US2004072705A1PendingUtilityA1
Skin cleanser
Priority: Mar 8, 2001Filed: Jun 30, 2003Published: Apr 15, 2004
Est. expiryMar 8, 2021(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
A61Q 19/10A61K 8/39A61K 8/375A61K 8/90A61K 8/86
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Abstract
A non-irritating skin cleanser that contains water, a non-ionic surfactant, and a glyceryl monoester of a fatty acid. The skin cleanser is especially useful for cleansing irritated, diseased, damaged, or sensitive skin. The cleanser is especially useful for cleansing hands.
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1 . A skin cleanser comprising water, a non-ionic surfactant, and a glyceryl monoester of a fatty acid.
2 . The skin cleanser of claim 1 wherein the monoester content of the glyceryl monoester is at least about 40% and the fatty acid component of the glyceryl monoester comprises fatty acids having a length of C8 to C22, wherein said fatty acids are not substantially dehydrogenated.
3 . The skin cleanser of claim 2 wherein the glyceryl monoester is selected from the group consisting of glyceryl monolaurate and glyceryl monostearate.
4 . The skin cleanser of claim 2 wherein the concentration of the glyceryl monoester is between about 0.1% and 5% by weight.
5 . The skin cleanser of claim 2 wherein the non-ionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of poloxamer and steareth.
6 . The skin cleanser of claim 5 wherein the concentration of the non-ionic surfactant in the cleanser is between about 0.5 to about 10% w/w.
7 . The skin cleanser of claim 6 wherein the concentration of the non-ionic surfactant in the cleanser is between about 1 to about 5% w/w.
8 . The skin cleanser of claim 7 wherein the concentration of the non-ionic surfactant in the cleanser is between about 1.25% to about 2.5% w/w.
9 . The skin cleanser of claim 5 wherein the poloxamer is Poloxamer 123.
10 . The skin cleanser of claim 5 wherein the steareth is selected from the group consisting of steareth-2, steareth-21, and steareth 20.
11 . The skin cleanser of claim 2 which further comprises a saturated fatty alcohol.
12 . The skin cleanser of claim 11 wherein the saturated fatty alcohol is selected from the group consisting of cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol.
13 . The skin cleanser of claim 12 wherein the concentration of saturated fatty alcohol in the cleanser is between about 0.25% to about 5% w/w.
14 . The skin cleanser of claim 11 which further comprises a humectant.
15 . The skin cleanser of claim 14 wherein the humectant is selected from the group consisting of glycerin and sorbitol.
16 . The skin cleanser of claim 15 wherein the concentration of the humectant in the cleanser is between about 0.5% to about 15% w/w.
17 . The skin cleanser of claim 2 wherein the viscosity of the cleanser is less than 17000 centipoise.
18 . The skin cleanser of claim 2 which comprises the following ingredients: cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, glycerin, sorbitol, benzyl alcohol, glyceryl monolaurate, steareth-21, steareth-2, and poloxamer 123.
19 . The skin cleanser of claim 18 wherein the % concentrations w/w of the ingredients is as follows:
cetyl alcohol
3.0,
stearyl alcohol
0.5,
poloxamer 123
0.4,
glycerin
2.0,
70% sorbitol solution
2.0,
steareth-21
0.8,
steareth-2
0.2,
glyceryl monolaurate
1.0,
benzyl alcohol
1.2, and
water
QSAD 100.
20 . The skin cleanser of claim 2 which comprises the following ingredients:
cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, glycerin, sorbitol, benzyl alcohol, glyceryl monolaurate, steareth-20, steareth-2, and poloxamer 123.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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