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US 6,440,908 B2Granted
High moisture retaining bars compositions comprising borax as water structurant
AssigneeUnilever Home & Personal Care USA, Division of Conopco, Inc.
InventorUday Shanker Racherla
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Abstract
The subject invention involves high moisture containing bar compositions comprising required amounts of a borate compound. The borate compound structures water in the bar thereby enabling the retention of high amounts of moisture without compromising bar properties.
Claims5
A personal wash bar composition comprising:
- (a) 30% to 70% by wt. of a surfactant selected from the group consisting of fatty acid soap, anionic surfactant other than soap, amphoteric surfactant, nonionic surfactant and mixtures thereof;
- wherein at least 30% of the surfactant system comprises anhydrous soap;
- (b) 0.1% to 25% by wt. of a borate compound;
- (c) about 20% by wt. to 60% by wt. water structured by borax;
- wherein said bar contains no enzymes;
- wherein said bar has hardness expressed as penetration value of less than or equal to 8 as measured by penetrometer test;
- and
- wherein said bar is made using a step in which ingredients used to form said bar are milled, plodded and stamped.
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