hllrose glyceride) Crovol A-40 (PEG 20 almond glyceride), Crovol A-70 (PEG 60 ~ImQn-~ glyceride), Crovol M~0 (PEG
20 maize glyceride), Crovol M-70 (PEG 60 maize glyceride), Crovol PK-40 (PEG 12 palm kernel glyceride), and Crovol PK-70 (PEG 45 palm kernel glyceride) and under their Solan range of materials such as Solan E, CA 022217~ 1997-ll-20 E50 and X polyethoxylated lanolins. Further suitable surf~ct~nts of this class are commercially available from Sherex Chemical Co. (Dublin, Ohio, USA) f Witco (Rewo) under their Varonic LI and Rewoderm lines of surfactants. These include, for e~cample, Varonic LI 48 (polyethylene glycol (n=80) glyceryl tallowate, alternatively refelred to as PEG 80 glyceryl tallowate), Varonic LI 2 (PEG 28 glyceryl tallowate), Varonic LI
420 (PEG 200 glyceryl tallowate), and Varonic LI 63 and 67 (PEG 30 and PEG 80 glyceryl cocoates) and Rewoderm LI5-20 (PEG-200 p~lmit~te)~
Rewoderm LIS 80 (PEG-200 p~lmit~te with PEG7 glyceryl cocoate), Rewoderm LIS 75 (PEG-200 tallowate with PEG-7 glyceryl cocoate) and mi~ res thereof. Other water soluble vegetable-derived emollients suitable for use are PEG derivatives of corn, avocado and b~b~su oil as well as Softigen 767 (PEG-6 caprylic/capric glycerides).

Also suitable for use herein are au~ciliary nonionic surf~ct~nt~ derived from composite vegetable fats e~ctracted from the fruit of the Shea Tree (~u~ylos~e~ ulll Karkii Kotschy) and derivatives thereof. This vegetable fat, known as Shea Butter is widely used in Central Africa for a variety of means such as soap m~kinf~ and as a barrier cream, it is marketed by Sederma (78610 Le Perray En Yvelines, France). Also of hllcrest are etho~ylated derivatives of Shea butter available from Karl~h~mn Chemical Co. (Columbos, Ohio, USA) under their Lipe~c range of chemicals, such as Lipe~c 102 E-75 (etho~ylated mono, di-glycerides of Shea butter) and from Croda Inc. (New York, USA) under their Crovol line of materials such as Crovol SB 70 (etho~ylated mono, di-glycerides of Shea butter). .~imil~rly, ethoAyla~l delivatives of Mango, Cocoa and Illipe butter may be used in co~ os;~ions acco~i,lg to the illv~ ion. Although these are classified as etho~ylat~d nonionic surf~cPnts it is understood that a certain proportion may remain as non-etho~cylated vegetable oil or fat.

Other suitable oil-derived nonionic sur~ct~nts include etho~cylated derivatives of ~lmon~l oil, peanut oil, wheat germ oil, lin~eeA oil, jojoba oil, oil of apricot pits, walnuts, palm nuts, pi~t~chio nuts, ses~m~ seeds, rapeseeA, cade oil, corn oil, peach pit oil, poppyseed oil, pine oil, castor oil, soybean oil, avocado oil, safflower oil, coconut oil, h~7elmlt oil, olive oil, grapeseed oil, and sunflower seed oil.

Oil derived auxiliary nonionic surfactants highly preferred for use herein from the viewpoint of optimum miklness and skin feel characteristics are PEG 60 evening primrose triglycerides; PEG 55 lanolin polyetho~cylated derivatives and ethoxylated derivatives of Shea butter.
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The compositions herein ~rererably also contain a z~,vitterionic surf~ct~nt.

