Cosmetic, pharmaceutical and dermatological preparations comprising copolymer waxes

1 . A cosmetic, pharmaceutical or dermatological preparation including one or more copolymer waxes, comprising

a) one or more structural units —CH 2 —CHR—, where R is a linear or branched alkyl group having 24 to 58 carbon atoms,

b) optionally one or more structural units

where R 1 is hydrogen or methyl,

c) one or more structural units

where

R 2 is hydrogen or methyl,

L is —COOR 3 , —CONR 7 R 8 or —COO − X + ,

R 3 is a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 1 to 36 carbon atoms or a straight-chain or branched alkenyl group having 2 to 36 carbon atoms, optionally alkoxylated, or

is a group (AO) x —H, where (AO) is an ethoxy, propoxy or butoxy group and x is a number from 1 to 50, or

is a glycidyl group, a C 2 -C 10 -hydroxyalkyl group or a glycerol group, or

is a cyclic aromatic or nonaromatic group having 5 to 8 ring atoms, or

is a cyclic aromatic or nonaromatic group having 5 to 8 ring atoms, where the ring is formed from carbon atoms and heteroatoms, and both the carbon atoms and the nitrogen atoms are optionally substituted by linear or branched alkyl or alkoxy groups having 1 to 36 carbon atoms or by linear or branched alkenyl or alkenyloxy groups having 2 to 36 carbon atoms, or by acetyl groups —COR 4 , in which R 4 is an alkyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms, or

is —(CR 5 R 6 ) y -cycloalkyl or is —(CR 5 R 6 ) y -aryl, where R 5 and R 6 independently of one another are H or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and y is a number from 1 to 10, or

is a perfluoroalkyl group having 8 to 18 carbon atoms,

R 7 and R 8 in each case independently of one another

are hydrogen, or

are a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 1 to 36 carbon atoms or a straight-chain or branched alkenyl group having 2 to 36 carbon atoms, optionally alkoxylated, or

are a (C 2 -C 10 )-hydroxyalkyl group, or are —CH 2 —CH 2 —N(CH 3 ) 2 or are a polyamine radical, or

are a cyclic aromatic or nonaromatic group, having 5 to 8, ring atoms, or

are a cyclic aromatic or nonaromatic group having 5 to 8 ring atoms, where the rings are formed from carbon atoms and hetero-atoms, and both the carbon atoms and the nitrogen atoms are, optionally, substituted by linear or branched alkyl or alkoxy groups having 1 to 36 carbon atoms or by linear or branched alkenyl or alkenyloxy groups having 2 to 36 carbon atoms, or by acetyl groups

—COR 9 , in which R 9 is an alkyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms, or

R 7 and R 8 , together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded, form a 5-, 6- or 7-membered aromatic or nonaromatic ring, and the rings, in addition to the nitrogen atom,

X + is Li + , Na + , K + , Mg ++ /2, Ca ++ /2, Al +++ /3, NH 4+ , a monoalkylammonium, dialkylammonium, trialkylammonium and/or tetraalkylammonium ion, where the alkyl substituents of the ammonium ions independently of one another are, optionally, (C 1 -C 22 )-alkyl radicals or (C 2 -C 10 )-hydroxyalkyl radicals, and

d) optionally one or more structural units which are derived from styrene, 3-methylstyrene, 4-methylstyrene or a-methylstyrene.

2 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the one or more copolymer waxes contain structural units of component a), in which R is a linear or branched alkyl group having 24 26 or a mixture of 24 and 26 carbon atoms.

3 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the one or more copolymer waxes contain structural units of component a), in which R is a linear or branched alkyl group having 28 to 58 carbon atoms.

4 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the one or more copolymer waxes contain structural units of component c), in which R 2 is hydrogen or methyl, L is —COOR 3 and R 3 is a cyclic aromatic or nonaromatic group having 5 to 8 ring atoms, where the ring is formed from carbon atoms and heteroatoms, and both the carbon atoms and the nitrogen atoms are optionally substituted by linear or branched alkyl or alkoxy groups having 1 to 36 carbon atoms or by linear or branched alkenyl or alkenyloxy groups having 2 to 36 carbon atoms, or by acetyl groups —COR 4 , in which R 4 is an alkyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms.

