# US 9,750,667 B2 · Cleansing bar > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,750,667 B2 - Document ID: US9750667B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/243,170 - Filed: 2014-04-02 - Published: 2014-07-31 - Granted: 2017-09-05 - Earliest claimed: 2009-12-23 - Assignees: Colgate-Palmolive Company - Applicants: Colgate-Palmolive Company - Inventors: Steve Misner; Long Pan; Diana Scala; Regina Hourigan; Ravi Subramanyam; Dennis Fletcher; Patricia Hall-Puzio; Shamim Ansari; Derek Le - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9750667B2 ## CPC - A61K 8/0216: {Solid or semisolid forms} - A61K 8/24: Phosphorous; Compounds thereof - A61K 8/25: Silicon; Compounds thereof - A61P 31/04: Antibacterial agents - A61Q 19/10: Washing or bathing preparations - C11D 3/126: {in solid compositions} - C11D 3/18: Hydrocarbons {(C11D3/164 takes precedence)} - C11D 3/382: Vegetable products, e.g. soya meal, wood flour, sawdust - C11D 3/48: Medical, disinfecting agents, disinfecting, antibacterial, germicidal or antimicrobial compositions - C11D 17/006: {containing mainly surfactants, but no builders, e.g. syndet bar} - A61K: PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL OR TOILETRY PURPOSES (devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms A61J3/00; chemical aspects of, or use of materials for deodorisation of air, for disinfection or sterilisation, or for bandages, dressings, absorbent pads or surgical articles A61L; soap compositions C11D) - A61P: SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS OR MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS - A61Q: SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETRY PREPARATIONS - C11D: DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS; USE OF SINGLE SUBSTANCES AS DETERGENTS; SOAP OR SOAP-MAKING; RESIN SOAPS; RECOVERY OF GLYCEROL ## Abstract A cleansing bar comprising at least one member chosen from clay and talc, wherein a total amount of clay and talc is present in an amount that is greater than any other material in the cleansing bar, at least one cleanser chosen from soap and surfactant, and a binder present in an amount to structure the cleansing bar into a bar. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A cleansing bar comprising: clay, wherein a total amount of clay is present in an amount that is greater than any other material in the cleansing bar, and the total amount of clay is at least 40 weight % of the cleansing bar, wherein the clay is at least one clay chosen from kaolin, kaolinite, dickite, halloysite, nacrite, smectite, montmorillonite, nontronite, illite, bentonite, attapulgite, palygorskite, sepiolite, hormite, pyrophyllite, chlorite, and aluminosilicates, and wherein the clay excludes talc, a cleanser consisting essentially of a surfactant, wherein the surfactant is present in an amount of 5 to 25 weight % of the cleansing bar, at least one of palm kernel oil and hydrogenated soybean oil, and at least one binder chosen from paraffin, polymethylene wax, and polyethylene wax, present in an amount to structure the cleansing bar into a bar and present in an amount of at least 1 weight % of the cleansing bar, wherein either soap is not present in the cleansing bar or soap is present in an amount of less than 0.5 weight % of the cleansing bar. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The cleansing bar of claim 1, wherein the total amount of clay is at least 50 weight % of the cleansing bar. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The cleansing bar of claim 1, wherein the surfactant comprises an anionic surfactant. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The cleansing bar of claim 1, wherein the surfactant comprises at least one surfactant chosen from sodium cocoyl methyl isethionate and sodium laureth sulfate. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The cleansing bar of claim 1, wherein the binder comprises polyethylene wax. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The cleansing bar of claim 1, wherein the binder is present in an amount of at least 2 weight % of the cleansing bar. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The cleansing bar of claim 1, wherein the cleansing bar comprises: 40 to 60 weight % clay, 12 to 20 weight % cleanser consisting essentially of a surfactant, 4 to 5 weight % hydrogenated soybean oil, and 2 to 3 weight % palm kernel oil. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The cleansing bar of claim 1, wherein the cleansing bar comprises 40 to 50 weight % clay, 10 to 15 weight % cleanser consisting essentially of a surfactant, and 10 to 15 weight % binder. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The cleansing bar of claim 1 further comprising glycerin. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The cleansing bar of claim 1, wherein the cleansing bar has a slough (weight loss %) less than 20%. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) A method of making the cleansing bar of claim 1 comprising mixing the clay with the at least one binder before mixing in the cleanser consisting essentially of a surfactant. ### Claim 12 A method of removing bacteria from skin comprising washing skin with a cleansing bar comprising: clay, wherein a total amount of clay is present in an amount that is greater than any other material in the cleansing bar, and the total amount of clay is at least 40 weight % of the cleansing bar, wherein the clay is at least one clay chosen from kaolin, kaolinite, dickite, halloysite, nacrite, smectite, montmorillonite, nontronite, illite, bentonite, attapulgite, palygorskite, sepiolite, hormite, pyrophyllite, chlorite, and aluminosilicates, and wherein the clay excludes talc, a cleanser consisting essentially of a surfactant, wherein the surfactant is present in an amount of 5 to 25 weight % of the cleansing bar, at least one of palm kernel oil and hydrogenated soybean oil, and at least one binder chosen from paraffin, polymethylene wax, and polyethylene wax, present in an amount to structure the cleansing bar into a bar and present in an amount of at least 1 weight % of the cleansing bar, wherein either soap is not present in the cleansing bar or soap is present in an amount of less than 0.5 weight % of the cleansing bar. ### Claim 13 A method of inhibiting bacterial growth on skin comprising washing skin with a cleansing bar comprising: clay, wherein a total amount of clay is present in an amount that is greater than any other material in the cleansing bar, and the total amount of clay is at least 40 weight % of the cleansing bar, wherein the clay is at least one clay chosen from kaolin, kaolinite, dickite, halloysite, nacrite, smectite, montmorillonite, nontronite, illite, bentonite, attapulgite, palygorskite, sepiolite, hormite, pyrophyllite, chlorite, and aluminosilicates, and wherein the clay excludes talc, a cleanser consisting essentially of a surfactant, wherein the surfactant is present in an amount of 5 to 25 weight % of the cleansing bar, at least one of palm kernel oil and hydrogenated soybean oil, and at least one binder chosen from paraffin, polymethylene wax, and polyethylene wax, present in an amount to structure the cleansing bar into a bar and present in an amount of at least 1 weight % of the cleansing bar, wherein either soap is not present in the cleansing bar or soap is present in an amount of less than 0.5 weight % of the cleansing bar. ### Claim 14 (depends on 4) The cleansing bar of claim 4 further comprising at least one surfactant chosen from cocamidopropyl betaine and cocomonoethanolamide. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The cleansing bar of claim 1, wherein the cleansing bar contains less than 8 weight % of fatty material based on the weight of the cleansing bar.