Film forming polymer compositions for boosting spf in sunscreens
Film-forming compositions comprising a film forming polymer containing acid groups and a neutralizing agent; compositions and methods for increasing the SPF of a composition by neutralizing at least a portion of the acid groups of the film forming agent with the neutralizing agent.
1 . A film forming composition comprising at least one film forming polymer containing a plurality of acid groups wherein at least a portion of the acid groups have been neutralized with a cosmetically acceptable neutralizing agent, wherein the film forming composition exhibits a boost to SPF in sunscreen compositions by 125% compared to the SPF of sunscreen compositions that do not include the film forming composition.
2 . The composition of claim 1 wherein the cosmetically acceptable neutralizing agent is an amine-based neutralizing agent.
3 . The composition of claim 2 wherein the amine-based neutralizing agent is an alkylamine, alkenylamine, dialkylamine, dialkenylamine, dimethyl alkylamine, methyl dialkylamine, trialkylamine, dimethyl alkenylamine, methyl dialkenylamine, trialkenylamine, or a combination or mixture thereof wherein each alkyl is independently selected from a straight or branched chain alkyl group having at least 3 carbon atoms, a cycloalkyl group having at least 3 carbon atoms, or a combination thereof.
4 . The composition of claim 2 , wherein the amine-based neutralizing agent has the structure:
wherein R 1 is a C 3 to about C 36 straight chain, branched or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, aralkyl, aralkenyl, or aralkynyl group, and R 2 , and R 3 are independently selected from H, CH 3 , or C 2 to about C 36 linear chain, branched or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, aralkyl, aralkenyl, or aralkynyl group wherein said amine based agent can optionally contain one or more heteroatoms.
5 . The composition of claim 2 which comprises an amine-based neutralizing agent having the structure:
wherein R 8 is C 2 to about C 36 straight chain, branched or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, aralkyl, aralkenyl, or aralkynyl group, and R 9 is selected from H of CH 3 , or C 2 to C 36 straight chain branched or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, aralkyl, aralkenyl, or aralkynyl group, and wherein x and y are independently 1 to 100 and wherein said amine based agent can optionally contain one or more heteroatoms.
6 . The composition of claim 2 wherein the amine-based neutralizing agent has the structure:
wherein R 10 , R 11 , and R 12 are independently selected from H, CH 3 or C 2 to about C 36 straight chain, branched or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, aralkyl, aralkenyl, or aralkynyl groups, and wherein n is 1 to 100 and wherein said amine based agent can optionally contain one or more heteroatoms.
7 . The composition of claim 2 wherein the amine-based neutralizing agent has the structure:
wherein R 6 is H or CH 3 and x and y are independently from about 1 to about 100.
8 . The composition of claim 2 wherein the amine-based neutralizing agent has the structure:
wherein x is from about 1 to about 100.
9 . The composition of claim 2 wherein the amine-based neutralizing agent has the structure:
wherein x, y and z, are independently from about 1 to about 100.
10 . The composition of claim 2 wherein the amine-based neutralizing agent has the structure:
wherein R 7 is H or C 2 H 5 and n, x, y and z are independently from about 1 to about 100 .
11 . The composition of claim 2 , wherein the film forming polymer comprises two or more distinct monomer units, wherein at least one of said monomers comprises a carboxylic acid moiety.
12 . The composition of claim 2 , wherein said film forming polymer comprises a plurality of distinct monomers wherein at least one of said monomers comprises from about 5 to about 95 percent of the total monomer content.
13 . The composition of claim 2 , wherein said film forming polymer comprises a plurality of distinct monomers wherein at least one of said monomers comprises from about 5 to about 50 percent of the total monomer content.
14 . The composition of claim 2 , wherein from about 5 to about 100 percent of the plurality of acid groups of the film forming polymer are neutralized by said amine-based neutralizing agent.
15 . The composition of claim 2 , wherein from about 5 to about 50 percent of the plurality of acid groups of the film forming polymer are neutralized by said amine-based neutralizing agent.
16 . The composition of claim 2 , wherein said acid groups on the film forming polymer are selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acids, sulfonic acids, phosphoric acids or a combination thereof.
