# US 10,117,818 B2 · Wet wipe concentrate comprising a polyglyceryl fatty ester

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- Number: US 10,117,818 B2
- Document ID: US10117818B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/236,737
- Filed: 2016-08-15
- Published: 2017-02-16
- Granted: 2018-11-06
- Earliest claimed: 2015-08-13
- Assignees: Arch Personal Care Products, L.P.
- Applicants: Arch Personal Care Products, LP
- Inventors: Khat Kevin Lou; Mark Garrison; Joseph Librizzi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10117818B2

## CPC

- A61K 8/375: {the alcohol moiety containing more than one hydroxy group}
- A47K 7/03: containing soap or other cleaning ingredients, e.g. impregnated
- A61K 8/0208: {Tissues; Wipes; Patches}
- A61K 8/342: {Alcohols having more than seven atoms in an unbroken chain}
- A61K 8/345: {containing more than one hydroxy group}
- A61K 8/37: Esters of carboxylic acids
- A61Q 1/14: Preparations for removing make-up
- A61Q 19/00: Preparations for care of the skin
- A61Q 19/005: {Preparations for sensitive skin}
- A61Q 19/10: Washing or bathing preparations
- C11D 17/041: {Compositions releasably affixed on a substrate or incorporated into a dispensing means}
- A61K 2800/30: Characterized by the absence of a particular group of ingredients
- A61K 2800/56: Compounds, absorbed onto or entrapped into a solid carrier, e.g. encapsulated perfumes, inclusion compounds, sustained release forms
- A61K 2800/5922: At least two compounds being classified in the same subclass of A61K8/18
- A61K 2800/87: Application Devices; Containers; Packaging
- A61K: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D)
- A47K: SANITARY EQUIPMENT; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR, e.g. TOILET ACCESSORIES
- A61Q: SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS
- C11D: DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL

## Abstract

The present invention relates to a wet wipe concentrate composition which may be blended with water or another solvent to form an impregnating formulation for a wet wipe. The present invention also relates to said wet wipe impregnating formulation and a wet wipe containing said formulation.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A concentrate composition for use in wet wipes comprising
(a) an emulsifier having an HLB between 8 and 16;
(b) a humectant; and
(c) an emollient,
wherein:
the emulsifier comprises a polyglyceryl fatty ester selected from the group consisting of polyglyceryl-10 decaoleate, polyglyceryl-3 stearate, polyglyceryl-10 stearate, polyglyceryl-10 oleate, and polyglyceryl-10 caprylate/caprate, and mixtures thereof;
the humectant comprises a polyol selected from the group consisting of glycerol, propylene glycol, polyglycerol, sorbitol, and mixtures thereof; and
the emollient comprises an oil selected from the group consisting of an ester oil, an ether oil and mixtures thereof; and
the emulsifier is present in an amount between 15% and 60% by weight, based on the weight of the composition;
the humectant is present in an amount between 15% and 45% by weight, based on the weight of the composition; and
the emollient is present in an amount between 15% and 60% by weight, based on the weight of the composition.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The concentrate composition according to claim 1, wherein
(a) the emulsifier is present in an amount between 20% and 50% by weight, based on the weight of the composition;
(b) the humectant is present in an amount between 20% and 40% by weight, based on the weight of the composition; and
(c) the emollient is present in an amount between 20% and 55% by weight; based on the weight of the composition.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The concentrate composition according to claim 1, wherein the ester oil is a dialkyl carbonate.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The concentrate composition according to claim 3, wherein the dialkyl carbonate is dicaprylyl carbonate, ethylhexyl carbonate, dihexyl carbonate or a mixture thereof.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The concentrate composition according to claim 1, further comprising water and the water is present in an amount of less than 10% by weight, based on the weight of the composition.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The concentrate composition according to claim 1, wherein:
(a) the emulsifier comprises polyglyceryl-10 oleate;
(b) the humectant comprises glycerol; and
(c) the emollient comprises a dicaprylyl carbonate.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

A wet wipe impregnating formulation comprising
(a) a concentrate composition according to claim 1, and
(b) water, a lower alcohol or a mixture thereof.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The wet wipe impregnating formulation according to claim 7, wherein the formulation contains 0.1% to 50% by weight of the concentrate composition and from 99.9% to 50% by weight of water, a lower alcohol or a mixture thereof, based on the weight of the formulation.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The wet wipe impregnating formulation according to claim 8, wherein the formulation contains between 0.5% and 5% by weight of the concentrate composition, based on the weight of the formulation.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The wet wipe impregnating formulation according claim 7, further comprising an active pharmaceutical ingredient, an antimicrobial agent, a preservative, a fragrance or a mixture thereof.

### Claim 11 (depends on 7)

A wet wipe comprising a wipe substrate and a wet wipe impregnating formulation according to claim 7.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The wet wipe according to claim 11, wherein the wipe comprises the wet wipe impregnating formulation and the wipe substrate in a weight ratio of 10:1 to 1:1.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The wet wipe according to claim 11, wherein the wipe substrate comprises woven or nonwoven material.
