Stable multi-phased personal care composition
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1. A stable multi-phase personal care composition comprising:
- at least two visually distinct phases;
wherein at least one visually distinct phase comprises a cleansing phase comprising from about 2% to about 90%, by weight of the cleansing phase, of a surfactant component; and
wherein said cleansing phase comprises a polymeric phase structurant; and
wherein said visually distinct phases form a pattern.
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Abstract
The present invention is a stable multi-phase personal care composition comprising: at least two visually distinct phases; wherein at least one visually distinct phase comprises a cleansing phase comprising from about 2% to about 90%, by weight of the cleansing phase, of a surfactant component; and wherein said cleansing phase comprises a polymeric phase structurant; and wherein said visually distinct phases form a pattern.
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1. A stable multi-phase personal care composition comprising:
- at least two visually distinct phases;
wherein at least one visually distinct phase comprises a cleansing phase comprising from about 2% to about 90%, by weight of the cleansing phase, of a surfactant component; and
wherein said cleansing phase comprises a polymeric phase structurant; and
wherein said visually distinct phases form a pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 45)
- at least two visually distinct phases;
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25. A stable multi-phase personal care composition comprising:
- at least two visually distinct phases;
wherein at least one visually distinct phase comprises a cleansing phase comprising from about 2% to about 90%, by weight of the cleansing phase, of a surfactant component; and
wherein said cleansing phase has a Structured Domain Volume Ratio of at least about 45%. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 46)
- at least two visually distinct phases;
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37. A multi-phase personal care composition comprising:
- at least two visually distinct phases comprising;
a) a first phase comprising a cleansing phase comprising from about 2% to about 90%, by weight of said cleansing phase, of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactant, nonionic surfactant, zwitterionic surfactant, cationic surfactant, soap, and mixtures thereof;
wherein said cleansing phase is non-Newtonian shear thinning, has a viscosity of equal to or greater than about 3,000 cps;
b) a benefit phase comprising a hydrophobic composition comprising from about 1% to about 100%, by weight of said benefit phase of a hydrophobic material is selected from the group consisting of lipids, hydrocarbons, fats, oils, hydrophobic plant extracts, fatty acids, essential oils, silicone oils, and mixtures thereof;
wherein a weight ratio between said cleansing phase and said benefit phase is from about 1;
99 to about 99;
1 and said cleansing phase and benefit phase are in physical contact in the same package and remain stable in ambient conditions for at least about 180 days; and
wherein said cleansing phase and benefit phase form a pattern; and
wherein at least one phase comprises a polymeric phase structurant; and
wherein said visually distinct phase are stable. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
- at least two visually distinct phases comprising;
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42. A multi-phase personal care composition comprising:
- at least two visually distinct phases comprising;
a) a first phase comprising a cleansing phase comprising from about 2% to about 90%, by weight of the cleansing phase, of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactant, non-ionic surfactant, zwitterionic surfactant, cationic surfactant, soap and mixtures thereof;
wherein said cleansing phase is non-Newtonian shear thinning, has a viscosity of equal to or greater than about 3,000 cps; and
b) a separate non-lathering structured aqueous phase; and
wherein the ratio of the cleansing phase to the non-lathering structured aqueous phase is from about 90;
1 to about 1;
90;
wherein the cleansing phase and non-lathering structured aqueous phase are present as a pattern; and
wherein at least one phase comprises a polymeric phase structurant; and
wherein said visually distinct phase are stable. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44)
- at least two visually distinct phases comprising;
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