17 . The composition of claim 2 , wherein said at least one film forming polymer is chosen from polyacrylic acid, polycrotonic acid, polymethacrylic acid, polymaleic acid, polyitaconic acid, octylacrylamide/acrylates/butylaminoethyl methacrylate compolymer, acrylates/octylacrylamide copolymer, acrylates copolymer, octylacrylamide/butylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, VA/crotonates/vinyl neodecanoate copolymer, VA/Crotonates copolymer, sodium polystyrene sulfonate, polyurethane-14 (and) AMP-Acrylates copolymer, acrylates/octylacrylamide copolymer, acrylates/steareth-20 itaconate, copolymer, acrylates/ceteth-20 itaconate copolymer, PVM/MA half ethyl ester copolymer, butylated PVP, PVP/hexadecene copolymer, PVP/eicosene copolymer, tricontanyl PVP, butyl ester of PVM/MA copolymer, PVM/MA copolymer, ethyl ester of PVM/MA copolymer, butyl ester of PVM/MA copolymer, vinyl caprolactam/PVP/dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, polyquaternium-11, polyquaternium-28, Polyimide-1, PVP/Vinylcaprolactam/DMAPA Acrylates Copolymer, Isobutylene/Ethylmaleimide/Hydroxyethylmaleimide Copolymer, Acrylates/C1-2 Succinates/Hydroxyacrylates Copolymer, PVP/DMAPA Acrylates Copolymer, VP/Acrylates/Lauryl Methacrylate Copolymer, Polyquaternium-55, PVP/Dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate Copolymer, VinylcaprolactamNP/Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer, VA/Butyl Maleate/Isobornyl Acrylate Copolymer, acrylic acid/ethyl acrylate/t-butyl acrylamide, t-butyl acrylate/ethyl acrylate/methacrylic acid, ethyl acrylate/t-butyl acrylate/methacrylic acid, polyquaternium-16, polyquaternium-16, PVP, PVPNA copolymer, PVPNA copolymer, Polyurethane-1, VP/MethacrylamideNinyl Imidazole Copolymer, Acrylates Copolymer, Acrylates/Acrylamide Copolymer, Polyvinylcaprolactam, Dimethicone/Acrylates Copolymer, Amerchol, acrylic acid/methacrylic acid/acrylates/methacrylates, acrylic acid/methacrylic acid/acrylates/methacrylates/hydroxy ester acrylates; methacryloyl ethyl betaine/acrylates copolymer, Acrylates/Hydroxyesters Acrylates Copolymer, Ethylenecarboxyamide/AMPSA/Methacrylates Copolymer, methacrylic acid/sodium acrylamidomethyl propane sulfonate copolymer, AMP-Acrylates/Allyl Methacrylate Copolymer, Polyacrylates-X, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylates Copolymer, Acrylates Copolymer, Polyurethane-2, Polyurethane-4, PPG-17/IPDI/DMPA Copolymer, polyethylene glycol; water-soluble acrylics; water-soluble polyesters; polyacrylamides; polyamines; polyquaternary amines; styrene maleic anhydride (SMA) resin; or mixtures or combinations thereof.
18 . A method for producing a film-forming composition comprising neutralizing at least a portion of the acid groups of an acid group-containing film forming polymer, and wherein the film forming composition provides a boost to SPF in sunscreen compositions by 125% compared to the SPF of sunscreen compositions that do not include the film forming composition.
19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein at least 5% of the acid groups of the film forming polymer are neutralized by the amine-based neutralization agent.
20 . The method of claim 18 , wherein at least 10% of the acid groups of the film forming polymer are neutralized by the amine-based neutralization agent.
21 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the film forming composition boosts SPF in sunscreen compositions by 150% compared to the SPF of sunscreen compositions that do not include the film forming composition.
22 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the film forming composition boosts SPF in sunscreen compositions by 200% compared to the SPF of sunscreen compositions that do not include the film forming composition.
23 . The method of claim 18 , wherein said amine neutralizing agent is alkylamine, alkenylamine, dialkylamine, dialkenylamine, dimethyl alkylamine, methyl dialkylamine, trialkylamine, dimethyl alkenylamine, methyl dialkenylamine, trialkenylamine, or a combination or mixture thereof.
24 . The method of claim 18 , wherein said acid groups on the film forming polymer comprise carboxylic acid groups, sulfonic acid groups, phosphoric acid groups, or a combination thereof.
25 . The composition of claim 1 further comprising a volatile solvent.
26 . The composition of claim 25 wherein the solvent is selected from the group consisting of ethanol, isopropanol, methanol and acetone.
