Structured lotions
View Patent ↗Provided are structured compositions comprising a quaternary ammonium salt, at least one branched fatty alcohol, and a vehicle.
1. A structured composition comprising distearyldimonium chloride, 2-dodecylhexadecanol, at least one emollient, and a vehicle, wherein the structured composition has a yield stress from about 1 Pascal (Pa) to about 10,000 Pa.
2. The composition of claim 1 comprising from 0.5% to about 10% by weight of distearyldimonium chloride.
3. The composition of claim 2 comprising from 0.1% to about 10% by weight of 2-dodecylhexadecanol.
4. The composition of claim 1 wherein said at least one emollient comprises an emollient selected from the group consisting of mineral oils, petrolatum, vegetable oils, animal-derived oils, silicone oils, waxes, fatty esters, and combinations of two or more thereof.
5. The composition of claim 1 comprising from about 1% to about 70% by weight of emollient.
6. The composition of claim 1 further comprising at least one humectant.
7. The composition of claim 6 wherein said at least one humectant comprises a humectant selected from the group consisting of glycerin, propylene glycol, hexylene glycol, butylene glycol dipropylene glycol, polyglycerols, polyalkylene glycols of the formula: HO—(R″O) b —H, wherein R″ is an alkylene group having from about 2 to about 3 carbon atoms and b is an integer of from about 2 to about 10, polyethylene glycol ethers of methyl glucose of the formula CH 3 —C 6 H 10 O 5 —(OCH 2 CH 2 ) c —OH, wherein c is an integer from about 5 to about 25, urea, and combinations of two or more thereof.
8. The composition of claim 1 comprising from about 1% to about 70% by weight of humectant.
9. The composition of claim 1 wherein said composition is free of one or both of anionic surfactants and amphoteric surfactants.
10. A structured composition comprising distearyldimonium chloride, 2-dodecylhexadecanol, at least one humectant, and a vehicle, wherein the structured composition comprises multilamellar vesicles.
11. The composition of claim 10 comprising from 0.5% to about 10% by weight of distearyldimonium chloride.
12. The composition of claim 11 comprising from 0.1% to about 10% by weight of 2-dodecylhexadecanol.
13. The composition of claim 12 wherein said at least one humectant comprises a humectant selected from the group consisting of glycerin, propylene glycol, hexylene glycol, butylene glycol dipropylene glycol, polyglycerols, polyalkylene glycols of the formula: HO—(R″O) b —H, wherein R″ is an alkylene group having from about 2 to about 3 carbon atoms and b is an integer of from about 2 to about 10, polyethylene glycol ethers of methyl glucose of the formula CH 3 —C 6 H 10 O 5 —(OCH 2 CH 2 ) c —OH, wherein c is an integer from about 5 to about 25, urea, and combinations of two or more thereof.
14. The composition of claim 13 further comprising at least one emollient.
15. The composition of claim 14 wherein said at least one emollient comprises an emollient selected from the group consisting of mineral oils, petrolatum, vegetable oils, animal-derived oils, silicone oils, waxes, fatty esters, and combinations of two or more thereof.
16. The composition of claim 15 wherein said composition is substantially free of one or both of anionic surfactants and amphoteric surfactants.
17. The composition of claim 15 comprising from about 1% to about 70% by weight of emollient and from about 1% to about 70% by weight of humectant.