Polish emulsion compositions
AssigneeThe Drackett Company
InventorsFrank J. Steer, John A. Ferguson
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Abstract
A furniture polish composition characterized by an internal aqueous phase and an external oil phase, the composition containing an ethoxylated montan acid wax in an amount of from 0.5 to 5% by weight, which constituent functions both as an emulsifier and as the wax. Also included in the composition is from 10 to 50% hydrocarbon solvent; from 0 to 15% polysiloxane, and water. A coemulsifier may be included at low levels, less than 0.5% by weight, the weight ratio of the ester to the emulsifier being greater than 1:1.
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A furniture polish composition characterized by an internal aqueous phase and an external oil phase, the composition comprising on a weight basis:
- (a) from about 10 to about 50% of a hydrocarbon solvent having an initial boiling point above about 85.degree. C. and an end boiling point of below 200.degree. C.;
- (b) from about 0 to about 15% of a polysiloxane or blend of polysiloxanes having an average viscosity of from about 20 to about 30,000 cs at 25.degree. C.;
- (c) from about 0.5 to about 5% of a montan wax ester having the formula:
- ##STR5## wherein R is the alkyl group of montanic acid, R--COOH;
- R' is hydrogen or OH, and x has an average value of from 2.5 to about 6.0;
- (d) less than 0.5% of an emulsifier having an HLB of from 2 to 6, the weight ratio of the ester component (c) to said emulsifier (d) being greater than 1:1;
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- (e) from about 30% to about 90% water, said furniture polish composition being a two-phase, single-emulsion composition.
A furniture polish composition characterized by an internal aqueous phase and an external oil phase, the composition comprising on a weight basis:
- (a) from about 10 to about 50% of a hydrocarbon solvent having an initial boiling point above about 85.degree. C. and an end boiling point of below about 200.degree. C., said solvent selected from the group consisting of octane, naphtha, mineral spirits, and isoparaffinic hydrocarbons;
- (b) from about 2 to about 6% of a polysiloxane blend having an average viscosity of from about 100 to about 1000 cs at 25.degree. C.;
- (c) from about 0.5 to about 5% of a montan wax ester having the formula:
- ##STR6## wherein R is the alkyl group of montanic acid, R--COOH:
- R' is hydrogen or OH, and x has an average value of from 2.5 to 4.5;
- (d) less than about 0.5% of an emulsifier selected from the group consisting of glycol, glycerol and sorbitol esters of oleic, stearic, palmitic and lauric acids, the weight ratio of the ester component (c) to said emulsifier (d) being greater than about 1:1;
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- (e) from about 60 to about 80% water, said furniture polish composition being a two-phase, single-emulsion composition.
A method of making a furniture polish composition characterized by an internal aqueous phase and an external oil phase, the method comprising the steps:
- (a) forming an oil phase premix comprising on a weight basis of the total composition:
- (i) from 10 to about 50% of a hydrocarbon solvent having an initial boiling point above about 85.degree. C. and and end boiling point of below 200.degree. C.
- (ii) from about 0 to about 15% of a polysiloxane or polysiloxane blend having an average viscosity of from about 100 to 1,000 at 25.degree. C.;
- (iii) less than 0.5% of an emulsifier selected from the group consisting of glycol, glycerol and sorbitol esters of oleic, palmitic, stearic and lauric acids, and
- (iv) from about 0.5 to about 5% of a montan wax ester having the formula:
- ##STR7## wherein R is the alkyl group of montanic acid R--COOH, R' is hydrogen OH, and x has an average value of from 2.5 to 6.0;
- (b) heating with stirring the premix prepared in (a) to between about 140.degree. to about 180.degree. F. to obtain a homogeneous solution;
- (c) forming an aqueous phase premix;
- (d) heating the premix prepared in (c) to between about 120.degree. about 180.degree. F.;
- (e) slowly adding the premix (d) to the premix (a) with agitation;
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- cooling the result product slowly to room temperature to obtain said furniture polish composition, which is a two-phase, single-emulsion composition.
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