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US 11,111,463 B2Granted
Solid cleansing compositions with taurine and methods thereof
AssigneeColgate-Palmolive Company
InventorsScott Smart, Long Pan
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Abstract
A solid liquid cleansing composition and methods of preparing the same are disclosed. The solid cleansing composition may include a soap and an ionic liquid. The soap may be a sodium soap, an ammonium soap, a potassium soap, a magnesium soap, a calcium soap, or a combination thereof. The ionic liquid may include a base, taurine, and/or water.
Claims20
A solid cleansing composition, comprising:
- a soap;
- and
- an ionic liquid comprising taurine and a Brønsted base selected from urea, arginine, lysine, acetamide, and guanidine.
A method for preparing the solid cleansing composition of any one of the preceding claims, comprising:
- contacting the Brønsted base with taurine;
- heating the Brønsted base and taurine to form the ionic liquid;
- and
- contacting the ionic liquid with the soap.
1 more element
A solid cleansing composition, comprising:
- a soap selected from the group consisting of a sodium soap, an ammonium soap, a potassium soap, a magnesium soap, a calcium soap, or a combination thereof;
- and
- an ionic liquid comprising urea and taurine, wherein the ionic liquid is an anhydrous ionic liquid having less than 0.05 wt % water based on a total weight of the ionic liquid, and wherein a molar ratio of the urea to taurine is greater than 1:1 and less than or equal to 3:1.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.