Emulsified composition

Abstract

The emulsion composition of the present invention contains (A) 0.001 to 10 wt. % of an organic compound having two or more hydroxyl groups, an inorganic value of 220 to 450, and an organic value of 300 to 1,000; (B) 0.001 to 10 wt. % of an organic compound having one hydroxyl group, an inorganic value of 100 to 200, and an organic value of 280 to 700; (C) 0.001 to 10 wt. % of a compound represented by formula (2): wherein R 1 is a C4 to C30 hydrocarbon group; Z is a methylene group, a methine group, or an oxygen atom; X 1 , X 2 , X 3 is a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or an acetoxy group; X 4 is a hydrogen atom, an acetyl group, or a glyceryl group; each of R 2 and R 3 a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a hydroxymethyl group, or an acetoxymethyl group; R 4 is a C5 to C60 hydrocarbon group; and R 5 is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group containing 1 to 30 carbon atoms in total; (D) 0.00012 to 10 wt. % of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a nonionic surfactant having a polyoxyethylene group and an HLB of 10 or higher, an ionic surfactant, and a sphingosine salt; (E) 0.003 to 15 wt. % of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a sugar alcohol selected from the group consisting of erythritol, threitol, xylitol, and mannitol, a disaccharide, and a trisaccharide; and (F) water.

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         12 : An emulsion composition comprising the following ingredients (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F):
 (A) from 0.05 to 7 wt. % of at least one organic compound selected form the group consisting of a glycerin monofatty acid ester, a glycerin monoalkyl ether, a sorbitan monofatty acid ester, and a sorbitan difatty acid ester;   (B) from 0.05 to 7 wt. % of at least one organic compound selected from the group consisting of a C14 to C22 higher alcohol and a sterol;   (C) from 0.05 to 7 wt. % of at least one compound of the formula (2):   
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein
 R 1  represents a C4 to C30 linear, branched, or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group which may be substituted by a hydroxyl group, a carbonyl group, or an amino group; 
 Z represents a methylene group, a methine group, or an oxygen atom; 
 each of X 1 , X 2 , and X 3  represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or an acetoxy group; 
 X 4  represents a hydrogen atom, an acetyl group, or a glyceryl group, or forms an oxo group together with the adjacent oxygen atom, wherein when Z is a methine group, one of X 1  and X 2  is a hydrogen atom, and the other is absent, and when X 4  forms an oxo group, X 3  is absent; 
 each of R 2  and R 3  represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a hydroxymethyl group, or an acetoxymethyl group; 
 R 4  represents a C5 to C60 linear, branched, or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group which may be substituted by a hydroxyl group, a carbonyl group, or an amino group and which may have an ether bond, an ester bond, or an amide bond in a backbone thereof; and 
 R 5  represents a hydrogen atom, or a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group optionally having a substituent selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, a hydroxyalkoxy group, an alkoxy group, and an acetoxy group and containing 1 to 30 carbon atoms in total; and the broken line represents an optional unsaturated bond; 
 (D) from 0.01 to 7 wt. % of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a C12 to C24 fatty acid salt, a fatty acid amidesulfonate salt, a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether phosphate salt, a long-chain N-acylglutamate salt, and a sphingosine salt; 
 (E) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a sugar alcohol selected from the group consisting of erythritol, threitol, xylitol, and mannitol, and a disaccharide or a trisaccharide selected from the group consisting of trehalose, raffinose, lactose, galactosylfructose, sucralose, and melibiose, wherein an amount of the sugar alcohol is form 0.01 to 5% by mass; and an amount of a disaccharide or a trisaccharide is from 0.1 to 15% by mass; and 
 (F) water, 
 wherein a ratio ((A)+(B))/((A)+(B)+(C)) is 0.15 or more, and 
 wherein a weight ratio (E)/((A)+(B)+(C)) is from 0.01 to 3, when the ingredient (E) is the sugar alcohol, and from 0.2 to 5, when the ingredient (E) is the disaccharide or trisaccharide. 
 
     
     
