LIQUID CLEANSER FORMULATION WITH SUSPENDING AND FOAMING CAPABILITIES

• US 20080051314A1
• Filed: 08/24/2006
• Published: 02/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Incorporated (Kimberly-Clark Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kimberly-Clark Worldwide Incorporated (Kimberly-Clark Corporation)
• Inventors: Wenzel, Scott W., Cunningham, Corey, Utschig, Julie M.
• Granted Patent: US 7,838,477 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 510/507
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2800/412 Microsized, i.e. having sizes between 0.1 and 100 microns
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2800/436 Interference pigments, e.g. Iridescent, Pearlescent
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/11 Encapsulated compositions
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/19 containing inorganic ingredients
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/25 Silicon; Compounds thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/26 Aluminium; Compounds thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/8152 Homopolymers or copolymers of esters, e.g. (meth)acrylic acid esters; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 1/08 for cheeks, e.g. rouge
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 19/10 Washing or bathing preparations
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 3/02 Nail coatings
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 5/02 Preparations for cleaning the hair
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/0094 High foaming compositions
• CPC Class Codes: C11D 3/1266 in liquid compositions

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to cleansing products for cleansing the skin and hair. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to liquid cleansing compositions that have a sufficient viscosity to maintain particles suspended in the cleanser, but that may also be used with suitable dispensers, such as pump foam dispensers, to generate foam.

Claims

1. A cleansing composition comprising from about 0.1% (by weight) to about 40% (by weight) of a foaming agent, from about 0.01% (by weight) to about 5% (by weight) of a thickener, and from about 0.01% (by weight) to less than about 5% (by weight) of a swellable clay.

2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the foaming agent is a surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, cationic surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, non-ionic surfactants, and combinations thereof.

3. The composition of claim 1 wherein the thickener is selected from the group consisting of cellulosic thickeners, gums, acrylic based polymers, and combinations thereof.

4. The composition of claim 3 wherein the thickener is selected from the group consisting of xanthan gum, agar, alginates, carrageenan, furcellaran, guar, cationic guar, gum arabic, gum tragacanth, karaya gum, locust bean gum, dextran, starch, modified starches, gellan gum, carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, hydroyethylcellulose, propylene glycol alginate, hydroxypropyl guar, amylopectin, cellulose gum, chitosan, modified chitosan, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, silica, fumed silica, colloidal silica, dehydroxanthan gum, non-acrylic based carbomers, and combinations thereof.

5. The composition of claim 3 wherein the thickener is a cellulosic thickener or gum, the composition comprising from about 0.01% (by weight) to about 2% (by weight) thickener.

6. The composition of claim 3 wherein the thickener is an acrylic based polymer, the composition comprising from about 0.1% (by weight) to about 5% (by weight) acrylic based polymer.

7. The composition of claim 1 wherein the thickener is selected from the group consisting of an acid-sensitive thickener, a base-sensitive thickener, and combinations thereof.

8. The composition of claim 1 wherein the swellable clay is selected from the group consisting of bentonite, laponite, hectorite, montmorillonite, beidelite, saponite, stevensite, magnesium aluminum silicate, and combinations thereof.

9. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition has a viscosity of from about 1,000 cps to less than about 50,000 cps.

10. The composition of claim 1 further comprising particles suspended therein.

11. The composition of claim 10 wherein the particles have a particle size of from about 1 nanometer to about 300 microns.

12. The composition of claim 11 further comprising particles having a particle size of from about 150 microns to about 4 millimeters suspended therein.

13. The composition of claim 10 comprising from about 0.01% (by weight) to about 40% (by weight) particles.

14. The composition of claim 10 wherein the particles are selected from the group consisting of additives, encapsulated additives, colored particles, and combinations thereof.

15. The composition of claim 10 wherein the particles have a particle size of about 150 microns to about 4 millimeters.

16. The composition of claim 1 further comprising from about 0.5% (by weight) to about 15% (by weight) of a lipid phase.

17. A composition comprising from about 0.01% (by weight) to about 5% (by weight) of a thickener, from about 0.01% (by weight) to about 10% (by weight) of a swellable clay, and having a viscosity of from about 1,000 cps to less than about 50,000 cps.

18. The composition of claim 17 further comprising particles suspended therein.

19. The composition of claim 18 wherein the particles are selected from the group consisting of encapsulated additives, colored particles, and combinations thereof.

20. The composition of claim 18 wherein the composition comprises from about 0.01% (by weight) to about 40% (by weight) particles.

21. The composition of claim 17 further comprising from about 0.5% (by weight) to about 15% (by weight) of a lipid phase.