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US 4,046,717 AGranted
Detergent bars
AssigneeLever Brothers Company
InventorsGordon Francis Johnston, Alexander Martin, Alan Digby Tomlinson
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Abstract
A detergent or soap bar intended for personal washing is given a skin moisturizing effect by including a water soluble lactate and/or glutamate salt. Preferably at least 20% of the salt is present.
Claims9
A detergent bar consisting essentially of
- a. an additive effective to increase the water content of human skin which additive is selected from the groups
- i. from about 5% to about 55% by weight of a water soluble salt of glutamic acid,
- ii. from about 5% to about 55% by weight of a mixture of a water soluble salt of glutamic acid and a water soluble lactate salt, and
- iii. from at least 12% by weight to about 55% by weight of a water soluble lactate salt;
- and
- b. from about 45% to about 95% by weight of detergent active material.
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