Anhydrous after shave lotions

• US 5,449,512 A
• Filed: 08/24/1994
• Issued: 09/12/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/1994
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Original Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
• Inventors: Simmons, Mason S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Page, Thurman K.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Spear, James M.
• Application Number:
  US08/295,188
• Time in Patent Office: 384 Days
• Field of Search: 424/70, 424/73, 424/401
• US Class Current: 424/73
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2800/31 Anhydrous
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 8/585 Organosilicon compounds
• CPC Class Codes: A61Q 19/002 Aftershave preparations

Abstract

The present invention are anhydrous after shave lotions comprising a perfume, an alcohol, and a low viscosity silicone fluid. Said compositions have less stinging and burning than compositions known in the art. Furthermore, said compositions are economical and have good skin feel characteristics.

Claims

1. An anhydrous after shave lotion comprising:

a. from about 0.1% to about 10% of a perfume;

b. from about 10% to about 90% of a C₁ to a C₆ monohydric alcohol;

c. from about 10% to about 90% of a linear methylsiloxane having a formula;

##STR4## wherein z has a value from about 0 to about 3, and the viscosity of said silicone fluid is less than about 5 cs; and

d. a skin coolant selected from the group consisting of N-2,3,-trimethyl-2-isopropylbutanamide, N-ethyl p-methan-3-carboxamide and mixtures thereof.

2. An anhydrous after shave lotion comprising:

a. from about 0.1% to about 5% of a perfume;

b. from about 20% to about 50% of a C₁ to a C₆ monohydric alcohol;

c. from about 40% to about 70% of a linear methylsiloxane having a formula;

##STR5## wherein z has a value from about 0 to about 2, and the viscosity of said silicone fluid is from about 0.5 cs to about 5.0 cs;

d. from about 0.05% to about 1% of a coolant;

e. from about 0.1% to about 40% of a skin conditioning agent selected from the group consisting of moisturizers, emollients, vitamins, and mixtures thereof; and

f. from about 0.1% to about 10% of a medicament.

3. An anhydrous after shave lotion comprising:

a. from about 2.0% to about 4.0% of a perfume;

b. from about 20% to about 30% ethanol;

c. from about 50% to about 60% of a linear methylsiloxane having a formula;

##STR6## wherein z has a value from about 1 to about 2, and the viscosity of said silicone fluid is from about 0.65 cs to about 1.0 cs;

d. from about 0.05% to about 1.0% of a skin coolant selected from the group consisting of N,2, 3,-trimethyl-2-isopropyl butanamide, N-ethyl p-methan-3-carboxamide,and mixtures thereof;

e. from about 1% to about 10% of an emollient; and

f. from about 0.5% to about 2.0% salicylic acid.