Ret~ine surf~ct~nt.~ suitable for inclusion in the composition of the invention include alkyl bet~in~s of the formula RsR6R7N + (CH2)nM
(Vm) and amido bet~ines of the formula (I~

R5CON ( CH2 ) m IN ( CH2 ) nC~2M

w}lereill Rs is Cll-C22 alkyl or aLt~enyl, R6 and R7 are indeperl~1ent1y Cl-C3 alkyl, M is H, alkali metal, ~ line earth metal, ammonium or nolzlmmonium~ and n, m are each numbers from 1 to 4. rrefelred bet~ines include coco~mi~o~ropyl~1imethylcarbo~cymethyl betaine, lauryl~mi~ o~ imethylcarbo~ymethyl betaine and Tego betaine (RTM).
Water-soluble ~nxili~ry snlt~ine surf~ct~nt~ suitable for inclusion in the composition.~ of the ~rese.ll invention incllllle aLkyl s~ nes of the f lmlll~
(~;

R~ coN(cH2)mN+(cH2)ncH(oH)cH2so3-M+
I

wherein Rl is C7 to C22 allyl or aL~cenyl, R2 and R3 are indepen~l~ntly Cl to C3 aLkyl, M is H, aL~cali metal, ~lk~line earth metal, ammonium or alkanolqmmoninm and m and n are numbers from l to 4. I~efe,led for use herein is coco ~mido propylhydroxy sultaine.
Water-soluble ~llxili~ry amine oxide surfactants suitable for inclusion in the compositions of the present invention include aL~cyl amine oxide RsR6R7NO
and amido amine oxides of the form~

I

RsCON(CH2)mN ~
I

wherein Rs is Cl 1 to C22 aL~cyl or aLkenyl, R6 and R7 are indep~n~l~ntly Cl to C3 aL~cyl, M is H, aLtcali metal, ~ line earth metal, ~mmonillm or aLkano!~mmonillm and m is a mlmh~r from 1 to 4. I~cfe~lcd amine oxides in~ le coco~mi-lQpropylamine oxide, lauryl ~limethyl amine oxide and myristyl tlimethyl amine oxide.

The compositions of the invention may also contain a cationic or nonionic polymeric skin or hair conditioning agent at a level from about 0.01% to about 5%, l,lcre,dbly from about 0.04% to about 2% and especially from about 0.05% to about 1%. The polymer is found to be valuable for enh~nc.ing the cr~miness and quality of the foam as well as providing a hair or skin co~lilioning utility.

Suitable polymers are high molec~ r weight materials (mass-average moler~ r weight detc~ ed, for in~t~nce~ by light scattering, being generally from about 2,000 to about 3,000,000, ~refe~ably from about 5,000 to about 1,000,000).

Useful polymers are the cationic, nonionic, amphoteric, and anionic polymers useful in the cosmetic field. rrefefled are cationic and nonionic polymers used in the cosmetic fields as hair or skin conditioning agents.

R~rese..t~tive classes of polymers include cationic and nonionic polysaccharides; cationic and nonionic homopolymers and copolymers derived- from acrylic and/or meth~crylic acid; cationic and nonionic hydro~cyethyl cellulose resins; cationic copolymers of dimethyldiallylammonium chloride and acrylic acid; cationic homopolymers of ~limethyldiallyl~mmonium chloride; cationic polyalkylene and etho~ypolyalkylene imines; quaternized silicones, and mi~tllres thereof.

By way of e~emplification, c~tio~ic polymers suitable for use herein include cationic guar gums such as hydroxypropyl trimethyl ammonium guar gum (d.s. of from 0.11 to 0.22) available commercially under the trade names Jaguar C-1~S(RTM) and Jaguar C-17(RTM) and also Jaguar C-16(RTM), which cont~in~ hydro~cypropyl substitllent~ (d.s. of from 0.8-1.1) in addition to the above-specified cationic groups, and ql~te~..;,~d cellulose ethers available commercially under the trade names Ucare Polymer JR and Celquat. Other suitable cationic polymers are homopolymers of ~imethyldiallyl~mms~nium chloride available commercially under the trade name Merquat 100, copolymers of ~imethyl aminoetllyl...Fth~crylate and acryl~mi~le, copolymers of ~limethyldiallyl~mmonium chloride and acryl~mi~e, available commercially under the trade names Merquat 550 and Merquat S, qualefl,i~d vinyl pyrrolidone acrylate or meth~crylate copolymers of amino alcohol available coln~e.cially under the trade name Gafquat, and polyalkyleneimines such as polyethylenimine and etho~ylated polyethyle~ e.

