Compositions containing a capsule with a moisturizing agent
The present specification discloses compositions comprising one or more encapsulates comprising one or more agents and methods and uses for the disclosed agents. A composition disclosed herein can be incorporated into a body wash, an after shower body lotion, a shampoo, a conditioner, a soap, a gel, a hand sanitizer, a cream, a spray, a mouse, a lotion, an ointment, a make-up product, a lip balm, a hair spray product, an arachnid/insect repellent or a medicinal product.
1. A composition comprising one or more flexible capsules comprising one or more moisturizing agents, wherein the one or more flexible capsules have a mean diameter of about 200 nm to about 700 nm,
wherein the one or more flexible capsules comprise a flexible shell consisting of cellulose, or a salt thereof; or a cellulose derivative, wherein the cellulose derivative is selected from the group consisting of: hydroxypropylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, and carboxymethyl cellulose, and any combination thereof, and any salt thereof; or a derivative of hydroxypropylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, and carboxymethyl cellulose, and combination thereof, and any salt thereof, and
wherein the flexible shell enables tight packing of the one or more flexible capsules on a skin surface to form an encapsulate layer.
2. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the one or more flexible capsules are in an amount of about 0.1% to about 20%, about 0.1% to about 15%, about 0.5% to about 15%, about 0.75% to about 12%, about 0.75% to about 10%, about 1% to about 10%, about 1% to about 8%, about 2% to about 7%, about 5% to about 7%, or about 6% by weight of the total composition.
3. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the one or more flexible capsules are in an amount of about 0.1% to about 20%, about 0.1% to about 15%, about 0.5% to about 15%, about 0.75% to about 12%, about 0.75% to about 10%, about 1% to about 10%, about 1% to about 8%, about 2% to about 7%, about 3% to about 5% or about 4% by weight of the total composition.
4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the one or more flexible capsules are in an amount of about 2% to about 40%, about 3% to about 38%, about 4% to about 36%, about 5% to about 36%, about 6% to about 34%, about 8% to about 32%, about 10% to about 30%, about 12% to about 28%, about 14% to about 26%, about 16% to about 24%, or about 18% to about 22%, by weight of the total composition.
5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the one or more flexible capsules comprises a first moisturizing agent and a second moisturizing agent.
6. The composition of claim 5 , wherein the first moisturizing agent is encapsulated in a first capsule and the second moisturizing agent is encapsulated in a second capsule.
7. The composition of claim 5 , wherein the first moisturizing agent and the second moisturizing agent are encapsulated in the same capsule.
8. The composition of claim 5 , wherein the first moisturizing agent is in an amount of about 1% to about 5% and the second moisturizing agent is in an amount of about 95% to about 99%, or wherein the first moisturizing agent is in an amount of about 6% to about 10% and the second moisturizing agent is in an amount of about 90% to about 94%, or wherein the first moisturizing agent is in an amount of about 11% to about 15% and the second moisturizing agent is in an amount of about 85% to about 89%, or wherein the first moisturizing agent is in an amount of about 16% to about 20% and the second moisturizing agent is in an amount of about 80% to about 84%, or wherein the first moisturizing agent is in an amount of about 21% to about 25% and the second moisturizing agent is in an amount of about 75% to about 79%, or wherein the first moisturizing agent is in an amount of about 26% to about 30% and the second moisturizing agent is in an amount of about 70% to about 74%, or wherein the first moisturizing agent is in an amount of about 31% to about 35% and the second moisturizing agent is in an amount of about 65% to about 69%, or wherein the first moisturizing agent is in an amount of about 36% to about 40% and the second moisturizing agent is in an amount of about 60% to about 64%, or wherein the first moisturizing agent is in an amount of about 41% to about 45% and the second moisturizing agent is in an amount of about 55% to about 59%, or wherein the first moisturizing agent is in an amount of about 46% to about 50% and the second moisturizing agent is in an amount of about 50% to about 54%.
9. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising one or more moisturizing agents not encapsulated.
10. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the one or more moisturizing agents include amino acids, 1,2,6-hexanetriol, hyaluronic acid, salts of pyrrolidone, carboxylic acid, and/or urea.
11. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is a body wash, a shampoo, an after shower body lotion, a conditioner, a soap, a gel, a hand sanitizer, a cream, a spray, a mouse, a lotion, an ointment, a make-up product, a lip balm, a hair spray product, an arachnid/insect repellent or a medicinal product.
12. The composition of claim 1 , further comprising one or more polyquaterniums, one or more surfactants, one or more film formers, one or more emollients, one or more thickening agents, one or more soap bases, one or more polymers, one or more fragrances, or any combination thereof.
13. The composition of claim 12 , comprising one or more flexible capsules including one or more moisturizing agents, and one or more polyquaterniums.
14. The composition of claim 13 , further comprising one or more surfactants and/or one or more soap bases.
15. The composition of claim 13 , further comprising one or more emollients and/or one or more thickening agents.
16. The composition of claim 13 , further comprising one or more film formers.
17. The composition of claim 16 , further comprising one or more emollients and/or one or more thickening agents.
18. The composition of claim 12 , comprising one or more flexible capsules including one or more moisturizing agents, one or more emollients and one or more thickening agents.
19. The composition of claim 12 , comprising one or more flexible capsules including one or more moisturizing agents, one or more polymers, one or more film formers and one or more fragrances.