Liquid pearlescent composition
Disclosed are a liquid pearlescent composition (e.g., a liquid pearlescent concentration) that is free of a preservative, a personal product including the composition, and a method of use the same.
1. A self-preserved pearlizing composition consisting of:
a glycol compound having a formula of:
wherein each R 1 and R 2 is C 8 -C 20 alkyl;
a sulfate compound having a formula of:
CH 3 (CH 2 ) 11 (OCH 2 CH 2 ) n OSO 3 X (II), wherein n is an integer from 1 to 5 and X is Na or NH 4 ;
an alcohol containing a C 12 -C 24 alkyl group;
a betaine compound having a formula of:
wherein R 3 is C 8 -C 20 alkyl; L 1 is substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 5 alkylene; L 2 is substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 5 alkylene; and W is —COO or —SO 3 group;
a salt; and
a solvent.
2. The self-preserved pearlizing composition of claim 1 , wherein the sulfate compound comprises CH 3 (CH 2 ) 11 (OCH 2 CH 2 )OSO 3 Na, CH 3 (CH 2 ) 11 (OCH 2 CH 2 ) 2 OSO 3 Na, CH 3 (CH 2 ) 11 (OCH 2 CH 2 ) 3 OSO 3 Na, CH 3 (CH 2 ) 11 (OCH 2 CH 2 )OSO 3 NH 4 , CH 3 (CH 2 ) 11 (OCH 2 CH 2 ) 2 OSO 3 NH 4 , or CH 3 (CH 2 ) 11 (OCH 2 CH 2 ) 3 OSO 3 NH 4 .
3. The self-preserved pearlizing composition of claim 1 , wherein the glycol compound comprises glycol distearate or glycol monostearate.
4. The self-preserved pearlizing composition of claim 1 , wherein the betaine compound comprises cocamidopropyl betaine, lauramidopropyl betaine, lauryl betaine, coco betaine, cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine, lauramidopropyl hydroxysultaine, or lauryl hydroxysultaine.
5. The self-preserved pearlizing composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition has a pH of about 5.0 to about 7.0.
6. The self-preserved pearlizing composition of claim 1 , wherein the salt comprises sodium chloride, ammonium chloride, or potassium chloride.
7. The self-preserved pearlizing composition of claim 1 , wherein the solvent comprises water.
8. The self-preserved pearlizing composition of claim 1 , consisting of:
an amount of about 15 to about 25 wt % of the glycol compound;
an amount of about 7 to about 15 wt % of the sulfate compound;
an amount of about 0.1 to about 1.0 wt % of the alcohol containing a C 12 -C 24 alkyl group;
an amount of about 0.1 to about 1.0 wt % of the betaine compound;
an amount of about 0.1 to about 1.0 wt % of the salt; and
an amount of about 55 to about 75 wt % of the solvent,
wherein the wt % is based on the total weight of the composition.
9. The self-preserved pearlizing composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition has a solid content of about 25.0 wt % to about 40.0 wt % based on the total weight of the composition.
10. A personal care product comprising the self-preserved pearlizing composition of claim 1 .
11. A method of preventing bacterial and/or fungal contamination in a personal care product, comprising: formulating the personal care product comprising a self-preserved pearlizing composition of claim 1 .