Noni~ PO1YL~S suitable for use in the compositions according to the l,les~t invention in~llltle any conventionally used nonionic polymer and ple~rably those of the Pluronic and Synperonic group of polyo~cyethylene polyoAy~ropylene block copolymers available from BASF, such as Pluronic L-121 and ICI, such as synperonic PE-F127.

Anionic polymers suitable herein include hydrophobically-modified cross-linked poly~efs of acrylic acid having amphip~thic properties as marketed by B F Goodrich under the trade name Pemulen TRI and Pemulen TR2;
and the carbo~cyvinyl polymers sold by B F Goodrich under the trade mark Carbopol and which consist of polymers of acrylic acid cross-linked with polyallyl sucrose or polyallyl pentaeyrthritol, for example, Carbopol 934, 940 and 950.
Nonionic water-soluble cellulose ethers can be used as additional skin moisturising agents in the compositions according to the present inventions Widely used, commercially-available nonionic cellulose ethers include methyl cellulose, hydroxy propyl methyl cellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose and ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose. Particularly pler~ d for use as moisturisation aids are hydrophobically modified hydroxy ethyl ce~ ose materials. One commercially available m~teri~l suitable for use herein is NATROSOL PLUS Grade 330 CS (RTM), a hydrophobically modified hydroxye~ylcellulose available from Aqualon Col~ally, Wilmin~on Delaware. This material has a C16 aLkyl substitution of from 0.4% to 0.8% by weight. The hydroxyethyl molar substit~ltion for this material is from 3.0 to 3.7. The average moleclll~r weight for the water-soluble cellulose prior to mo-lific~tion is al,~r~ tely 300,000. Another material of this type is sold under the trade name NATROSOL PLUS CS
Grade D-67 (RTM), by Aqualon Comp~ly, Wilmin~ton Delaware. This material has a C16 su~,stilulion of from 0.50% to 0.95%, by weight. The hydroxyethyl molar substitution for this material is from 2.3 to 3.7. The average molecular weight for the water soluble cellulose prior to modification is a~pro~ ely 700,000.

The cle~n~i~ compositions can optionally include a hair or skin moi~...;,fr which is soluble in the cle~n~in~ composition matri~c. The r~ level of moislul~er is from about 0.5% to about 20% by weight.
In pr~f~,r~i embo~1im~o-nts, the moi~lulLcer is selecte~l from:
1. water-soluble liquid polyols;
2. essenti~l amino acid compounds found naturally occurring in the stratum corneum of the skin; and 3. water-soluble nonpolyol nonocclusives and mi~ctures thereof.

Some e~camples of more l,refelred nonocclusive moisturizers are glycerine, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, sorbitol, polyethylene glycol and propylene glycol ethers of methyl glucose (e.g. methyl glucam E-20), polyethylene glycol and propylene glycol ethers of lanolin alcohol (e.g.
Solulan-75), so iium pyrrolidone carbo~cylic acid, lactic acid, urea, L-proline, g l~ni~linP, pyrrolidone, hydrolyzed protein and other collagen-derived proteins, aloe vera gel, acet~mi~e MEA and lact~mi~le MEA and mi~tures thereof. Of the above, glycerine is highly preferred.

An additional optional component of the composition of the invention is an adduct prepared from vegetable oils cont~ining non-conj~ te~
poly mc~hlrated fatty acid esters which are conjllg~te~ and el~ ini~l and then m~xlifie~l via Diels-Alder ~ lition with a member of the group conci~tin~ of acrylic acid, fumaric acid and maleic anhydride. The vegetable oil ~ ct preferably has the general formula (~.

