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US 5,534,246 AGranted
Topically-effective compositions
AssigneeHelene Curtis, Inc.
InventorsCraig A. Herb, Wei-Mei Sun, Priscilla M. Walling, Susan A. Stiffe
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Abstract
Roll-on or gel topically-effective compositions comprising a topically-active compound, a silicon-free surfactant or silicon-free surfactant blend having an HLB value of about 0.1 to about 10, an organic phase comprising a volatile silicone compound or a volatile hydrocarbon compound, and water.
Claims43
An emulsified, water-in-oil antiperspirant composition comprising:
- (a) about 65% to about 99.5% by weight of the composition of an aqueous phase, said aqueous phase comprising
- (i) about 1% to about 40% by weight of the composition of an antiperspirant compound and
- (ii) water;
- (b) about 0.5% to about 35% by weight of the composition of an organic phase comprising a volatile silicone compound, a volatile hydrocarbon compound, or a mixture thereof;
- and
- (c) about 0.1% to about 15% by weight of the composition of a surfactant phase consisting essentially of a surfactant or a surfactant blend, wherein the surfactant or surfactant blend has an HLB value of about 10 or less and is free of silicon, and wherein the surfactant phase comprises a nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of a polyoxyethylene ether of a fatty (C.sub.6 -C.sub.22) alcohol, an ethoxylated alkylphenol, a polyethylene glycol ether of methyl glucose, a polyethylene glycol ether of sorbitol, and mixtures thereof.
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A method of treating or preventing malodors associated with human perspiration comprising topically applying an effective amount of an antiperspirant composition to human skin, said composition comprising:
- (a) about 65% to about 99.5% by weight of the composition of an aqueous phase, said aqueous phase comprising
- (i) about 1% to about 40% by weight of the composition of an antiperspirant compound and
- (ii) water;
- (b) about 0.5% to about 35% by weight of the composition of an organic phase comprising a volatile silicone compound, a volatile hydrocarbon compound, or a mixture thereof;
- and
- (c) about 0.1% to about 15% by weight of the composition of a surfactant phase consisting essentially of a surfactant or a surfactant blend, wherein the surfactant or surfactant blend has an HLB value of about 10 or less and is free of silicon, and wherein the surfactant phase comprises a nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of a polyoxyethylene ether of a fatty (C.sub.6 -C.sub.22) alcohol, an ethoxylated alkylphenol, a polyethylene glycol ether of methyl glucose, a polyethylene glycol ether of sorbitol, and mixtures thereof.
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An emulsified, water-in-oil antiperspirant composition comprising:
- (a) about 65% to about 99.5% by weight of the composition of an aqueous phase, said aqueous phase comprising
- (i) about 1% to about 40% by weight of the composition of an antiperspirant compound and
- (ii) water;
- (b) about 0.5% to about 35% by weight of the composition of an organic phase comprising a volatile silicone compound, a volatile hydrocarbon compound, or a mixture thereof;
- and
- (c) about 0.1% to about 15% by weight of the composition of a surfactant phase consisting essentially of a surfactant or a surfactant blend, wherein the surfactant or surfactant blend has an HLB value of about 1 to about 7 and is free of silicon, and wherein the surfactant phase comprises a nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of a polyoxyethylene ether of a fatty (C.sub.6 -C.sub.22) alcohol, an ethoxylated alkylphenol, a polyethylene glycol ether of methyl glucose, a polyethylene glycol ether of sorbitol, and mixtures thereof.
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An emulsified, water-in-oil antiperspirant composition comprising:
- (a) about 65% to about 99.5% by weight of the composition of an aqueous phase, said aqueous phase comprising
- (i) about 1% to about 40% by weight of the composition of an antiperspirant compound and
- (ii) water;
- (b) about 0.5% to about 35% by weight of the composition of an organic phase comprising a volatile silicone compound, a volatile hydrocarbon compound, or a mixture thereof;
- (c) about 0.1% to about 15% by weight of the composition of a surfactant phase consisting essentially of a surfactant or a surfactant blend, wherein the surfactant or surfactant blend has an HLB value of about 10 or less and is free of silicon, and wherein the surfactant phase comprises a nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of a polyoxyethylene ether of a fatty (C.sub.6 -C.sub.22) alcohol, an ethoxylated alkylphenol, a polyethylene glycol ether of methyl glucose, a polyethylene glycol ether of sorbitol, and mixtures thereof;
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- (d) an oil-soluble refractive index-adjusting compound to match the refractive index of the aqueous phase to the refractive index of the organic phase and provide a transparent composition.
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An emulsified, water-in-oil antiperspirant composition comprising:
- (a) about 65% to about 99.5% by weight of the composition of an aqueous phase, said aqueous phase comprising
- (i) about 1% to about 40% by weight of the composition of an antiperspirant compound comprising aluminum chlorohydrate and
- (ii) water;
- (b) about 0.5% to about 35% by weight of the composition of an organic phase comprising cyclomethicone;
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- (c) about 0.1% to about 15% by weight of the composition of a surfactant phase consisting essentially of laureth-1.
