Self-warming sanitizing composition in a dual chamber bottle

1 . A dual warming and sanitizing composition comprising:

a) a hydrous portion comprising a sanitizing composition having a water content of at least 10 weight %; and

b) an anhydrous portion comprising a zeolite, a carrier and a suspending or a dispersing agent;

wherein (i) the anhydrous portion and the hydrous portion are provided in a single container which keeps said portions separate until use, (ii) the concentration of zeolite in the anhydrous portion is matched to the water content of the hydrous portion to provide a pleasant warming effect upon use and (iii) the anhydrous portion and the hydrous portion provide warming and sanitizing effects without externally added water when said portions are mixed together.

2 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein upon mixing the anhydrous and hydrous mixture, the temperature of the mixture rises from about 5° C. to about 25° C.

3 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the zeolite is sodium silicoaluminate.

4 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the anhydrous portion comprises from 15-55 weight % of sodium aluminosilicate.

5 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier comprises one or more members selected from the group consisting of glycols; liquid polyethylene glycols; linear and branched esters having a C 8 -C 22 moiety in each portion on either side of the ester linkage; linear and branched chain ethoxylates having 8-22 carbons; mineral oils; hydrogenated castor oil; PEG hydrogenated castor oils; and mixtures of two or more of the foregoing.

6 . The composition according to claim 5 wherein the carrier comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of butylene glycol; PEG-400 NF; Glycereth-26; light mineral oil; octyl isononanoate; PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil; sodium behenoyl lactylate; glycerol; propylene glycol; methylpropanediol; hexylene glycol; cocoglycerides; capric/caprylic triglyceride; lanolin oil; (C 12 -C 20 )isoparaffin; (C 12 -C 15 )alkyl benzoate; diisopropyl sebacate; octyl octanoate; octyldodecyl neopentanoate; hexyl laurate; isopropyl myristate; dicaprylyl carbonate; dibutyl adipate; soluble glycols; and mixtures of two or more of the foregoing.

7 . The composition according to claim 1 wherein the anhydrous portion additionally comprises a dispersing agent selected from the group consisting of anionic, nonionic, cationic, and amphoteric surfactants and mixtures of two or more of the foregoing.

8 . The composition according to claim 1 wherein the anhydrous portion additionally comprises a suspending agent selected from the group consisting of cellulosic derivatives; solid polyethylene glycols; wax esters of behenic acid; cross-linked polyacrylic acids; polyacrylamides; carbomers; pluronics; celluloses; xanthan gums; guar gums; alginates; pectins; carrageenans; polyethylene glycol; polyvinyl alcohols; polyvinyl pyrrolidone; starches; and mixtures of two or more of the foregoing.

9 . The composition according to claim 5 , wherein the carrier comprises PEG-400 NF, butylene glycol, PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil, sodium behenoyl lactylate, and hydroxypropyl cellulose.

10 . The composition according to claim 5 comprising:

5-40 weight % PEG 400 NF;

15-50 weight % butylene glycol;

1-5 weight % PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil;

0.1-5 weight % sodium behenoyl lactylate;

0.1-5 weight % hydroxypropyl cellulose;

0.1-25 weight % glycereth-26,

0.1-25 weight % a mineral oil;

0.1-25 weight % octyl isononannoate;

0.05-0.4 weight % methyl paraben; and,

0.05-0.4 weight % propyl paraben.

11 . The composition according to claim 13 further comprising from 1.0-4.0 weight % palmitamidotrimonium chloride and from 1.0-4.0 weight % C 20 -C 40 Pareth-10.

12 . The composition according to claim 5 comprising

30-50 weight % sodium aluminosilicate;

7-14 weight % PEG-400 NF;

20-30 weight % butylene glycol;

2-4 weight % PEG-40 hydrogenated castor oil;

0.5-2 weight % sodium behenoyl lactylate;

0.1-5 weight % hydroxypropyl cellulose;

1-10 weight % glycereth-26;

1-10 weight % light mineral oil;

5-15 weight % octyl isononannoate;

0.1-0.3 weight % methyl paraben; and

0.5-2 weight % propyl paraben.

13 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the hydrous portion comprises water, at least one lower alcohol, thickeners or stabilizers and one or more members selected from the group of antiseptics; moisturizers; emollients; emulsifiers; carriers; preservatives; pH adjusters; opacifying agents; feel improving agents; antioxidants and fragrances.

14 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the anhydrous portion to the hydrous portion is in the range of from about 3:1 to about 1:3.

15 . The composition according to claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the anhydrous portion to the hydrous portion is about 1:1.

16 . A dual warming and sanitizing composition comprising:

a) a hydrous portion comprising a sanitizing composition having a water content of at least 10 weight %; and

b) an anhydrous portion comprising a zeolite, a carrier and a suspending or a dispersing agent;

wherein (i) the anhydrous portion and the hydrous portion are provided in a single container which keeps said portions separate until use, (ii) the anhydrous portion and the hydrous portion each have a viscosity in the range of 1,000-400,000 centipoise, (iii) the viscosities of each of the hydrous portion and the anhydrous portion are matched within a range of up to +15% of each other, and (iv) the anhydrous portion and the hydrous portion provide warming and sanitizing effects without externally added water when said portions are mixed together.

17 . The composition according to claim 16 , wherein the anhydrous portion and the hydrous portion each have viscosity in the range of 20,000-90,000 centipoise.

18 . A packaged product for dispensing a composition comprising a package which is a dual chambered container, wherein the dual chambered container comprises:

a) a hydrous portion comprising a sanitizing composition in a first chamber of the dual chamber, the hydrous portion having a water content of at least 10 weight %; and

b) an anhydrous portion in a second chamber of the dual chamber, the anhydrous portion comprising a zeolite, a carrier and a suspending or a dispersing agent;

wherein (i) the anhydrous portion and the hydrous portion are provided in a single container which keeps said portions separate until use, (ii) the concentration of zeolite in the anhydrous portion is matched to the water content of the hydrous portion to provide a pleasant warming effect upon use and (iii) the anhydrous portion and the hydrous portion provide warming and sanitizing effects without externally added water when said portions are mixed together.

19 . The product according to claim 18 , wherein the dual chambered container comprises an inner plastic tube and an outer laminate tube that are independent of each other and interlocked at a top opening head and a bottom head, wherein each container comprises a communication opening for the mutual dispensing of products and wherein the anhydrous portion and hydrous portion are dispensed at a constant rate in about equal quantities.

20 . The product according to claim 18 , wherein the dual chambered container comprises a first container for receiving a first product, a second container for receiving a second product, wherein the first and second containers are interlocked at a top head and a bottom head, and wherein each container comprises a communication opening forming a dual communication opening for the simultaneous dispensing of products, and a pump device for dispensing the first and second products simultaneously though the dual communication opening.