TH2O (CO) R3 THO ( CO ) ( CH2 ) y ~ ( CH2 ) XCH3 CH2O (CO) R4 Zl Zl wherein ~c, y are integers of from 3 to 9, R3 and R4 are indepen~lently selecteA from salu,~te,l and lln~hlrated C7-C22 hydrocarbyl, each Z being CO2M and wherein M is H, or a salt r~l~g cation, ~,~re~ably lim~l, ammonium or alkanol ammonium. The ~ llcts and their pr~a,ation are described in US-A4740367, the adducts being m~r~ete~l under the trade name Ceraphyl GA (Van Dyke). The vegetable oil adduct is prefe,dbly added from about 0.01% to about 5%, ~,efe,dbly from about 0.05% to about 2%, more prefel~bly from about 0.1% to about 1% by weight of the composition.

The co~ ositions of the present invention can also include a fatty alcohol or fatty acid thic~PninP agent having from about 12 to about 22 carbon atoms. Suitable fatty acid and fatty alcohol thicL-~ners include Laure~ NC
(C12/14 fatty alcohol) available from Albright and Wilson and Priac 7908 (palm kernal fatty acid) available from Unich~m~.

The compositions according to the present invention can also include a stabilising sysle~. Stabilising ~y~lelns are valuable in the compositions of the invention for limit~tion of separation of oil components from the = . ~

aqueous phase. Preferred stabilising systems suitable for inclllsion in the compositions according to the present invention comprise a primary and secondary stabilising agent wherein the primary stabilising agent is an optionally modified clay or clay like material and the secondary stabilising agent is a hetero polys~cch~ride gum. Use of a mi~ced stabilising ~y~lem is valuable for the delivery of lather having good volume, stability and appearance characteristics in combination with i~ rovements in skin feel.
The total level of primary and secondary stabilising agent present is from about 0.01% to about 15%, prerel~bly from about 0.05% to about 12%, more preferably from about 0.1% to about 10% most ~l~feldbly from about 0.5% to about 5% by weight wherein the ratio of primary stabiliser to secondary stabiliser is in the range of from about 32:1 to about 1:1, ~rere~dbly from about 16:1 to about 1:1, more preferably from about 4:1 to about 2: 1.

In ~referr~d compositions according to the invention the primary stabiliser is a moAifieA clay based material.

Suitable primary suspen-lin~ agents for the compositions of the presentinvention include m~nesi~lm ~lllminium eilic~te (AkMggSi2), bentonite, hectorite and delivalives thereof. M~ n~sillm ~IIlminillm silicate occurs naturally in such smectite materials as colerainite, saponite and sapphire.
Refined m~nesillm ~lnminillm silicate useful herein is available from the R.T. Vanderbilt Co~ , Inc. under the trade name VeeFlm (RTM) and from ECC Am~ic-~ under the trade name Gelwhite MAS-H (RTM).
MoAifie~ m~rp~sillm ~ minil)m silicate materials such as m~nesillm ...;~.;--.~ .Q;~ te ~eral / CMC are available from the R.T Vanderbilt Co~ ~y, Inc. under the trade name Vcc~;um Plus (RTM). This molifi~.d clay ~t~lial contains smectite clay with sodium carbo~cymethylcellulose and ~ dio~ide. Bentonite is a native hydrated colloidal ~hlminium silicate clay available from ECC America under the trade name Bentonite H (RTM) and from Whitt~r, Clark and Daniels under the trade name Mineral Colloid BP 2430 (RTM). Hectorite is one of the montmorillonite minerals that is a principal conetit~lent of bentonite clay. Hectorite is available from Rheo~ Inc. under the trade names Bentone EW (RTM) and Macaloid (RTM).

The preferred primary stabilising agent is m~pnp~sillm aluminium silis~te mineral / CMC available from the R.T. Vanderbilt Company, Inc. under the trade name Veegum Plus (RTM).