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An emulsified, water-in-oil topically-effective composition comprising:
- (a) about 65% to about 99.5% by weight of the composition of an aqueous phase, said aqueous phase comprising:
- (i) a topically-effective amount of a topically-active compound, and
- (ii) water;
- (b) about 0.5% to about 35% by weight of the composition of an organic phase comprising a volatile silicone compound, a volatile hydrocarbon compound, or a mixture thereof;
- and
- (c) about 0.1% to about 15% by weight of the composition of a surfactant phase consisting essentially of a surfactant or a surfactant blend, wherein the surfactant or surfactant blend has an HLB value of about 10 or less and is free of silicon, and wherein the surfactant phase comprises a nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of a polyoxyethylene ether of a fatty (C.sub.6 -C.sub.22) alcohol, an ethoxylated alkylphenol, a polyethylene glycol ether of methyl glucose, a polyethylene glycol ether of sorbitol, and mixtures thereof.
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An emulsified water-in-oil topically-effective composition comprising:
- (a) about 65% to about 99.5% by weight of the composition of an aqueous phase, said aqueous phase comprising:
- (i) a topically-effective amount of a first topically-active compound, and
- (ii) water;
- (b) about 0.5% to about 35% by weight of the composition of an organic phase comprising:
- (i) a topically-effective amount of a second topically-active compound, and
- (ii) a volatile silicone compound, a volatile hydrocarbon compound, or a mixture thereof;
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- (c) about 0.1% to about 15% by weight of the composition of a surfactant phase consisting essentially of a surfactant or a surfactant blend, wherein the surfactant or surfactant blend has an HLB value of about 10 or less and is free of silicon, and wherein the surfactant phase comprises a nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of a polyoxyethylene glycol ether of a fatty (C.sub.6 -C.sub.22) alcohol, an ethoxylated alkylphenol, a polyethylene glycol ether of methyl glucose, a polyethylene ether of sorbitol, and mixtures thereof;
- and
- (d) a refractive index-adjusting compound to match the refractive index of the aqueous phase to the refractive index of the organic phase and provide a transparent composition.
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An emulsified, water-in-oil topically-effective composition comprising:
- (a) about 65% to about 99.5% by weight of the composition of an aqueous phase, said aqueous phase comprising:
- (i) a topically-effective amount of a topically-active compound, and
- (ii) water;
- (b) about 0.5% to about 35% by weight of the composition of an organic phase comprising a volatile silicone compound, a volatile hydrocarbon compound, or a mixture thereof;
- (c) about 0.1% to about 15% by weight of the composition of a surfactant phase consisting essentially of a surfactant or a surfactant blend, wherein the surfactant or surfactant blend has an HLB value of about 10 or less and is free of silicon, and wherein the surfactant phase comprises a nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of a polyoxyethylene ether of a fatty (C.sub.6 -C.sub.22) alcohol, an ethoxylated alkylphenol, a polyethylene glycol ether of methyl glucose, a polyethylene glycol ether of sorbitol, and mixtures thereof;
- and
- (d) a refractive index-adjusting compound to match the refractive index of the aqueous phase to the refractive index of the organic phase and provide a transparent composition.
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An emulsified, water-in-oil antiperspirant composition comprising:
- (a) about 65% to about 99.5% by weight of the composition of an aqueous phase, said aqueous phase comprising
- (i) about 1% to about 40% by weight of the composition of an antiperspirant compound and
- (ii) water;
- (b) about 0.5% to about 35% by weight of the composition of an organic phase comprising a volatile silicone compound, a volatile hydrocarbon compound, or a mixture thereof;
- and
- (c) about 0.1% to about 15% by weight of the composition of a surfactant phase consisting essentially of a silicon-free surfactant blend having an HLB value of about 1 to about 10, said surfactant blend comprising a first surfactant having an HLB value of about 0.1 to about 10 and a second surfactant having an HLB greater than about 10.
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An emulsified, water-in-oil topically-effective composition comprising:
- (a) about 65% to about 99.5% by weight of the composition of an aqueous phase, said aqueous phase comprising:
- (i) a topically-effective amount of a topically-active compound, and
- (ii) water;
- (b) about 0.5% to about 35% by weight of the composition of an organic phase comprising a volatile silicone compound, a volatile hydrocarbon compound, or a mixture thereof;
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- (c) about 0.1% to about 15% by weight of the composition of a surfactant phase consisting essentially of a silicon-free surfactant blend having an HLB value of about 1 to about 10, said surfactant blend comprising a first surfactant having an HLB value of about 0.1 to about 10 and a second surfactant having an HLB greater than about 10.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.