Renewable ester emollient for enhanced cutaneous permeation
AssigneeOxiteno S.A. Industria E Comercio
InventorsAlexandra Pezzolo PAVANELLI, Andre Oliva DE PALMA, Paula Maria NOGUEIRA AMBROGI, Thiago Cagliumi ALVES
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a personal care formulation including an ester emollient, which may be derived from an alcohol and a fatty acid. A method of moisturizing skin or hair comprises applying an effective amount of the personal care formulation. A process for preparing the personal care formulation includes preparing the ester emollient by esterification reaction of alcohol and fatty acid.
Claims20
A personal care formulation comprising:
- a mixture of a first moisturizing agent and a second moisturizing agent;
- the first moisturizing agent having a formula R—COO—C5H11, wherein R is a linear or branched alkyl group of formula —(CH2)n—CH3 and n is 6;
- the second moisturizing agent having a formula R—COO—C5H11, wherein R is a linear or branched alkyl group of formula —(CH2)n—CH3, where n is 8;
- and
- a cosmetically acceptable vehicle.
A method of moisturizing skin or hair, comprising:
- applying to skin or hair an effective amount of a personal care formulation comprising
- a mixture of a first moisturizing agent and a second moisturizing agent;
- the first moisturizing agent having a formula R—COO—C5H11, wherein R is a linear or branched alkyl group of formula —(CH2)n—CH3 and n is 6;
- the second moisturizing agent having a formula R—COO—C5H11, wherein R is a linear or branched alkyl group of formula —(CH2)n—CH3, where n is 8;
- and
- a cosmetically acceptable vehicle.
A process for preparing a personal care formulation, comprising:
- preparing a mixture of a first moisturizing agent and a second moisturizing agent by an esterification reaction of an alcohol derived from sugar cane and a fatty acid derived from a vegetal source, the first moisturizing agent having a formula R—COO—C5H11, wherein R is a linear or branched alkyl group of formula —(CH2)n—CH3 and n is 6;
- the second moisturizing agent having a formula R—COO—C5H11, wherein R is a linear or branched alkyl group of formula —(CH2)n—CH3, where n is 8;
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- combining the mixture of the first moisturizing agent and the second moisturizing agent with a cosmetically acceptable vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.