The prefelred secondary stabilising agent in the compositions according to the invention is x~nth~n gum (~nth~n / corn sugar gum) which is a heteropolysaccaride gum pro~lllce~l by a pure-culture fermPnt~tion of a carbohydrate with X~homonas campestris having a molecular weight of greater than about 1,000,000. It is believed to contain D-glucose, D-m~nnose and D-glucoronate in the molar ratios of 2.8: 2.0: 2Ø The polysaccharide is partially acetylated with 4.7% acetyl. This biosynthetic gum material is commercially available from Calgon under the trade name Kelgum CG (RTM) and from Kelko (a division of Merck & Co., Inc.), Meer and Vanderbilt under the respective trade names Keltrol (RTM), Mele~ 8 (RTM) and Rhodigel (RTM) as well as from a variety of other sources. ~nth~n gum m~ res are also available from Calgon, Alban Muller and others and are also suitable for inclusion in the compositions of the plesent invention. ~ullLer information on ~ gum is to be found in Whistler, Roy L. (Editor) ~dus~rial Gums - Polysaccharides and Their Derivatives New York: Academic Press, 1973.

A number of ~ itional optional materials can be added to the cle~n~ing colu~osilions. Such lllatelials include proteills and polypeptides and derivatives thereof; water- solubilizable preservatives such as DMDM
Hyd~to~, Germall 115, methyl, ethyl, ~ro~yl and butyl esters of hydroAyl~oic acid, EDTA, Eu~yl (RTM) K400, Bronopol (2-bromo-2-nil,o~ aQe-1,3-diol), sor~ m be.~.o~te and 2-pheno~yethanol; other moisl.ui~g agents such as hyaluronic acid, chitin, and starch-grafted soAillm polyacrylates such as Sanwet (RTM) IM-1000, IM-1500 and IM-2500 available from C~Pl~nPse Superabsorbent Materials, Po~ ...ith, VA, USA and described in US-A~,0'76,663; solvents such as he~cylene glycol and ~ropylene glycol; anti-bacterial agents such as O~ceco (pheno~y isopl~anol); low temperature phase m~lifiprs such as ammonium ion sources (e.g. NH4 Cl); viscosity control agents such as m~gnesillm sulfate and other electrolytes; colouring agents; pearlescers and opacifiers such as ethylene glycol ~ te~rate~ TiO2 and TiO2-coated ~mica; perfumes and ~elru-..e solubilizers such as procetyl AWS (PPG-5 ceteth-20), Cremaphor CA 022217~ 1997-11-20 W O 96/37592 PCTrUS96/06576 RH60 (PEG-60 hydrogent~te~ castor oil); and zeolites such as Valfour BV400 and derivatives thereof and Ca2 + /Mg2 + sequestrants such as polycarbo~cylates, amino polycarboxylates, polyphosphates, ~ polyhosphonates, amino polyphosphonates and gluconates etc and pH
adjusting agents such as citric acid and salts thereof. Water is also present at a level prefelably of from about 20% to about 98.9% preferably at least about 50% by weight of the compositions herein.

The pH of the compositions is prefe~ably from about 4 to about 8.

The invention is illustrated by the following non-limitinp examples.
In the e~camples, all concentrations are on a 100% active basis and the abbreviations have the following tlesign~tion:
Oil 1 Liquid sucrose octaoleate having a complete melting point of less than about 30~C and an IFr of about 1.45 dynes/cm ( on a 4:1 anionic: GA aqueous solution basis ) wherein IFT is m~ lred as described herein.

Oil 2 Mineral Oil having an IFT of about 0.38 (me~sl~red as detailed for Oil 1).

