Emollients and cosmetic preparations
View Patent ↗Compounds of the formula (I): wherein each of R 1 -R 12 is independently hydrogen or a linear C 1-20 alkyl group each of A 1 and A 2 is a 1, 2 or 3 ring carbon atom wherein A 1 is substituted by R 9 and R 10 and A 2 is substituted by R 11 and R 12 ; and wherein at least one of R 1 -R 12 is a linear alkyl group having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms are emollients for use in cosmetics, lubricants and pharmaceutical preparations.
1. A cosmetic preparation comprising a hexamethyl dicyclopentane compound of the formula (III):
2. A cosmetic preparation comprising a hexamethyl dicyclohexane compound of the formula (IV):
3. The cosmetic preparation of claim 1 , wherein the amount of the compound present in the cosmetic preparation is from 0.1% to 50% by weight of the cosmetic preparation.
4. The cosmetic preparation of claim 1 , wherein the amount of the compound present in the cosmetic preparation is from 0.1% to 30% by weight of the preparation.
5. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a hexamethyl dicyclopentane compound of the formula (III):
6. A pharmaceutical composition comprising a hexamethyl dicyclohexane compound of the formula (IV):
7. The cosmetic preparation of claim 2 wherein the amount of the compound present in the cosmetic preparation is from 0.1% to 50% by weight of the cosmetic preparation.
8. The cosmetic preparation of claim 2 wherein the amount of the compound present in the cosmetic preparation is from 0.1% to 30% by weight of the cosmetic preparation.