# US 2018/0021232 A1 · Liquid Skin Cleanser > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0021232 A1 - Document ID: US20180021232A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/533,380 - Filed: 2014-12-18 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2014-12-18 - Assignees: Colgate-Palmolive Company - Applicants: Colgate-Palmolive Company - Inventors: Yang Ruan; Huiyan YIN - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180021232A1 ## CPC - A61K 8/361: {Carboxylic acids having more than seven carbon atoms in an unbroken chain; Salts or anhydrides thereof} - A61K 8/046: {Aerosols; Foams} - A61K 8/39: Derivatives containing from 2 to 10 oxyalkylene groups - A61K 8/42: Amides - A61K 8/44: Aminocarboxylic acids or derivatives thereof, e.g. aminocarboxylic acids containing sulfur; Salts; Esters or N-acylated derivatives thereof - A61K 8/442: {substituted by amido group(s)} - A61K 8/45: Derivatives containing from 2 to 10 oxyalkylene groups - A61K 8/463: {containing sulfuric acid derivatives, e.g. sodium lauryl sulfate} - A61Q 19/10: Washing or bathing preparations - A61K 2800/51: Chelating agents - A61K 2800/524: Preservatives - A61K 2800/74: Biological properties of particular ingredients - 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 ## Abstract A skin cleansing composition comprising a salt of lauric acid; a salt of stearic acid; and at least one surfactant that is not a salt of a fatty acid; wherein the ratio of the salt of lauric acid to the salt of stearic acid, calculated as the ratio of lauric acid to stearic acid by weight, is from 2.5:1 to 3.5:1. Also provided are methods of using the compositions. ## Claims ### Claim at position 1 1-26. (canceled) ### Claim 27 A liquid skin cleanser composition comprising: a salt of lauric acid; a blend of salts of stearic acid and palmitic acid; at least one surfactant that is not a salt of a fatty acid; and cocomonoethanolamide; wherein the ratio of the salt of lauric acid to the blend of salts of stearic acid and palmitic acid, calculated as the ratio by weight of lauric acid to combined weight of stearic acid and palmitic acid, is from 2.5:1 to 3.5:1; wherein the salt of lauric acid is potassium laurate; the blend of salts of stearic acid and palmitic acid is a blend of potassium stearate and potassium palmitate; the at least one surfactant that is not a salt of a fatty acid includes sodium laureth sulfate, cocoamidopropyl betaine, and ethoxylated fatty alcohol. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The composition of claim 27, wherein the ratio of the salt of lauric acid to the combined salts of palmitic and stearic acids, calculated as the ratio of weight of lauric acid to combined weight of palmitic and stearic acid, is about 3:1. ### Claim 29 (depends on 27) The composition of claim 27, wherein the ratio of the amount of salt of palmitic acid to the amount of salt of stearic acid in the blend, calculated as the ratio of weight of palmitic acid to stearic acid in the blend is from 1.3:1 to 1.8:1; preferably about 1.5:1. ### Claim 30 (depends on 27) The composition of claim 27, which is devoid of myristic acid, or its salts. ### Claim 31 (depends on 27) The composition of claim 27, which is devoid of salts of fatty acids other than the salts of lauric acid, palmitic acid and stearic acid. ### Claim 32 (depends on 27) The composition of claim 27 further comprising an antibacterial agent. ### Claim 33 (depends on 32) The composition of claim 32, wherein the antibacterial agent is selected from trichlorocarbanilide, triclocarban, PCMX/chloroxylenol, IPMP/o-Cymen-5-ol, Zinc Compounds, and Phenoxyethanol, wherein the antibacterial agent is present in an amount of from 0.01% to 3% by weight of the composition. ### Claim 34 (depends on 32) The composition of claim 32, wherein the antibacterial agent is trichlorocarbanilide, which is present in an amount of from 0.01% to 0.3% by weight of the composition. ### Claim 35 (depends on 27) The composition of claim 27, wherein sodium laureth sulfate is present in the composition an amount of from 5% to 12% by weight. ### Claim 36 (depends on 27) The composition of claim 27, wherein the ethoxylated fatty alcohol is present in the composition an amount of from 0.2% to 1% by weight. ### Claim 37 (depends on 27) The composition of claim 27, wherein the at least one surfactant that is not a salt of a fatty acid further comprises a propoxylated monoethanolamide, wherein the propoxylated monoethanolamide is PPG-2 Hydroxyethyl Cocamide, which is present in the composition an amount of from 0.2% to 1% by weight. ### Claim 38 (depends on 27) The composition of claim 27, wherein the cocoamidopropyl betaine is present in an amount of 5% to 12% of the composition by weight. ### Claim 39 (depends on 27) The composition of claim 27, wherein cocomonoethanolamide is present in an amount of from 0.5% to 2.5% of the composition by weight. ### Claim 40 (depends on 27) The composition of claim 27, wherein the composition comprises: 4 to 6% by weight of the potassium laurate, 1 to 2% by weight of the potassium stearate, 0.8 to 2% by weight of the potassium palmitate, 8 to 13% by weight of the sodium laureth sulfate, 5 to 9% by weight of the cocoamidopropyl betaine, 0.6 to 1.2% by weight of the ethoxylated fatty alcohol, and 0.5 to 2% by weight of the cocomonoethanolamide.