         13 : An emulsion composition comprising the following ingredients (A), (B), (C), (D), (E), and (F):
 (A) from 0.05 to 7 wt. % of at least one organic compound selected form the group consisting of a glycerin monofatty acid ester, a glycerin monoalkyl ether, a sorbitan monofatty acid ester, and a sorbitan difatty acid ester;   (B) from 0.05 to 7 wt. % of at least one organic compound selected from the group consisting of a C14 to C22 higher alcohol and a sterol;   (C) from 0.05 to 7 wt. % of at least one compound of the following formula (2):   
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
       wherein
 R 1  represents a C4 to C30 linear, branched, or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group which may be substituted by a hydroxyl group, a carbonyl group, or an amino group; 
 Z represents a methylene group, a methine group, or an oxygen atom; 
 each of X 1 , X 2 , and X 3  represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or an acetoxy group; 
 X 4  represents a hydrogen atom, an acetyl group, or a glyceryl group, or forms an oxo group together with the adjacent oxygen atom, wherein when Z is a methine group, one of X 1  and X 2  is a hydrogen atom, and the other is absent, and when X 4  forms an oxo group, X 3  is absent; 
 each of R 2  and R 3  represents a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, a hydroxymethyl group, or an acetoxymethyl group; 
 R 4  represents a C5 to C60 linear, branched, or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group which may be substituted by a hydroxyl group, a carbonyl group, or an amino group and which may have an ether bond, an ester bond, or an amide bond in a backbone thereof; and 
 R 5  represents a hydrogen atom, or a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group optionally having a substituent selected from the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, a hydroxyalkoxy group, an alkoxy group, and an acetoxy group and containing 1 to 30 carbon atoms in total; and the broken line represents an optional unsaturated bond; 
 (D) from 0.01 to 7 wt. % of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a nonionic surfactant having a polyoxyethylene group and an HLB of 10 or higher, an ionic surfactant, and a sphingosine salt, wherein the nonionic surfactant is selected from the group consisting of a polyoxyethylene hydrogenated castor oil, a polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester, an alkylpolyoxyethylene glycerol, and a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether; 
 (E) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a sugar alcohol selected from the group consisting of erythritol, threitol, xylitol, and mannitol, and a disaccharide or a trisaccharide selected from the group consisting of trehalose, raffinose, lactose, galactosylfructose, sucralose, and melibiose, wherein an amount of the sugar alcohol is form 0.01 to 5% by mass; and an amount of a disaccharide or a trisaccharide is from 0.1 to 15% by mass; and 
 (F) water, 
 wherein, when the ingredient (E) is the sugar alcohol, a weight ratio of the ingredients (A), (B), (C) and (E), (E)/((A)+(B)+(C)), is from 0.125 to 3, and when the ingredient (E) is the disaccharide or trisaccharide, a weight ratio (E)/((A)+(B)+(C)) is from 0.2 to 5. 
 
     
     
         14 . The emulsion composition according to  claim 13 , wherein the ingredient (D) is a nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of a polyoxyethylene hydrogenated castor oil and a polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester. 
     
     
         15 . The emulsion composition according to  claim 12 , wherein a fatty acid and/or alkyl moiety of the ingredient (A) is linear, and wherein the ingredient (B) is at least one selected from the group consisting of a linear C14 to C22 higher alcohol and a sterol. 
     
     
         16 : The emulsion composition according to  claim 13 , wherein the ingredient (A) is a compound represented by the following formula (1):
   Z 1 Y 1 —R) n   (1)
   
       wherein Z 1  represents a structure which is a glycerin residue, a sorbitan residue, a sorbitol residue, or a sucrose residue having two or more hydroxyl groups; Y 1  represents an ester bond or an ether bond; R represents a C14 to C22 hydrocarbon group; and n is a number of 1 or 2,
 and wherein a fatty acid and/or alkyl moiety of the ingredient (A) is linear. 
 
     
     
         17 . The emulsion composition according to  claim 12 , wherein the weight ratio of the ingredients (A), (B), (C) and (E), (E)/((A)+(B)+(C)), is from 0.125 to 3, when the ingredient (E) is the sugar alcohol, and from 0.6 to 5, when the ingredient (E) is the disaccharide or trisaccharide. 
     
     
         18 . The emulsion composition according to  claim 12 , which forms an α-gel structure. 
     
     
         19 . The emulsion composition according to  claim 12 , wherein the weight ratio of the ingredients (A), (B), and (C), ((A)+(B))/((A)+(B)+(C)), is from 0.15 to 0.95. 
     
     
         20 . The emulsion composition according to  claim 12 , wherein the weight ratio of the ingredients (A) and (B), (A)/((A)+(B)), is from 0.25 to 0.75. 
     
     
         21 . A method for producing an emulsion composition as recited in  claim 12 , the method comprising mixing a mixture containing ingredients (A) to (E) with an aqueous phase containing ingredient (F), to thereby forming the emulsion. 
     
     
         22 . A method for producing an emulsion composition as recited in  claim 12 , the method comprising mixing a mixture containing ingredients (A) to (D) with an aqueous phase containing ingredients (E) and (F), thereby forming the emulsion. 
     
     
         23 . The emulsion composition according to  claim 13 , which forms an α-gel structure. 
     
     
         24 . The emulsion composition according to  claim 13 , wherein a weight ratio of the ingredients (A), (B), and (C), ((A)+(B))/((A)+(B)+(C)), is from 0.15 to 0.95. 
     
     
         25 . The emulsion composition according to  claim 13 , wherein a weight ratio of the ingredients (A) and (B), (A)/((A)+(B)), is from 0.25 to 0.75. 
     
     
         26 . A method for producing an emulsion composition as recited in  claim 13 , the method comprising mixing a mixture containing ingredients (A) to (E) with an aqueous phase containing ingredient (F), thereby forming the emulsion. 
     
     
         27 . A method for producing an emulsion composition as recited in  claim 13 , the method comprising mixing a mixture containing ingredients (A) to (D) with an aqueous phase containing ingredients (E) and (F), thereby forming the emulsion. 
     
     
         28 . The emulsion composition according to  claim 13 , wherein a weight ratio of the ingredients (A), (B), (C), ((A)+(B))/((A)+(B)+(C)), is 0.15 or more. 
     
     
         29 . The emulsion composition according to  claim 12 , wherein a weight ratio of the ingredients (A), (B), (C), and (D), (D)/((A)+(B)+(C)), is form 0.04 to 1. 
     
     
         30 . The emulsion composition according to  claim 13 , wherein a weight ratio of the ingredients (A), (B), (C), and (D), (D)/((A)+(B)+(C)), is form 0.04 to 1.