5 . The preparation as claimed in claim 4 , wherein R 3 is a radical derived from tetramethylpiperidinol, 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinol, N-methyl-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinol, N-acetyl-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinol 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinol N-oxide or mixtures thereof.

6 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the one or more copolymer waxes contain structural units of component c), in which R 2 is hydrogen or methyl, L is —COOR 3 and R 3 is a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 1 to 36 carbon atoms or a straight-chain or branched alkenyl group having 2 to 36 carbon atoms, optionally alkoxylated.

7 . The preparation as claimed in claim 6 , wherein R 3 is a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 1 to 13 carbon atoms.

8 . The preparation as claimed in claim 6 , wherein R 3 is a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 14 to 36 carbon atoms.

9 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the one or more copolymer waxes contain structural units of component c), in which R 2 is hydrogen or methyl, L is —COOR 3 and R 3 is a perfluoroalkyl group having 8 to 18 carbon atoms.

10 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the one or more copolymer waxes contain structural units of component c), in which R 2 is hydrogen or methyl, and L is —CONR 7 R 8 .

11 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the copolymer waxes contain the components a), b) and c) in the molar ratios component a): component b): component c) of 1:0 to 2:1 to 4.

12 . The preparation as claimed in claim 11 , wherein R in the structural unit of component a) is a linear or branched alkyl group having 24, 26, or both, carbon atoms and the one or more copolymer waxes contain the components a), b) and c) in the molar ratios component a): component b): component c) of 1:0 to 1:1 to 3.

13 . The preparation as claimed in claim 11 , wherein R in the structural unit of component a) is a linear or branched alkyl group having 28 or more carbon atoms and the one or more copolymer waxes contain the components a), b) and c) in the molar ratios component a) : component b): component c) of 1:0 to 2:1 to 4.

14 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the one or more copolymer waxes have molecular weights in the range from 1000 to 500 000.

15 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the preparation is in a form selected from the group consisting of a cover stick, acne stick, lipstick, a make-up, a foundation, a face powder, rouge, a mascara, an eyeshadow, eye-liner, a peeling cream, pomade, hairstyling composition, styling fluid, a hair foam, a hair gel, hair spray, a mousse, a hair oil and tip fluid, a hair tonic, night cream, care cream, nutrient cream, body lotion, ointment, a lip care composition, sunscreen composition, deodorant, antiperspirant, colored gel in the form of a pencil, a stick, a paste, a powder, a cream, a cream foam, a lotion, a self-foaming, foamy, after-foaming emulsion, foamable emulsion, a gel, roll-on preparation and a foam.

16 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the preparation is in the form of an emulsion.

17 . The preparation as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the emulsion an oil-in-water emulsion.

18 . The preparation as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the oil-in-water emulsion, contains, based on the total weight of the preparation,

a) up to 95% by weight of a water phase,

b) up to 40% by weight of an oil phase,

c) up to 15% by weight of one or more emulsifiers and

d) up to 5% by weight of the one or more copolymer waxes.

19 . The preparation as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the oil in water emulsion is a gel cream, and contains, based on the total weight of the preparation,

a) up to 95% by weight of a water phase,

b) up to 30% by weight of an oil phase,

c) up to 5% by weight of one or more emulsifiers and

d) up to 5% by weight of the one or more copolymer waxes.

20 . The preparation as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the preparation is in the form of a water-in-oil emulsion.

21 . The preparation as claimed in claim 20 , wherein the water-in-oil emulsion contains, based on the total weight of the preparation,

a) up to 95% by weight of a water phase,

b) up to 60% by weight of an oil phase,

c) up to 20% by weight of one or more emulsifiers, and

d) up to 5% by weight of the one or more copolymer waxes.

22 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the one or more copolymer waxes are in micronized form.

23 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the preparation is in the form of a dispersion and contains

a) a carrier material,

b) one or more emulsifiers, and

c) in addition to the one or more copolymer waxes optionally one or more further waxes.

24 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the preparation is a decorative composition.

25 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the preparation is in the form of a powder, compact, a paste, cream or of a stick, and further comprises one or more colorants.

26 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising one or more UV light protection filters.

27 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising one or more antioxidants.

28 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the preparation is in the form of a deodorant or antiperspirant.

29 . The preparation as claimed in claim 77 , wherein the deodorizers are allantoin or bisabolol.

30 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the preparation is in the form of a peeling.

