IP Library Granted Patent US 8,563,048
Granted Patent B2
US 8,563,048 · App. 12/711,704 · Granted Oct 22, 2013

Botanical butter stick lip balm

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Patent No.
US 8,563,048
App. No.
12/711,704
Granted
Oct 22, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A stick lip balm with efficacious amounts of natural moisturizer and organoleptic/sensory attributes of lip feel associated with moisturizers and emollients is provided. The lip balm of the invention comprises at least 90% botanically derived materials and can be formed into a stick sufficiently robust to substantially retain the stick shape under normal conditions of shipping, storage and usage. A method of making the stick lip balm is also provided.

Claims (26)

1. A stick lip balm comprising:

(i) a carnauba wax;

(ii) a candelilla wax;

(iii) jojoba esters wherein the jojoba esters comprise a first jojoba ester having a melting point of about 47° C. to about 51° C. and a second jojoba ester having a melting point of about 56° C. to about 61° C.;

(iv) at least two botanical butters; and

at least one additional moisturizing agent, wherein non-jojoba ester waxes comprise less than about 20% of the composition and wherein at least 90% of the composition is derived from botanical sources and any non-botanical components are free of materials derived from mammalian sources and petroleum sources.

2. The composition of claim 1 further comprising an antioxidant.

3. The composition of claim 2 wherein the antioxidant is tocopherol.

4. The composition of claim 1 wherein the plurality of botanical butters is selected from the group consisting of mango seed butter, raspberry butter, avocado butter, shea butter, olive butter, kuku butter, monoi butter, peach butter, pistachio butter, coconut butter, cocoa butter, pomegranate butter, rose hip butter, sunflower butter, wheat germ butter, apricot butter, babassu butter, cupuacu butter, kokum butter, hazelnut butter, jojoba butter, sesame butter, soy butter, almond butter, meadowfoam seed butter, black current seed butter, cranberry butter and combinations thereof.

5. The composition of claim 1 wherein the plurality of botanical butters includes at least three butters.

6. The composition of claim 1 further comprising a flavorant.

7. The composition of claim 1 further comprising aloe leaf extract.

8. The composition of claim 1 further comprising less than 5% beeswax.

9. The composition of claim 1 further comprising a medicament.

10. The composition of claim 1 further comprising a sensate.

11. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the at least one additional moisturizing agent is selected from the group consisting of sunflower oil, coconut oil, castor oil, vegetable oil, corn oil, aloe vera oil, canola oil, soybean oil, jojoba oil, olive oil, babassu oil, avocado oil, apricot oil, meadowfoam seed oil, macademia seed oil, oat kernel oil, palm seed oil, safflower oil, sandalwood oil, sesame oil, almond oil, wheat germ oil, cranberry oil, and combinations thereof.

12. The composition of claim 11 , wherein the at least one additional moisturizing agent is a combination of coconut oil and sunflower oil.

13. A method for manufacturing a stick lip balm comprising: forming a molten composition of a carnauba wax, jojoba esters and at least one additional moisturizing agent wherein the total amount of non-jojoba wax is less than 20% of the stick lip balm, wherein the jojoba esters comprise a first jojoba ester having a melting point of about 47° C. to about 51° C. and a second jojoba ester portion having a melting point of about 56° C. to about 61° C.;

combining the molten composition with at least two botanical butters;

filling the molten composition into a stick forming container; and

cooling the molten composition in the stick forming container to a temperature to form a solid stick.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising maintaining the temperature of the molten composition at or below about 160° F. when the plurality of butters are present in the composition.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the stick-forming container is a dispensing tube.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the stick-forming container is a mold.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising removing the solid stick from the mold.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising placing the solid stick in a dispensing tube.

Assignments (6)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 19, 2024
From: CASTOR BRANDS COMPANY LLC
To: CONOPCO, INC.
Reel/Frame 068332/0962 →
FIRST LIEN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT Recorded Aug 15, 2024
From: CASTOR BRANDS COMPANY LLC
To: ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 068631/0029 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2024
From: HALEON US HOLDINGS LLC; PF CONSUMER HEALTHCARE CANADA ULC
To: CASTOR BRANDS COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 068464/0928 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 5, 2024
From: GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS (US) LLC; HALEON US HOLDINGS LLC
To: HALEON US HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 066208/0093 →
MERGER AND CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 6, 2022
From: PF CONSUMER HEALTHCARE 1 LLC; GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS (US) LLC
To: GLAXOSMITHKLINE CONSUMER HEALTHCARE HOLDINGS (US) LLC
Reel/Frame 059620/0041 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 15, 2019
From: WYETH LLC
To: PF CONSUMER HEALTHCARE 1 LLC
Reel/Frame 050727/0184 →