Separating multi-phase personal wash composition in a transparent or translucent package
First Claim
1. A cleansing system comprising a single chamber transparent or translucent package and a personal product composition therein, wherein, when standing, said personal product composition forms two or more visibly distinct aqueous phases and, when agitated, said composition forms a visible single phase product,wherein, when left to stand after said composition has been agitated and has formed a single phase, said composition will again form two or more visibly distinct aqueous phases within 24 hours;
- wherein, said composition comprises;
(a) 5 to 35 wt % of surfactant selected from the group comprising anionic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, cationic surfactants, and mixtures thereof;
(b) 1 to 12 wt % of a thickener;
(c) 4 to 20 wt % of a polyalkylene glycol; and
(d) non-chelating mineral salt selected from the group consisting of alkali metal or alkaline earth sulfates, bisulfates, carbonates, bicarbonates, and mixtures thereof wherein said non-chelating mineral salt is present in an amount sufficient to induce a separation of said aqueous composition into at least two distinct aqueous layers that are present in a volume ratio of upper to lower phase of from 4;
1 to 1;
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Abstract
The invention provides a single chamber transparent or translucent package and personal product composition where when standing, the product forms 2 or more visibly distinct phases and, when agitated, the composition forms a visible single phase.
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1. A cleansing system comprising a single chamber transparent or translucent package and a personal product composition therein, wherein, when standing, said personal product composition forms two or more visibly distinct aqueous phases and, when agitated, said composition forms a visible single phase product,
wherein, when left to stand after said composition has been agitated and has formed a single phase, said composition will again form two or more visibly distinct aqueous phases within 24 hours; -
wherein, said composition comprises;
(a) 5 to 35 wt % of surfactant selected from the group comprising anionic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, cationic surfactants, and mixtures thereof;
(b) 1 to 12 wt % of a thickener;
(c) 4 to 20 wt % of a polyalkylene glycol; and
(d) non-chelating mineral salt selected from the group consisting of alkali metal or alkaline earth sulfates, bisulfates, carbonates, bicarbonates, and mixtures thereof wherein said non-chelating mineral salt is present in an amount sufficient to induce a separation of said aqueous composition into at least two distinct aqueous layers that are present in a volume ratio of upper to lower phase of from 4;
1 to 1;
4.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A cleansing system comprising a single chamber transparent or translucent package and a personal product composition therein, wherein, when standing, said personal product composition forms two or more visibly distinct aqueous phases and, when agitated, said composition forms a visible single phase product,
wherein, when left to stand after said composition has been agitated and has formed a single phase, said composition will again form two or more visibly distinct aqueous phases within 24 hours; -
wherein, when in a two-phase mode, said composition comprises;
(1) an upper aqueous layer comprising;
(a) 5 to 35% by wt. of total composition (10 to about 75% by wt. upper aqueous phase of a lathering surfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactant, nonionic surfactant, amphoteric/zwitterionic surfactant, cationic surfactant and mixtures thereof (preferably at least one anionic should be present);
(b) 5% to 20% by wt. total composition is a polyalkylene glycol;
(c) 1 to 2% by wt., of total composition a thickener/viscosity modifier; and
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(2) a lower aqueous layer comprising;
(a) less than 10% of the total surfactant present in the composition of lathering surfactant as defined in (9)(a) above;
(b) less than 25% of total polyalkylene glycol as in (9)(b) above;
(c) less than 15% of total thickener as in (9)(c) above;
(d) non-chelating mineral salt selected from the group comprising alkali metal or alkaline earth sulfates, bisulfates, carbonates, bicarbonates, phosphates and their mixtures wherein said non-chelating mineral salt is present in an amount sufficient to induce a separation of said lower aqueous layer in a volume ratio of upper to lower phase of from 4;
1 to 1;
4;
wherein the viscosity of the lower layer is lower than the viscosity of the upper layer and the viscosity, after mixing is in the range of about 700 to 5000 mPas at a shear rate of 10s−
1 at 25°
C.;
wherein the viscosity of the mixture is greater than the viscosity of either of the layers alone;
wherein the density of the lower layer is greater than the density of the upper layer; and
wherein substantially no recrystallization is visible after the composition has been left standing for greater than 6 months at 0°
C.; and
wherein there is no readily detectable hydrolysis after standing for 6 months at 45°
C.- View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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