31 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein R 3 is a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 1 to 36 carbon atoms or a straight-chain or branched alkenyl group having 2 to 36 carbon atoms, which are alkoxylated and contain ethyleneoxy (EO), propyleneoxy (PO), butyleneoxy (BO) or EO/PO groups.

32 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein R 3 is a cycloalkyl group.

33 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein R 3 is a cyclic aromatic or nonaromatic group having 6 ring atoms.

34 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the heteroatoms are O, N or both.

35 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein R 7 and R 8 in each case independently of one another are a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 1 to 36 carbon atoms or a straight-chain or branched alkenyl group having 2 to 36 carbon atoms, which are alkoxylated and can contain ethyleneoxy (EO), butyleneoxy (PO), butyleneoxy (BO) or EO/PO groups.

36 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein R 7 and R 8 independently of one another are a cycloalkyl group.

37 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein R 7 and R 8 independently of one another are a cyclic aromatic or nonaromatic group having 6 ring atoms.

38 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein R 7 and R 8 independently of one another are a cyclic aromatic or nonaromatic group having 6 ring atoms.

39 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein R 7 and R 8 independently of one another are a cyclic aromatic or nonaromatic group where the rings are formed from carbon atoms and O, N or both heteroatoms.

40 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein R 7 and R 8 , together with the nitrogen atom to which they are bonded, form a 5-, 6- or 7-membered aromatic or nonaromatic ring, and the rings, in addition to the nitrogen atom, only contain CH 2 groups.

41 . The preparation as claimed in claim 4 , wherein R 2 is hydrogen.

42 . The preparation as claimed in claim 4 , wherein R 3 has six ring atoms.

43 . The preparation as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the heteroatoms are O, N or both.

44 . The preparation as claimed in claim 6 , wherein R 2 is hydrogen.

45 . The preparation as claimed in claim 6 , wherein L is —COOR 3 and R 3 is a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 1 to 36 carbon atoms or a straight-chain or branched alkenyl group having 2 to 36 carbon atoms, alkoxylated, with 1 to 30 alkoxy units, and contain ethyleneoxy (EO), propyleneoxy (PO), butyleneoxy (BO) or EO/PO groups.

46 . The preparation as claimed in claim 6 , wherein R 3 is a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms.

47 . The preparation as claimed in claim 6 , wherein R 3 is a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms.

48 . The preparation as claimed in claim 6 , wherein R 3 is a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 14 to 30 carbon atoms.

49 . The preparation as claimed in claim 6 , wherein R 3 is a straight-chain or branched alkyl group having 14 to 22 carbon atoms.

50 . The preparation as claimed in claim 9 , wherein R 2 is hydrogen.

51 . The preparation as claimed in claim 10 , wherein R 2 is hydrogen.

52 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the one or more copolymer waxes contain the components a), b) and c) in the molar ratios component a): component b): component c) of 1:0 to 0.5:1.5 to 3.

53 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the one or more copolymer waxes contain the components a), b) and c) in the molar ratios component a): component b): component c) of 1:0.1 to 0.25:2.0 to 2.5.

54 . The preparation as claimed in claim 11 , wherein R in the structural unit of component a) is a linear or branched alkyl group having 24, 26, or both, carbon atoms and the one or more copolymer waxes contain the components a), b) and c) in the molar ratios component a): component b): component c) of 1:0 to 0.5:1.5 to 3.

55 . The preparation as claimed in claim 11 , wherein R in the structural unit of component a) is a linear or branched alkyl group having 24, 26, or both, carbon atoms and the one or more copolymer waxes contain the components a), b) and c) in the molar ratios component a): component b) : component c) of 1:0.1 to 0.25:2.0 to 2.5.

56 . The preparation as claimed in claim 11 , wherein R in the structural unit of component a) is a linear or branched alkyl group having 28 or more carbon atoms and the one or more copolymer waxes contain the components a), b) and c) in the molar ratios component a): component b): component c) of 1:0 to 0.5:1.5 to 3.

57 . The preparation as claimed in claim 11 , wherein R in the structural unit of component a) is a linear or branched alkyl group having 28 or more carbon atoms and the one or more copolymer waxes contain the components a), b) and c) in the molar ratios component a) : component b): component c) of 1:0.1 to 0.25:2.25 to 2.4.

58 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the one or more copolymer waxes have molecular weights in the range from 1500 to 150 000.