GA Polyhydro~y fatty acid amide of formula I in which R8 is C11-C17 alkyl, Rg is methyl, and Z2 is CH2(CHOH)4CH20H
Anionic Sodium laureth-2 slllf~te Amphoteric Empigen CDL 60 - an aqueous mi~cture of 23 .5 %
coco~mpho~cet~te (in w_ich Rl is coconut alkyl, R2 is H, and Z is C02Na) and 1.35% coco~mph~li~ce~te (in which Rl is coconut alkyl, R2 is CH2C02Na and Z is C02Na).

Bet~in.o. Coco~mi~opropyl~limethylcarbo~cymethylbetaine Solan Solan (RTM) E (PEG 55 ianolin) Ceraphyl GA vegetable oil ~ ct obtained from non-conjn~te~ poly Im~tllrated fatty acid esters which are conjll~te~i then el~i~ini7e-l, Preservative sodium ben7O~te Stabiliser MgAl silic~te / CMC (Veegum Plus)/~nth~n Gum Fllli~ in~ agent Sodium C8 Alkyl Sulphate Examples I to VII
The following are personal cle~n.cinE compositions in the form of shower gel or bath foam products and which are represent~tive of the present invention:
II m rv v VI VII
GA 8.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 Anionic 3.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 0.5 5.0 Amphoteric - - 1.0 - - 0.5 Betaine 2.0 2.0 - 3.0 1.5 1.0 Oil 1 - - - 5.0 - 8.0 5.0 Oil 2 10.0 - 20.0 10.0 - 12.0 Solan - - - - 1.0 Ceraphyl - - - 0.5 1.0 2.0 Fl~liclicer 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.5 0.5 1.5 1.5 Stabiliser - - - 0.5 1.0 2.0 Na Citrate 1.0 - - - 2.0 1.5 u~e 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 Preservative 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 Water to 100 Compositions I to VII are prepared by first hydrating any Veegum type material as a pre-mix. Next all of the oil materials are separately blen(le~l together using by stirring with water at ambient temperature. If ~nth~n gum type material is present it may be slurried by stirring with this mi~ re. Separately, the surfactant materials are hydrated along with any additional skin feel agents, preservatives and hydrotlopcs by mi~cin~ with water and hP~tin~ to between about 20~C and about 90~C. Finally, the oil blend is added to the hydrated Veegum pre-mi~ (if present) and then the stirred surf~ct~nt mi~tl~re is added to the combined mi~cture and this final blend is stirred and cooled to ambient tclll~e.dlure and the rem~inin~
water, preservatives, perfume and any other materials are ~ e~.

Finally, the compositions have a viscosity (Helipath, Spindle A, 10 rpm, 25~C, neat) in the range from 500 to 10,000 cps, ~refc,dbly from about 1,000 to about 4,000 cps.

The products provide e~cce-llP-nt in-use and efficacy benefits including e~cellent low tempe~dlule fluidity characteristics, good skin feel during and after use, good lather volume and stability characteristics, skin conditioning, miklness, cle~n~in.~, good water-feel and appearance.

Claims (28)

1. A personal cleansing composition comprising:

(a) from about 1% to about 25% by weight of water-soluble gel-forming nonionic surfactant;

(b) from about 0.1% to about 3% by weight of alkyl sulphate fluidising agent having an average of from 4 to 10 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain length; and (c) optionally, from about 1% to about 30% by weight of a dispersed oil phase.

2. A personal cleansing composition according to Claim 1 comprising:
(a) from about 1.5% to about 10 % by weight of the gel forming nonionic surfactant;
(b) from about 0.1% to about 15% by weight of water-soluble auxiliary surfactant selected from other nonionic, anionic, zwitterionic and amphoteric surfactants having on average from about 12 to about 22 carbon atoms on the hydrophobic moiety and mixtures thereof;

(c) from about 0.1% to about 3% by weight of fluidising agent;

(d) from about 4.5% to about 30% by weight of dispersed oil phase; and (e) water, and wherein the ratio of auxiliary surfactant to gel-forming nonionic surfactant is in the range of from 1:100 to about 2:1 and the ratio of gel-forming nonionic surfactant to dispersed oil is from about 1:20 to about 3:2.

