Foam compositions, aerosol products, and methods of using the same to improve sensory benefits to the skin
AssigneeThe Procter & Gamble Company
InventorsJoseph Harry JANSEN, Joseph Michael ZUKOWSKI, Jorge Max SUNKEL
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Abstract
A liquid foamable composition that has from about 0.5% to about 7%, by weight, of surfactants that are cationic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof. The foamable composition contains from about 1% to about 15%, by weight, of a fatty alcohol, from about 5% to about 30%, by weight, of a skin care active, and water. The skin care active is preferably selected from the group consisting of niacinamide, hexyldecanol, a peptide, panthenol, undeylenoyl phenylalanine, retinyl propionate and mixtures thereof.
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A liquid foamable composition comprising:
- from about 0.5% to about 7%, preferably from about 0.5% to about 5%, by weight, of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of cationic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof;
- from about 1% to about 15%, preferably, from about 2% to about 7%, by weight, of a fatty alcohol;
- from about 5% to about 30%, preferably, from about 12% to about 25%, by weight, of a skin care active, wherein the skin care active is preferably selected from the group consisting of niacinamide, hexyldecanol, a peptide, panthenol, undeylenoyl phenylalanine, retinyl propionate and mixtures thereof;
- and
- water.
The liquid foamable composition of any of the preceding claims, wherein the surfactant is nonionic and is preferably selected from the group consisting of Cetearyl Glucoside, Cetearyl Alcohol, Stearic Acid, PEG-100 Stearate, glyceryl monostearate and mixtures thereof.
The liquid foamable composition of any of the preceding claims, further comprising a propellant that is preferably selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbons (A46, A70), hydrofluoro-olefin, carbon dioxide, and mixtures thereof.
The liquid foamable composition of any of the preceding claims, wherein the surfactant and the fatty alcohol combine to form liquid crystal structures, wherein the liquid crystal structures are of a phase selected from the group consisting of bicontinuous cubic, hexagonal, inverse cubic, lamellar gel, micellar cubic, reverse hexagonal columnar, and combinations thereof, and preferably the liquid crystal structures are of a lamellar gel phase.
The liquid foamable composition of any of the preceding claims, wherein the liquid foamable composition is substantially free of a thickening agent.
The liquid foamable composition of any of the preceding claims, wherein the fatty alcohol has a melting point of about 25° C. or higher, and preferably the fatty alcohol is selected from the group consisting of behenyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol, batyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, and mixtures thereof.
The liquid foamable composition of any of the preceding claims, wherein the surfactant is a quaternary ammonium compound selected from the group consisting of behenyl trimethyl ammonium chloride, stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, behentrimonium methosulfate, behenylamidopropyl dimethylamine, stearyl ethylhexyldimonium methosulfate, dicetyldimonium chloride, ditallow dimethyl ammonium chloride and mixtures thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.