Vegetable substitute for lanolin
View Patent ↗Lanolin-free lanolin substitute compositions comprising: A) from about 50 to about 95% by weight, of at least one plant sterol fatty acid ester; B) from about 1 to about 10% by weight, of at least one polyglyceryl di-polyhydroxy fatty acid ester; C) from about 1 to about 10% by weight, of at least one polyglyceryl di-fatty acid ester; and D) from about 0.25 to about 2% by weight of at least one glyceryl fatty acid ester.
1. A lanolin-free lanolin substitute composition comprising the following components:
A) from about 50 to about 95% by weight of at least one plant sterol fatty acid ester;
B) from about 1 to about 10% by weight of at least one polyglyceryl di-polyhydroxy fatty acid ester;
C) from about 1 to about 10% by weight of at least one polyglyceryl di-fatty acid ester; and
D) from about 0.25 to about 2% by weight of at least one glyceryl fatty acid ester.
2. The composition of claim 1 wherein component A) is present in from about 85 to about 95% by weight, components B) and C) are present in from about 3 to about 5% by weight, and component D) is present in from about 0.8 to about 1.2% by weight.
3. The composition of claim 1 wherein component A) is soya sterol fatty acid ester, component B) is polyglyceryl-2 di-polyhydroxystearate, component C) is polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate, and component D) is glyceryl oleate.
4. The composition of claim 2 wherein component A) is soya sterol fatty acid ester, component B) is polyglyceryl-2 di-polyhydroxystearate, component C) is polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate, and component D) is glyceryl oleate.
5. A lanolin-free lanolin substitute composition of claim 1 comprising the following components:
A) about 91% by weight of soya sterol C 18 saturated fatty acid ester;
B) about 4% by weight of polyglyceryl-2 polyhydroxystearate;
C) about 4% by weight of polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate; and
D) about 1% by weight of glyceryl oleate.
6. The composition of claim 1 wherein the composition also contains at least one of the following components:
E) microcrystalline wax;
F) a polyethyleneglycol plant sterol; and
G) petrolatum/mineral oil.
7. The composition of claim 6 wherein component E) is present in from 0 to about 40% by weight; component F) is present in from 0 to about 60% by weight; and component G) is present in from 0 to 300% by wherein the above percentages are based on components A) through D) represented as 100% by weight.
8. The composition of claim 6 wherein at least component F) is present and wherein component F) is polyethyleneglycol soya sterol.
9. A lanolin-free substitute composition comprising the following components:
I) about 22% by weight of the composition of claim 1 ;
II) about 7% by weight of microcrystalline wax;
III) about 11% by weight of PEG-5 soya sterol; and
IV) about 60% by weight of petrolatum/mineral oil.
10. In the formulation of a pharmaceutical, cosmetic composition, soap, detergent, or leather finishing composition in which lanolin is used as a component thereof, the improvement wherein the composition of claim 1 is used in place of lanolin.
11. In the formulation of a pharmaceutical, cosmetic, soap, detergent, or leather finishing composition in which lanolin is used as a component thereof, the improvement wherein the composition of claim 5 is used in place of lanolin.
12. In the formulation of a pharmaceutical, cosmetic, soap, detergent, or leather finishing composition in which lanolin is used as a component thereof, the improvement wherein the composition of claim 6 is used in place of lanolin.
13. In the formulation of a pharmaceutical, cosmetic composition, soap, detergent, or leather finishing composition in which lanolin is used as a component thereof, the improvement wherein the composition of claim 9 is used in place of lanolin.