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US 6,642,193 B1Granted
Carboxylated surfactants in personal care applications
AssigneeApplied CarboChemicals
InventorAnthony J. O'Lenick, Jr.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of a novel dicarboxylated surfactant in personal care applications. The compounds of the present invention are made by reacting epoxy succinic acid and a salt of an alkyl alkoxylated non-ionic surfactant. The resulting compounds are quite stable and offer excellent emulsification properties.
Claims19
A process for treating hair and skin, which comprises contacting the hair and skin with an effective conditioning amount of the compound conforming to the following structure in aqueous solution;
- wherein;
- R1 is CH3(CH2)s—O—(CH2CH2—O)z—(CH2CH(CH3)O)y—(CH2CH2—O)x—;
- s is an integer ranging from 3 to 21;
- x, y and z are independently integers ranging from 0 to 20 with the proviso that
- x+y+z equal at least 1;
- M is selected from the group consisting of H, Na, K, Li, and NH4.
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