Lotions and gels with active ingredients in beads
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1. A flowable composition, comprising:
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visible friable beads disbursed in the carrier, the beads containing an active ingredient and enclosing the active ingredient in a wall of bead material, the active ingredient amounting to approximately 0.5-5.0% by weight of the bead including its wall material and the active ingredient and including colorant in the wall material of the beads, the wall material being selected to be non-friable when exposed to a process for mixing the beads with the carrier.
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Abstract
A flowable personal care or cleaning composition, comprising a carrier and friable beads disbursed in the carrier, the beads containing an active ingredient and enclosing the active ingredient in a wall of bead material, the active ingredient amounting to approximately 0.5-5.0% by weight of the bead including its wall material and the active ingredient.
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20 Claims
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1. A flowable composition, comprising:
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a carrier; and visible friable beads disbursed in the carrier, the beads containing an active ingredient and enclosing the active ingredient in a wall of bead material, the active ingredient amounting to approximately 0.5-5.0% by weight of the bead including its wall material and the active ingredient and including colorant in the wall material of the beads, the wall material being selected to be non-friable when exposed to a process for mixing the beads with the carrier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of treating a surface with an active ingredient comprising:
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providing a carrier liquid; dispersing in the carrier liquid a multiplicity of visible friable beads, each containing from about 0.5 to about 5.0% by weight active ingredients for treating the surface; and massaging the carrier with beads onto the surface for rupturing the beads and discharging the active ingredient to mark the surface with ruptured beads. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of treating a surface with an active ingredient comprising:
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providing a carrier liquid; disbursing in the carrier liquid a multiplicity of visible friable beads, each containing from about 0.5 to about 5.0% by weight active ingredient for treating the surface; dispensing the carrier with beads through a dispenser pump onto a surface; and using the carrier with beads on the surface, at least one of the steps of dispensing or the step of using the beads on the surface, causing fracturing of the beads to spill their contents and mix it with the carrier liquid, the beads having a different color from the carrier liquid to act as an indicator that the beads have ruptured. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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