Shave gel composition containing polyglyceryl ester surfactant
AssigneeThe Gillette Company
InventorsAlexander Novikov, Stephen H. Thong
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Abstract
Disclosed is a shaving composition in the form of a post-foaming gel that contains a polyglyceryl fatty ester surfactant. In particular the shaving composition comprises, in percent by weight, about 60% to about 93%, preferably about 70% to about 85%, water, about 2% to about 25%, preferably about 5% to about 20%, water dispersible (or soluble) surface active agent capable of forming a lather, about 1% to about 6%, preferably about 2% to about 5%, volatile post-foaming agent, and about 0.5% to about 5%, preferably about 1% to about 3%, polyglyceryl fatty ester surfactant.
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A shaving composition in the form of a post-foaming gel comprising, in percent by weight, about 60% to about 93% water, about 2% to about 25% water dispersible surface active agent capable of forming a lather, about 2% to about 5% volatile post-foaming agent, and 0.5% to 5% polyglyceryl fatty ester surfactant, wherein the polyglyceryl fatty ester surfactant has the formula
- wherein n is 4 to 10, and X is a hydrogen atom or a long chain acyl group derived from a C12-22 fatty acid or an N-fatty acyl-neutral amino acid, provided that at least one X is a long chain acyl group and no more than three X's are long chain acyl groups.
The shaving composition of claim where the polyglyceryl fatty ester surfactant comprises polyglyceryl-10 oleate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.