Rinsable skin conditioning compositions
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsGeorge Endel Deckner, Scott Edward Manchuso, William Joseph Monsueir, Victor Ruben Rodriguez, Mark Richard Sine
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Abstract
Rinsable skin conditioning compositions comprising high internal phase emulsions and being substantially free of surfactant provide superior deposition on skin of conditioning agents, skin benefit agents and/or other conventional cosmetic or skin care ingredients. Such rinsable skin conditioning compositions have much improve aesthetics as well.
Claims27
A rinsable skin conditioning composition comprising an oil-in-water emulsion wherein the composition has a Deposition Efficiency (DE) of at least about 2% wherein DE=[Wafter−W0]/[Wbefore−W0]×100.
A rinsable skin conditioning composition comprising:
- (a) at least one high internal phase emulsion comprising
- (i) an oil;
- (ii) a stabilizer;
- (iii) water;
- and
- (b) the balance being conventional cosmetic and skin care ingredients,
An article of commerce comprising a container comprising a rinse off skin conditioning composition, which provides skin conditioning and moisturizing benefits to the human skin when applied in the shower or bath and rinsed and comprises:
- I. at least one high internal phase emulsion comprising
- iv) an oil
- v) a stabilizer;
- vi) water;
- and
- II. the balance being conventional cosmetic and skin care ingredients,
- wherein said container has instructions for conditioning and moisturizing the skin comprising the instructions to wash skin and rinse as normal, smooth product onto skin while out of the flow of water, rinse briefly, and pat dry with towel.
A method of conditioning the skin comprising the steps of:
- (A) preparing a rinsable skin condition composition comprising at least one high internal phase emulsion comprising
- I. (i) an oil;
- (ii) a stabilizer;
- (iii) water;
- and
- II. the balance being conventional cosmetic and skin care ingredients,
- (B) applying the product of step (A) to wet human skin;
- and
- (C) rinsing the product off of the skin.
A method of using a rinsable skin conditioning composition on the skin, said method comprising the steps of:
- (A) obtaining a personal cleansing composition comprising at least one high internal phase emulsion comprising
- I. (i) an oil;
- (ii) a stabilizer;
- (iii) water;
- and
- II. the balance being conventional cosmetic and skin care ingredients,
- wherein the composition is substantially free of surfactant;
- and
- (B) providing instructions with the rinsable skin conditioning composition to perform the following usage steps;
- a) wash and rinse skin as normal,
- b) smooth product onto skin while out of the water,
- c) rinse briefly, and
- d) pat dry.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.