59 . The preparation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the one or more copolymer waxes have molecular weights in the range from 1500 to 100 000.

60 . The preparation as claimed in claim 18 , wherein the oil-in-water emulsion is a cosmetic or dermatological emulsion.

61 . The preparation as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the oil-water emulsion contains, based on the total weight of the preparation,

a) 60 to 92% by weight of a water phase,

b) 1 to 40% by weight of an oil phase,

c) 0.5 to 12% by weight of one or more emulsifiers and

d) 0.01 to 5% by weight of the one or more copolymer waxes.

62 . The preparation as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the oil-in-water emulsion contains, based on the total weight of the preparation,

a) 70 to 90% by weight of a water phase,

b) 2 to 25% by weight of an oil phase,

c) 1 to 8% by weight of one or more emulsifiers and

d) 0.05 to 3% by weight of the one or more copolymer waxes.

63 . The preparation as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the oil-in-water emulsion contains, based on the total weight of the preparation,

a) 75 to 85% by weight of a water phase,

b) 5 to 20% by weight of an oil phase,

c) 1 to 5% by weight of one or more emulsifiers and

d) 0.1 to 2% by weight of the one or more copolymer waxes.

64 . The preparation as claimed in claim 19 , wherein the gel-cream is a cosmetic or dermatological gel cream.

65 . The preparation as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the oil in water emulsion is a gel cream, and contains, based on the total weight of the preparation,

a) 50 to 95% by weight of a water phase,

b) 1 to 30% by weight of an oil phase,

c) 0.5 to 5% by weight of one or more emulsifiers, and

d) 0.01 to 5% by weight of the one or more copolymer waxes.

66 . The preparation as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the oil in water emulsion is a gel cream, and contains, based on the total weight of the preparation,

a) 70 to 90% by weight of a water phase,

b) 3 to 25% by weight of an oil phase,

c) 0.2 to 4% by weight of one or more emulsifiers, and

d) 0.05 to 3% of the one or more copolymer waxes.

67 . The preparation as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the oil in water emulsion is a gel cream, and contains, based on the total weight of the preparation,

a) 75 to 85% by weight of a water phase,

b) 5 to 15% by weight of an oil phase,

c) 0.5 to 3% by weight of one or more emulsifiers and

d) 0.1 to 2% by weight of the one or more copolymer waxes.

68 . The preparation as claimed in claim 21 , wherein the water-in-oil emulsion is a cosmetic or dermatological emulsion.

69 . The preparation as claimed in claim 20 , wherein the water-in-oil emulsion contains, based on the total weight of the preparation,

a) 40 to 95% by weight of a water phase,

b) 2 to 60% by weight of an oil phase,

c) 0.5 to 20% by weight of one or more emulsifiers, and

d) 0.01 to 5% by weight of the one or more copolymer waxes.

70 . The preparation as claimed in claim 20 , wherein the water-in-oil emulsion contains, based on the total weight of the preparation,

a) 50 to 90% by weight of a water phase,

b) 5 to 40% by weight of an oil phase,

c) 1 to 15% by weight of one or more emulsifiers, and

d) 0.05 to 3% by weight of the one or more copolymer waxes.

71 . The preparation as claimed in claim 20 , wherein the water-in-oil emulsion contains, based on the total weight of the preparation,

a) 60 to 85% by weight of a water phase,

b) 10 to 30% by weight of an oil phase,

c) 4 to 12% by weight of one or more emulsifiers, and

d) 0.1 to 2% by weight of the one or more copolymer waxes.

72 . The preparation as claimed in claim 23 , wherein the carrier material further comprises one or more oil components, one or more solvents or mixtures thereof.

73 . The preparation as claimed in claim 25 , wherein the one or more colorants is selected from the group consisting of color lakes, toners and pigments.

74 . The preparation as claimed in claim 26 , wherein the preparation is in the form of a sunscreen.

75 . The preparation as claimed in claim 74 , wherein the sunscreen is in the form of a spray, stick, of a paste, of a gel or of a lotion.

76 . The preparation as claimed in claim 28 , wherein the deodorant or antiperspirant is in the form of a spray, stick, paste, gel or lotion.

77 . The preparation as claimed in claim 28 , wherein the deodorant or antiperspirant further comprises one or more substances selected from the group consisting of antimicrobials, astringents and deodorizers.