3. A composition according to Claims 1 or 2 wherein the composition has a viscosity (Helipath, Spindle A, 10 rpm, 25°C, heat) in the range from 500 to 10,000 cps.

4. A composition according to any of Claims 1 to 3 wherein the gel-forming nonionic surfactant is selected from C6-C19 polyhydroxy fatty acid amide surfactants having the general formula (I);

wherein R9 is C1-4 alkyl, and R8 is C7-C19 alkyl or alkenyl, or mixture thereof; and Z2 is a polyhydroxyhydrocarbyl having a linear hydrocarbyl chain with at least 3 hydroxyls directly connected to the chain, or an alkoxylated derivative thereof,

5. A composition according to any of Claims 1 to 4 wherein the gel-forming nonionic surfactant is a C12-C14 polyhydroxy fatty acid amide.

6. A composition according to any of Claims 1 to 5 wherein the gel-forming nonionic surfactant is a polyhydroxy fatty acid amide having the formula R8(CO)N(CH3)CH2(CHOH)4CH2OH wherein R8 is a C12-C17 straight chain alkyl or alkenyl group.

7. A composition according to any of Claims 1 to 6 comprising from about 2% to about 9%, preferably from about 4% to about 7% by weight of the gel-forming nonionic surfactant.

8. A composition according to any of Claims 1 to 7 wherein the fluidising agent is selected from alkyl sulphate materials having the general formula (II);

wherein R is alkyl containing from 4 to 10 carbon atoms, preferably from 6 to 10 carbon atoms and M is selected from Na, K, Li, ammonium, alkanolamine and mixtures thereof.

9. A composition according to any of Claims 1 to 8 wherein the fluidising agent is C8 alkyl sulphate.

10. A composition according to any of Claims 1 to 9 wherein the dispersed oil phase comprises a first oil component having an oil/surfactant solution interfacial tension (IFT) of greater than about 1.0 dynes/cm and a second oil component having an oil/surfactant solution interfacial tension (IFT) in the range of from about 0.1 to about 1.0 dynes/cm;

11. A composition according to any of Claims 1 to 10 wherein the first oil component is selected from glucose tetraoleate, the glucose tetraesters of soybean oil fatty acids (unsaturated), the mannose tetraesters of mixed soybean oil fatty acids, the galactose tetraesters of oleic acid, the arabinose tetraesters of linoleic acid, xylose tetralinoleate, galactose pentaoleate, sorbitol tetraoleate, the sorbitol hexesters of unsaturated soybean oil fatty acids, xylitol pentaoleate, sucrose tetraoleate, sucrose pentaoletate, sucrose hexaoleate, sucrose heptoleate, sucrose octaoleate, and mixtures thereof.

12. A composition according to any of Claims 1 to 11 wherein the first oil component is sucrose octaoleate.

13. A composition according to any of Claims 1 to 12 wherein the first oil component is present at a level of from about 1% to about 10%, preferably from about 1% to about 5%, more preferably from about 2% to about 4% by weight.

14. A composition according to any of Claims 1 to 9 wherein the dispersed oil phase has an oil/surfactant interfacial tension (IFT in the range of from about 0.1 to about 1.0 dynes/cm

15. A composition according to Claim 14 wherein the disperse phase comprises one or more oils selected from hydrocarbons, animal and vegetable triglycerides lanolin and oil-like lanolin derivatives, water-insoluble silicones inclusive of non-volatile polyalkyl and polyaryl siloxane gums and fluids, volatile cyclic and linear polyalkylsiloxanes, polyalkoxylated silicones,amino and quaternary ammonium modified silicones, rigid cross-linked and reinforced silicones and mixtures thereof, C1-C24 esters of C8-C30 fatty acids such as isopropyl myristate and cetyl ricinoleate, beeswax, saturated and unsaturated fatty alcohols such as behenyl alcohol, almond oil, peanut oil, wheat germ oil, linseed oil, jojoba oil, oil of apricot pits, walnuts, palm nuts, pistachio nuts, sesame seeds, rapeseed, cade oil, corn oil, peach pit oil, poppyseed oil, pine oil, castor oil, soyabean oil, avocado oil, safflower oil, coconut oil, hazelnut oil, olive oil, grapeseed oil, and sunflower seed oil, and C1-C24 esters of dimer and trimer acids such as diisopropyl dimerate, diisostearylmalate, diisostearyldimerate and triisostearyltrimerate and mixtures thereof.

