Acrylic polymer based personal cleansing composition having high transparency, and method of making
View Patent ↗A composition and method for a cross-linked acrylic acid polymer based personal cleanser having high clarity is disclosed. Particular compositional ingredients are combined in a specified process such that the final composition comprises a clear, transparent personal cleansing product.
1. A highly transparent personal cleansing composition comprising:
a) a cross-linked acrylic acid polymer;
b) at least one of an amphoteric or nonionic surfactant;
c) an anionic surfactant;
d) a cationic quaternary ammonium compound polymer;
e) an ester;
f) a polyol which is different from component (g); and
g) a polyethylene glycol in an amount of from about 2.0 to about 10.0 weight percent of the composition,
wherein the weight ratio of anionic surfactant to cross-linked acrylic acid polymer is in the range from about 2.5:1 to about 0.08:1.
2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said cross-linked acrylic acid polymer comprises one or more of acrylates copolymer and acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate cross polymer.
3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said cross-linked acrylic acid polymer is present in an amount of from about 0.8 to about 2.9 weight percent of the composition.
4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said at least one of an amphoteric and/or nonionic surfactant comprises one or more of cocamidopropyl betaine, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, decyl glucoside, and sodium cocoamphoacetate.
5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said at least one of an amphoteric and/or nonionic surfactant is present in an amount of from about 1.0 to about 8.0 weight percent of the composition.
6. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said anionic surfactant comprises one or more of sodium lauryl sulfate, ammonium lauryl sulfate, sodium laureth sulfate, and ammonium laureth sulfate.
7. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said anionic surfactant is present in an amount of from about 1.0 to about 8.0 weight percent of the composition.
8. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said cationic polymer comprises quaternary ammonium hydroxyethyl cellulose and guar derivatives.
9. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said cationic polymer is present in an amount of from about 0.10 to about 0.50 weight percent of the composition.
10. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said ester comprises a glyceryl ester.
11. The composition of claim 10 , wherein said ester comprises one or more of glyceryl oleate and PEG-7 glyceryl cocoate.
12. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said ester is present in an amount of from about 0.10 to about 1.80 weight percent of the composition.
13. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said polyol comprises one or more of glycerin, sorbitol, and lactose.
14. The composition of claim 1 , wherein said polyol is present in an amount of from about 1.0 to about 5.0 weight percent of the composition.
15. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the weight ratio of polyethylene glycol to cross-linked acrylic acid polymer in the range from about 12.5:1 to about 0.70:1.
16. A highly transparent personal cleansing composition comprising:
a) a cross-linked acrylic acid polymer;
b) at least one of an amphoteric or nonionic surfactant;
c) an anionic surfactant;
d) a cationic quaternary ammonium compound polymer;
e) an ester;
f) a polyol different from component (g); and
g) a polyethylene glycol comprising from about 6 to about 12 moles of ethylene oxide, wherein component (g) is different from the nonionic surfactant of component (b), if present,
wherein the weight ratio of anionic surfactant to cross-linked acrylic acid polymer is in the range from about 2.5:1 to about 0.08:1.
17. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising one or more of: a coloring agent; a water softening agent; a UV absorber, a pH modifier, a preservative, an odor absorber, a viscosity modifier, a neutralizer, a cationic conditioning polymer, an antibacterial agent, a vitamin, a botanical extract, a skin conditioner, a moisturizer and/or mixtures thereof.
18. The composition of claim 16 , wherein said cross-linked acrylic acid polymer comprises one or more of acrylates copolymer and acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate cross polymer.
19. The composition of claim 16 , wherein said cross-linked acrylic acid polymer is present in an amount of from about 0.8 to about 2.9 weight percent of the composition.
20. The composition of claim 16 , wherein said at least one of an amphoteric and/or nonionic surfactant comprises one or more of cocamidopropyl betaine, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, decyl glucoside, and sodium cocoamphoacetate.
21. The composition of claim 16 , wherein said at least one of an amphoteric and/or nonionic surfactant is present in an amount of from about 1.0 to about 8.0 weight percent of the composition.
22. The composition of claim 16 , wherein said anionic surfactant comprises one or more of sodium lauryl sulfate, ammonium lauryl sulfate, sodium laureth sulfate, and ammonium laureth sulfate.
23. The composition of claim 16 , wherein said anionic surfactant is present in an amount of from about 1.0 to about 8.0 weight percent of the composition.
24. The composition of claim 16 , wherein said cationic polymer comprises quaternary ammonium hydroxyethyl cellulose and guar derivatives.
25. The composition of claim 16 , wherein said cationic polymer is present in an amount of from about 0.10 to about 0.50 weight percent of the composition.
26. The composition of claim 16 , wherein said ester comprises a glyceryl ester.
27. The composition of claim 26 , wherein said ester comprises one or more of glyceryl oleate and PEG-7 glyceryl cocoate.
28. The composition of claim 16 , wherein said ester is present in an amount of from about 0.10 to about 1.80 weight percent of the composition.
29. The composition of claim 16 , wherein said polyol comprises one or more of glycerin, sorbitol, and lactose.
30. The composition of claim 16 , wherein said polyol is present in an amount of from about 1.0 to about 5.0 weight percent of the composition.
31. The composition of claim 16 , wherein the weight ratio of polyethylene glycol to cross-linked acrylic acid polymer in the range from about 12.5:1 to about 0.70:1.
32. The composition of claim 16 , further comprising one or more of: a coloring agent; a water softening agent; a UV absorber, a pH modifier, a preservative, an odor absorber, a viscosity modifier, a neutralizer, a cationic conditioning polymer, an antibacterial agent, a vitamin, a botanical extract, a skin conditioner, a moisturizer and/or mixtures thereof.