# US 11,077,034 B2 · Care conditioner with a low water content in a pouch

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- Number: US 11,077,034 B2
- Document ID: US11077034B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/163,353
- Filed: 2018-10-17
- Published: 2019-04-18
- Granted: 2021-08-03
- Earliest claimed: 2017-10-18
- Assignees: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
- Applicants: Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
- Inventors: Udo Erkens; Torsten Lechner; Thomas Schroeder
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11077034B2

## CPC

- A61K 8/342: {Alcohols having more than seven atoms in an unbroken chain}
- A61K 8/37: Esters of carboxylic acids
- A61K 8/375: {the alcohol moiety containing more than one hydroxy group}
- A61K 8/8135: {Compositions of homopolymers or copolymers of compounds having one or more unsaturated aliphatic radicals, each having only one carbon-to-carbon double bond, and at least one being terminated by an acyloxy radical of a saturated carboxylic acid, of carbonic acid or of a haloformic acid; Compositions of derivatives of such polymers, e.g. vinyl esters (polyvinylacetate)}
- A61Q 5/02: Preparations for cleaning the hair
- A61Q 5/12: Preparations containing hair conditioners
- C08L 91/00: Compositions of oils, fats or waxes; Compositions of derivatives thereof
- C11D 3/0015: {liquid}
- C11D 3/2013: {fatty or with at least 8 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain}
- C11D 3/2093: {Esters; Carbonates}
- C11D 17/043: {Liquid or thixotropic (gel) compositions}
- A61K 2800/596: Mixtures of surface active compounds
- A61K 2800/87: Application Devices; Containers; Packaging
- C08L 3/04: Starch derivatives {, e.g. crosslinked derivatives}
- C08L 3/08: Ethers
- C08L 29/04: Polyvinyl alcohol; Partially hydrolysed homopolymers or copolymers of esters of unsaturated alcohols with saturated carboxylic acids
- C08L 31/04: Homopolymers or copolymers of vinyl acetate
- 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)
- A61Q: SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS
- C08L: COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS (compositions based on polymerisable monomers C08F, C08G; artificial filaments or fibres D01F; textile treating compositions D06)
- C11D: DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL

## Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a product for care of keratinic fibers, in particular human hair, comprising a bag (pouch) comprising at least one sealed chamber, wherein the sealed chamber comprises at least one wall of one water-soluble film, and a conditioner composition which is in the sealed chamber of the bag (pouch) wherein the conditioner composition contains, based on its total weight (iia) from about 0 to about 20 wt % water and (iib) at least one fatty ingredient from the group of C8-C30 fatty alcohols and C8-C30 fatty acid triglycerides.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A cosmetic product for care of keratin fibers comprising
(i) a bag comprising at least one sealed chamber, wherein the sealed chamber comprises at least one wall of one water-soluble film comprising a polyvinyl alcohol/polyvinyl acetate copolymer, and
(ii) a conditioner composition which is in the sealed chamber of the bag, wherein the conditioner composition comprises
0 to 70 weight percent of caprylic acid/capric acid triglyceride;
4 weight percent of cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 dimethicone;
2 to 4 weight percent of PEG-10 olive glyceride;
0 to 10.5 weight percent of lauryl alcohol;
0 to 8.5 weight percent of myristyl alcohol;
0 to 11 weight percent of quaternium-87, propylene glycol;
0 to 4 weight percent of quaternium-26, propylene glycol;
0 to 4 weight percent of bis-ethyl(isostearylimidazoline) isostearamide; and
5 to 10 weight percent of water;
wherein each weight percent is based on a total weight of the conditioner composition and the total weight equals 100 weight percent.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The product according to claim 1, wherein
(ia) the water-soluble film, based on the total weight, includes at least about 50% of the polyvinyl alcohol/polyvinyl acetate copolymer.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The product according to claim 1, wherein
the water-soluble film is a polymer mixture of
(iaa) a first polyvinyl alcohol/polyvinyl acetate copolymer and
(iab) a second polyvinyl alcohol/polyvinyl acetate copolymer, which is different from the first vinyl alcohol/vinyl acetate copolymer (iaa).

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The product according to claim 1, wherein the water-soluble film further comprises
at least one optionally modified polysaccharide optionally chosen from the group of hydroxypropyl starches.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The product according to claim 1, wherein the conditioner composition, which is provided in the sealed chamber of the bag further comprises
(iib) at least one fatty ingredient from the group of octan-1-ol, decan-1-ol, dodecan-1-ol and tetradecan-1-ol.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The product according to claim 1, wherein the conditioner composition, which is provided in the sealed chamber of the bag further comprises an additional
(iib) C8-C30 fatty acid triglyceride of the general formula (F1)
where
Ra, Rb, Rc independently of one another stand for a saturated or unsaturated, branched or unbranched C7-C29 alkyl group.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The product according to claim 1, wherein the conditioner composition, which is provided in the sealed chamber of the bag further comprises
(iib) at least one fatty ingredient from the group of C8-C14 fatty acid triglycerides of general formula (F1)
where
Ra, Rb, Rc independently of one another stand for a saturated unbranched C7-C13 alkyl group.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

A method for care and conditioning of hair, wherein a cosmetic product according to claim 1 is mixed with water, applied to the hair and rinsed out after a treatment time of from about 10 seconds to about 10 minutes.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The product according to claim 1, wherein
(ia) the water-soluble film, based on the total weight, includes at least about 85 wt % of the polyvinyl alcohol/polyvinyl acetate copolymer.

