Cleansing and conditioning products for skin or hair with improved deposition of conditioning ingredients
First Claim
1. A disposable, single use personal care cleansing and conditioning product which, upon wetting, can be used to simultaneously cleanse and deposit conditioning agents onto the skin or hair, which product comprises:
- (A) a water insoluble substrate, (B) at least one lathering surfactant added onto or impregnated into said substrate, and (C) a conditioning component added onto or impregnated into said substrate, separately from said lathering surfactant, said conditioning component having a lipid hardness value of greater than about 0.02 kg, wherein said product is substantially dry prior to use.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a substantially dry, disposable, personal cleansing product useful for both cleansing and consistently conditioning the skin or hair. These products are used by the consumer by wetting the dry product with water. The product comprises of a water insoluble substrate, a lathering surfactant, and a conditioning component having a lipid hardness value of at least about 0.02 kg. This invention also encompasses methods for providing consistent deposition of conditioning agents to the skin or hair. The invention also encompasses methods for cleansing and conditioning the skin or hair using these products and to methods for manufacturing these products.
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1. A disposable, single use personal care cleansing and conditioning product which, upon wetting, can be used to simultaneously cleanse and deposit conditioning agents onto the skin or hair, which product comprises:
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(A) a water insoluble substrate, (B) at least one lathering surfactant added onto or impregnated into said substrate, and (C) a conditioning component added onto or impregnated into said substrate, separately from said lathering surfactant, said conditioning component having a lipid hardness value of greater than about 0.02 kg, wherein said product is substantially dry prior to use. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20)
(A) an internal phase comprising a water soluble conditioning agent selected from one or more water soluble agents such that the weighted arithmetic mean solubility parameter of said water soluble conditioning agent is greater than 10.5, and (B) an external phase comprising an oil soluble agent selected from one or more oil soluble agents such that the weighted arithmetic mean solubility parameter of said water soluble conditioning agent is greater than 10.5. -
14. A product according to claim 1 wherein said cleansing product further comprises a safe and effective amount of one or more active ingredients selected from the group consisting of anti-acne actives, anti-wrinkle and anti-skin actives, non-stearoidal anti-inflammatory actives, topical anesthetics, artificial tanning agents and accelerators, anti-microbial and anti-fungal agents, sunscreen actives, anti-oxidants and mixtures thereof.
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15. A product according to claim 14 wherein said active ingredient is selected from the group consisting of salicylic acid, niacinamide, benzoyl peroxide, cis-retinoic acid, trans-retinoic acid, retinol, retinyl palmitate, phytic acid, N-acetyl L-cysteine, azelaic acid, lipoic acid, resorcinol, lactic acid, glycolic acid, ibuprofen, naproxen, hydrocortisone, phenoxyethanol, phenoxypropanol, phenoxyisopropanol, 2,4,4,′
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-hydroxy diphenyl ether, 3,4,4′
-trichlorocarbanilide, 2-ethylhexyl p-methoxycinnamic acid, oxybenzone, 2-phenylbenzimidozole-5-sulfonic acid, dihydroxyacetone, and mixtures thereof.
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20. A method of delivering the conditioning agents in the conditioning component to the surface of the skin or hair with a deposition consistency of at least 60% using the product of claim 1.
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16. A disposable, single use personal care cleansing and conditioning product which, upon wetting, can be used to simultaneously cleanse and deposit conditioning agents onto the skin or hair, which product comprises:
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(A) a water insoluble substrate, and (B) a cleansing and conditioning composition comprising;
(i) at least one lathering surfactant added onto or impregnated into said substrate, and (ii) a conditioning component added onto or impregnated into said substrate separately from said lathering surfactant, said conditioning component having a lipid hardness value of greater than about 0.02 kg, wherein the weight ratio of the lathering surfactant to the conditioning component is less than about 20;
1, and wherein said product is substantially dry prior to use.- View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A method of manufacturing a disposable, single use personal care cleansing and conditioning product which, upon wetting, can be used to simultaneously cleanse and deposit conditioning agents onto the skin or hair, comprising the steps of adding
(A) at least one lathering surfactant added onto or impregnated into said substrate, and (B) a conditioning component added onto or impregnated into said substrate separately from said lathering surfactant, having a lipid hardness value of greater than about 0.02 kg, wherein the weight ratio of the lathering surfactant to the conditioning component is less than about 20: - 1, and
wherein said resulting product is substantially dry prior to use. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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21. A method of cleansing and conditioning the skin or hair with a personal cleansing product which upon wetting, can be used to simultaneously cleanse and deposit conditioning agents onto the skin or hair, said method comprising the steps of:
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(A) wetting with water a substantially dry, disposable, single use personal cleansing product comprising;
(i) a water insoluble substrate, (ii) at least one lathering surfactant added onto or impregnated into said substrate, and (iii) a conditioning component added onto or impregnated into said substrate separately from said lathering surfactant, having a lipid hardness value of greater than about 0.02 kg, wherein the weight ratio of the lathering surfactant to the conditioning component is less than about 20;
1, and(B) contacting the skin or hair with said wetted product.
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