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US 9,271,908 B2Granted
Aqueous hair and skin cleaning compositions comprising biotensides
AssigneeEvonik Industries AG
InventorsPetra Allef, Christian Hartung, Martin Schilling
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to compositions comprising water, at least one biosurfactant and at least one fatty acid, which are characterized in that the fraction of the sum of all surfactants in the composition is from 1 to 30% by weight, and that the fraction of fatty acid, based on the sum of fatty acid and surfactants, is from 0.1 to 20% by weight, and to the use thereof as or for producing bath additives, shower gel, shampoos, conditioners, body cleansers or skin cleansers.
Claims17
A composition comprising water, at least one biosurfactant and at least one fatty acid,
- wherein the fraction of the sum of all surfactants in the composition is from 1 to 30% by weight, and that the fraction of fatty acid, based on the sum of fatty acid and surfactants, is from 0.1 to 20% by weight, wherein the composition has, as biosurfactants, mono- di- or polyrhamnolipids, sophorolipids or any combination thereof, and wherein said composition further comprises at least one surfactant that is not a biosurfactant, the at least one surfactant that is not a biosurfactant selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, ampholytic surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants and combinations thereof, and wherein the fatty acid is oleic acid.
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