27 . A film forming composition comprising at least one film forming polymer including a plurality of acid groups wherein at least a portion of the acid groups have been neutralized with an amine-based neutralizing agent having the structure
wherein R 1 is C 6 to about C 36 straight chain, branched or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, aralkyl, aralkenyl, or aralkynyl group, and R 2 , and R 3 are independently selected from H, CH 3 , or C 2 to about C 36 linear chain, branched or cyclic alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, aralkyl, aralkenyl, or aralkynyl group wherein said amine based agent can optionally contain one of more heteroatoms.
28 . The composition of claim 27 , wherein the film forming polymer comprises two or more distinct monomer units, wherein at least one of said monomers comprises a carboxylic acid moiety.
29 . The composition of claim 27 , wherein said film forming polymer comprises a plurality of distinct monomers wherein at least one of said monomers comprises from about 5 to about 95 percent of the total monomer content.
30 . The composition of claim 27 , wherein said film forming polymer comprises a plurality of distinct monomers wherein at least one of said monomers comprises from about 5 to about 50 percent of the total monomer content.
31 . The composition of claim 27 , wherein from about 5 to about 100 percent of the plurality of acid groups of the film forming polymer are neutralized by said amine-based neutralizing agent.
32 . The composition of claim 27 , wherein from about 5 to about 50 percent of the plurality of acid groups of the film forming polymer are neutralized by said amine-based neutralizing agent.
33 . The composition of claim 27 , wherein said acid groups on the film forming polymer are selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acids, sulfonic acids, phosphoric acids, or a combination thereof.
34 . The composition of claim 27 , wherein said at least one film forming polymer is chosen from polyacrylic acid, polycrotonic acid, polymethacrylic acid, polymaleic acid, polyitaconic acid, octylacrylamide/acrylates/butylaminoethyl methacrylate compolymer, acrylates/octylacrylamide copolymer, acrylates copolymer, octylacrylamide/butylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, VA/crotonates/vinyl neodecanoate copolymer, VA/Crotonates copolymer, sodium polystyrene sulfonate, polyurethane-14 (and) AMP-Acrylates copolymer, acrylates/octylacrylamide copolymer, acrylates/steareth-20 itaconate, copolymer, acrylates/ceteth-20 itaconate copolymer, PVM/MA half ethyl ester copolymer, butylated PVP, PVP/hexadecene copolymer, PVP/eicosene copolymer, tricontanyl PVP, butyl ester of PVM/MA copolymer, PVM/MA copolymer, ethyl ester of PVM/MA copolymer, butyl ester of PVM/MA copolymer, vinyl caprolactam/PVP/dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate copolymer, polyquaternium-11, polyquaternium-28, Polyimide-1, PVP/Vinylcaprolactam/DMAPA Acrylates Copolymer, Isobutylene/Ethylmaleimide/Hydroxyethylmaleimide Copolymer, Acrylates/C1-2 Succinates/Hydroxyacrylates Copolymer, PVP/DMAPA Acrylates Copolymer, VP/Acrylates/Lauryl Methacrylate Copolymer, Polyquaternium-55, PVP/Dimethylaminoethylmethacrylate Copolymer, VinylcaprolactamNP/Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate Copolymer, VA/Butyl Maleate/Isobornyl Acrylate Copolymer, acrylic acid/ethyl acrylate/t-butyl acrylamide, t-butyl acrylate/ethyl acrylate/methacrylic acid, ethyl acrylate/t-butyl acrylate/methacrylic acid, polyquaternium-16, polyquaternium-16, PVP, PVPNA copolymer, PVPNA copolymer, Polyurethane-1, VP/MethacrylamideNinyl Imidazole Copolymer, Acrylates Copolymer, Acrylates/Acrylamide Copolymer, Polyvinylcaprolactam, Dimethicone/Acrylates Copolymer, Amerchol, acrylic, acid/methacrylic acid/acrylates/methacrylates, acrylic acid/methacrylic acid/acrylates/methacrylates/hydroxy ester acrylates; methacryloyl ethyl betaine/acrylates copolymer, Acrylates/Hydroxyesters Acrylates Copolymer, Ethylenecarboxyamide/AMPSA/Methacrylates Copolymer, methacrylic acid/sodium acrylamidomethyl propane sulfonate copolymer AMP-Acrylates/Allyl Methacrylate Copolymer, Polyacrylates-X, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylates Copolymer, Acrylates Copolymer, Polyurethane-2, Polyurethane-4, PPG-17/IPDI/DMPA Copolymer, polyethylene glycol; water-soluble acrylics; water-soluble polyesters; polyacrylamides; polyamines; polyquaternary amines; styrene maleic anhydride (SMA) resin; or mixtures or combinations thereof.