### Claim 10

A cosmetic product for care of keratinic fibers comprising
(i) a bag comprising at least one sealed chamber, wherein the sealed chamber comprises at least one wall of one water-soluble film comprising a polyvinyl alcohol/polyvinyl acetate copolymer, and
(ii) a conditioner composition which is in the sealed chamber of the bag, wherein the conditioner composition consists of:
0 to 70 weight percent of caprylic acid/capric acid triglyceride;
4 weight percent of cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 dimethicone;
2 to 4 weight percent of PEG-10 olive glyceride;
0 to 10.5 weight percent of lauryl alcohol;
0 to 8.5 weight percent of myristyl alcohol;
0 to 11 weight percent of quaternium-87, propylene glycol;
0 to 4 weight percent of quaternium-26, propylene glycol;
0 to 4 weight percent of bis-ethyl(isostearylimidazoline) isostearamide;
10 weight percent of water;
0.05 weight percent of citric acid;
0.5 weight percent of trideceth-12; and
a balance of dipropylene glycol,
wherein each weight percent is based on a total weight of the conditioner composition and the total weight equals 100 weight percent.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The product according to claim 1 comprising 30 to 68 weight percent of the caprylic acid/capric acid triglyceride; 1.5 to 2.5 weight percent of lauryl alcohol and 1.5 to 3 weight percent of myristyl alcohol.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The product according to claim 1 comprising 46 to 60 weight percent of the caprylic acid/capric acid triglyceride; 2.5 to 10.5 weight percent of lauryl alcohol and 3 to 8.5 weight percent of myristyl alcohol.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

The product according to claim 10 wherein
the caprylic acid/capric acid triglyceride is present in an amount of 68 weight percent;
the PEG-10 olive glyceride is present in an amount of 4 weight percent;
the lauryl alcohol is present in an amount of 2.5 weight percent; and
the quaternium-87, propylene glycol is present in an amount of 11 weight percent.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

The product according to claim 10 wherein
the PEG-10 olive glyceride is present in an amount of 4 weight percent;
the lauryl alcohol is present in an amount of 1.5 weight percent; and
the quaternium-87, propylene glycol is present in an amount of 11 weight percent.

### Claim 15 (depends on 10)

The product according to claim 10 wherein
the caprylic acid/capric acid triglyceride is present in an amount of 70 weight percent;
the PEG-10 olive glyceride is present in an amount of 2 weight percent;
the myristyl alcohol is present in an amount of 3 weight percent;
the quaternium-26, propylene glycol is present in an amount of 4 weight percent; and
the bis-ethyl(isostearylimidazoline) isostearamide is present in an amount of 4 weight percent.

### Claim 16 (depends on 10)

The product according to claim 10 wherein
the caprylic acid/capric acid triglyceride is present in an amount of 30 weight percent;
the PEG-10 olive glyceride is present in an amount of 4 weight percent;
the lauryl alcohol is present in an amount of 2.5 weight percent;
the myristyl alcohol is present in an amount of 1.5 weight percent;
the quaternium-87, propylene glycol is present in an amount of 11 weight percent; and
the bis-ethyl(isostearylimidazoline) isostearamide is present in an amount of 4 weight percent.

### Claim 17 (depends on 10)

The product according to claim 10 wherein
the caprylic acid/capric acid triglyceride is present in an amount of 60 weight percent;
the PEG-10 olive glyceride is present in an amount of 4 weight percent;
the lauryl alcohol is present in an amount of 5.5 weight percent; and
the quaternium-87, propylene glycol is present in an amount of 11 weight percent.

### Claim 18 (depends on 10)

The product according to claim 10 wherein
the PEG-10 olive glyceride is present in an amount of 4 weight percent;
the lauryl alcohol is present in an amount of 10.5 weight percent; and
the quaternium-87, propylene glycol is present in an amount of 11 weight percent.

### Claim 19 (depends on 10)

The product according to claim 10 wherein
the caprylic acid/capric acid triglyceride is present in an amount of 55 weight percent;
the PEG-10 olive glyceride is present in an amount of 2 weight percent;
the myristyl alcohol is present in an amount of 3 weight percent;
the quaternium-26, propylene glycol is present in an amount of 4 weight percent; and
the bis-ethyl(isostearylimidazoline) isostearamide is present in an amount of 4 weight percent.

### Claim 20 (depends on 10)

The product according to claim 10 wherein
the caprylic acid/capric acid triglyceride is present in an amount of 46 weight percent;
the PEG-10 olive glyceride is present in an amount of 4 weight percent;
the lauryl alcohol is present in an amount of 2.5 weight percent;
the myristyl alcohol is present in an amount of 8.5 weight percent; and
the quaternium-87, propylene glycol is present in an amount of 11 weight percent.
