Low-residue deodorant or antiperspirant stick based on an oil-in-water dispersion/emulsion

1. A deodorant or antiperspirant stick composition comprising:

a) 4%-20% of at least one lipid or wax component with a melting point >50° C., which is not to be apportioned to components b) or c),

b) 0.5%-10% of at least one nonionic oil-in-water emulsifier with an HLB value of more than 7 within an oil-in-water emulsifier mixture with an average HLB value in the range of 10-19,

c) 1%-4% of at least one nonionic water-in-oil emulsifier with an HLB value of more than 1.0 and up to 7.0, chosen from the mono- and di-esters of ethylene glycol and the mono -,di-,tri- and tetra esters of pentaerythritol with linear saturated and unsaturated fatty acids with 12-30 carbon atoms, which can be hydroxylated, as well as mixtures thereof, as consistency providers and/or water binders,

d) 3%-20% of at least one oil, liquid at 20° C., which represents neither a scent component nor an essential oil, whereby the average solubility parameter of the totality of the contained oils differs in the presence of linear saturated fatty alcohols with a chain length of at least 8 carbon atoms by a maximum of −0.7 (cal/cm 3 ) 0.5 or a maximum of +0.7 (cal/ cm 3 ) 0.5 and in the presence of water-in-oil emulsifiers, which are different from linear saturated fatty alcohols with a chain length of at least 8 carbon atoms, linear saturated fatty alcohols with a chain length of at least 8 carbon atoms being absent, by a maximum of −0.4 (cal/ cm 3 ) 0.5 or a maximum of +0.7 (cal/ cm 3 ) 0.5 from the average solubility parameter of the water-in-oil emulsifier(s), wherein the composition contains no silicon oils and/or hydrocarbons,

e) at least one water-soluble polyhydric C 2 -C 9 -alkanol with 2-6hydroxyl groups and/or at least one water-soluble polyethylene glycol with 3-20 ethylene oxide units,

f) 5% up to less than 50% by weight of water, and

g) at least one deodorant or antiperspirant active substance, wherein the composition is an oil-in-water dispersion/emulsion in the form of a stick, all weight percentages based on total weight of the composition unless indicated otherwise.

2. The deodorant or antiperspirant stick composition according to claim 1 , wherein the lipid or wax component a) is at least an ester(s) of a saturated, monohydric C 16 -C 60 -alkanol and/or a saturated C 8 -C 36 -monocarboxylic acid present in an amount of 2%-1 0% by weight of the total composition.

3. The deodorant or antiperspirant stick composition according to claim 1 , further comprising at least two nonionic water-in-oil emulsifiers having I-ILB values of more than 1.0 and up to 7.0.

4. The deodorant or antiperspirant stick composition according to claim 1 , wherein the oils d), liquid at 20° C., contain a maximum of 20% by weight of oil(s) related to the total weight of oils liquid at 20° C., the solubility parameter of which differs by more than −0.4 resp. −0.7 (call cm 3 ) 0.5 or by more than +0.7 (cal/ cm 3 ) 0.5 from the (average) solubility parameter of the water-in-oil emulsifier(s).

5. The deodorant or antiperspirant stick composition according to claim 1 , wherein oils liquid at 20° C. are contained, the solubility parameter of which differs by more than ±1.0 (cal/ cm 3 ) 0.5 from the average solubility parameter of the water-in-oil emulsifier(s).

6. The deodorant or antiperspirant stick composition according to claim 1 , wherein the water-soluble polyhydric C 2 -C 8 alkanol with 2-6 hydroxyl groups and/or the water-soluble polyethylene glycol with 3-20 ethylene oxide units is contained in all in quantities of 3%-30% by weight in the composition.

7. The deodorant or antiperspirant stick composition according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one lipid or wax component with a melting point in the range of 25° to <50° C.

8. The deodorant or antiperspirant stick composition according to claim 7 , wherein the lipid or wax component with a melting point in the range of 25° -<50° C. is contained in quantities of 0.01% to 20% by weight of the total composition.

9. The deodorant or antiperspirant stick composition according to claim 1 , which has a penetration force value in the range of 150-800 gram force at a penetration depth of 5.000 mm.

10. The stick composition according to claim 1 , which has an electrical resistance of a maximum of 300 kΩ.

11. The deodorant or antiperspirant stick composition according to claim 1 , wherein the deodorant or antiperspirant active substance is selected from the group consisting of

arylsulfatase inhibitors,β-glucuronidase inhibitors, aminoacylase inhibitors, esterase inhibitors, lipase inhibitors and lipoxigenase inhibitors,

α-monoalkyl glycerine ethers with one-branched or linear saturated or unsaturated, optionally hydroxylated C 6 -C 22 alkyl residue, and α-(2ethylhexyl) glycerine ether,

phenoxy-ethanol,

perfumed germ inhibiting oils,

deosafe perfumed oils,

components with pre-biotic action,

trialkylcitric acid esters, triethylcitrate,

substances, which reduce the number of the odor causing skin bacteria of the group of staphylococci, coryne bacteria xerosis, coryne bacterium, anaerococci and micrococci, or which inhibit their growth,

zinc compounds, zinc phenolsulfonate and zinc ricinoleate,

organo-halogen compounds, triclosan, chlorhexidine, chlorhexidine gluconate and benzalkonium halogenides,

quaternary ammonium compounds, cetylpyridinium chloride,

odor absorbers, silicates and zeolites,

sodium bicarbonate,

antibiotics,

and mixtures of the substances named above, and/or the antiperspirant active substance is chosen from the water-soluble, astringent, inorganic and organic salts of aluminum, zirconium and zinc, or any mixtures of these salts.

12. The deodorant or antiperspirant stick composition according to claim 1 , which further contains at least one solid, water-insoluble particulate filler.

13. The deodorant or antiperspirant stick composition according to claim 1 , which contains 10% to less than 30% by weight of water.

14. The deodorant or antiperspirant stick composition according to claim 1 , wherein the total content of nonionic and ionic emulsifiers and/or surfactants with an HLB value of over 8 is a maximum 20% by weight of the total composition of the invention.

15. The deodorant or antiperspirant stick composition according to claim 1 , further containing at least one complexing substance.

16. The deodorant or antiperspirant stick composition according to claim 1 , further containing at least one hair-growth inhibiting substance.

17. A cosmetic, non-therapeutic process for the reduction of body odor, comprising the step of applying to the skin the deodorant or antiperspirant stick composition according to claim 1 .

18. A process for the manufacture of a deodorant or antiperspirant stick composition according to claim 1 comprising the steps of:

1) heating components a), b), c) and d) to between 90-95° C., thereby melting those components,

2) adding to the melted components a), b), c) and d) components e), f) and g), which are also heated to 90-95° C.;

3) stirring the components during and after the addition step (2) to form a mixture;

4) filling dispensers with the mixture; and

5) allowing the filled mixture to cool and solidify.