16. A composition according to Claims 14 or 15 wherein the disperse phase comprises one or more oils selected from mineral oil, petrolatum, water insoluble silicones, soya bean oil and mixtures thereof.

17. A composition according to any of Claims 14 to 16 wherein the individual oil components are present at a level of from about 1% to about 20%, preferably from about 5 % to about 15 %, most preferably from about 8% to about 15% by weight.

18. A composition according to any of Claims 10 to 16 wherein the total level of oil in the disperse phase is from about 3% to about 25%, preferably from about 5% to about 20%, more preferably from about 8% to about 15%.

19. A composition according to any of Claims 1 to 18 wherein the ratio of gel-forming nonionic surfactant : dispersed oil phase is in the range from about 1:8 to about 1:1, preferably from about 1:4 to about 1:2.

20. A composition according to Claims 1 to 19 comprising a mixture of gel-forming nonionic, anionic and optionally other nonionic, zwitterionic and amphoteric surfactants together with mineral oil.

21. A composition according to Claims 1 to 20 comprising from about 0.5% to about 8%, more preferably from about 1% to about 6%, most preferably from about 1.5% to about 5% by weight in total of auxiliary surfactant.

22. A composition according to any of Claims 2 to 21 wherein the anionic surfactant is selected from ethoxylated alkyl sulfates, alkyl glyceryl ether sulfonates, methyl acyl taurates, fatty acyl glycinates, alkyl ethoxy carboxylates, N-acyl glutamates, acyl isethionates, alkyl sulfosuccinates, alkyl ethoxy sulphosuccinates, alpha-sulfonated fatty acids, their salts and/or their esters, alkyl phosphate esters, ethoxylated alkyl phosphate esters, acyl sarcosinates and fatty acid/protein condensates, and mixtures thereof.

23. A composition according to any of Claims 2 to 22 wherein the anionic surfactant comprises an ethoxylated C12-C22 alkyl sulfate.

24. A composition according to any of Claims 2 to 23 wherein the amphoteric surfactant is selected from:

(a) imidazolinium derivatives of formula (III) wherein R1 is C7-C22 alkyl or alkenyl, R2 is hydrogen or CH2Z, each Z is independently CO2M or CH2CO2M, and M is H, alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, ammonium or alkanolammonium; and/or ammonium derivatives of formula (IV) wherein R1, R2 and Z are as defined above:

(b) aminoalkanoates of formula (V) R1NH(CH2)nCO2M

and iminodialkanoates of formula (VI) R1N[(CH2)mCO2M]2 wherein n and m are members from 1 to 4, and R1 and M are independently selected from the groups specified in (a) above;
and (c) mixtures thereof.

25. A composition according to Claim 24 wherein the amphoteric is selected from the imidazolinium derivatives of formula III and/or ammonium derivatives of formula IV.

26. A composition according to any of Claims 2 to 25 wherein the zwitterionic surfactant is selected from alkyl betaine, amido betaine, alkyl sultaine and mixtures thereof.

27. A composition according to any of Claims 2 to 26 wherein the weight ratio of anionic surfactant:other nonionic, zwitterionic and/or amphoteric surfactant is in the range from about 1:2 to about 6:1.

28. A composition according to any of Claims 2 to 27 wherein the total combined level of gel-forming nonionic surfactant and auxiliary surfactant is from about 7% to about 20%, preferably from about 8% to about 16% by weight.